Exactly 107 years ago, as the Belle Epoque sashayed towards its cataclysmic conclusion, the International Lawn Tennis Association was founded in Paris.

More about him later.After achieving unanimity on the formal constitution of the new international body

minutes relate that Australasia’s Gordon Inglis “wished it to be distinctly understood that should New

Zealand wish to have separate representation later on Australia would retain its five votes”.

Japan maintained their unbeaten record at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-18 Men's Softball World Cup as the super round concluded.

record was maintained after they impressively overcame the Czech Republic 8-1 at Palmerston North in New

Zealand.Australia bounced back from their loss to Japan yesterday, beating rivals New Zealand 2-0.The

(@WBSCsoftball) February 29, 2020The Czech Republic ended fourth in the standings, followed by New Zealand

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has postponed an Olympic water polo qualification tournament in Italy as the coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt preparations for Tokyo 2020. 

begin on March 8, but organisers are now hoping to stage it two months later instead, with May 17 the new

 Greece, Hungary, New Zealand, Israel and Kazakhstan make up Group B.Hungary's preparations for

New Zealand narrowly avoided an upset as they edged out Bangladesh in a low-scoring thriller at the Women's

out for 91 but were clinical with the ball to earn a 17-run victory at the Junction Oval.The win kept New

Zealand's semi-final hopes alive and eliminated Bangladesh from the tournament.New Zealand will face

the semi-finals.Bangladesh gave themselves every chance of springing a surprise after they skittled New

Zealand with 10 balls to spare.Ritu Moni, making her first appearance at the tournament, ripped through

New Zealand's middle order, taking 4-18, while captain Salma Khatun claimed 3-7.India completed the

Yumi Kajihara of Japan won a dramatic women's omnium event on day three of the World Track Cycling Championships in Germany.

men's points race, raced over a 40km distance, equivalent to 160 laps of the track.Corbin Strong of New

Zealand took gold with 58 points after he was the only rider to gain two laps on the field.The silver

Gana's gold medal winning time was not as quick as his qualifying time earlier in the day when he set a new

Tonga’s Pita Taufatofua faces a crucial bout in his bid to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the Oceania Taekwondo qualification tournament.

canoe sprint qualifier.Taufatofua now returns to taekwondo, where he will face a bout against Papua New

qualifier.His compatriot Jack Marton will compete in the men’s under-80kg final tomorrow, while Tom Burns of New

Zealand is the favourite to advance from the under-68kg qualifier.In the women’s competition, Australia

’s Stacey Hymer and Samoa’s Theresa Vili will aim for the 57kg berth.Australia’s Reba Stewart and New

Hosts the United States will aim for a third straight title on home soil when the World Rugby Sevens Series resumes in Los Angeles this weekend.

We all know that every tournament is a new tournament and every game is a new game, so nothing that’s

Another victory for the American team will move them up the overall standings, currently led by New Zealand

Canada, Ireland and Kenya, while the US, Australia, Scotland and Samoa will contest Pool C.England, New

Zealand, Wales and Spain make up Pool D.The tournament begins tomorrow and concludes on Sunday (March

South Africa broke the record for the highest score at the Women's T20 World Cup as they crushed Thailand by 113 runs in Canberra.

encounter at the Manuka Oval.The total was one run higher than the record of 194-5 set by India against New

Zealand at the 2018 event in the West Indies.Chasing an improbable 196 for victory, tournament debutants

New Zealand’s men’s team earned a dramatic victory over Olympic champions Argentina at the International

The men’s match saw New Zealand take the lead three times at Nga Puna Wai Hockey Stadium, only to be

4-3 ahead, before a strike from Dominic Newman gave the New Zealand team a crucial cushion five minutes

from the end.Argentina were unable to mount a late fightback as New Zealand sealed a 5-3 victory.The

result gave New Zealand back-to-back wins in the FIH Pro League, following a triumph against Spain earlier

matches.Argentina and New Zealand will meet again on Sunday (March 1) in Christchurch.

Japan ended Australia’s unbeaten record to earn a mental advantage over their rivals prior to their rematch in the World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-18 Men's Softball World Cup final.

their latest super-round matches with a 100 per cent record at the tournament in Palmerston North in New

final super-round ties.Argentina occupy third place in the standings following a 7-3 victory over hosts New

Czech Republic in the tie, after the European nation sealed a top-four finish by beating Guatemala 10-0.New

Zealand lie fifth in the standings but are unable to leapfrog either Argentina or the Czech Republic

qualify for the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council Women's T20 World Cup after they beat New

Zealand by three runs in Melbourne.

matches in Group A and came in a low-scoring contest.After winning the toss and electing to field, New

Zealand did well to restrict India to 133-8.Amelia Kerr was the pick of the bowlers with 2-21 as India

Beth Mooney produced a massive opening partnership in Australia's win over Bangladesh ©Getty ImagesNew Zealand

Megan Schutt ended with figures of 3-21 in the comfortable success.Australia's final group game against New

Zealand on March 2 is now likely to be a straight shoot-out to join India in the semi-finals, with the

Holders Australia and world number one side Japan both recorded big victories as super round matches began today at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-18 Men's Softball World Cup.

from the group stage and are clearly the two biggest threats at the tournament in Palmerston North in New

Takuro Inagaki struck out seven opponents.In today's other super round match, Czech Republic beat hosts New

Zealand 8-2.Argentina, the Czechs and New Zealand now all have a record of one victory and two defeats.Guatemala

the gold medal match.As well as the crunch clash between Australia and Japan, tomorrow will also see New

Zealand play Argentina and the Czech Republic take on Guatemala.

The 2021 edition of the World Baseball Classic will take place across the United States, Japan and Taiwan, it has been confirmed.

Tucson, between March 12 and 25.South Africa, France, Germany, Nicaragua, Brazil, Pakistan, Britain, New

Zealand, Philippines, Czech Republic, Panama and Spain are all competing.

The Netherlands twice set a new world record on their way to winning the men's team sprint on the opening

Frederik Madsen and Rasmus Pedersen qualified fastest in a record 3 min 46.203 sec and will now face New

Zealand for gold over 4km tomorrow.In the women's team sprint, Germany took a surprise gold with Pauline

Australia have selected an eight-strong artistic swimming squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

for the Olympics at last year's World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, where they finished above New

Zealand to claim the place for Oceania."

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