Talk of "medal tables" has been mercifully rare at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, which came to an end this week. But be under no illusion, everyone will be talking about it at Tokyo 2020.

work out who "won" the Olympics.Baron Pierre de Coubertin, pictured here in momument form outside the New

Yet, a few weeks later, the New York Times reported that Soviet officials "boasted Russian top ranking

The memory of defeating New Zealand and Great Britain will live forever.

Six host cities have been confirmed for next year's Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.

of a "bumper weekend" at Auckland's Eden Park.Hamilton and Tauranga will host semi-finals and hosts New

Zealand will play in all six cities."

I'd like to thank our host cities for sharing in our ambition and I know the New Zealand sport-loving

 "The eyes of the cricketing world will be on New Zealand in February and March 2021, as the best

Australia beat England in a last-ball thriller to book their place in the Super League quarter-finals at the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup in South Africa.

loss to Australia on Monday (January 20).Action in South Africa is due to continue tomorrow.India face New

Zealand in Group A, while Pakistan meet Bangladesh in Group C and Afghanistan go up against Canada in

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the schedule for its new event - the Under

-18 Men's Softball World Cup, which starts in New Zealand next month.

The new tournament, which features the top young softball players in the world, boasts an intense schedule

of 50 matches across nine days at Colquhoun Park in Palmerston North, New Zealand.All 12 teams will

be in action on a busy opening day, with hosts New Zealand facing the new leaders in the men's softball

in the game of the day, following the tournament's Opening Ceremony.Five of the top 10 teams in the new

Zealand, top-ranked Japan, USA (6th), Mexico (8th), Denmark (11th) and Guatemala (21st).Following a

England kept their hopes alive of reaching the final of the inaugural Netball Nations Cup with a hard-fought 58-54 victory over South Africa in Birmingham tonight. 

 Having lost 64-48 to world champions New Zealand on Sunday (January 20), England knew they needed

pic.twitter.com/BZV1CdoeuS— Silver Ferns (@SilverFernsNZ) January 22, 2020In the first match of the day, New

Zealand posted a second victory in this tournament as they beat Jamaica 71-45.Shooter Maia Wilson excelled

nbsp;She shot at 93 per cent, putting up 42 of her 45 attempts.England are now due to meet Jamaica and New

Zealand play at South Africa in London on Saturday.The final and third place playoff are then due to

Afghanistan and Pakistan will both compete in the Super League quarter-finals at the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup, after maintaining their perfect group-stage records in South Africa today.

the UAE were bowled out for 105 chasing Afghanistan's total of 265-6.Enjoy the last over drama in the New

Zealand v Sri Lanka game ?

join Afghanistan in the Super League.The most dramatic game of the day came in Group A, however, with New

Zealand putting themselves on the cusp of qualification after Kristian Clarke's six from the penultimate

Zealand suddenly looked like falling short of their testing 243-run target with 12 needed from the last

This month's Oceania Wrestling Championships in American Samoa's capital Pago Pago have been cancelled, due to the measles outbreak in neighbouring Samoa.

As reported by Radio New Zealand (RNZ), the Organising Committee said the health concerns of athletes

Andrew Longino improved in every round of the men's freeski halfpipe final, securing Canada's first gold medal of the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

with a total of 94.00.The Canadian still faced a nervous wait, with top qualifiers Luca Harrington of New

Zealand and Hunter Carey of the United States still having one final attempt.Both skiers were already

points.Harrington was forced to settle for the bronze medal, with a final round score of 80.66.It gave New

Zealand their first medal of Lausanne 2020.

Defending champions India have qualified for the Super League quarter-finals at the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup, after a stunning 10-wicket win over Japan in Bloemfontein today.

Pakistan beat Zimbabwe - a result which would also see Pakistan progress.Tomorrow's other matches see New

Zealand face Sri Lanka in Group A, while in Group D, hosts South Africa meet Canada, while Afghanistan

British cyclist Geraint Thomas revealed his aim to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games road race just a week after participating in the Tour de France.

they are putting more importance on Tokyo 2020, with Alejandro Valverde of Spain and George Bennett of New

Zealand revealing they are using the Tour de France as a warm-up competition.

Hosts England lost their opening match of the inaugural Netball Nations Cup when world champions New

Zealand beat them 64-48 at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham today.

last July in Liverpool when they beat England in the semi-finals of the World Cup.The Ferns began the new

 But new England coach Jess Thirlby, who has replaced Tracey Neville, admitted her side had a lot

of work to do after suffering their biggest defeat to New Zealand since 2017."

move to Arena Birmingham for the second match-day on Wednesday (January 22).Jamaica are set to face New

Zealand and England meet South Africa.

Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup in South Africa were affected by heavy rain, with the meeting between New

Zealand and Japan hit the hardest.

New Zealand were were 194 for 2 after 28.4 overs when rain halted any further play, and the sides earned

Home team India marked their first appearance in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League in ideal fashion, as they got the 2020 competition underway with a 5-2 victory over The Netherlands.

seeding they are Australia, Belgium, The Netherlands, Argentina, India, Germany, Great Britain, Spain and New

Zealand.

Four of the top five-ranked teams in the world are ready to compete at the inaugural Netball Nations Cup in England, with action starting tomorrow.

The host nation will be joined by Jamaica, New Zealand and South Africa at the event, as they meet for

Zealand, is at the Motorpoint Arena tomorrow.

Zealand and England battle South Africa.Competition concludes at the Copper Box Arena on January 25

 The final group matches are on January 25, when New Zealand meet South Africa and England face

Netball fever is spreading, and it is wonderful to see the netball family and those with a new-found

South America's top men's football sides will tomorrow begin their campaigns to qualify for Tokyo 2020, when Colombia hosts the Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament that will see two countries make it through to Japan.

Japan are already qualified for Tokyo 2020, along with France, Germany, Romania and Spain from Europe, New

Zealand from Oceania and Egypt, Ivory Coast and South Africa from Africa.