Spanish duo Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodríguez and British pair Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre lead the respective men’s and women’s standings after a day of racing at the 470 World Championships on Enoshima Bay in Japan that saw the top-10 medal race line-ups decided and Tokyo 2020 nation qualification spots earned.

The six women’s nation qualification berths have gone to Poland, Australia, Brazil, The Netherlands, New

Zealand and Germany.This is thanks to the displays of seventh-ranked Poles Agnieszka Skrzypulec and

Oliveira and Ana Barbachan, 12th-ranked Dutchwomen Afrodite Zegers and Lobke Berkhout, 15th-ranked New

Rodríguez hold a one-point advantage over multiple world champions Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan of New

Zealand going into tomorrow's double points medal races.The Spaniards sit on 23 points having put two

the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup is set to get underway tomorrow, beginning in Johannesburg with the new

and Uganda play each other in a round-robin league, with the winner qualifying for the World Cup in New

The new Rugby Africa Women's Cup in South Africa marks Madagascar's debut at women's Test match level

repechage takes place in 2020.The top seven teams from Rugby World Cup 2017 - champions and 2021 hosts New

Zealand, England, United States, France, Canada, Australia and Wales - have already secured automatic

The nations competing at the test event for hockey at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games next week have been confirmed.

Zealand will contest the men's tournament, while Australia, China, Japan and India feature in the women's

competition.As well as providing competitive hockey at the new venue, the primary purpose is as a dress

men's team, currently fifth in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings.Eighth-ranked New

Zealand are bringing a strong team, including captain Blair Tarrant, who has nearly 200 international

Zealand against Japan in the men's competition.The 2020 Olympics begin on July 24, with hockey getting

The New Zealand Winter Games have announced the ambassadors for the 2019 event just over two weeks before

Winter Games NZ are are a multi-winter sports event held in New Zealand, with international competitors

 The four New Zealand athlete ambassadors have bee unveiled as the four youngest members of the

athlete Nico Porteous, winner of bronze medals in South Korea at the ages of just 16.Sadowski-Synnott was New

Nico Porteous, a Pyeongchang 2018 bronze medallist, has also been selected as an ambassador for the New

Zealand Winter Games due to start later this month ©Getty ImagesAlso selected as ambassadors are big

Powerhouses Canada and the United States both claimed huge victories on quarter-finals day at the Women's Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships.

semi-finals in much closer games.Australia pipped Japan 8-7 while England proved just too strong for New

Zealand, winning 11-9.The New Zealanders were fortunate to be playing at this stage as they lost their

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Eventing Nations Cup season is set to resume tomorrow with the historic Haras du Pin in France staging the Le Grand Complet leg.

horsemen in sports history, stunned the equestrian world by announcing his retirement after helping New

Zealand to victory at the fourth FEI Eventing Nations Cup of the season in Cappoquin in Ireland.The

Kiwis finished narrowly ahead of the hosts, with Italy beating Sweden to third place.Team New Zealand

Defending champions Switzerland began strongly in the women's quadruple sculls as the World Rowing Junior Championships opened with heats action in Tokyo.

win but they won their heat to book their place in the semi-finals.Crews from the Czech Republic and New

Zealand also claimed heat victories.In the men's quadruple sculls, the Czechs started as reigning champions

but have fielded an entirely new line-up.They reached the semi-finals as runners-up in their heat as

Germany, New Zealand and Italy rowed to race wins.In the men's double sculls, Hamish Henriques and Harrison

1,000 Kiwi athletes from 31 sports are officially targeting next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo with the New

Zealand team long list now in place.

The long list, finalised by the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) and National Federations to mark

Selection for the New Zealand Olympic team is tough," NZOC chief executive Kereyn Smith said."

Karateka Andrea Anacan is among those hoping to compete for New Zealand at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty ImagesSmith

Zealand Olympic team by the NZOC.Nomination and selection to the New Zealand team is reliant on a quota

Zealand Sports Tribunal in case of non-nomination, and may appeal to the NZOC and the New Zealand Sports

Hosts and defending champions Canada eased into the quarter-finals of the Women's Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships as they thrashed South Korea 21-2 in Peterborough.

Mexico 21-2.Germany defeated Scotland 10-7 and Wales knocked out Czech Republic 12-10.Puerto Rico pipped New

Zealand 12-11 but will not play in the quarter-finals as they are only an associate member of World

take on Germany, the US will play Wales, Australia will meet Japan and England will lock horns with New

Seven of the top eight seeds booked their place in the quarter-finals on the second day of the women's team event at the World Squash Federation Junior Championships in Kuala Lumpur.

maintain their perfect records.The two teams will meet tomorrow to determine the table topper.India beat New

Zealand 3-0 ...they'll play Hong Kong tomorrow for top sport in Pool C pic.twitter.com/Jt1ycsyaSr— WSF

Taipei 3-0 in their sole outing and the latter securing wins by the same scoreline over Ireland and New

Australia claimed a surprise win over Canada as action begun in the women’s team event at the World Squash Federation Junior Championships in Kuala Lumpur.

(@WSFworldjuniors) August 5, 2019Hong Kong triumphed in both their Pool C matches, firstly beating New

Zealand 3-0 in the afternoon and Ireland by the same scoreline in the evening.Chinese Taipei suffered

back-to-back 3-0 defeats at the hands of India and New Zealand and find themselves bottom of the standings.England

International Olympic Committee (IOC) members have often been criticised for being submissive to the leadership and rarely questioning the decisions or direction taken by the top brass.

In fact, the well-respected New Zealander proved somewhat of an antithesis to that viewpoint.Maister,

the scenes, highlights a reason why Maister’s group of crusaders was not stronger in numbers.Yet the New

World Anti-Doping Agency, Russia, the 'Anti Games' movement, and dealing with the rise and rise of 'new

action sports’ such as breakdancing, skateboarding and esports," Maister replies.The well-respected New

Zealand supports the direction the IOC is heading in under President Thomas Bach ©IOCThe "Anti Games

Last month, the chairman of the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games, Loau Solamalemalo Keneti Sio, described the participation of transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard in the over-87 kilograms event, where she won two golds, as "unfair".

They have allowed New Zealand transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to lift in the women's category

Zealand lifter heads for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

 Last Monday Reuters reported that the New Zealand based lobby group "Speak Up For Women", which

The opinions of scientists although valid, are just that, opinions," said New Zealand mountain biker

Zealand LGBTI Awards 2018 ©Getty ImagesAustralian outlet ABC reported Dr Ryan Storr, a lecturer in sports

The dust from the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup had barely settled before thoughts turned to the 2023 edition of the tournament, fuelled by the news that football’s international governing body was set to expand the competition from 24 to 32 teams.

expressed interest in hosting the tournament - Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, New

Zealand, South Africa, and a joint effort from North and South Korea.The deadline to formally bid for

Australia and Brazil have confirmed their respective bids for the 2023 Women's World Cup are unaffected by the expansion of the tournament from 24 to 32 teams.

originally planned.Nine bids were submitted - from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, New

Zealand, South Africa, and a joint effort from North and South Korea - by the initial deadline.But it