Overall leaders the United States and second-placed New Zealand both recorded victories as the World

The US, who have a seven-point lead over New Zealand at the top of the standings, opened their Hong Kong

39-7 in Pool D.England overcame Wales 36-19 in the other match in the group as Dan Norton became the new

all-time leading World Rugby Sevens Series try-scorer.New Zealand were in good form today as they beat

 "We're looking to build even more, bring in a lot of new players and show everyone that our programme

With a fusillade of fireworks and "Bollywood" cheerleaders, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is in full cry. The cricket season in England has also begun and will feature the ICC men’s World Cup, which begins on May 30.

The result is a type of cricket which has won many new supporters to the game, some of whom had never

The concept spread to Australia, New Zealand, the West Indies and South Africa.Meanwhile, Rothmans was

religious lobby in Britain remained strong in the late 60s.Rothmans hoped to become involved in the new

it had become an authentic World Cup with competitions held on the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New

Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies.It has come a long way since 1975, when Prince Philip was

United States captain Madison Hughes has admitted it is a "dream" for his team to be top of the World Rugby Sevens Series standings going into the latest event on the calendar in Hong Kong this weekend.

The US have a seven-point lead over nearest challengers New Zealand prior to the Hong Kong Sevens, which

Qualifier in Hong Kong @OfficialKRU v @unionargentina @brasilrugby v Kazakhstan @Scotlandteamv Papua New

Scotland and Japan.France, Argentina, Canada and invitational side Portugal comprise Pool B, while New

Zealand, Fiji, Australia and Kenya clash in Pool C at the Hong Kong Stadium.Hong Kong is also hosting

quarter-final places with 100 per cent records.They will be joined by Argentina, Kazakhstan, Scotland, Papua New

London 2012 and Rio 2016 Paralympic swimming champion Mary Fisher has been appointed to the Paralympics New

Zealand (PNZ) Board.

 "For over a decade, representing New Zealand in Para swimming took up the majority of my waking

Zealand Board.Full release : https://t.co/wbCMj1JaSJIt is a privilege to have you on our Board Mary.

 He was the team captain for the New Zealand team at both Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000,Sowden provided

 He then was operations manager for the New Zealand team at Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London

2012.The PNZ AGM also celebrated the achievements of New Zealand Paralympians over the past 18 months

Germany's Jana Fischer took the women's snowboard cross title at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Ski World Junior Championships in Reiteralm.

fissnowboard) April 1, 2019The 17-year-old had taken silver at the 2018 edition of the competition in New

Zealand and had been hoping to upgrade to gold.He had to make do with another silver medal, however,

Members of the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) have approved a series of proposals to reform the body’s governance structure, including the appointment of three independent directors, following a "rigorous two-and-a-half-year process".

statement, the RILF revealed the changes were unanimously approved by "all members who voted", with the new

must be nominated by the RFL, while one APRLC director must be nominated by the ARLC and one from the New

Zealand Rugby League, who separately will have a second director for a transitional period of three

years," the RILF said.A further change will see a new membership policy adopted later this year following

New Zealand – the world's number one team – have been drawn in Group A for the Men’s Softball World Championship

groups of eight for the tournament, set to take place between June 13 and 23 in Prague and Brod.Joining New

Zealand in Group A are the hosts, as well as Japan – ranked third in the world – Argentina, Mexico,

and strengthen the game as a worldwide sport, both in men's and women’s branches.The hosts will face New

Zealand in the opening match of the Championship, starting a sequence of 72 games across 11 days.The

George Koloamatangi – chairman of the newly-formed board of the Tonga National Rugby League – has vowed to "capitalise" on the Pacific nation's success at international level.

semi-finals of the Rugby League World Cup in 2017, where they suffered a 20-18 defeat to England in the New

Zealand city of Auckland."

 Tonga will also this year play in the inaugural Oceania Cup having been pitted against New Zealand

group in the competition.Kristian Woolf's men are also due to face Great Britain Lions in Hamilton, New

Zealand on October 26."

Hosts Australia qualified for both finals as last-four clashes were played at the International Swimming Federation Water Polo Intercontinental Cup today in Perth.

matches were also played to determine final finishing positions.In the women's event, Kazakhstan beat New

Zealand 14-12 and Japan saw off South Africa 12-7.Men's matches saw Argentina down South Africa 12-6

and China beat New Zealand 11-8.The winning countries will meet for fifth place tomorrow with the losers

short-distance racing with an appearance at the International Triathlon Union (ITU) Triathlon World Cup in New

 He will start his qualification campaign in New Zealand venue New Plymouth, the third stop of the

New Plymouth is a race I’ve always liked and I have great memories from 2008 and 2014, when I raced there

New Zealand's Nicole Van Der Kaay will be cheered on by the home crowd in the women's competition at

the ITU Triathlon World Cup in New Plymouth ©Getty ImagesChallenging Gomez in the men's competition will

 Sam Ward, silver medallist at last year's New Plymouth competition, will hope to make the most

The World Men’s Curling Championship will celebrate its 60th anniversary when Canadian city Lethbridge hosts the 2019 edition across the coming nine days.

while South Korea and the Netherlands were the first teams to reach the World Championships through the new

World Qualification Event, which debuted in Naseby in New Zealand in January.Following tomorrow's Opening

Hosts Australia were joined by Canada, Japan and Kazakhstan in qualifying for the men’s World League super final as action continued today at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Water Polo Intercontinental Cup at HBF Stadium in Perth.

finish needed to secure their passage to the super final in Serbian capital Belgrade.Australia beat New

Zealand 15-4, while Canada pipped China 11-10 in a controversial finish.China shot a fraction of a second

defeated Kazakhstan 16-5 and now face a last-four encounter with Australia, 15-4 victors at the expense of New

China claimed a thrilling 16-15 win over Kazakhstan today but still missed out on first place in Group B of the men’s event at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Water Polo World League Intercontinental Cup in Perth.

Kazakhstan’s Maxin Zhardan, was blocked.Argentina claimed third spot in Group B with a 14-9 victory over New

downing South Africa 19-6.Japan clinched second with a 13-10 victory over Canada.The United States beat New

Zealand 20-3 to secure top spot in Group A of the women's event ©Russell McKinnon/FINAThe quarter-finals

the women's event, the United States secured first place in Group A with an impressive 20-3 win over New

Zealand take on Australia in the other two last-eight ties.

Australia’s men’s team forced a penalty shoot-out to beat Japan 17-15 on the second day of action at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Water Polo World League Intercontinental Cup in Perth.

impressive fashion.China bounced back from their surprise 14-13 loss against Argentina yesterday to beat New

Zealand 14-7.

March 27, 2019In the women’s event, Zihan Zhao netted six goals as China cruised to a 24-7 win over New

Zealand to open their Group A points tally.World League champions United States made it two victories

British Cycling has announced what it describes as an "innovative restructure" of its sprint programme, with the aim of delivering medals at Tokyo 2020 and beyond.

why we are looking to Justin [Grace] - who has worked in high performance systems in Great Britain, New

Zealand and France and knows what it takes to win medals - to take a fresh look at what we do,” Park