Argentina's rugby skipper Pablo Matera has been stripped of the captaincy and suspended alongside two other players after the emergence of racist posts on Twitter.

scandal sours a historic period for the Argentinian team which recorded a superb 25-15 victory over New

Zealand on November 14 in Sydney, in the Tri Nations Series.This was the country's first-ever win over

Zealand took their revenge with a 38-0 victory on November 28 but Argentina have shown increasing signs

Zealand ©Getty ImagesTheir squad is now in disarray ahead of their second match with Australia on Saturday

Zealand, apologised on his Instagram page."

World Rugby has announced that the women's edition of the Rugby World Cup is to increase in size from 12 teams to 16 from 2025 onwards.

The 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand will be the last edition of the women's flagship event with 12

Miyazaki in Japan is set to host a Triathlon World Cup before and after the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games next year after World Triathlon published the latest calendar for 2021.

events postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.The organisation said Mooloolaba in Australia, New

Plymouth in New Zealand and Madrid in Spain, all regular hosts of World Cup events, would not stage

Pakistan's national cricket team received a warning after alleged breaches of COVID-19 protocol in New

Zealand.

Zealand Government and New Zealand Cricket after evidence of a number of breaches of the bio-security

 "Please observe 14 days, then you will get freedom in New Zealand to go out in restaurants and

The team have travelled to New Zealand to play three T20 internationals against the country starting

Zealand and have been moved from self-isolation into quarantine.

 "Co-operation and compliance are critical in ensuring New Zealand is kept safe from COVID-19."

Voting has opened today in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Awards of the Decade, a one-off series of awards to mark international achievements in the decade since 2011.

prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club, South Africa’s AB de Villiers, England Test skipper Joe Root and New

Zealand captain Kane Williamson have also been nominated, while India have two nominees in the final

the decade which is appropriate as Heyhoe-Flint was capped for England in both cricket and hockey.New Zealand

Football Federation Australia (FFA) members have agreed to rename the organisation Football Australia as part of a process to develop the future of the sport in the country.

Today we took another significant step on this new journey we have embarked upon when the FFA Congress

This new name - which we will transition to over the coming months - signifies a fresh and exciting start

for the game under the new strategic agenda, and a return to the roots of football in Australia."

Zealand were awarded the right to co-host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup ©Getty ImagesJohnson also

pointed to the award of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup to Australia and New Zealand as a highlight amid

Greg Barclay is the new International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman after securing enough votes to defeat

The New Zealand official needed 11 of 17 votes for a two-thirds majority to oust Khwaja, who had been

A former South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) official has been appointed project manager for the 2023 Netball World Cup in the country.

Cup for the first time in 2023 ©Getty ImagesSouth Africa was awarded the 2023 World Cup after beating New

Zealand to land the hosting rights in March 2019.The 2023 event will be the first edition of the Netball

Oceania is enjoying a 3x3 basketball boom after the sport made its debut at the Pacific Games in Samoa last year.

region are ranked in the top 100 of the FIBA 3x3 rankings, led by Australia in 21st place.New Zealand

are 35th, Vanuatu 88th and New Caledonia 100th.The 3x3 format of the game was introduced to the Pacific

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has changed the World Test Championship (WTC) points system following the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic.

Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies

The Board also agreed to introduce a minimum age restriction.Under the new law, players will not be able

Australian rugby sevens star Emilee Cherry confirmed she has delayed her retirement to compete at next year's Olympics in Tokyo.

 Both players were co-captains of the side that beat New Zealand 24-17 in the gold medal match at

champions are due to face the challenge of hosts Japan, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, Fiji, Kenya, New

Zealand and the United States.Two more teams are due to secure qualification to complete the 12-team

World Sailing has announced a shortlist of four for this year’s 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award - and the public will be given the chance to vote for their favourite initiative for the first time.

announced on December 9.Last year’s 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships held in Auckland in New

Zealand was one of five regattas to achieve platinum status from Sailors for the Sea.A beach and bay

Yacht Club de Monaco’s Solar and Energy Challenge.The goal of Northern Light Composites is to create a new

China's women's rugby sevens head coach Euan Mackintosh revealed the country is aiming to finish in the top eight at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

 They are set to compete against the leading nations in women's rugby sevens, including New Zealand

Mackintosh is British but has played and coached rugby in countries such as Australia, France and New

Zealand.

New Zealand Rugby (NZ Rugby) chairman Brent Impey, has resigned from the same post at SANZAAR, calling

join the organisation in the future too, with the current organisation formed of just South Africa, New

Zealand, Australia and Argentina.Impey will continue his position at NZ Rugby and will vacate the chair

I also hold the view that SANZAAR should become membership based.Argentina and New Zealand are two of

, Georgia, the Pacific Island nations, as well as Brazil, Canada and Uruguay could all be potential new

members under his new suggestion."

Hosts and defending champions New Zealand are set to play Australia in the 2021 Rugby World Cup group

New Zealand will meet Australia, Wales and the final qualification tournament winner in Pool A.

 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, together with Rugby World Cup winners Melodie Robinson

 "And finally an opportunity to extend the manaakitanga that New Zealand is famous for.

It's an awesome event and it's so meaningful for us to host it"New Zealand Prime Minister @jacindaardern

 "New Zealand 2021 will be one of the great Rugby World Cups," said World Rugby chairman Sir Bill