Geva Mentor will be able to return to Australia next week, after fears she would be left stranded in New

Zealand due to the closure of the trans-Tasman travel bubble.

the Super League in Australia, and teamed up with her national team for their recent series win in New

requirement upon arrival.England's players had already quarantined for two weeks in Christchurch under New

return to Australia and provided a further update on Monday (September 27) that she was "stuck" in New

December.She used the hashtag '#StrandedInNZ' on her posts.The Roses came from behind to win a series in New

Zealand for the first time, but the planned series in Australia was cancelled due to quarantine requirements

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the resignation of Wasim Khan as chief executive - four months before his contract was due to expire.

coach Waqar Younis left their positions.Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja was elected unopposed as the new

month.Raja replaced Ehsan Mani, who failed to accept a short-term extension.Pakistani newspaper The New

ignorance".Khan's departure comes amid uncertainty regarding the safety of travelling teams in Pakistan.New Zealand

and England have withdrawn from tours in the country this summer due to safety concerns.Following New

The statement added: "The Prime Minister spoke personally to the Prime Minister of New Zealand and informed

Japan remain top of Group A, but were forced to come from behind to beat New Zealand on the second day

Japan emerged as victors by a 62-50 scoreline, as Stephanie Mawuli contributed the most points with 15.New

Zealand took a 20-13 lead in the first quarter, but Japan took a one-point lead into the interval and

The design of the Baton which will carry the Queen’s Message to athletes ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been revealed.

Gold Coast because their airstrip had not yet been completed.The schedule then moves to Asia with a New

in the Maldives.The stay in Oceania will coincide with Commonwealth Day, when the Baton will be in New

Zealand, followed by a visit to Australia.The planned itinerary takes it to the Caribbean, to Canada

The hero on the first ever day of what became the Commonwealth Games had the whole stadium roaring him home, despite the fact that he was from many thousands of miles away.

Billy Savidan was a New Zealand stonemason whose journey to Hamilton, Ontario for the inaugural Empire

six miles and the three miles - the Empire equivalents of the 10,000 metres and 5,000m - to prove the New

Zealand selectors wrong.

Zealand longer than three miles and there was no cinder track either.

He was about to step off the track when a shout hit him "like a bombshell", he told the New Zealand writer

Japan started the defence of their title with a dominant victory over India on the opening day of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's Asia Cup in Jordan.

Saori Miyazaki who provided 12 assists in a 136-46 victory.South Korea also won in Group A, defeating New

Zealand 85-69.Isaem Choi scored 29 points with eight rebounds and two assists to be the winning side's

with a defeat, Penina Davidson's performance of 21 points with 11 rebounds will be encouraging for New

France has been selected to host the 2022 Rugby Africa Cup, where qualification will be on offer for the Rugby World Cup the following year.

2023 Rugby World Cup in France, where they will join the host nation in Pool A.Pool A also includes New

Zealand, Italy and the first Americas qualifier.The Rugby Africa Cup marks the third round of the African

Defending champion Mohamed ElShorbagy has been knocked out of the Oracle Netsuite Open in San Francisco by Paul Coll in a three-game duel that lasted more than an hour.

so far, it was the Egyptian world number two who took the early advantage in the semi-final.However, New

forehand drive.Meanwhile in the women's draw, Egypt's Salma Hany dispatched fifth seed Joelle King of New

Zealand to reach the final.Hany flew out of the blocks, taking the first four points on her way to clinching

Japan will look to win its fifth consecutive continental title at the 2021 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's Asia Cup, starting tomorrow, as the nation bids to bounce back from its Tokyo 2020 disappointment.

The Olympic silver medallists are favourites to top Group A despite a reshuffle seeing a new head coach

medal came in 2007 with three consecutive runners-up finishes following their home win in Incheon.New Zealand

Whitcomb's inclusion in the squad will be a huge boost to the Opals' chances.The 33-year-old led the New

provided assistance with vaccinations against COVID-19 in Auckland, as they wait to return home from the New

Zealand mainland.

Approximately 35 per cent of people in New Zealand are fully-vaccinated.At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the

Australia's women's football team are to play Brazil in two matches in Sydney next month, marking a rare occasion where an international event in the country has been added to a schedule hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

home soil against Vietnam in an Olympic playoff in March 2020.The matches have been approved by the New

 "The new arrangement, which is the first for any sport in Australia, allows international football

to COVID-19 travel restrictions, as the visitors were not able to receive exemption to arrive from New

Zealand without restrictions after a quarantine-free travel bubble between the nations was closed on

Harry Kent, the first New Zealander to win a cycling gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, has died at

Zealand, where he raced on concrete surfaces and flatter asphalt."

Zealand’s first medal at the Championships.Kent was named New Zealand Sportsman of the Year in 1970

and awarded the Lonsdale Cup by the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association for being

Zealand team was housed next to the Israelis, and Kent’s eldest daughter Heidi Oliver said he was left

Kent was of Waitaha descent, an early Māori iwi which inhabited the South Island of New Zealand, and

The United States, Canada, Argentina and Ireland are set to replace Australia and New Zealand in the

The upcoming netball series between Australia and England has been cancelled because of travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zealand would have been too stringent to allow the Roses sufficient preparation for the series."

ImagesThe Constellation Cup series between Australia and New Zealand scheduled for October was also

We thank Netball England, Netball New Zealand and the state and federal governments for their support

Zealand and complete the series against the Silver Ferns."

Australia are top of the World Netball world rankings, with New Zealand second and England third.England

The 2021 Super League Triathlon (SLT) Championship Series draws to a close in Malibu tomorrow, with Britons Jonny Brownlee and Jess Learmonth topping the men's and women's leaderboards going into the final race.

finishing on the podium in each of the three events so far in London, Munich and Jersey.Hayden Wilde of New

Zealand and the SLT Sharks is just a point behind Brownlee on 40, while Britain's Alex Yee - representing