The Smart Cities & Sport Summit 2021 was first to hear the announcement that the International Working Group (IWG) on Women & Sport has signed an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

investing in and supporting delivery of the 8th IWG World Conference on Women & Sport in Aotearoa New

Zealand, next May."

Rachel Froggatt, the IWG secretary general, announcing her organisation's new partnership with the IOC

invest in and support the delivery of the 8th IWG World Conference on Women & Sport in Aotearoa New

Zealand, next May.

The final three places at next year's International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's Cricket World Cup will be decided over the next two weeks as nine teams compete at the qualifier in Zimbabwean capital Harare.

Harare Sports Club on Tuesday.Sri Lanka have reached the main stage of the last six World Cups.Papua New

Women's Cricket World Cup.The teams ranked fourth and fifth will earn a place on the next IWC cycle.Hosts New

Zealand are one of five teams who have already qualified for the 2022 World Cup, scheduled for March

FIFA has decided to ditch the two-legged format for the intercontinental playoffs in favour of single games as nations battle to secure the final spots at next year’s World Cup.

they intercontinental playoffs were last staged prior to the 2018 World Cup after beating Honduras and New

Zealand respectively.Next year’s World Cup will feature 32 teams and is scheduled to run from November

re-appointed manager of the Australian men's softball team and will lead the side at next year's World Cup in New

Zealand.

Grandmaster Tae Kyung Kim and master Stan Wagner have been named as the first recipients of the Taekwondo New

Zealand (TNZ) Recognition of Service Award.

TNZ"The TNZ Board would like to take the opportunity to recognise the decades of serves to taekwondo in New

Zealand and around the world by Grandmaster Kim and Master Wagner," said TNZ President Jin Keun Oh."

The positive impact they have both had on the taekwondo community in New Zealand and around the world

Athletes' Commission members will be allowed to take up voting membership of the World Athletics Council, even if they come from the same territory as another Council member, World Athletics Congress decided after vigorous debate today.

In November 2019, New Zealand’s double Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams and France’s 2012 Olympic

was no potential doubling up, however, as none of the existing Council members were from France or New

Zealand.

Birmingham 2022 director of sport Matt Kidson claims the involvement of India’s men’s and women’s hockey teams at next year’s Commonwealth Games is not "dead in the water yet".

part at Birmingham 2022, with India ranked eighth behind England in second, Australia in fourth and New

Zealand seventh.India’s men won the bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 - their first Olympic hockey medal since

and National Lottery via Sport England to revamp the facility.The hockey pitch will be upgraded and new

Top seed Ali Farag set up an all-Egypt semi-final with third seed Tarek Momen at the Professional Squash Association Canary Wharf Classic in London thanks to a straight-sets victory over Colombia's Miguel Rodriguez.

pic.twitter.com/bY2pqQPKDE— PSA World Tour (@PSAWorldTour) November 17, 2021Second seed Paul Coll of New

Zealand also qualified for the semi-finals with an 11-5, 11-6 win over Wales' Joel Makin.Coll will face

Organisers expect to confirm a venue and dates for the 37th America’s Cup by the end of March after publishing the protocol for the next edition of the event.

Emirates Team New Zealand, as the reigning champions, are due to confirm the venue for their title defence

, but the process has been delayed in part because of the coronavrius crisis.Emirates Team New Zealand

Zealand are reportedly weighing up holding the event abroad.Cork in Ireland, Barcelona in Spain and

Jeddah in Saudi Arabia are all potential contenders to host the event.Emirates Team New Zealand had initially

AC75 for the America's Cup.Emirates Team New Zealand retained the America's Cup in Auckland in March

The line-up for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup has begun to take shape with 12 nations having booked their places alongside the host nation for next year’s 32-team tournament.

Confederation qualifiers are due to be staged in March after a series of COVID-19-related delays, where New

Zealand will be favourites to advance to an inter-continental qualifier for next year’s tournament.

The United States will host an International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup for the first time, having been confirmed as the destination for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup alongside the West Indies.

played in more than one country.India and Sri Lanka were awarded the 2026 T20 World Cup, Australia and New

Zealand the 2028 T20 World Cup, and England, Ireland and Scotland the 2030 T20 World Cup.The 2027 Cricket

concerns.International cricket returned to Pakistan in 2019 and the nation has hosted several series since, although New

Zealand pulled out of a tour earlier this year on security grounds - just hours before the first match

us the opportunity to deepen our connection with fans in traditional cricket nations and also reach new

New Zealand second seed Paul Coll is safely through to the quarter-finals of the Professional Squash

There were no upsets on the second day of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Canary Wharf Classic in London, as all four seeds in action progressed to the quarter-finals.

Parker.French eighth seed Gregoire Marche will play England's James Willstrop, second seed Paul Coll of New

Zealand takes on Egypt's Youssef Soliman and Welsh fifth seed Joel Makin is in action against India's

As Australia’s cricketers celebrated their Twenty20 (T20) World Cup victory over New Zealand by drinking

Australian captain Michael Hooper is among the nominees for the 2021 World Rugby Awards, with eight categories being revealed including best men's and women's players in 15s and sevens disciplines.

Men's Sevens Player of Year shortlist after winning gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.They are joined by New

Zealand co-captain Scott Curry and Marcos Moneta of Argentina.Sarah Hirini was rewarded for her efforts

in helping New Zealand take gold at the Olympics and is now on the shortlist for the Women’s Sevens

Coach of the Year following their Olympic victory and are joined by England women's Simon Middleton, New

Barassi and Damian Penaud and Luke Jacobson of New Zealand are all in contention for International Rugby