The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has renewed its media rights deal with Eurovision Sport in an agreement that runs until 2024.

The distribution deal covers all territories worldwide with the exception of Canada, China and New Zealand

, and extends the partnership between the two organisations to more than 20 years.The new agreement,

world extreme.Thirteen European Broadcasting Union Members have already committed to be part of the new

as Paracanoe competitions.Thirteen European Broadcasting Union members have already committed to the new

deal ©Getty ImagesThe new extreme canoe slalom discipline - in which kayakers race against each other

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) Athletes' Commission has called for Rule 50 to be removed, with

pic.twitter.com/InoRhOjyzC— Rob Koehler (@RobKoehler2) February 17, 2021"With the Commission’s support and input, New

Zealand Olympic Team has been built on a foundation of Manaaki - the Māori language expression of respect

operating officers - one for each host nation - ahead of the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand.

Jane Fernandez will take the role for Australia with the New Zealand position going to Jane Patterson.Both

Zealand Football's successful candidacy.

Cup.Patterson has worked at World Championships in netball, taekwondo, BMX and Para-swimming, across New

Zealand, Australia and Britain."

 Jane Patterson will take on the New Zealand role ©Getty Images"Their skill and experience in leading

RDA has been appointed to handle the distribution of international media rights for this year's Rugby League World Cup in England.

and engage with the tournament, both in established rugby league territories such as Australia and New

Zealand, but also in new and emerging markets."

broadcasters in established rugby league markets and bringing the tournament to viewers in countries that are new

Organisers have been forced to postpone the next scheduled race of the Prada Cup following a level-three lockdown being enforced in Auckland.

Three new local cases of COVID-19 were discovered in Auckland.New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Ineos Team UK.The winner of the first-to-seven series will advance to the America’s Cup.Emirates Team New

Zealand will be defending the America’s Cup title, with the team representing the Royal New Zealand

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup qualifying matches in Doha have been postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Qatari authorities. 

tournament among the third-ranked teams in each group.A FIBA Asia Cup qualifier between Australia and New

Zealand is scheduled to take place on Saturday ©Getty ImagesMatches in Group D and F will still take

 A Group C clash between Australia and New Zealand is also still set for Saturday (February 20)

The Yonex German Open, which had been the next-but-one tournament on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour calendar, has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

pandemic, although three events were held in Thailand earlier this year.Other World Tour events in New

Zealand, Australia and South Korea have already been postponed.Coronavirus restriction have also led

metres record on a technicality in 2018 after recording 44.52sec, has the chance to earn a valid one in New

over 300m at the 2019 version of this event.Boston’s Reggie Lewis Center - the usual venue for the New

competition is being held without spectators at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island in New

from The Bahamas, will run that distance at tomorrow's World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in New

men's 1500m also looks highly competitive with the likes of two-time Olympic medallist Nick Willis of New

Zealand and Britain’s European bronze medallist Jake Wightman featuring.World indoor pole vault champion

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has marked its 11th community event as part of The Celebration Project,

privileged to have 13 wonderful Paralympians and their families, friends and supporters, representing New

Zealand Paralympic teams from Tel Aviv 1968 to Pyeongchang 2018 come together in Dunedin," said PNZ

Zealand Paralympic team to Paralympian number 195 Anna Grimaldi who competed at Rio 2016, these 13 Paralympians

are members of a very exclusive club of just 209 New Zealanders."

Zealand history after winning eight medals across three Games competing in athletics.Other athletics

Heavyweight 102.2 kgGold – Hans Lackner (Austria)Silver – Marcin Kalata (Poland)Bronze – Riini Apo (New

Zealand), Alexander Pärleros (Sweden)Men’s Super Heavyweight +102.2 kgGold – Wessel Mostert (South Africa

Straw-weight 52.2 kgGold: Minna Grusander (Finland)Silver: Maria Vittoria Colonna (Italy)Bronze: Sarah Archer (New

Zealand), Codie Wareham (United States)Women’s Flyweight 56.7 kgGold: Micol Disegni (Italy)Silver: Anja

s Flyweight 56.7 kgGold: Iurie Bejenari (France)Silver: Sedar Altas (Sweden)Bronze: Braydan Graham (New

Zealand), Sambath Khun (Canada)Men’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg Gold: Jose Torres (United States)Silver

Zealand)Women’s Flyweight 56.7 kgGold: Gabriella Ringblom (Sweden)Silver: Anette Osterberg (Finland)

Bronze: Jess Bradley (New Zealand), Kelsey Gollihar (USA)Women’s Bantamweight 61.2 kgGold: Cornelia Holm

Germany)Bronze: Fatime Nanasi (Hungary), Taryn Conklin (USA)Men’s Flyweight 56.7 kgGold: Brayden Graham (New

Canada)Bronze: Hardeep Rai (UK), Cian Cowley (Ireland)Men’s Middleweight 83.9 kgGold: Byron Chivers (New

Zealand)Silver:Bronze: Rostem Akman (Sweden), Andrew Stanway (Australia)Men’s Light-Heavyweight 93 kgGold

Ireland0101Australia0033Albania0022Austria0022Hungary0022Belgium0011Germany0011Luxembourg0011Mexico0011Turkey0011Total14142856Female Straw-weight 52.2 kgGold: Anna Astvik (Sweden)Silver: Hannah Dawson (New

Zealand)Bronze: Ayan Tursyn (Kazakhstan), Sara Cova (Mexico)Female Flyweight 56.7 kgGold: Michele Oliveira

Bronze: Nicole Schnalzer (Austria), Nora Nagy (Hungary)Female Lightweight 70.3 kgGold: Gase Sanita (New

Zealand)Silver: Kaycee Blake (UK)Bronze: Fatena Bureshaid (Bahrain), Julia Dorny (Germany)Male Flyweight

: Meng Chen (China), Kateryna Dobroznai (Ukraine)Female Lightweight 70.3 kg Gold: Gase Sanita (New

Zealand) Silver: Polina Kobzeva (Russia) Bronze: Yudan Bao (China), Divya Nagaraj (India)Male

, Daria Samchik (Ukraine)Female Flyweight 56.7 kgGold: Bianca Antman (Sweden)Silver: Hannah Dawson (New

Zealand)Bronze: Viktoriya Dudakova (Russia), Zemfira Alieva (Russia)Female Bantamweight 61.2 kgGold:

Kivioja (Finland), Tatiana Postarnakova (Russia)Female Lightweight 70.3 kgGold: Michelle Montague (New

Zealand)Silver: Mel Webster (New Zealand)Bronze: Sandra Meneses (Sweden), Saida Khassenova (Kazakhstan