http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/top_stories/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/top/ en-au Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo!Xtra. All rights reserved. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:07:19 +1300 http://l.yimg.com/ao/i/mh/nz/yxtra_sport_1_1.gif 241 36 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news/article/-/6784082 Australian bobsleigh pair Astrid Loch-Wilkinson and Cecilia McIntosh will compete at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:24:12 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news/article/-/6783692 The New Zealand contingent is raring to hit the ice, snow and slopes with top-10 finishes in their sights at the Winter Olympics kicking off in Vancouver on Friday. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:25:26 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news/article/-/6783691 New Zealand athletes competing at Vancouver Winter Olympics from February 12-28: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:25:13 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news/article/-/6782964 VANCOUVER (AFP) - Winter Olympics chiefs insisted on Tuesday that the 2010 Games will finish with a balanced budget, sweet music for a country which reeled when Montreal needed 30 years to pay off its debts from the 1976 Summer Games. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:51:45 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news/article/-/6782962 VANCOUVER (AFP) - United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for the world to respect the Olympic Truce and urged all warring countries to cease hostilities for the duration of the Winter Games in Vancouver. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:51:40 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news/article/-/6781870 Global warming is starting to worry the International Olympic Committee, with concern mounting over how it might affect future Games. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:09:33 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news/article/-/6781668 The Australian women's bobsleigh team will have to wait until Wednesday to find out whether they can compete at the Winter Olympics. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:40:13 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news/article/-/6777726 A Russian skating pair whose 'Aboriginal' ice dance routine hurt feelings in Australia have decided to ditch their costumes for the Olympics, a newspaper says. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:20:14 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news/article/-/6779695 IOC president Jacques Rogge has voiced his concern at the high number of doping cases among Russian biathletes and cross-country skiers. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:01:21 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news/article/-/6779065 New Zealand skeleton racer Ben Sandford is on the hunt for a medal at the Winter Olympics, which start in Vancouver on Friday. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:15:45 +1300