"The best athletes in the world are from Africa, whether they play for France, England, or in any other country, you find Africans." Herbert Mensah, the newly elected President of Rugby Africa, the continental governing body for rugby in Africa, participated in an interview with the African news channel Africa24 English during the Africa Investment Forum, and his words were very illustrative.

 the Rugby World Cup Final match between New Zealand and South Africa at Stade de France on October

New Caledonia doubles their gold count.

New Caledonia was just 4 seconds behind, taking the silver, and Fiji claimed the bronze by finishing

New Caledonia's Legras Maels took second place with 2 minutes and 29 seconds.

New Caledonia crossed the finish line in 1 minute and 55 seconds, securing the gold.

Samoa won three, followed by New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, and Tonga with 2 victories each, while Tahiti

New Caledonia will face Vanuatu at 12 p.m. in Lawson Tama, followed by Fiji vs.

On November 27, the 4 venues were announced, and the 4 groups that will determine the last available tickets for Paris 2024 were drawn. Spain, Puerto Rico, Greece, and Latvia will seek to secure their passage to Paris 2024 in front of their home crowd.

, Philippines, and Latvia.Group B: Brazil, Cameroon, and Montenegro.Venue: GreeceGroup A: Slovenia, New

Zealand, and Croatia.Group B: Egypt, Greece, and Dominican Republic.Venue: Puerto RicoGroup A: Mexico

The Sol2023 Pacific Games officially began on Sunday night with a vibrant Opening Ceremony at Solomon Islands’ newly built National Stadium in Honiara. The multi-sport event happens every four years among athletes from Oceania and this year it's being hosted by Solomon Islands from November 19 to December 2.

5000 athletes from 24 Pacific island countries and territories including New Zealand and Australia will

Spain's Esperanza Barreras claimed her second world title of the week, while France's Garioud fell short of his third crown, succumbing to Connor Baxter's outstanding performance. The American successfully defended his 2022 technical crown at the International Canoeing Federation's Stand Up Paddling World Championship.

6:32.68JUNIOR WOMENClaudia Postiglione (Italy) 7:08.36Csillag Kocsis (Hungary) 7:16.84Rosara David (New

Zealand) 7:23.93MEN 40-PLUSRyohei Yoshida (Japan) 6:24.06Georgios Fragkos (Greece) 6:28.96Christian

33.55Marc Foraster (Spain) 6:40.59WOMEN 50-PLUSMarie Buchanan (Great Britain) 7:40.66Marlene Bergh (New

Zealand) 7:55.31Katerina Trdlova (Czech Republic) 8:16.15

One spot for the men's category and another for the women's category are at stake in the Asia Rugby qualifying tournament that kicks off this weekend in Osaka. 

There will be a new opportunity for those who finish as runners-up and third in the Asia Rugby tournament

2024 Paris Olympic Games.The men's teams that have already qualified for Paris 2024 are France, New

Zealand, Argentina, Fiji, Australia, Uruguay, Ireland, the United States, Kenya, and Samoa.On the women's

Chris Jenkins, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) and a leader with a rich history has been elected as the President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) at its General Assembly in Singapore. He will succeed Dame Louise Martin of Scotland, who has served as President for nearly a decade, from 2014 

and territories, compared with the 10 of his only opponent Kereyn Smith CNZM, the former CEO of the New

Zealand Olympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Association (NZOC) and Vice President of the CGF.

ensure that they move towards a truly sustainable model with three key commitments:Chris Jenkins, the new

The CGF announced the election of three new Vice Presidents: Sandra Osborne (Barbados), Hugh Graham (

Zealand, Robert McVeigh, Northern Ireland, and Michael Cavanagh OBE, Scotland.

The HSBC BWF World Tour Finals will continue to be the richest badminton tournament in the world, with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) committing $11.5 million in prize money over the next four years.

confirmed after the China Masters 2023.On the other hand, the Macau Open (Super 300) will replace the New

Zealand Open (Super 300) on the HSBC BWF World Tour calendar from 2024 to 2026.

In March of this year, New Zealand relinquished its hosting rights, and BWF Secretary-General Thomas

World Boxing continues its attempt to become the governing body of the sport, aiming to gather a larger number of Federations, taking advantage of the fact that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has not yet decided on the appeal filed by the International Boxing Association (IBA) regarding its exclusion from the Olympic movement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Currently, two more countries are waiting to be recognized as members and join the 27 that are already confirmed.

World Boxing, a new federative body that emerged amid the conflict between the IOC and the IBA with the

- Mongolia Boxing Federation Netherlands - Dutch Boxing Federation / Nederlandse Boksbond New

Zealand - Boxing New Zealand IncNigeria - Nigeria Boxing Federation Norway - Norwegian Boxing

Veteran Marguerite Christophers, after 25 years of para-sport classification, was awarded the IPC Classification Recognition Award, a global accolade in recognition of her significant contributions to para-sports.

particularly poignant as it coincides with Christophers' retirement after 14 years with Paralympics New

Zealand and 25 in the Paralympic sports arena.

Zealand and World Triathlon.

©Paralympics New Zealand MediaUpon receiving the accolade, Christophers said, "I feel incredibly honored

We are fortunate in New Zealand to have an excellent Classification Program that is respected and credible

The third edition of the UCI Track Champions League came to an end in London, with victories for Harrie Lavreysen, Ellesse Andrews in the sprint events, and Dylan Bibic and Katie Archibald in the endurance events. The Lee Valley VeloPark velodrome in London closed the fifth event of the season.

the United Kingdom's capital, where the world's top 72 track cyclists gathered, the performances of New

Canada) 131William Tidball (United Kingdom) 117Jules Hesters (Belgium) 113SPRINT (Women)Ellesse Andrews (New

Zealand) 160Alessa-Catriona Pröpster (Germany) 154Martha Bayona (Colombia) 127ENDURANCE (Women)Katie

Octogenarian athlete Garth Barfoot, who was unable to finish the New York City Marathon (USA) last weekend

The 87-year-old New Zealand athlete abandoned his attempt to complete the 42.2 km New York Marathon but

he will attempt to complete 19 laps of endurance.The Oceania-born runner, born in 1936, stated, "In New

and the temperature began to take its toll," says Garth, who was the oldest runner in the field in New

Starting from November 10th at 9 AM UK time, matches will officially commence in the Asian country. Panama and Morocco will face off in Group A at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in Surabaya, while Mali and Uzbekistan will compete in Surakarta for Group B. Later in the day (12 PM), the host nation will make its debut against Ecuador in Surabaya, and Spain will face Canada.

champion seeking revenge for the defeat in the last final against the host nation in Brazil 2019) and New

Zealand (Oceania Champion).The Spanish national team (four-time finalist and two-time third-place finisher

World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023 gold medallist Brigitte Sleeking of the Netherlands and 2023 World Aquatics Men's Water Polo World Cup winner Unai Aguirre of Spain led today's draw for the men's and women's events of the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships.

Championships debut, Singapore (SGP) will be placed in Group C, alongside Hungary (HUN), Australia (AUS), and New

Zealand (NZL).Group DIn Group D, Italy (ITA), bronze medallists at the Aquatics World Championships

New Zealand are defending both titles, while South Africa and Australia will be looking to repeat their

The new format features seven regular season matches and a Grand Final with promotion and relegation

The pools and schedule were announced on Tuesday.In the men's competition, defending champions New Zealand

Olympic champions Fiji are in Pool C with France, USA, and Great Britain.In the women's competition, New

designed to deliver more excitement and entertainment to Rugby Sevens fans than ever ever.Under this new

cumulative series points at the end of Round 7 in Singapore, will secure the opportunity to compete in the new

With a new and exciting format featuring promotion, relegation and a winner-takes-all competition at