Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur scored centuries as India registered a massive 155-run win over West Indies in the Women’s Cricket World Cup in Hamilton.

all about limiting the damage for West Indies, who had won their opening two matches against hosts New

Zealand and defending champions England.Anisa Mohammed was dismissed by Jhulan Goswami, making her the

qualifying group on net run rate as they are one of five teams, including West Indies, on four points.New Zealand

England captain Serena Guthrie will not be part of the team's title defence at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, after announcing she is expecting her first child.

Being a mum is an amazing new chapter in my life and I’m really excited about what that’s going to bring

title in her first season.She took a break from United Kingdom domestic netball in 2014 to travel to New

Zealand to play for the Northern Mystics until 2017 when she moved to Australia’s Suncorp Super Netball

New Zealand’s men’s sevens rugby team are set to compete on the international stage for the first time

Following confirmation that borders will open for vaccinated New Zealanders, the All Blacks are scheduled

to warm-up in Fiji later this month before competing in the World Series.It will be New Zealand’s first

appearance in the tournament in more than two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.New Zealand have

them to see the World Series continue without them," said Mike Anthony, head of high performance for New

Zealand Rugby."

The British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) has announced it will not send athletes to the Chengdu 2021 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Summer Games, citing the war in Ukraine and ongoing concerns over COVID-19 protocols.

Britain becomes the third nation to withdraw from Chengdu 2021, following Canada and New Zealand.Canada's

pulled out its delegation from Chengdu 2021 over health and safety concerns surrounding the event.New Zealand

India can go top of the women's Hockey Pro League standings this weekend, although a coronavirus outbreak means the corresponding men's fixtures with Germany have been called off.

postponed.The coronavirus pandemic has already impacted this season's competition, with Australia and New

Zealand pulling out before it started.Canada - one of the men's replacements - also subsequently withdrew

The men’s and women’s hockey schedule for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham has been revealed with the Gold Coast 2018 finals set to be repeated in the group stages.

Australia, the defending champion, are due to play Gold Coast finalists New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan

Wales, and Ghana.The women’s competition has the same set of teams in Pool A.Reigning women’s champions New

with the first six matches of 54 due to take place on July 29.In the women’s competition, champions New

Zealand plays Scotland to start the men’s tournament.New Zealand are the current Commonwealth Games

on to the Commonwealth Games programme at Kuala Lumpur 1998.New Zealand women’s team succeeded where

Hosts New Zealand boosted their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Women’s Cricket World Cup with

Satterthwaite scored 75 runs, including nine fours, off 84 balls before New Zealand bowled out India

Zealand on 121 for three.Satterthwaite brought up her 27th one-day international half-century off 60

Zealand overcame India in Hamilton ©Getty ImagesVastrakar took two wickets in two balls as Lea Tahuhu

and then Satterthwaite were dismissed, leaving New Zealand on 240 for eight.Jhulan Goswami became the

Zealand finished on 260 for 9.

Melbourne will come to a standstill on March 30 when Shane Warne, a cricketer whose achievements are seared deep into the psychic of the Australian public and whose death last week at the age of 52 has plunged the nation into mourning, is laid to rest.

lift off.A match-winning 7-52 beat the then mighty West Indies, he took wickets against neighbours New

Zealand, then the legend truly began with his first Test delivery in England in 1993: the "Ball of the

Public voting for The Visa Award has opened, allowing fans to decide what the most inspirational moment of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games was.

Olympic silver medallist Rayssa Leal claimed the Olympic award, while javelin thrower Holly Robinson from New

Zealand claimed the Paralympic accolade.Leal was acknowledged for her shows of friendship during the

champions England suffered a shock defeat at the Women’s Cricket World Cup to the West Indies at Dunedin in New

Zealand.

secure their first-ever World Cup victory over England at their sixth attempt.After edging out hosts New

Zealand in their opening encounter, the West Indies were 81 for no loss before Sophie Ecclestone’s incredible

Tomorrow hosts New Zealand are due to play India in their second match at Seddon Park in Hamilton.

Governments from 37 countries have signed a proclamation in support of sporting sanctions against Russia and Belarus.

largely Western nations signed up to the proclamation.Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, New

Zealand, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, South Korea,

Eight countries are set to compete in the inaugural MMA Super Cup in Bahrain from tomorrow at the Khalifa Sports City.

against Russia.The first match of the tournament sees Oceania, which is comprised of Australia and New

Zealand, take on Ireland.New Zealand is ranked fifth in the IMMAF standings while Australia is the world

Championships 2021.Their team consists of seven men and two women across weight divisions, including New

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has given prizes to three outstanding women in their respective fields as part of the 2022 International Women's Day Awards.

the Emerging Leadership Award for her work in Singapore politics ©Getty ImagesFinally, Paralympics New

Zealand (PNZ) was recognised for its work as an equal opportunities employer with both their chief executive

Ricardo Blas, secretary general of the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) and President of the Guam National Olympic Committee (GNOC), are set to host the ONOC Secretaries General Workshop in Guam. 

Samoa, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.Australia and New

Zealand are set to join the ONOC Annual General Assembly in May, which this year will be held in Nadi

New Zealand bounced back from the opening-day defeat against West Indies to register a comfortable nine-wicket

eight in a match that was reduced to 27 overs apiece with seven overs to spare.The win helped lift New

Zealand to third in the overall standings behind India and South Africa.Bates’ half-century was her

Satterthwaite picked up two wickets in an over to help slow the run rate.Some clever play from Mackay helped New

Zealand run out Hoque before the Bangladesh batting line-up collapsed in quick succession.Spinner Salma