England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive Tom Harrison has hailed the organisation's decision to play in Pakistan for the first time in 16 years as a "significant moment for both nations".

waited patiently for cricket to return sustainably to Pakistan and the 2021 tours by South Africa, New

Zealand and England will only ensure international cricket is played uninterruptedly," said Khan.James

The full-strength England squad will arrive at the backend of our home white-ball series against New

Zealand," added Khan."

A mixture of youth and experience makes up New Zealand's 15-strong track cycling team for the Tokyo 2020

Cycling New Zealand helped us get through the lockdowns and while the postponement of the Olympics was

Martin Barras, high-performance director for Cycling New Zealand, also praised his team for making the

We had buy-in from the UCI, New Zealand Olympic Committee, riders and coaches to move forward with the

New Zealand has won eight medals - seven on the track and one in BMX - since Gary Anderson claimed the

Zealand athletes named for Tokyo to 29.

World Rugby has appointed Joël Jutge as its new head of match officials, with the Frenchman due to return

overseeing the performance and development of international match officials ahead of the Rugby World Cups in New

Zealand in 2021 and France in 2023.Jutge will now work closely with referee talent development manager

Alhambra Nievas and referee talent development coach Craig Joubert, under the new rugby and high performance

They will work closely with the new High Performance 15s Committee as World Rugby continues to shape

A further 18 New Zealand Paralympians have been recognised for their achievements during the latest event

held as part of Paralympics New Zealand's Celebration Project.

//t.co/RjMA5l7D0v#SpiritOfGold #Paralympics #Celebration pic.twitter.com/2Y1ciyawlF— Paralympics New

Zealand (@ParalympicsNZ) November 16, 2020"As patron of Paralympics New Zealand, it is an honour to

welcome 18 Paralympians and their supporters to Government House as part of the Celebration Project," New

Since debuting at Tel Aviv in 1968, New Zealand have won a total of 221 Paralympic medals.A total of

209 athletes have represented the country at the Games.New Zealand has competed at 13 Summer Paralympic

The official match ball for the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup has been unveiled as anticipation builds ahead of the draw for the competition.

The 12 teams involved in next year's tournament will learn who they will face in New Zealand on Friday

(November 20).New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to take part in the draw along with World

Reigning champions New Zealand are set to play host to next year's Women's Rugby World Cup ©Getty ImagesRichard

We have seen a surge of interest in the women's game in New Zealand in recent years and we will use this

New Zealand are the reigning champions after beating England 41-32 in 2017.

A maximum of two Caribbean countries will be able to compete at Birmingham 2022 where women's cricket is set to make its Commonwealth Games debut.

eight-team tournament.Australia are currently top of the rankings with England second.India are third, New

Zealand fourth, South Africa fifth and Pakistan seventh with these countries in pole position to qualify

top-ranked country not in an automatic qualifying position and are followed by Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New

New Zealand has named its preliminary roster for the 2022 Men's Softball World Cup, which the country

only able to finish fourth, meaning they missed out on the podium for the first time in 39 years.New Zealand

New Zealand are currently ranked third in the WBSC men's softball rankings, with Japan leading the way

Top seed Novak Djokovic and fourth seed Daniil Medvedev both recorded straight sets wins on day two of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals in London.

Spain and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina beat sixth seeds John Peers of Australia and Michael Venus of New

Zealand 7-6 7-5 while later in the day top seeds Mate Pavic of Croatia and Bruno Soares of Brazil came

World Athletics has announced Kenya, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Palestine, Peru and Poland as the nominees

The governing body said its member federations were among the first to adapt to the new circumstances

Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi helped Athletics Kenya secure a nomination  ©Getty ImagesAthletics New

Zealand were nominated by the Oceania Athletics Association after holding virtual events during the

England Netball has announced plans to host a four-match series against Jamaica in January, which would mark the team's first home games for a year.

was brought to a standstill by the pandemic, although England were able to play three games against New

Zealand in New Zealand recently.England's head coach Jess Thirlby did not make the trip after testing

for COVID-19.Jamaica have not played since last January, when they faced England, South Africa and New

Zealand in the Nations Cup."

 "Getting the Vitality Roses to New Zealand for a tournament there in November was a huge feat,

The United States has criticised the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for raising the possibility of sanctioning countries who unilaterally withdraw funding or threaten to withhold their dues, as it sent another warning concerning its own financial contribution to the body today.

dues to WADA - funded equally by sport and Government - was also rejected vehemently by Australia and New

Zealand, with the latter's representative Clayton Cosgrove calling it either an "absurd proposition

Climber Trevor Johnston visited the Vanuatu Association of Sports And National Olympic Committee (VASANOC) headquarters to speak about his attempt to ascend Mount Everest.

"spectacular failure".It prompted him to face other adventures in his life and he now works for the New

Zealand Volunteer Service Abroad programme.VASANOC used the visit as a team-building exercise for Tokyo

The European qualifying tournament for the 2021 Rugby World Cup has been postponed indefinitely because of restrictions imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

statement that it would aim to rescheduled the event, where the winner will qualify for the World Cup in New

Zealand, for early 2021.The organisation said the decision to postpone had been made because "the COVID

Zealand," World Rugby said.Russia, The Netherlands and Spain are competing in the Rugby Europe Women's

the last edition of the event in 2017.South Africa, Canada, the United States, Australia, Fiji and New

Zealand are the other teams to have qualified for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.The coronavirus pandemic

The 2021 Surf City El Salvador World Surfing Games – the final qualifier for next year's postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics – have been rescheduled for between May 29 and June 6.

originally postponed until early May in 2021.However, the International Surfing Association (ISA) said the new

Gabriel Medina and Italo Ferreira, Owen Wright and Julian Wilson of Australia, Ramzi Boukhiam of Morocco, New

, Shino Matsuda of Japan, Anat Lelior of Israel, Bianca Buitendag of South Africa, Ella Williams of New

Zealand and Daniella Rosas of Peru.

An inaugural Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) World Cup will be held next year as an exhibition event, it has been announced.

pandemic, but have been able to rearrange the PDRL competition.Five teams will take part – hosts England, New

Zealand, Australia, Scotland and Wales.The final is due to take place at the Halliwell Jones Stadium