Federation (CGF) General Assembly earlier this month has been described as "a really positive step towards New

Zealand hosting another Commonwealth Games" by the nation's Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) President

is a three-time host but not since 1990.Mike Stanley, President of the New Zealand Olympic Committee

, which also acts as the New Zealand CGA, has welcomed the Strategic Roadmap and claimed it makes New

This is also a really positive step towards New Zealand hosting another Commonwealth Games in the future

flexibility of both a tailored sports programme and a multi-city approach would be really positive for a New

Zealand Commonwealth Games proposal."

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has effectively opened the door for prospective hosts to design the event whichever way they please, after a strategic roadmap was approved at the organisation's General Assembly last week.

potential hosts.It remains unclear who Birmingham 2022 will pass the hosting baton to ©Getty ImagesNew Zealand

This is also a really positive step towards New Zealand hosting another Commonwealth Games in the future

flexibility of both a tailored sports programme and a multi-city approach would be really positive for a New

Zealand Commonwealth Games proposal."

New Zealand feels like the type of nation the changes are aimed to attract.

The FIFA Council has approved a global summit on the international calendar - and principally the proposal to stage World Cups every two years - on December 20.

the event, but it will not be an Extraordinary Congress, which would have had the power to enact a new

before the United States, Mexico and Canada stage the first 48-team World Cup in 2026.Australia and New

Zealand are staging the next Women's World Cup in 2023, with that the first edition of the event expanded

Africa and South America when prompted about the regions.The debate has been "heated" and something new

The American bid to host the men's Rugby World Cup in 2027 or 2031 and the women's edition in 2029 has been officially launched.

Americas for the first time.A slogan for the bid - "United by Rugby" - has been launched alongside a new

forward as potential hosts.This includes Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New

The bid has launched as the US men prepare to take on New Zealand in Washington D.C. on Saturday (October

this scale on American soil for the first time has the potential to bring tried and true rugby fans, new

programmes to our senior national teams - injecting fan support and financial interest and creating a new

There was another upset at the Qatar Classic as fourth seed and world number five Marwan ElShorbagy of Egypt lost his third round tie to Germany's Raphael Kandra.

matches are scheduled to take place tomorrow.The second seed and last year's runner-up Paul Coll of New

Zealand faces Baptiste Masotti, while Egyptian third seed Tarek Momen takes on Tom Richards of England.Mostafa

Four members of India's junior men's hockey team are believed to have tested positive for dengue at a training camp at the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) Southern Centre in Bengaluru.

number of COVID-related concerns" including a 10-day quarantine upon arrival in India.Australia and New

Zealand also pulled out of the event because of travel restrictions.They were replaced by the United

FIFA is expecting "a lot more" cases of sexual abuse in women’s football to come out after the recent revelation of scandals in Australia, the United States and Venezuela.

bullied, sexually harassed and ostracised during her Matildas career ©Getty ImagesRebecca Smith, a former New

Zealand international who worked for FIFA between 2013 and 2018, said there "wasn’t a set way to manage

First seed Mohamed ElShorbagy has crashed out of the Qatar Classic at the hands of Youssef Ibrahim for the second year running.

thrilling encounter.However, the fairy-tale ended abruptly in round two as second seed Paul Coll of New

Zealand crushed him in straight sets 11-4, 11-3, 11-5.Play continues tomorrow in Doha with four round

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has responded to abuse scandals in the sport by releasing "10 Golden Rules of Gymnastics," an awareness campaign providing principles for participation which it claimed is with the goal of ensuring "a safe and respectful environment".

how it handled the case.The US Department of Justice confirmed earlier this month it would launch a new

decades of abuse at the hands of coaches.Gymnasts in other countries such as Australia, The Netherlands, New

Zealand, Switzerland have also spoken out about their own traumatic experiences.FIG held an online conference

) President Hugh Graham, have finally returned home after stringent quarantine travel rules through New

Zealand.

Graham departed for the Olympics 13 weeks and three days ago, but due to lockdown in New Zealand, through

President conducted a two-week Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) in Christchurch upon arriving in New

Zealand, before spending two months in lockdown in Auckland.

provided assistance in many ways for our members of Team Cook Islands and those of us stranded here in New

Zealand."

The 30-year-old woman who caused a crash at this year’s Tour de France that left many riders seriously hurt is now facing a four-month suspended sentence, with a verdict due to be delivered on December 9.

their home leg against the then unheralded Turkish club Fenerbahce, the players experienced something new

In January this year, a spectator who entered the racetrack during the Wellington Cup in New Zealand

spectators in Sydney invaded the pitch during a cricket match between a visiting English team and the New

the notorious unloveable baseball player Ty Cobb, playing outfield for the Detroit Tigers against the New

One-day world champions England will be looking to take the Twenty20 (T20) crown away from the West Indies in the delayed International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's T20 World Cup.

Cricket World Cup in 2019 - and newcomer Liam Livingstone, who obliterated bowlers in The Hundred, a new

 The team England beat on home turf in a super over to win the one-day crown in 2019, New Zealand

Belgium men's team open their Men's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League title defence in a double-header Germany this weekend.

A new Olympic cycle has started and this is an opportunity for some of the younger players to show what

season has not escaped the clutch of the pandemic, either, with Spain and India replacing Australia and New

Zealand after they withdrew on COVID-19 grounds.

New Zealand's National Hockey Championship has been cancelled as a result of ongoing challenges posed

already in September.Auckland, Northland, and parts of Waikato are at alert level 3, as defined by New

Zealand Ministry of Health.Travel between different alert levels is limited, with exemptions "granted

the obvious course of action," said Ken Maplesden, general manager of community and events for Hockey New

Zealand, per Stuff.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Hockey New Zealand (@hockeynewzealand

The cancellation means that New Zealand's elite players will not have any further top flight action this

Scrums will be absent from the rugby league international later this month between England and France on health grounds, International Rugby League (IRL) has ruled.

due to feature men's, women's and wheelchair tournaments - was delayed until 2022 after Australia and New

Zealand pulled out.Australia and New Zealand are the top-ranked women's and men's rugby league national