Teams from Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia are set to start their League of Legends Oceanic

consist completely of Australian teams, with 27 split into three groups of seven and one group of six.New Zealand

Wellington and Canterbury in the wild-card group, which also features a team from the University of New

World Rugby has announced its new coronavirus relief strategy, which it says aims to lead the sport through

pot of money set aside subject to appropriate criteria being met.For Six Nations and South African, New

Zealand and Australian Rugby (SANZAAR) unions, the financial package will potentially involve a combination

Argentina have withdrawn their bid for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in order to support Australia's campaign to host the tournament.

competition for Australia.Both Argentina and Australia are both SANZAAR members, alongside South Africa and New

Zealand."

 Rugby Australia (RA) announced their bid in 2017, having hosted the tournament alongside New Zealand

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has extended the postponement of the Hockey Pro League until at least July in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Before the league was initially postponement until April 15, New Zealand and Australia had already decided

Nostalgia is very much in vogue at the moment as much by necessity as desire.

African nations boycotted because of the New Zealand rugby tour of South Africa.British athletes had

 Three weeks later a new phrase entered the Olympic lexicon: Black Power.

Former All Blacks Sevens captain DJ Forbes has been appointed athlete engagement manager at the New Zealand

Forbes, a member of the New Zealand team which won rugby sevens gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in

New Delhi, will act as a liaison between athletes and the NZOC.The 37-year-old joins the organisation

World Rugby have confirmed that eight nominations for the seven available spaces on the organisation's Executive Committee have been received, while confirming that Sir Bill Beaumont will be challenged for chairman by Agustín Pichot.

gain a place on the Executive Committee are Rugby Africa President Khaled Babbou, Bart Campbell of New

Zealand and Fiji's Ratu Vilikesa Bulewa Francis Kean.The Executive Committee election will take place

Scottish Rugby has said its finances have been badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the cancellation of big matches.

Those games for the Autumn tests were set to be against Argentina, Japan and New Zealand in November.If

The Pacific Games Council has requested that the dates for the 2021 Pacific Mini Games are reviewed following the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by a year.

to Tokyo,” Pacific Games Council chief executive officer Danny Minogue told an interview with Radio New

Zealand."

 "PGC will patiently await the setting of new dates, if indeed the dates need to be changed.”The

More details have been announced about Australia and New Zealand's joint bid for the 2023 FIFA Women's

Entitled "As One", Australia and New Zealand have revealed more about their "historic and unique" bid

Zealand.

2023," said New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern."

Australia and New Zealand decided to join forces in their bid to host the tournament after reaching an

Together, Australia and New Zealand can deliver a spectacular FIFA Women's World Cup 2023," said Australian

South Korea's men's under-23 coach Kim Hak-bum has welcomed the recommendation from the FIFA Taskforce to extend the age limit for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic football tournament.

the men's Olympic tournament, along with Australia and South Korea.France, Germany, Spain, Romania, New

Zealand, Egypt, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Argentina and defending champions Brazil have

New Zealand Football (NZ Football) has asked FIFA for financial assistance amid concerns over the impact

down 70 per cent of its staff because of financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Both New

Thailand and Malaysia have been officially banned from sending weightlifters to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games because of multiple doping offences, the Independent Member Federations Sanctions Panel has announced.

events are cancelled or postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic".Officials at the TAWA, under new

The panel, which comprises legal and anti-doping experts from the United States, Germany, Canada and New

Zealand, suspended Egypt for two years in September because of six positives by youth and junior lifters.Its

A FIFA taskforce has recommended extending the age limit for the men’s football tournament at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to 24.

the men’s Olympic tournament, along with Australia and South Korea.France, Germany, Spain, Romania, New

Zealand, Egypt, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Argentina and defending champions Brazil have

New Zealand’s Olympic bronze medal-winning rower Eric Verdonk has died at the age of 60.

Verdonk passed away today after a battle with cancer.The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) and Rowing

New Zealand acknowledged the sad passing."

The New Zealand Olympic Committee and Rowing NZ extend their sincere condolences to Eric’s family and

his many friends," a statement from NZOC reads.Verdonk first represented New Zealand in the single sculls

of New Zealand rowing.