Chinese Taipei picked up their first three points of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia after thrashing Malaysia 13-2 in Abu Dhabi today.

to third place in the round-robin standings behind leaders Singapore and second-placed Thailand.New Zealand

Thailand after a shoot-out ©IIHFEarlier in the day, Jamie Kaisser scored the only goal of the shoot-out as New

Zealand edged Thailand 1-0.The Kiwis sit in fourth spot with Malaysia bottom of the pile.

 Action in Abu Dhabi is due to continue tomorrow with Singapore facing Chinese Taipei and New Zealand

The Netherlands’ women’s team came from a goal down to storm to a 7-1 win over the United States and return to the top of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League standings in style in front of a full house at HC Rotterdam.

pushing Argentina down into second just one day after Las Leonas had themselves taken top spot by beating New

Zealand in Rosario.The Netherlands have claimed 85.71 per cent of the points available to them compared

Singapore extended their lead at the top of the table in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia in Abu Dhabi today with a 5-2 win over Malaysia.

opening day Singapore produced one of two surprise results by defeating the 2018 silver medallists, New

Zealand under-18, 5-2.Earlier in the day reigning champions Chinese Taipei were beaten 3-2 by Thailand.Tomorrow

is due to see matches between New Zealand and Thailand, and Chinese Taipei and Malaysia.The IIHF Challenge

Germany's Tim Fischer and Fabian Graf got off to a perfect start in the men's skiff - 49er as the first ever Hempel World Cup Series event in Italy began in Genoa with racing in the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17, due to conclude on Saturday (April 20).

the day's races in the blue fleet and were the standout performers on day one.In the yellow fleet, New

smooth sailing in the United States for the Brazilians as they were initially off the pace against New

Molly Meech, but they overcame a huge deficit in the medal race to upset the odds.The Brazilian and New

Zealand rivalry goes back to Rio 2016, where Grael and Kunze clinched gold by just two seconds in the

Umpires for the bowls tournament at this year's Pacific Games in Samoa have been trained following a two-day workshop in Apia. 

 Helen Stallard, administration and events manager from Bowls New Zealand, ran the workshop for

While there are two international umpires coming from New Zealand, the rest of the umpires and markers

four for women.Samoa will compete for the medals with Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Norfolk Islands, Papua New

won eight medals, including four golds to finish ahead of the Cook Islands with two gold and Papua New

Taekwondo New Zealand (TNZ) has announced its team for the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, scheduled

the largest and youngest teams NZ has sent to the World Championships in recent years and Taekwondo New

Zealand would like to congratulate all these athletes and wish them the very best for the challenging

from May 15 to 19, will be Corey Shaw, Kane Watene, Marie Ryder, Clark Burns and Mike Hennessy.New Zealand

will have a nine-strong team at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester ©Taekwondo New

Tanoa Samoa Clothing Co. has become the latest sponsor of this year's Pacific Games in Samoa. 

have been blessed over the years with the expansion of our business in the Pacific region, including New

Zealand and Hawaii, and we wish to share these blessings with our people."

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has expressed its sadness at the passing of the country’s first-ever

s history with her story and contribution to sport helping to pave the way for generations of young New

Zealand as a national hero.She was New Zealand’s 76th Olympian and only its ninth-ever female one.

Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990."

She was a treasured member of the New Zealand team and is one of our greatest ever athletes, she will

Zealand Olympic team events where she took the time to talk to and inspire those around her.In 2013,

There were surprises on the opening day of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia in Abu Dhabi as reigning champions Chinese Taipei lost 3-2 to Thailand, the bronze medallists in 2018.

Wu Fang-Chi and Kuo Yi-Ting.A second upset occurred in another top division match as Singapore beat New

Zealand under-18s, the 2018 silver medallists, 5-2.Next up for Singapore tomorrow will be the fifth

A penalty in the final seconds by Selvyn Davids completed a dramatic fightback by South Africa that denied Fiji back-to-back World Rugby Sevens titles in Singapore.

nbsp;Fiji, now on 142 points, have cut the United States’ lead at the top to just three points with New

Zealand third on 130.Given the complexion of the World Series standings going into the tournament, the

United States, Fiji and New Zealand had the potential to secure qualification for Tokyo 2020.However

Paralympic star Deepa Malik has been announced as the recipient of the New Zealand Prime Minister's Sir

sealed silver in the shot put F53 at Rio 2016.As reported by The Economic Times, Malik will travel to New

Zealand to meet Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, make visits to Paralympic sporting organisations, speak

I feel absolutely humbled and blessed to be able to represent the essence of New India, for the bilateral

programme has been running since 2008.Its aim is to "strengthen the relationship between India and New

Zealand by showcasing the different aspects of the warm friendship between the two countries", according

winning streak in the women's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League with a 3-1 victory against New

Zealand at Estadio Mundialista in Rosario.

enabling them to move level with the Netherlands at the top of the standings.Argentina's men edged past New

Zealand 4-3.

in the opening two minutes before Maico Casella and Martin Ferreiro made it 3-0.Argentina defeated New

Zealand 4-3 in the men's FIH Pro League ©Getty ImagesSam Lane then scored twice for the Kiwis but Frederico

United States were among four teams to progress to the quarter-finals of the World Rugby Sevens with unbeaten records in Singapore.

B.Australia topped the standings with three successes, which included a 22-17 victory over Argentina.New Zealand

quarter-finals, while Australia take on England.The highlight could be the meeting between Fiji and New

Zealand.New Zealand are unable to secure Olympic qualification this weekend after England progressed

Casper Wolf of the Netherlands achieved the highest qualification score in the men's big air competition at the International Ski Federation (FIS) World Junior Freestyle Skiing Championship in Klaeppen.

heat two.Canada's William Buffey qualified first from heat one with 91.66, while Mitchell Davern of New

Zealand was the highest qualifier in heat three with 89.33.Norway's Magnus Groterud topped heat four

Some 40 players from 20 countries are set to contest the first edition of the FIFA eNations Cup in London.

Germany, Mexico and the Netherlands are among the countries represented.They will be joined by teams from New

Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Russia and the United States.As

pic.twitter.com/Ja3IvPn3Yt— #FIFAeNationsCup (@FIFAeWorldCup) April 3, 2019Spain, United States, New

Zealand, Mexico and China contest Group B, with Germany, Norway, Sweden, Argentina and Brazil locking

teams.As one of the major events in the EA SPORTS FIFA 19 Global Series, the FIFA eNations Cup is a new