Thirty-five years ago today the cauldron in the Olympic Stadium in Seoul was set alight to mark the opening of the second summer Games to be held in Asia.

Byun Jong-Il lost his bout to Alexander Hristov of Bulgaria after being docked two crucial points by New

Zealand referee Keith Walker for illegal use of the head.

be five consecutive gold medals, this time with Andy Holmes in the coxless pair.Another successful new

Hungary defeated the unbeaten reigning champions Spain 13-10 to earn gold at the World Aquatics Women’s U20 Water Polo Championships in Coimbra in Portugal.

maintained a 100 per cent record thereafter, beating Israel 18-8 and the United States 10-8.They then beat New

Zealand 21-3 in the quarter-final before earning their place in the final after another close match

other classification matches, the US came from four down to beat Greece for fifth place,Israel beat New

Zealand 15-6 for seventh; Australia defeated Brazil 16-10 for ninth and Croatia beat Canada 12-7 for

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treatment before being taken off ©Getty ImagesThere was more drama in the game as Ethan de Groot of New

Zealand was shown a red card for a high tackle on Adrian Booysen ©Getty ImagesCam Roigard, centre, scored

first for New Zealand as they demolished Namibia ©Getty ImagesAaron Smith of New Zealand celebrates

Getty ImagesNamibians applaud the fans at full-time at the Stadium de Toulouse ©Getty ImagesThe win put New

Lienert-Brown, left, was part of the group of players who scored tries for New Zealand today ©Getty

A red card for Ethan de Groot did little to help Namibia as they shipped 11 tries to New Zealand in a

The win at the Stadium de Toulouse put New Zealand back on track in Pool A following their opening match

Cam Roigard for an easy finish.McKenzie then added the first of eight conversions as he kicked 16 of New

Malan was taken off the pitch following a serious ankle injury ©Getty ImagesFollowing the restart, New

Zealand mercilessly added to their total before De Groot was initially given a yellow card for a high

Zealand winger Sir John Kirwan, who was a member of the 1887 World Cup-winning side, has predicted that

Hosts France were unconvincing in making it two wins from two at the men's Rugby World Cup by beating a spirited Uruguay side 27-12 in Lille.

first title in fine fashion on Friday (September 8) with a 27-13 victory against three-time winners New

Zealand at the Stade de France in Paris, and faced opponents ranked 17th in the world who had finished

12 when they found the first score of the second half.France made 12 changes to their team from the New

Zealand match and led through a Melvyn Jaminet penalty on three minutes, but the home crowd at the Stade

Zealand are set to face Namibia in Toulouse in Pool A.

The first Pacific Games Village set to be used at this year's edition has been formally handed over from Australia to the Solomon Islands.

€10.3 million) in funding, but Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare claimed in July it and New

Zealand had withheld financial support.However, Sogavare was in attendance at the Don Bosco Technical

heavily backed the Pacific Games as part of its increasing influence in the region, but Indonesia, Papua New

Future FIFA Women’s World Cup matches played by the Australia women’s football team will be offered first to free-for-air broadcasters as part of the Federal Government’s "anti-siphoning" scheme.

The Matildas’ semi-final against England in last month’s Women’s World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New

Zealand was the country’s most-watched TV programme since the current audience measurement system began

They've inspired a whole new generation of Australian kids to take up soccer, boosting grassroots sports

Former Spanish football head Luis Rubiales is set to testify at the High Court in Madrid on Friday (September 15) accused of sexual assault and coercion for kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent after the FIFA Women's World Cup final.

the following year, but there had been criticism even before the Women's World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand over how the national governing body had handled concerns expressed by 15 members of Spain's

Organisers of the Rugby World Cup in France are reportedly considering changing the way national anthems are played after receiving a barrage of criticism.

first levelled at organisers after the anthems were played before the opening match between France and New

Zealand at the Stade de France in Paris on September 8.Can whoever is in charge of all the anthems at

Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark gained significant general classification ground with a stunning attack to take a solo victory on the Vuelta a España's stage 16 climb to Bejes.

Jumbo-Visma cycling (@JumboVismaRoad) September 12, 2023UAE Team Emirates rider Finn Fisher-Black of New

Zealand was second at 43sec off the pace, and The Netherlands' Wout Poels of Team Bahrain Victorious

Four federations have joined World Boxing to take its membership up to 16, including a first from Asia in Mongolia, although the International Boxing Association (IBA) insists its recognised National Federation from the nation does not intend to resign. 

under the French flag at the Olympic Games.It is the third Oceanian member of World Boxing following New

Zealand and Australia.World Boxing says it wants to "keep boxing at the heart of the Olympic movement

Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the US Open men's singles final to win a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title.

20, popularly known as the Big Three.Meanwhile, Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Erin Routliffe of New

Zealand won the women's doubles title, defeating Laura Siegemund of Germany and Vera Zvonareva of Russia

Romania claimed two gold medals on the final day of the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade as The Netherlands added two further titles to cement their place at the top of the overall standings.

Wagner and Sophia Vitas placed third in 6:50.45.They qualified boats for the Olympics along with France, New

Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Australia, China and The Netherlands."

final day including one for Karolien Florijn who retained her women’s single sculls crown in 7:14.35.New

6:13.41.The other Olympic qualifiers are Italy, China, Spain, Romania, Germany, Norway, France and New

single sculls titles after winning in 6:38.08.Dutchman Simon van Dorp took silver in 6:39.26, with New

After two silver medals and one bronze, Canadian Ryan Bester claimed men’s singles gold at the World Bowls Championships for the first time with a 21-16 win against Ireland’s Gary Kelly on the Gold Coast.

and Scotland’s Iain McLean.The women’s triples final saw a Trans-Tasman battle as Australia overcame New

Zealand 15-9.The Australian trio of Dawn Hayman, Lynsey Clarke, playing in her final international lawn

flying start.Australia put themselves in a strong position as they lead 9-2 after seven ends, before New

Football Australia chief executive James Johnson has issued a plea for bigger venues to be used for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane and upgrades to be made to help boost the country’s bid to stage the 2034 FIFA World Cup.

viewership records.More than 1.9 million fans flocked to venues to watch the tournament across Australia and New

Zealand - breaking the previous record of 1.35 million set at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.Johnson