New Zealand overcame England 58-45 in the opening clash of a three-match netball series in Hamilton.

 England are following strict protocols while in New Zealand, having followed a home-based training

 England's head coach Jess Thirlby did not make the trip to New Zealand after testing positive for

 Instead, she watched her team lose to New Zealand virtually as assistant coach Kat Ratnapala led

 England trailed 46-35 by the three-quarter mark, with New Zealand extending their lead once again

  New Zealand triumphed at last year's Netball World Cup in Liverpool and are ranked number

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has held a virtual conference aimed at changing the culture of the sport and improving safeguarding following a spate of abuse sandals.

safeguarding shortcomings in American gymnastics, gymnasts in Australia, The Netherlands, Britain, New

Zealand, Switzerland and more countries came forward to share their own traumatic experiences."

New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) President Mike Stanley says he wants to see "more women at the forefront

Zealand Team first marched into an Olympic Opening Ceremony as an independent nation," Stanley said.

In the next 100 years we want to see more women at the forefront of sport leadership in New Zealand,

The late Susie Simcock was a member of the New Zealand Olympic Committee and held the role of President

The findings of the projects have been passed onto sporting bodies in New Zealand and we hope they will

create positive changes for women’s sport in New Zealand."

World Rugby has published a new report which suggests hosting the Rugby World Cup can generate up to

and rugby participation in the host nation.France is due to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023, with New

Zealand staging the next edition of the women's event in 2021.

National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) President Alfred Foloko joined celebrations to commemorate Zambian Independence Day in capital city Lusaka.

Olympics since 1968, with the exception of 1976, which the nation boycotted in protest at the inclusion of New

Zealand despite the All Blacks touring apartheid South Africa earlier in the year.Two Zambian athletes

Championships have been cancelled with organisers conceding it was "impossible" to plan the event in New

Zealand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

BWF has confirmed it has accepted a proposal from Badminton New Zealand to stage the 2024 edition as

We would like to thank Badminton New Zealand, tournament organisers, its partners ATEED (Auckland Tourism

, Events and Economic Development) and the New Zealand Government, for their enthusiasm and commitment

We know that the world was looking forward to visiting New Zealand and enjoying a truly inspiring event

The decision by the international governing body to award the 2024 event to New Zealand speaks volumes

workshops will start the host city selection process for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand.

venue selection process from FIFA and the host member associations – Football Federation Australia and New

Zealand Football.

Australian candidate cities, alongside Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton and Wellington in New

Zealand.

the virtual workshops over the coming weeks as we take our first steps together with Australia and New

women's rugby, has been set for November 20 and is scheduled to take place in Auckland in host nation New

Zealand.

However, working in full partnership with New Zealand Rugby and local and national authorities, we are

We look forward to welcoming the world's top women's 15s players to New Zealand and fans around the world

New Zealand are five-time Rugby World Cup champions ©Getty ImagesNine of the 12 teams have already been

confirmed with England, France, Wales, Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand all automatically

winners still to be determined to fill the other spots at the competition.Band one will be comprised of New

New Zealand's Greg Barclay will battle against Singapore's Imran Khwaja to become the next chairman of

standing for chairman after performing the role on an interim basis ©Getty ImagesBarclay, the chairman of New

Zealand Cricket since 2016, has the support of powerhouses India, England and Australia, the Times of

World Rowing has announced the dates of three of the five continental qualifiers for the 2021 World Rowing Indoor Championships (WRICH).

the European Continental Qualifier which is being hosted by British Rowing from December 5 to 6.The New

Zealand Indoor Rowing Association will play host to the Oceania Continental Qualifier on December 5.

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has launched an official supporters' club - the Kiwi Crew.

Billed as offering fans a chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at New Zealand's preparations for the

We are thrilled to have launched the Kiwi Crew to New Zealand Para sport fans," PNZ chief executive Fiona

The support of the New Zealand public is one of the main drivers for our Para athletes to train hard

We want to strengthen the relationship between our Para athletes and the New Zealand public, we want

establishment of the supporters' club was to show Paralympic athletes how appreciated they are.New Zealand

In 2020, getting back to “normal” has been a constant theme in sport. After last week’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board meeting, President Thomas Bach was optimistic that the Olympics would take place next year.

fund their own travel and pay a regular subscription.The Executive Committee was charged with finding “new

showed no inclination to do the decent thing.The IOC was certainly encouraged by the emergence of a new

The Royal New Zealand Air Force XV beat the South African Services at Richmond.In April, the French came

matched stride for stride around the fast Malmo track” said news agency reports.Hägg was described in the New

The top seeds in the men's and women's singles both enjoyed comfortable wins on the first day of quarter-final action at the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Egyptian Open in Cairo.

draws were won by Egyptian players on a good day for the home nation at the PSA Platinum event at the New

-8.The other men's quarter-final played today saw something of an upset as fourth seed Paul Coll of New

Zealand was knocked out by Egyptian Mostafa Asal in another match that went the distance.Asal came from

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) Denmark Open will mark the return of international badminton after a seven-month break sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.

consecutive BWF World Tour events in Bangkok, including the season-ending Finals.World Tour events in France, New

Zealand, Macau, Germany, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand have

Nine players will contest the 2020 eSailing World Championship final having emerged from a field of 820 during a four-day play-offs event.

in 2018.On day one of the play-offs, competitors competed in the J70 class on the Auckland course in New

Zealand, before taking to San Francisco on day two in the eF50 class – the virtual version of the high-speed