Mixed pairs competition at the World Indoor Bowls Championships in Norfolk began with a shock today as the defending champions Robert Paxton and Ellen Falkner were beaten in their opening quarter-final.

Stewart Anderson and Lorna Cameron, 7-6, 8-3 winners over England’s Les Gillett and Rhonda Adams of New

Zealand in the fourth and final match of the day.Tomorrow is due to see all four ladies singles quarter-finals

Hosts South Africa were beaten by Afghanistan in today's opening match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup.

tough challenge, however, drawn in Group A alongside defending champions and four-time winners India, New

Zealand and Sri Lanka.The group stage runs until January 25, followed by the knockout stages and playoff

Momen tomorrow in the final of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tournament of Champions at New

, who looked to be feeling the effects of a 62-minute battle against world number five Paul Coll of New

Zealand in the quarter-finals.A loss of concentration and an increase in performance level from Farag

registered semi-final wins over world number three Nouran Gohar of Egypt and world number six Joelle King of New

Zealand, respectively.World number five Serme, who defeated England's Laura Massaro to win the 2017

Hosts South Africa are set to take on Afghanistan in tomorrow's opening match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup.

tough challenge, however, drawn in Group A alongside defending champions and four-time winners India, New

Zealand and Sri Lanka.

Norway edged out Japan in an extra end to clinch the mixed team curling gold medal at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Champéry.

disappointed, however, as Norway held their nerve to seal the Winter Youth Olympic title.Russia beat New

Zealand 9-5 to claim the bronze medal.Following a low-scoring start to the final, Norway took a 2-0

The three draws for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC2021) took place today at Buckingham Palace, where Prince Harry made his first public appearance since announcing last week that he and his wife plan to step back as senior members of the Royal Family.

beat England in the 2017 final, are in Group B with Fiji, Scotland and Italy.Group C is made up of New

Zealand, Lebanon, Jamaica and Ireland, while Group D comprises Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Wales and the

Headingley Stadium in Leeds on November 9.The home nation's other Group A fixtures will see them play Papua New

Guinea and Canada, while in Group B, holders Australia go up against New Zealand, France and the Cook

The Oceania Cycling Confederation (OCC) has confirmed that the 2020 Oceania Road Championships will not be taking place in Tasmania in Australia, later this year.

any inconvenience caused, the OCC claimed discussions were continuing with Cycling Australia, Cycling New

Zealand and other regional stakeholders to determine a suitable host and date for the event.Benjamin

 At last year's event, Australian Benjamin Dyball took out the men's elite race, while New Zealand's

won the women's event.The OCC is made up of seven full members: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, New

Zealand, Samoa and Vanuatu.It also has three associate members, New Caledonia Northern Mariana Islands

The United States' women's team and Japanese men's side top the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) softball world rankings after the 2019 season.

while Belgium was the top climber, from 47th to a best position of 38th.Japan have taken over from New

Zealand as the best men's softball national team ©WBSCNew Zealand have been knocked off the top of the

2019, to claim second spot, its best position in world rankings history.Third place is occupied by New

Zealand, while Canada are fourth, Australia fifth, the US sixth, Czech Republic seventh, Mexico eighth

There are some mouth-watering matches at the 13th World Rugby U20 Championship 2020 in Italy, with the fixture schedule having been announced.

runners-up from the tournament last year in Argentina, Australia, are in Pool B, alongside arch-rivals New

Zealand, Wales and Georgia.Pool C will witness a rematch of last year's Rugby World Cup final, with

The 2011 and 2015 editions had a great impact on our rugby community, attracting fans and new participants

Australia's David Barnes has moved to the top of the 2020 Indoor Archery World Series men's recurve rankings after winning his home event in Sydney.

competition again in 2018.Another Australian, Taylor Worth, won bronze today by beating Ben McLean of New

Zealand 6-4.In the women's compound, American Paige Pearce came out on top to also climb to the summit

It fell to 14-year-old ice dancer Gina Zehnder - the youngest member of the Swiss team - to light the cauldron, setting the seal on the Opening Ceremony of these Winter Youth Olympic Games.

bronze at Pyeongchang in 2018, had also carried the torch in Villars when it arrived to celebrate the new

was sung superbly in English by a choir of schoolchildren.Zakea Page, a young Ice hockey player from New

Zealand who had designed the Olympic medal, painted his design on the floor of the stage using an ice

International Rugby League (IRL) has appointed Greg Barclay, a highly respected and experienced sports administrator, to be the organisation's first independent chair following a wide-ranging governance review in 2018 and 2019.

Barclay has just started his last term as the chair of New Zealand Cricket.He is also a Board member

I am looking forward to working alongside our new independent directors, our existing Board and the whole

, had a significant 22-year career in policing and emergency management before being elected to the New

experience and networks to enhance our present stakeholder relationships and help take our sport into new

The new directors will take up their positions tomorrow, with Barclay assuming the role of chair on February

New Zealand biathlete and cross-country skier Campbell Wright is his nation's flagbearer for the Lausanne

The 17-year-old was named flagbearer by New Zealand Chef de Mission Jesse Teat at a team function attended

 "It's great to be mixing with athletes from all around the world and I'm sure the New Zealand Team

cross-country skiing at a young age and started competing in biathlon in 2017.He has been named "Snow Sports New

Zealand Cross Country Skier of the Year" every year since 2016.

The four groups in the curling competition here at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games have been decided.

Germany and Hungary will play in Group B, while Group C is set to feature France, Britain, Norway, New

Zealand, Slovenia and Turkey.

A team of 20 athletes will represent New Zealand at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, which

in alpine skiing at Salt Lake City 2002, has been chosen as Chef de Mission.Teat previously led the New

Zealand team at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games."

mixed nation events, allowing them to compete alongside athletes from all over the world and make some new

friends.”The New Zealand team includes ice hockey player Jack Lewis, who will be their youngest representative

Zealand to have graduated to the Winter Olympics or earned international success.Around 2,000 athletes