Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has announced a new programme to help young people get into Para sport.

to 18, and organisations that provide Para sport equipment, facilities and coaching.They hope the "New

nine-time gold medal winning swimmer Sophie Pascoe ©Getty ImagesApplications are open until June 26 at 5pm New

Zealand time, and details can be found here."

Sport and Recreation to provide an opportunity to grow participation and development of para sport in New

Zealand," PNZ chief executive Fiona Allan said.

Hosts Argentina roared to a superb 47-26 victory over defending champions France as pool play concluded at the World Rugby Under-20 Championship.

of bonus points saw them end on a total of nine points, with the top two on 11.South Africa defeated New

Zealand to win their pool as the Kiwis were knocked out ©Getty ImagesThe hosts won the group on points

difference as they reached a third semi-final at the competition.In Pool C, South Africa beat New Zealand

cruel late blow as a collapsed maul allowed Sanele Nohamba to kick a South African penalty which denied New

It was massive game for us, and credit to the New Zealand side, they pushed us all the way," said South

Germany's women claimed a crucial 2-1 victory over Belgium to move to the brink of the Grand Final in the International Hockey Federation Pro League.

 Leaders The Netherlands - who defeated New Zealand 3-2 today - have already qualified alongside

The Dutch women opened up a 2-0 lead over New Zealand in the second quarter with Kelly Jonker volleying

home from close range and Felice Albers then netting at HC Den Bosch.New Zealand refused to buckle and

Strictly speaking, the New Zealand men's individual pursuit record set by multiple world and Olympic

Zealand chose not to select the man who had swapped rowing for cycling in the wake of his second successive

Unsurprisingly, despite being assured that he still had a shot at getting into the New Zealand team pursuit

Zealand ©Getty ImagesBoth have Olympic golds from London 2012 and Rio 2016.

New Zealand eight along with Hamish Bond as it makes its international debut in Poland this month ©Getty

ImagesThe New Zealand eight - sixth in the Rio 2016 Games final - finished last in the repechage

The world's number-one ranked side, New Zealand, will begin the defence of their title tomorrow when

The draw for the football competition at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games has been made, with a minor error swiftly rectified.

swap was carried out in the match schedules between the groups.Group A features hosts Samoa, Tonga, New

Zealand under-23s, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.Eleven teams are set to compete in the men's competition

are joined in Group A by Fiji, the second highest-ranked team in the competition, alongside Tonga, New

Caledonia and American Samoa.Papua New Guinea are the highest-ranked side in the women’s event and are

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Women's World Cup history ©Getty ImagesEuropean champions The Netherlands faced a tough battle against New

Zealand in their first match of the tournament ©Getty ImagesJill Roord scored a last minute winner for

An unwanted record for organisers of the Cricket World Cup in England and Wales was broken today as Sri Lanka's clash with Bangladesh became the third to be washed out.

Cricket World Cup.The previous highest number of games called off was two, in 1992 in Australia and New

Zealand and in 2003, a tournament co-hosted by South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe.The match at Bristol

over the next two days.Australia are scheduled to play Pakistan in Taunton tomorrow before India face New

Zealand at Trent Bridge on Thursday (June 13).The forecast is better for Friday (June 14), when England

A group of 47 athletes will represent New Zealand in seven sports at next month's Summer Universiade

athletics, including Aaron Booth, winner of a bronze medal in the decathlon at the 2017 edition in Taipei - New

Zealand also represented in archery, taekwondo, judo, artistic gymnastics and tennis in the Games which

 The Summer Universiade has proved to be a springboard for a number of New Zealand's sport stars

 Rio 2016 Olympic pole vault bronze medallist Eliza McCartney had previously competed for New Zealand

Zealand at a world class multi-sport competition that mirrors the Olympic environment," said New Zealand's

Germany moved into the top four of the men's International Hockey Federation Pro League with a 3-1 home win over Spain in Krefeld.

with a men's and women's double header between Germany and Belgium, while the Netherlands women host New

Zealand.

Women's number one seed Raneem El Welily reached the semi-finals of the 2019 Professional Squash Association World Tour Finals after battling back from a set down against France's Camille Serme in Cairo.

Evans meanwhile, kept her hopes of qualification alive by beating Joelle King to all but eliminate the New

Egypt's Karim Abdel Gawad geared up for his clash with top ranked Ali Farag with a straight sets win over New

ranked Ali Farag tomorrow with a straight sets win over Paul Coll.The Egyptian beat the fifth seed from New

Zealand 11-5, 13-11.Second seed Mohamed El Shorbagy moved himself to the verge of the semi-finals after

Vaughan Wyber has been re-elected unopposed for a third year as chairman of Baseball New Zealand (BNZ

nbsp;The Tuatara joined the Australian Baseball League for the first time in the 2018-2019 season.New Zealand

are hoping to qualify for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo ©Baseball New ZealandWyber will also oversee

New Zealand's attempt to qualify for Tokyo 2020 when the sport makes its return to the Olympic programme

mother club of the sport and its governing body in Scotland, have announced Graham Lindsay as their new

Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, New

Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United States and Wales.Graham Lindsay will oversee

The Netherlands booked their place in the Grand Final of the women's International Hockey Federation Pro League as they beat Belgium for the second time in two days.

will reach the Grand Final.In the other women's game played today, Germany claimed a 2-1 home win over New

Zealand at Crefelder Hockey und Tennis Club in Krefeld.The Dutch men also triumphed in their contest

had finished all-square at 2-2 at the end of normal time.Germany also needed a shootout to get past New

Zealand as they won by the same scoreline following a thrilling 3-3 draw.Australia are top of the men's

New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) President Mike Stanley has hailed the contribution to women's sport

Corlett – née Williams – wrote her name into New Zealand's Olympic history books when she won a

 "She was a truly humble and great New Zealander, who was deeply passionate about sport and young

Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen's Birthday Honours List ©Getty ImagesAfter her athletics career,

 New Zealand's women's sevens captain Sarah Hirini was also recognised, made a member of the New

Zealand Order of Merit – MNZM – for services to rugby."