Three-time Paralympic swimming champion and wheelchair rugby player Cameron Leslie has been appointed as the new

intern on the Sport New Zealand board.

won the men’s 50m backstroke title at the World Para Swimming Championships in London.He also helped New

coordinator at Parafed Northland.Cameron Leslie, three times a Paralympic swimming champion, helped New

year ©Getty ImagesLeslie is currently the national Para swimming development coordinator at Swimming New

Zealand, where he is responsible for growing the sport of Para swimming nationally at all levels.He

They have a wonderful new vision to get Every Body Active and I’m looking forward to contributing to

Swedish freestyle skier Jennie-Lee Burmansson is relishing competing at her first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, around 16 months after tearing her Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL).

Games Europe in Norway's capital Oslo in 2018.Disaster struck when she tore her ACL in competition in New

Zealand in September 2018, but Burmansson has used her year out injured to work on her physical strength

It was a new learning experience. "I had to spend a lot of time on my body and my mind.

The thing that kept me going was the thought of being able to do new tricks when I got back, especially

World Taekwondo (WT) has released a statement to clarify the situation with its member in New Zealand

Zealand, which has recently been renamed to "World Taekwondo New Zealand".It said any other group was

Zealand, and as such a new pathway towards normalisation of the sport is being implemented."

Zealand and the New Zealand Olympic Committee."

groups who have been attempting to assume control of the sport in New Zealand."

New Zealand will normalise over the coming months, that taekwondo in New Zealand will flourish, and

University and Tertiary Sport NZ (UTSNZ) has announced its 2020 calendar of events for the National Tertiary Championship.

Ten sports are included with results from each event combining to crown an overall champion.The New Zealand

Under the guidance of UTSNZ, the tertiary sports programme offered to New Zealand tertiary student athletes

included on the programme, including rowing for the first time ©UTSNZIn addition to the domestic calendar, New

Zealand will also send student athletes and teams to events overseas.They will travel to Australia,

Softball Confederation (WBSC) unveiled the groups for the inaugural Under-18 Men's Softball World Cup in New

Zealand.

 Group B includes hosts and world number one New Zealand, number three Japan, wildcard the United

Softball World Cup Opening Round," WBSC softball chairman Tommy Velazquez said.Hosts and world number one New

Zealand are in Group B of the competition ©WBSCThe WBSC have already presented the new logo and visual

This brand new event will be a milestone for men's softball history," Velazquez added.

 "Not only for the new age bracket or the new look and feel of the event, but also because, for

New Zealand's Maria Folau has retired from netball after playing 150 Tests for New Zealand, she has announced

 She made her debut for New Zealand in 2005 against Jamaica when she was 18-years-old.Folau represented

New Zealand in four Commonwealth Games at Melbourne 2006, Delhi 2010, Glasgow 2014 and Gold Coast 2018

 Maria Folau won two Commonwealth Games gold medals, including at Delhi 2010, when New Zealand beat

Zealand lift the trophy in Liverpool earlier this year - her first gold medal after winning silver at

and Sydney in 2015.Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua claimedFolau will go down in history as one of New

It was the Moment of the Decade, according to World Athletics. It was the Race of the Decade, according to letsrun.com. Two pretty good judges.

albeit that I was only watching a television screen rather than being in the stadium at Christchurch in New

Zealand where that epic Commonwealth Games 1500m final took place.There were some fine runners in the

When I arrived in New Zealand nobody took much notice," Bayi said.

"My friend John Walker was a citizen of New Zealand, so the money was put on him. But John knew me.

I felt I would do the same as this front runner in New Zealand," he said.

country as they dominated the game in the 1970s and 80s, has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s New

medallist Kelly Sotherton have also been honoured.Baroness Sue Campbell has been awarded a Damehood in the New

England won the World Cup and then produced a match-winning 135 not out in the third Ashes Test.The New

Zealand-born all-rounder received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award earlier this month.England

The International Netball Federation (INF) has updated its world rankings for the last time in 2019, with Australia retaining first place after their performance at the Constellation Cup in October.

Australia won the Constellation Cup for the seventh straight time after a 53-46 win over New Zealand

allowed them to keep hold of the trophy.The world rankings reflect the games played up to December 2.New

Zealand have consolidated their place in second, while England remain third ahead of Jamaica in fourth

three places to 30th and Botswana have moved up to 24th.Ireland have moved down to 26th and Papua New

Christmas week at insidethegames: time for our annual survey of top International Olympic Committee (IOC) Tweeters.

is the seventh time we have compiled such a list, and with 2019 bringing yet another bumper crop of new

heartland in the middle years of the coming decade after its three-Games Asian sojourn from 2018 to 2022.A new

impossible," asserts his Twitter profile.Not even Thohir can match the Twitter following of another new

OviedoDominican Republic  11,70017. (13) Sergey BubkaUkraine    9,77818. (14) Sarah WalkerNew Zealand

Cyclists Alejandro Valverde and George Bennett have both confirmed they will prioritise next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo over the Tour de France.

really want to do a good Olympics then the Tour won't work for you," Bennett was reported as saying by New

Zealand website Stuff."

New Zealand's George Bennett is prioritising the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games over next year's Tour de France

©Getty ImagesJumbo-Visma have confirmed that new signing Tom Dumoulin will co-lead the team at the 2020

International Netball Federation (INF) President Liz Nicholl has claimed the world governing body should be "filled with great pride" by what has been achieved in the sport throughout this year.

in Liverpool in July.The Congress was held prior to the Netball World Cup in the English city, where New

Zealand beat Australia in the final."

Netball continues to grow in many ways; welcoming new members, gaining recognition and continuing to

New Zealand triumphed at this year's Netball World Cup ©Getty ImagesAfter a massive increase in its profile

the final quarter of 2019, the newly-elected INF Board met for the first time to discuss the INF’s new

New Zealand's Paralympic javelin bronze medallist Rory McSweeney has announced his retirement.

Zealand F44 record of 55.80 metres, has recently struggled with injuries to his back and shoulder.McSweeney

plans to start a new career in insurance in Auckland.

Zealand website.

Zealand training camp looking to identify new talent for London 2012.

 "Taking up athletics was a big turning point for me," McSweeney told the Athletics New Zealand

New Zealand's Josh Junior won the Finn Gold Cup - the World Championship for the Olympic Finn class -

the Oceania Continental Qualifier, Lilley also secured Australia the Tokyo 2020 qualifying spot after New

Zealand had secured their spot at last year’s World Championships.Lilley had finished eighth at Rio

Serbia will face defending champions Greece in the final of the biennial FINA World Men's Junior Water Polo Championships at Kuwait City. 

place today, with Hungary defeating Canada 15-6 to finish ninth overall.Fierce rivals Australia and New

Zealand battled out a classic for 11th place, with the Australians just coming through 9-8.But perhaps