Paralympic champions Australia recorded a second successive victory in their bid to win the World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge in Tokyo.

move top of the pool.The United States moved level with Australia on two wins from two by defeating New

Zealand 60-40 in the day's evening match.

World Sailing's chief executive, having notified the Board of Directors that he will be taking on a new

 Last week Hunt was criticised for getting involved directly in negotiations with the New Zealand

 The defending champions Emirates Team New Zealand accused Hunt of trying to unfairly get a substantial

presentation as chief executive of World Sailing last year, has stepped down from his post to take up a new

his unwavering commitment to the sport over the past few years and I wish Andy every success in his new

boosting its commercial attractiveness and building the Team GB brand.However, that failed to yield new

Czech Republic, Denmark and Norway all won today to remain tied for first place in Group B at the World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen, with the Danes having claimed a playoff spot.

still yet to do so with a mixed head-to-head ranking.Today's other match in Group B saw Poland beat New

Zealand 12-1 to move into fourth place outright, ahead of Wales.Defending champions Canada became the

Three-time team sprint world champions Ethan Mitchell, Sam Webster and Eddie Dawkins were victorious on home soil at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill.

The trio won in their favoured event at SIT Zero Fees Velodrome, clocking 42.508sec.Only New Zealand

colours.Jordan Kerby, seen here riding for Australia, won gold for New Zealand ©Getty ImagesKeliand

won silver, with bronze going to Joshua Harrison, representing club team South Australian Sport.New Zealand

Zealand for bronze.Plouffe did enjoy success in the women's scratch, with Rushlee Buchanan of New Zealand

Zealand missed out in 33.540, and Australia also beat the hosts as second teams battled for bronze.

The "super over" is to continue in international limited overs matches but International Cricket Council (ICC) officials have decided to modify the ruling in the wake of criticism following the men’s World Cup final in July.

 England celebrate winning the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup following an exciting victory over New

Zealand ©Getty ImagesIn group matches only one "super over" will be played and, if the scores are still

level, the match will be tied and points shared.In the World Cup final at Lord's in London, England and New

Zealand both scored 15 in their super over, but England lifted the trophy on countback because they

 New Zealand lost fewer wickets as both sides totalled 241 .When the men's World Cup was first staged

Egyptian pair Ali Farag and Nouran Gohar have been confirmed as qualifiers for the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour Finals after claiming silverware at the recently concluded US Open.

finalist Tarek Momen of Egypt sits in third on 2,250 points, with Open de France champion Paul Coll of New

Zealand close behind on 1,900.Mohamed ElShorbagy and Ali Farag are the top two in the men's standings

Open de France win.American Amanda Sobhy, Egypt's Hania El Hammamy, England's Sarah-Jane Perry and New

Holders Canada extended their winning start at the World Mixed Curling Championship to four matches after edging Hong Kong in Aberdeen today.

loss.All three countries picked up a win today, with the Czechs beating Croatia 12-2, the Danes defeating New

Zealand 6-3 and the Norwegians overcoming Poland 6-4.Czech Republic are in a three-way tie for first

Biathlon athlete Campbell Wright has been named on New Zealand's team for next year's Winter Youth Olympic

It’s going to be awesome to be part of the New Zealand team and I can't wait to compete in Lausanne."

Wright spends European winters training in Italy and competing around Europe.When in New Zealand, he

Wright was named Snow Sports New Zealand cross-country skier of the year in 2016.

 It was the first time a biathlon athlete from New Zealand had been on the podium at a major European

We look forward to seeing him represent New Zealand in Lausanne in January."

Riders from hosts New Zealand and Australia will do battle at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships

champions.Three-time team sprint world champions Ethan Mitchell, Sam Webster and Eddie Dawkins will represent New

Zealand on home soil, in one of the southernmost cities in the world.They will be joined by reigning

Zealand on December 6.Reigning scratch world champion Sam Welsford will ride for Australia ©Getty ImagesRiders

teams have worked hard over the winter in building a base for the upcoming track season," said Cycling New

New Zealand's high performance director Martin Barras."

Scotland were sent crashing out of the 2019 Rugby World Cup as hosts Japan won a thrilling Pool A clash to book their place in the quarter-finals in Yokohama.

losses from four matches.Pool winners England are due to take on Australia in the quarter-finals, with New

Zealand and Ireland contesting the other last eight match.Canada's pool B match with Namibia was postponed

From a sporting perspective it was good to see Japan’s match against Scotland take place at the Rugby World Cup today.

Zealand, wiped out by the weather.Italian captain Sergio Parisse fired a barb at World Rugby for their

Of course, safety is the priority, but maybe they say: 'New Zealand versus Italy, eight million times

New Zealand are going to win'.

Sergio Parisse believes World Rugby have been unfair to his team by cancelling their match against New

©Getty ImagesThe Italian suggested had the tables been turned and had New Zealand had required a victory

While Typhoon Hagibis is stressing out Rugby World Cup organisers, a spread-betting firm could also be counting a heavy cost.

this weekend due to the impending weather chaos.The games involving England and France (Pool C) and New

Zealand and Italy (Pool) B have been cancelled, with both teams awarded two points as part of a 0-0

Canada will begin their World Mixed Curling Championship title defence tomorrow as competition gets underway in the Scottish city of Aberdeen.

 They are joined by Andorra, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, New Zealand, Poland and Wales.In

History was made at Tehran's Azadi Stadium as 4,600 women were permitted entry for the first time in almost 40 years to watch Iran's FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier against Cambodia.

Many are heralding a new dawn for female sports fans in Iran, but Amnesty International has hit out at

criticised during the Women's World Cup when two fans were removed from a match between Canada and New

Zealand, having entered the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble wearing tee-shirts that called for Iranian women

Kenya's women's rugby sevens team has been given an Olympic boost ahead of this weekend's Rugby Africa Women's Sevens tournament, with South Africa confirming they will not send a team to Tokyo 2020.

New Zealand, the United States, Canada and Australia secured their places at Tokyo 2020 in the 2018-19