South Korea has begun vaccinating athletes against COVID-19 in the build-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

process of vaccinating their Olympic and Paralympic delegations.Athletes from Australia, Mexico and New

Zealand have also been confirmed as being placed in a priority group for vaccinations in their respective

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced a total loss of NZ$34.6 million (£18 million/$25 million/€20 million

large portion of the money has been earmarked for rugby’s grassroots.Consent needs to be given by the New

Zealand Rugby Players’ Association (NZRPA) to go ahead.The NZRPA has expressed concerns over the private

players to support the investment, which he claims will help to develop the future of the game.Rugby New

Zealand chief executive Mark Robinson highlighted rugby's adaptability and resilience ©Getty Images"We

stepped down from the organisation’s Board to spend more time with his family, community and work.New Zealand

The New Zealand team for this summer’s Tokyo 2020 Games and next year’s Beijing 2022 Winter Games will

required tests take place to fulfil the pre-departure Tokyo 2020 Games requirements for the New Zealand

official supplier for the New Zealand Olympic and Paralympic teams for Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022.New

Zealand Olympic Committee chief executive Kereyn Smith."

We want the athletes to have the best experience possible as they leave New Zealand so they can focus

on representing New Zealand and achieving their Olympic dreams."

Max Brown and Kurtis Imrie are set to make their Olympic debuts after becoming the first New Zealand

now been officially announced as members of the New Zealand Olympic team set to compete at this year

I’m absolutely stoked to have been selected to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games," said Brown

Max Brown and Kurtis Imrie qualified a New Zealand boat for the Olympics at the 2020 Oceania Championships

Kereyn Smith, chief executive of the New Zealand Olympic Committee, added: "New Zealand has an extremely

New Zealand has won one Olympic medal in the men’s K2 1000m when Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald secured

Organisers of the the rearranged Olympic Games in Tokyo have announced the schedule for football tournament following the draw conducted by FIFA last week.

Group G, starting at 5.30pm; and will be followed by an anticipated match between rivals Australia and New

Japan against South Africa at the Tokyo Stadium.Also starting at 5pm at the Ibaraki Kashima Stadium, New

Zealand are set to play South Korea in Group B, later followed by Honduras against Romania.Brazil defeated

Six of the eight teams that will compete in the women's Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are now known after the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) announced all but two of the qualified nations.

World champions Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa have all qualified for the event

Sydney is to stage the Netball World Cup in 2027 after Netball Australia won the rights to the tournament.

such as this and will work to ensure that lasting benefits will be enjoyed by communities throughout New

girls inside and outside of the netball community, and this is the ninth World Cup to be awarded to New

South Wales as the state bids to fulfil its 10 World Cups in 10 Years initiative.Australia beat New

Zealand in the final when Sydney last held the Netball World Cup in 2015 ©Getty ImagesSince 2019, New

Zealand will be defending champions."

Tokyo 2020 deputy executive director Yasuo Mori said he was pleased with the outcome of an operational test event for rugby sevens ahead of the rescheduled Olympics.

Olympic debut at Rio 2016 with Fiji beating Britain to win the men’s event and Australia defeating New

Zealand to secure gold in the women’s competition."

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed National Olympic Committees (NOC) are "helping each other" in a bid to get athletes vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of this year’s rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Dame Valerie Adams receives her COVID-19 jab as New Zealand decides to prioritise athletes for vaccinations

already in the process of vaccinating their Olympic and Paralympic delegations.Athletes from Mexico and New

Zealand have also been confirmed as being placed in a priority group for vaccinations in their respective

banned entry to those from the country in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases and the discovery of new

has experienced a dramatic surge in coronavirus infections, while there are thought to be hundreds of new

Britain to put the country on its red list ©Getty ImagesIndia is reporting the world's highest number of new

to play in London before the end of the month.The International Hockey Federation said Australia and New

Zealand were in talks regarding rearranging their postponed matches after a "travel bubble" was opened

 Australia, China and New Zealand have not played a Hockey Pro League game since the pandemic hit

Defending Olympic men's football champions Brazil will open their Tokyo 2020 campaign against Germany in a repeat of the Rio 2016 final.

well as facing South Africa, hosts Japan will meet Mexico and France in Group A.Group B consists of New

Zealand, South Korea, Honduras and Romania, while Egypt, Spain, Argentina and Australia will battle

United States will face Sweden, who lost to Germany in the Rio 2016 final, as well as Australia and New

Zealand in an intriguing Group G.⚔️ The draw for the Men's #OlympicFootball Tournament has thrown up

Zealand at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.The women's tournament is set to run from July 21 to August

Three key reforms to the governance of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have been proposed by the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) and outlined at its virtual annual meeting.

of National Anti-Doping Organisations led to the three reforms being put forward ©Getty ImagesSeven new

the National Anti-Doping Agency of Germany, and Nick Paterson, the chief executive of Drug Free Sport New

Zealand, were also returned.The other Board members appointed were Teemu Japisson, secretary general

A giant skateboard is set to visit 40 towns across New Zealand in 41 days in a bid to get people behind

Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) said the skateboard will be the centrepiece of the New Zealand Team

their support to our New Zealand Team to Tokyo 2020."

#GetOnBoardNZ@Tokyo2020jp pic.twitter.com/nVguLyBoyU— The New Zealand Team (@TheNZTeam) April 14, 2021Tokyo

Zealand Olympic team."

That's why we're calling for Kiwis to get out and support the New Zealand team."

Vanuatu - June 2022Vanuatu hadn't won a single Commonwealth Games medal when they travelled to Gold Coast 2018, but they left the Australian city with two. 

Vanuatu's 22-strong team in Birmingham will only include Pata in beach volleyball, who now has a new

A number of Vanuatu's athletes are based overseas, including in the United States, Fiji, Australia, New

Zealand and New Caledonia.This brings about its own logistical challenges."

We had to track him down and we found that he was in New Zealand somewhere," said King."

Norfolk Island - April 2022Only around 2,000 people live on Norfolk Island, so returning home from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games with a medal was unquestionably a tremendous achievement.

are vital to the community.The external territory of Australia lies around 1,400km to the east of the New

 "We have competitions here, people come from Australia, and pre-COVID from New Zealand.