Pacific Games Council (PGC) chief executive Andrew Minogue has defended housing the majority of athletes competing at this year's Pacific Games in Samoa at a church compound.

Minogue told Radio New Zealand that it was a "big advantage" to have competitors "all in one place" at

actually to have all of the athletes in one place, like we had in Port Moresby [four years ago] and in New

You see some construction being done - there's a new venue being constructed at Faleata for the netball

Home favourite Jeremy Henry is set to go in search of a seventh men's Bowls World Cup title with the 2019 edition scheduled to begin in Barrack Heights in Australia tomorrow.

the first Warilla pair to represent Australia at the same World Cup.Five-time champion Jo Edwards of New

Zealand is considered the one to beat in the women's draw.2019 World Cup... latest draws and information

The United States moved to the top of the overall standings as they retained their Las Vegas Sevens title to clinch their first triumph of the season, ending a run of four consecutive final defeats.

discipline.The US now have 98 points and sit top of the standings after five events.They are five ahead of New

Zealand, with Fiji occupying third place on 84 points."

The US overcame New Zealand 24-19 in a thrilling semi-final, while Samoa reached their first cup final

since 2016 with a 33-19 win against Argentina.New Zealand bounced back from the disappointing defeat

A decision to allow athletes from Oceania to compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou has been hailed as a major breakthrough by Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates and described as a "game changer" by an Olympic fencer.

38th Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly here yesterday, means competitors from Australia, New

Zealand and the Pacific Islands will be eligible to compete for medals in a number of sports at an event

Argentina, New Zealand, Samoa and hosts United States all progressed through to the Cup semi-finals of

quarter-finals give fans a stellar semi-final line-up tomorrow as the joint leaders on the World Series - New

Zealand and the US - will face each other while Samoa and Argentina will meet in the second contest.New

Zealand sealed top spot in Pool A with a 19-7 win over Spain before beating Pool D runners-up Fiji 19

Olympic Games.The top four teams at the end of the World Series will gain automatic qualification.New Zealand

Athletes from countries in Oceania are set to be invited to compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, it was announced here today.

 The idea of athletes from Australia and New Zealand and the Pacific countries taking part in the

Hosts Australia won six of the 10 gold medals on offer as the season-opening Paratriathlon World Cup took place in Devonport today.

in the men’s PTS5, Kate Doughty in the women’s PTS5 and Katie Kelly in the women’s PTVI.Pilbeam beat New

06:52 and France's Antoine Besse third in 1:07:04.Kelly retained her PTVI title from 2018 after her New

Zealand rival Shannon Cleave was unable to finish the race following a puncture on the cycling leg,

Argentina produced the upset of the opening day of the fifth tournament in this season's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series as they earned a late two-point victory over hosts and defending champions United States in Las Vegas.

day's work with a classy hat-trick.One of the joint World Series leaders coming into this competition - New

Zealand - started as they meant to go on in Pool A with a 33-0 win over Samoa followed by a 33-19 victory

New Zealand ranked joint 22nd with Hungary in the medal table for the 2016 Winter YOG in Lillehammer,

Bilous, the runner-up in the men's halfpipe and third-place finisher in the men's slopestyle.In all, New

Zealand had 11 competitors in five sports.The nation failed to make its way onto the medal table at

Hungary ranked joint 22nd with New Zealand in the medal table for the 2016 Winter YOG in Lillehammer,

Sam Welsford won two golds in the space of 30 minutes at the International Cycling Union Track Cycling World Championships in Poland on a day of Australian dominance.

race was held over 60 laps with Welsford making it home in front of The Netherlands' Roy Eefting and New

Laura Kenny, Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker and Ellie Dickinson timed in at 4:14.537 for silver.New Zealand

The United States will look to win a HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in front of a home crowd in Las Vegas after finishing second in the last four events this season.

The US finished second in Dubai, Cape Town, Hamilton and Sydney, losing out to Fiji and New Zealand twice

tournament as defending champions, having won last year's event in the same city.Challenging them will be New

Zealand, joint top of the Series standings with the US on 76 points.The US will be challenged by New

Zealand, who they share the top spot of the standings with ©Getty ImagesFiji will be seeking to overtake

 The hosts are set to compete in Pool B alongside France, Argentina and Kenya, while New Zealand

10 National Teqball Federations from the ONOC region: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Guam, New

Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) World Track Cycling Championships will begin in Pruszkow in Poland tomorrow without sprint sensation Kristina Vogel, after the German suffered a career ending injury in training last year.

open, with the defending champions the United States, world record holders Great Britain, Australia, New

Zealand and Italy all in with a chance.On the men's side there has been a different winner in the omnium

team pursuit Denmark have two World Cup wins, but Australia are also among the favourites having set a new

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) officials have praised the qualification system introduced for the 2019 World Cup as the governing body confirmed the 32 teams who will compete at this year's men's tournament in China.

Coast, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia will represent Africa, while Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Korea, New

Zealand, and The Philippines qualified from Asia.Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania

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