Vanuatu will not send either a rugby league or indoor volleyball team to this year’s Pacific Games in Samoa after a mix up over travel arrangements. 

According to Radio New Zealand (RNZ), the Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee

World champion Jess Fox of Australia finished first in the C1 and second in the K1 women's qualifying events in front of a home crowd at the Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships in Sydney.

119.25sec.The next two highest scores were recorded by France's Lucie Baudu with 122.70 and Luuka Jones of New

Zealand with 123.18.Competitors from outside Oceania are able to compete but cannot win continental

The Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk next month will begin the 60-year anniversary celebrations of global Games organised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). But the seeds of international student sport were sown 100 years ago.

(PUC) .The CIE announced that in 1923 there would be a "Meeting Internationale Universitaire" at a new

The first meeting of this new body was arranged for October among the dreaming spires of Oxford in England

The new stadium was nearly full.

Zealand.

Like Paddock before him, he too completed the sprint double.The IOC were well aware of the new student

Defending champions Canada joined Scotland in the semi-finals of the men's tournament at the World Junior Curling Championships as they beat Sweden in Liverpool.

two places in the semi-finals remain up for grabs, with Norway, Switzerland, the United States and New

Zealand all in contention.China moved clear at the top of the women's standings by thrashing Switzerland

The Sir Owen Glenn Olympic Legacy fund has been formally established with a signing ceremony held at Olympic House in Auckland.

The event, attended by the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) Board, New Zealand's International Olympic

Committee (IOC) members and members of the New Zealand Team's Tokyo Leadership Group, marked an increase

Zealand businessman and philanthropist, donated NZD$2 million NZD$3 million (£1.5 million/$2 million

Zealand Olympic Committee."

The money will also be used to benefit the New Zealand Olympic Women's Leadership Academy, which lends

Last year’s runners up Scotland have become the first men’s team to gain a place in the play-offs at the World Junior Championships in Liverpool with an 8-6 victory over Switzerland.

champions Canada, who beat Germany 8-6; Norway, who saw off Italy 10-6; and the United States, who defeated New

Zealand 8-3.The Scots did not have it all their own way today, going into the eighth end 5-3 behind.The

Team Blue beat Team White 137-135, in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) annual #GlobalGirlsGame.

 The first contest went ahead in New Zealand, which ended 2-1 to Team White, while the event ended

unbeaten start to the men's tournament at the World Junior Curling Championships with victory over New

Zealand in Liverpool.

Whyte, followed up their triumph over defending champions and hosts Canada last night by overcoming New

Zealand 6-2 at the Queen’s Place Emera Centre in the city in Nova Scotia.

thrashing Italy 10-3.The reigning champions are locked in a five-way tie for second place, joining Norway, New

Zealand, Switzerland and the United States on a record of three wins and two defeats."

Scotland took sole control of top spot in the men’s round robin standings at the World Junior Curling Championships by earning another two victories in Liverpool.

Scotland earning a crucial point in an extra end to triumph 8-7.Scotland are followed by Norway and New

Zealand in the standings, with both teams having three wins and one defeat.New Zealand’s unbeaten start

Malaysia and United Arab Emirates enjoyed comfortable victories as the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's Qualifier Asia in Bangkok.

to be held from from May 6 until 11 and consisting of the host country, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Papa New

21 to March 8 in 2020, while the Cricket World Cup is taking place from January 30 to February 28 in New

Zealand.

Tahiti have expressed concerns over accommodation for Samoa 2019 following a visit from their delegation in advance of the Pacific Games.

all athletes in hotels.Tahiti Olympic Committee vice-president Charles Villierme has suggested the new

by the country's Methodist Church would house athletes at the Games ©Samoa 2019"We used to, like in New

hotels and lately we had information that it would be at the Baptist Church lodging," he told Radio New

Zealand."

Scotland and New Zealand maintained their winning starts in the men's event at the World Junior Curling

Championships, which continued with a success against Sweden.Both teams were tied following the 10 ends, but New

Zealand secured two points in the extra end to earn a 7-5 win.They were joined at the top of the standings

teams with one victory and a loss from their opening two matches, behind early round robin leaders New

Zealand and ScotlandItaly and Sweden remain without a win.Switzerland were one of three teams to win

China are among seven teams set to compete in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's Qualifier Asia, which gives the top team a place at the 2019 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier and the 2020 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

 "Cricket is fairly new in China and all the players are trying hard to achieve the most and perform

to be held from from May 6 until 11 and consisting of the host country, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Papa New

21 to March 8 in 2020, while the Cricket World Cup is taking place from January 30 to February 28 in New

Zealand.

The Board of the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) have agreed to appoint three independent directors as part of the significant governance reform the organisation is undertaking.

 Currently, the Board consists of representatives from the Australian Rugby League Commission, New

Zealand Rugby League, Rugby Football League, Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation and the Rugby League

European Federation.The three new directors will be the first to be independent and will be appointed

 Aside from the decision to appoint new directors, the Board approved the selection of 12 men's

Hosts Australia won four gold medals to top the medal table on the final day of the World Para Swimming World Series in Melbourne. 

 New Zealand's Sophie Pascoe broke her second S9 world record of the World Para Swimming World Series

 New Zealand finished second in the medal table with six golds and two silvers.

 Sophie Pascoe of New Zealand set her second S9 world record of the competition when she won the