Australia and New Zealand made history by claiming the first Para gold medals at the World Bowls Championships

pic.twitter.com/Gk1zCWhk3u— Bowls Australia (@BowlsAustralia) September 2, 2023There was also Para delight for New

Zealand who overcame Scotland 14-8 in the women’s pairs gold-medal match.The two teams were locked at

South Sudan and joint hosts Japan secured historic places at the Paris 2024 Olympics today after winning their final classification round matches at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) men’s World Cup.

City in the Philippines to earn 17th place.That result, allied to the later 88-86 loss by Egypt to New

Zealand at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasy in the Philippines, was enough for a team founded 10 years

Egypt and Australia secured two Olympic quota spots each at the International Modern Pentathlon Union African and Oceania Championships in Cairo.

Paris 2024 through the African Championships, it’s a dream coming true as I am looking forward for a new

overcame compatriot Timothy Oliver to be the top Oceanian in the standings, while Naoki Toyomura of New

Zealand placed third in the region."

Increased numbers of Australian police will provide security during the Solomon Islands' staging of the Pacific Games in November and its subsequent elections in 2024, the Government has said.

cover community policing and cybersecurity.This prompted concern from the United States, Australia and New

Zealand, who called for transparency over the proposed Chinese security role.China stepped up its funding

2024".The Australian police are part of an international security contingent, which includes Fiji and New

Zealand, that arrived in December 2021 to quell anti-Government rioting and was due to leave this December.During

Four days after the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, 12 individual gold medallists took part in the main Zurich Diamond League meeting, with eight managing to produce winning performances.

clearance of 2.35m.Hamish Kerr, Commonwealth champion, took over lead with first-time clearance of 2.33m, a New

Zealand record, but was followed over the same height by the Olympic champion, who settled matters by

France overcame a slow start and eventually cruised to a second win of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup with an 82-55 defeat of Iran.

the tournament will automatically seal a place at the Games next year.Also in Group N, Mexico beat New

Zealand 108-100 in a thriller while China beat Angola 83-76 in Group M.Quezon City's Araneta Coliseum

New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) President Liz Dawson has hailed Kereyn Smith's credentials in the

Commonwealth Sport is hugely important to New Zealand and moments created at the Games have helped shape

She sees opportunities for Commonwealth Sport and the Games to create greater impact, connecting new

place in Victoria before the Australian host withdrew last month.Two previous leaders have been from New

Zealand in Arthur Porritt and Sir Alex Ross covering a period from 1950 to 1982 in successive spells

Finland has become the latest country to quit the International Boxing Association (IBA) as it seeks to join rival body World Boxing.

division.FBF's decision to leave IBA comes after an Extraordinary General Meeting of the FBF that also saw a new

Board being elected.Kirsi Korpaeus was elected as the new chairman, with Päivi Ahola and Markku Rautio

inaugural Congress is also not confirmed.World Boxing currently has 12 official members - United States, New

Zealand, Australia, GB Boxing, England Boxing, The Netherlands, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Germany,

World Boxing has claimed that more than 40 nominations have been submitted for elections at its planned inaugural Congress in November, although details are yet to be provided on who is standing or the date of the meeting.

Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Honduras and Sweden recently joined the United States, New Zealand

Papua New Guinea could face punishment from FIFA after failing to appear for the opening fixture of the

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Paris 2024 in New Zealand

The team had been scheduled to play New Zealand at the Go Media Stadium but the hosts were instead awarded

Oceania Football Confederation wishes to advise that the Papua New Guinea squad for the OFC Men's Olympic

Qualifier 2023 have been unable to travel to New Zealand," read an OFC statement."

Papua New Guinea are due to play Fiji on Saturday (September 2) but it is looking increasingly likely

that the match will not take place, although it has not been officially cancelled as of yet.New Zealand

Paralympics New Zealand is asking the country's residents to complete a virtual 40,000 kilometres round

New Zealand is planning to send a team of around 60 Paralympic athletes to Paris 2024, and it is hoped

activity to reach the symbolic 40,000km target.It is hoped this will raise awareness and visibility of New

Para cyclist Anna Taylor urged New Zealanders to "get behind your Paralympic team" ©Paralympics New ZealandNew

We couldn’t do what we do without the backing of five million New Zealanders," she said."

Last Monday (August 28) marked one year until the start of the Paralympics Games in Paris.New Zealand

Vice-presidents Chris Jenkins of Wales and Kereyn Smith of New Zealand are the two candidates to succeed

Louise is reaching the end of her maximum two four-year terms, having first been elected in Auckland in New

Zealand in 2015.The two candidates to succeed her are two of three vice-presidents in Jenkins and Smith.The

Performance and Remuneration Committee is chaired by Smith, who also stepped down from her role as New

Zealand Olympic Committee chief executive last year after 11 years.She also chairs the CGF Sports Committee

Zealand in Arthur Porritt and Sir Alex Ross covering a period form 1950 to 1982.Indian Olympic Association

The first World Bowls World Championship for almost seven years is at last taking place on the Gold Coast in Australia.

 There are set to be new champions in both men’s and women’s singles, because 2016 men's gold medallist

BowlsGuernsey’s Commonwealth Games silver medallist Lucy Beere has also travelled to Australia, while New

of England, who also won Commonwealth singles and World Championship ingles titles.Andrew Kelly of New

Zealand, the 2023 World Indoor Championships singles silver medallist, is also expected to do well.Double

Commonwealth Games gold medals ©Getty ImagesIn the women’s triples, Australia won in 2016 but have a new

The United States dominated Greece in the International Basketball Federation World Cup to advance to the second round after just two games in Manila while Spain also progressed.

in the Group C top two prior to a final fixture against bottom side Jordan on Wednesday (August 30).New

Zealand beat Jordan 95-87 in overtime, also at the Mall of Asia Arena, to set up an exciting finish

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has recruited Mānuka Pharm as its official honey partner.

Mānuka Pharm is a New Zealand-owned brand of mānuka and is part of a group that is one of the country's

We're thrilled to have Mānuka Pharm onboard as a partner of the New Zealand Team," said NZOC chief executive

Zealand's top athletes.The packaging of products in the New Zealand mānuka honey will feature the NZOC

 "There's a really nice synergy between the New Zealand Team and what we're doing at Mānuka Pharm

It's a busy time for the New Zealand team as its athletes prepare for the Paris Olympic Games and we're