The most successful female coach in world weightlifting failed to turn up for a groundbreaking women's coaching seminar in Sweden, at which Asia was the only continent not represented.

those to have been coached by Kim Chun Hui ©Getty ImagesThirteen female coaches from Fiji, Australia, New

Zealand, Egypt, South Africa, Belgium, Finland, Britain, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States were

40 per cent of qualified coaches were women.The IWF is aware of the gender imbalance, and may adopt new

France have been named top seeds for November's inaugural Davis Cup Finals, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced.

alongside Argentina also made the last four in 2018, are ranked seventh.The seedings are based on a new

ranking system developed for 2019 to reflect the new format of the competition.A one-off finals has

Switzerland and Portugal.Americas II contains Peru, Mexico and Guatemala, Asia/Oceania II features Thailand, New

Zealand and Chinese Taipei and Europe/Africa II features Romania, South Africa, Denmark, Lithuania,

Netball Fiji will receive a financial boost from Australia in the run up to the 2019 Netball World Cup as part of the Pacific Sports Partnership.

additional staff to assist at a series of training camps and upcoming friendly matches against Singapore, New

Zealand and Samoa.Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Fiji's Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe

support staff such as a performance analyst," said Fiji's coach Vicki Wilson, as reported by Radio New

Zealand."

Solomon Islands Football Federation President Willie Lai has claimed the national team are targeting success at this year's Pacific Games in Samoa as a springboard to qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

with a population of less than 600,000, were eliminated at the group stage at the 2015 Games in Papua New

Guinea but finished second to hosts New Caledonia four years earlier.Solomon Islands lost 8-3 on aggregate

to New Zealand last year in the final of OFC qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia but

qualification for last year's tournament in Russia but were comprehensively beaten 8-3 on aggregate by New

Zealand, who eventually lost out to Peru in the Inter-Confederation play-off.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Coca-Cola have announced a five-year global strategic partnership which will see the company's brands become exclusive non-alcoholic beverage partners of the ICC until 2023.

Wales, the ICC men’s and women’s T20 World Cups in Australia in 2020, the ICC Women’s World Cup 2021 in New

Zealand and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India in 2023.The partnership will combine The Coca-Cola

New Zealand moved to the top of the overall men's standings with a comfortable victory over the United

the women's event as the Black Ferns Sevens thrashed hosts and defending champions Australia 34-10.New

-14 in a thrilling semi-final to set up a meeting with the US.Regan Ware scored the opening try for New

Zealand captain Sione Molia.

In the women's tournament, New Zealand sealed their sixth straight series victory after they eased past

Zealand performance.New Zealand proved too strong for the US in the semi-finals, recording a 29-5 win

Belgium's men fought back to beat Australia as the top two teams in the world clashed in the International Hockey Federation Pro League in Melbourne.

minute.Sebastien Dockier restored parity for the Belgian side - who had played matches in Spain, Argentina and New

Zealand before arriving in Melbourne - towards the end of the first period.Alexander Hendrickx converted

Australia edged through to the quarter-finals of the men's tournament at the World Rugby Sevens Series as Nick Malouf scored a last-gasp try in a dramatic victory over South Africa in Sydney.

the campaign as they finished top of Pool B with a 100 per cent record.Spain, second in Pool C behind New

Zealand, await for the US in the last eight.The other quarter-final is due to see Pool C winners New

Zealand face France.In the women's competition, Ireland reached the semi-finals for the first time after

to the semi-finals by defeating Canada 17-7 in a scrappy last eight contest.The US are due to play New

Zealand for a place in the final as they edged a low-scoring affair with Russia 7-5.Both the men's and

Australia defeated Japan in overtime in the final of the Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation qualifiers for this year's Women's World Championships.

minutes into overtime.Thailand also defeated Singapore 5-4 to finish in third place, while Malaysia beat New

Zealand by the same scoreline again to finish fifth.Estonia collected their 1st points in the #WFCQ2019

New Zealand, Ireland and defending champions Australia topped their pools after a day of upsets at the

The only side with a perfect record were New Zealand, who have now won 33 consecutive matches on the

to Australia in Sydney a year ago.They started their campaign at Spotless Stadium by beating Papua New

will be Olympic champions Fiji, winners of the last two tournaments in Cape Town and Hamilton, and New

Zealand, who triumphed at the season opener in Dubai.The US will also be aiming to end their streak

Africa, Argentina and Tonga in Pool D, with Fiji up against Samoa, England and Japan in Pool A.New Zealand

Belgium's women upset hosts New Zealand with a fine victory on match day five of the International Hockey

of the match, causing numerous problems in what was the first-ever meeting between the two sides on New

Zealand soil.New Zealand goalkeeper Sally Rutherford was forced into action more times than she would

Today’s action also saw Belgium’s men involved in a thrilling 4-4 draw against New Zealand before claiming

Zealand goal to give Belgium a 4-2 lead in the fourth quarter.

 Remarkably, New Zealand hit back with two goals to force a shootout as a Nic Woods penalty corner

Thailand and Singapore have taken the last two places at the Women's World Championships from the Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation qualifier. 

World Championships in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.In the second semi-final of the day, Singapore defeated New

Zealand 10-4 to progress.

Australia's men's and women's rugby sevens teams will try to retain their Sydney World Series titles in front of a home crowd this weekend.

 The women's team, the Olympic champions, will be challenged by New Zealand, who won the two previous

Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) January 31, 2019Australia are in Pool C alongside the US, China and Spain, while New

Zealand will compete in Pool A against England, France and Papua New Guinea.

will be Olympic champions Fiji, who have won the last two tournaments in Cape Town and Hamilton, and New

Zealand who won the season opener in Dubai.The US will also be aiming to end their streak of finishing

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has named the first speakers for their 2019 World Coaching Conference, due to be held in Basel in Switzerland this August.

share some amazing information with him," he said.Uhre has worked with the Danish, Finnish, Dutch and New

Zealand national teams as well as being head coach of the International Badminton Academy.During his

New Zealand's Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech won two 49erFX races today to take a clear lead in the