New Zealand surfer Paige Hareb has admitted she did not think she would have the chance of fulfilling

So it's an amazing opportunity and I'd love to represent New Zealand there."

Kiwi athletes have been competing in the ongoing test event schedule for Tokyo, with the New Zealand

Eight FIFA member associations have confirmed their participation in the bidding process for the 2023 Women’s World Cup, with Belgium and Bolivia dropping out.

and hosting documents" to the member associations of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, New

Zealand, South Africa and South Korea, whose bid could yet be a joint project with North Korea.They

A total of 23 countries have secured quota places at next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo, following the conclusion of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Paracanoe World Championships in Hungary.

while Russia won five.Australia, Ukraine, Germany and Brazil all qualified four boats for Tokyo 2020.New

Zealand and Portugal are set to make their Paralympic debut in the sport at Tokyo 2020, where there

The addition of three new medal events in Tokyo has been an exciting development, opening the door for

In Tokyo we will see many of the stars of Rio return, and we will also unveil new heroes, athletes who

will inspire a whole new generation of potential Paralympians."

Commonwealth Games England (CGE) chairman Ian Metcalfe has been appointed to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Executive Board, it was announced here today.

 The former rugby player, who toured New Zealand with England in 1985, winning three caps, is a

today here on the eve of the CGF General Assembly on Thursday (September 5) where elections to choose a new

New Zealand won the under-23/junior mixed relay title as the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World

place.Thorpe and Wilde were part of a young team that secured a first ever mixed relay team victory for New

Zealand at the ITU World Triathlon Series event in Edmonton last month.Their rapid rise continued in

QwdnP1gTgs @TriathlonNZ pic.twitter.com/GINzyoa4eR— TriathlonLIVE (@triathlonlive) September 1, 2019New Zealand

Germany and New Zealand won the men's and women's eight finals to book their tickets to next year's Olympic

metres mark, with Canada in second.The Australian team continued to lead through the halfway mark as the New

Zealand boat made their move.Romania trailed at the back and out of contention for Olympic qualification

of Ireland successfully defended her single sculls victory from 2018.Puspure grabbed an overlap on New

pic.twitter.com/dAneMWY6Bh— World Rowing (@WorldRowing) September 1, 2019Olivia Loe and Brooke Donoghue of New

Zealand maintained their unbeaten 2019 season with victory in the women's double sculls.They held off

Poland sprung a huge surprise as they overcame a strong field to clinch gold in the men's four race at the World Rowing Championships in Austria.

the Netherlands in 6:45.550, with Denmark a further two seconds adrift in third.In the women's pair, New

illness, to retain their men's pair title in a time of 6:42.280.Michael Brake and Thomas Murray of New

Zealand were nearly three seconds behind in the silver medal position, while Australia's Sam Hardy and

#worldrowing@RowingNZ pic.twitter.com/RLpknnW0Hm— World Rowing (@WorldRowing) August 31, 2019New Zealand

Iran has had a mixed week in the sporting world. It began with reports that the country's 40-year ban on women attending football matches is set to end in October, before culminating with an Iranian judoka causing great consternation for the International Judo Federation (IJF).

try and attend.Two fans were also removed from the FIFA Women's World Cup match between Canada and New

Zealand on June 15, having entered the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble wearing T-shirts that called for

Ricardo Batista and Beatrice Mallozzi secured junior glory at the World Triathlon Series (WTS) Grand Final with sprint finishes in Lausanne.

run began, Jessica Fullagar of France pushed the pace as Mallozzi, Arpinelli and Hannah Knighton of New

Zealand kept close attention.The efforts of Knighton and Fullagar on the bike proved costly as they

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has signed-up ANZ as an official partner.

The deal with the financial giant – the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group – comes as preparations

continue for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.New Zealand Paralympians Jesse Reynolds, a swimmer, and

Para-athletes in New Zealand will assist significantly," said PNZ chief executive Fiona Allan.

Alongside our sponsorship of the New Zealand Paralympic team, we are supporting up-and-coming athletes

through the new ANZ Paralympic Pathway Programme.

New Zealand Rugby's head of high performance Mike Anthony has revealed that star players from the country's

Salesi Rayasi and Scott Gregory.World Cup winner Sonny Bill Williams was the only All Black to appear in New

placed on top players to not make themselves available.He said he felt he had "lost the support" of New

Zealand Rugby.New Zealand's men and women won the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens titles in Gold Coast

Italy's Matteo Lodo and Giuseppe Vicino took first place in a re-run men's pair quarter-final, after the umpire launch collided with the Polish team at the World Rowing Championships in Austria.

quarter-final, leading from start to finish before crossing in 7:08.740.Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler of New

Zealand, who have recorded the fastest time this year, won the fourth race in 7:07.360.Germany's Jonathan

The Netherlands and China qualified the first boats for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo, after winning their heats in the women's quadruple sculls at the World Rowing Championships in Austria.

earned victory in the second heat as Chen Yunxia, Zhang Ling, Lyu Yang and Cui Xiaotong clocked 6:18.12.New

Zealand were second and Britain did enough for third.The top three in each heat qualified for the final

6:07.04.The American crew were followed by Australia and Russia, second and third, respectively.New Zealand

Brazil's Olympic champions Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze started in style at the Sailing World Cup in Enoshima, winning both of their races in the 49erFX class.

Nishidai winning the latter for hosts Japan to top the charts.Paul Snow-Hansen and Daniel Willcox of New

Zealand won the men's race to position themselves as the early leaders.Britain's Ben Saxton and Nicola

Women's double sculls defending champions Milda Valčiukaitė and Ieva Adomavičiūtė of Lithuania finished a disappointing fourth in their heat at the World Rowing Championships in Austria.

 Current world silver medallists Brooke Donoghue and Olivia Loe of New Zealand triumphed in heat