Defending champions France include four of last year's winners in their squad for the World Rugby under-20 Championship 2019, set to start tomorrow in Rosario and Santa Fe in Argentina and runs until June 22.

victories.Australia, winners of the Oceania Rugby under-20 Championship last weekend with a 24-0 defeat of New

Zealand, will be captained by Fraser McReight, one of their eight returning players from 2018.Another

Getty ImagesThe latest Championship follows the successful Americas Rugby Championship 2019, which set new

, hosts Argentina have capped the most under-20 Championship graduates with 67, including Los Pumas new

Brazil have qualified for the women's rugby sevens competition at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo after winning the Sudamericano Femenino title.

fourth nation to qualify for the women's sevens tournament at the Olympics, following the United States, New

Zealand and hosts Japan.They had topped Pool A after big wins over Venezuela, Guatemala, Paraguay and

Andrea Pinamonti's Panenka penalty gave Italy a 1-0 victory over hosts Poland in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup round of 16.

Argentina or Mali in the quarter-final on July 7 in Tychy.Andres Reyes scored Colombia's opener against New

Zealand ©Getty ImagesIn the later kick-off at Lodz Stadium, Colombia fought their way past New Zealand

of play on 11 minutes after Andres Reyes glanced a header inside the far post from a free kick.But New

Zealand equalised 10 minutes before halftime when Elijah Just poked home Liberato Cacace's low cross.In

Italy's Mario Scarzella was re-elected first vice-president of World Archery as the governing body awarded its 2021 World Championships to Yankton in the United States on the final day of its Congress in the Netherlands.

as Chiu Ping-kun of Chinese Taipei, Dominican Republic's Barbara Hernandez and Susanne Wormersley of New

Zealand failed with their respective bids.The four successful candidates were elected in the first round

their semi-final against the United States at the season's final event in Paris before going on to beat New

Zealand in the final.

champions beat them 33-14 at Stade Jean Bouin.Fiji then rounded things off with a 35-24 victory over New

Zealand, who were destined to finish third in the Series whatever the result,For Fiji, it was the sixth

pic.twitter.com/4hWc0EkDro— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) June 2, 2019New Zealand had earned their

four spots up for grabs for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – in order to join Fiji, the United States and New

Zealand they needed only to take to the pitch to secure fourth place in the Series.South Africa took

Hungary, China and France produced shock results at the International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint World Cup in Duisburg on a day when two favoured home crews, and Canada’s expected winners of the women’s C2 500 metres, took unfamiliar silver.

waited a long time to return to the top of the podium, but in the absence of the powerful Hungarian and New

Zealand boats today they beat France and Poland to gold.Poland’s Anna Puławska broke through for her

Fiji and the United States, separated by just two points at the top of the World Rugby Sevens Series leaderboard, both reached tomorrow’s quarter-finals of the final event of the season in Paris with perfect records.

next opponents will be France, who finished second in Pool D after losing their final game 10-17 to New

2019They will now face Kenya.The two other quarter-finals will feature Argentina against Pool D winners New

Zealand, and South Africa against Samoa.The four spots up for grabs at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

are now decided, with Fiji, the United States and New Zealand joined by South Africa, who needed only

The Netherlands consolidated their lead at the top of the women's International Hockey Federation Pro League standings as they beat Britain to secure their seventh straight victory.

 "We had a new press and that was what we were getting used to.

 "That went well but we must analyse it and get better.”New Zealand kept their hopes of reaching

to a 3-0 win away at the United States.Tarryn Davey, Shiloh Gloyn and Olivia Merry got the goals for New

Zealand at Spooky Nook Sports in Lancaster as they recorded their fifth win from 12 Pro League matches

Australia and New Zealand began their 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup campaigns

Reigning champions Australia saw off Afghanistan in Bristol by eight wickets after New Zealand had earlier

caught cutting with Australia requiring three to win, again to the enjoyment of the English fans.New Zealand

in a 10-wicket victory ©Getty ImagesWarner saw the Aussies home with a score of 89 not out.Earlier, New

opener Dimuth Karunaratne resisted, carrying his bat for 52 not out.Matt Henry was the pick of the New

Zealand bowlers, with three wickets including two in two balls.At one stage Sri Lanka lost five wickets

Baseball New Zealand chief executive Ryan Flynn has stepped down from his position, according to the

New Zealand Herald.

American Flynn, who moved to New Zealand in September 2009 on an initial three-month trial, is credited

— Huw Beynon (@huw_beynon) May 20, 2019Previously rank outsiders, New Zealand had climbed as high as

John Fellet, an adviser to Baseball New Zealand's Board of Directors, will take on the chief executive

South Korea are through to the last 16 of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Poland after ending Argentina’s unblemished start with a deserved 2-1 win at Tychy Stadium.

first two round-of-16 ties are scheduled for Sunday (June 2).Italy face Poland before Colombia meet New

Zealand.

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has held the second community event as part of its Celebration Project,

where over the next 12 months in the build-up to Tokyo 2020, the achievements of New Zealand’s 209 Paralympians

Six New Zealand Paralympians, their families and friends, PNZ commercial partners and business leaders

 Among them was Brian Froggatt, who represented New Zealand in both Para athletics and Para powerlifting

When I was selected for the New Zealand Paralympic team, people were donating money all the time to help

To date, New Zealand has competed at 24 Paralympic Games and won 221 medals.PNZ is due to stage a further

Board, New Zealand Chambers of Commerce and Toyota New Zealand.

Two points separate Fiji and the United States at the top of the World Rugby Sevens Series leaderboard ahead of the final event of the season in Paris.

 Pool B features Australia, South Africa, Wales and Kenya, with France, New Zealand, Scotland and

four spots up for grabs at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are effectively decided, with Fiji, the US and New

Zealand having booked their places.South Africa just need to take to the field in Paris to qualify.Pool

Uruguay ended Group C with a 100 per cent record after earning a 2-0 victory against New Zealand at the

the match at Lodz Stadium already assured of round-of-16 berths and they sought to rest players with New

Zealand making nine changes and Uruguay eight to the teams that started on Monday (May 27).Uruguay looked

German city Duisburg is ready to host the second leg of the 2019 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Sprint World Cup series this weekend with the return of the number one Spanish team and competition within some nations for places at this year’s World Championships set to guarantee top-class racing.

1,000m gold medallist, José Ramón Pelier Córdova, is a non-starter this weekend.Lisa Carrington and her New

Zealand K4 team-mates have returned home, but there is still no shortage of world champions and Olympic