India beat tournament favourites Australia by 48 runs to finish top of Group B at the International Cricket Council Women's World T20 tournament in the West Indies.

Four Irish cricketers retired following their defeat to New Zealand at the ICC Women's T20 tournament

posted 167-8, with Smriti Mandhana blasting 83, and then restricted Australia to 119-9.Ireland and New

Zealand played out the remaining Group B game with the Kiwis emerging victorious by eight wickets.

 The Irish were restricted to 79-9 and New Zealand chased down the target in 7.3 overs.The West

Hosts Ghana and Cameroon got off to winning starts at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations taking place in the Ghanaian capital of Accra.

Zambia meet Equatorial Guinea.The Oceania Football Confederation Women's Nations Cup will also begin in New

Caledonia, with New Zealand defending their title.

England beat South Africa and hosts West Indies defeated Sri Lanka to reach the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council Women's World Twenty20 tournament.

 Tomorrow will see the remaining fixtures of Group B played out, featuring New Zealand against Ireland

Ghana and New Zealand have become the first two teams to qualify for the quarter-finals of the FIFA Under

New Zealand have progressed to the last eight for the first time after competing at the youth tournament

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) is looking for more female athletes to join its NZ Olympic Women's

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) have announced a four-year media rights agreement with Dutch company Ziggo Sport.

on from a deal agreed by the FIH for the Pro League, with Spark Sport named as the rights holder in New

Zealand."

India have progressed to the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council Women's World Twenty20 tournament after comfortably beating Ireland in the competition hosted in the West Indies. 

 India now lie second in Group B behind Australia, with their victory eliminating New Zealand from

9yRD2FnjHq#WT20 #WatchThis pic.twitter.com/uIIdPCeqZT— ICC (@ICC) November 15, 2018This was despite New

Zealand getting their first win of the competition after beating Pakistan with a 54-run success."

A record 48 countries and territories are now featured in the new men's softball world rankings, with

Representing global expansion in the Americas, Asia and Europe, the new nations entering the World Baseball

The addition of 14 new countries to the Men's Softball World Ranking is yet another example of the global

 "Half of these new nations come from Europe, a continent that will host the WBSC Men's Softball

 Oceania's New Zealand is still the top-ranked nation with 3,524 points and followed by Americas-representative

Olympic champions Fiji defended their Oceania Rugby Sevens title in extra time against New Zealand as

The men’s title was won in dramatic fashion by the hosts as Andrew Knewstubb of New Zealand failed to

Nacuqu as he scored in additional time to help the hosts successfully defend their title 17-12 over New

 Australia almost lost a 14-point lead in their final against New Zealand in their final of the

Zealand 14-10 after taking a 14-0 lead in a match that pitted the world's top two ranked countries against

 New Zealand responded with two tries of their own in the second half but a lack of conversions

New Zealand will host the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021, the first event will have been held in the Southern

 "Congratulations to New Zealand on being elected Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 host," World Rugby

 "They presented a very strong and compelling bid and we look forward to working with New Zealand

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont, right, congratulates the New Zealand delegation after they had been

 "The New Zealand Government strongly supported the bid, with backing from MBIE, Auckland Tourism

 The event in New Zealand in 2021 will follow record-breaking Women’s Rugby World Cup in Ireland

Ghana’s captain Mukarama Abdulai inspired her side to a 5-0 opening victory in the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup as they beat hosts Uruguay in Montevideo.

Uruguay defence.PHOTO GALLERY | Check out some of the best snaps as a stunning Kelli Brown goal helped New

Zealand earn a 1-0 win over Finland in their opening match of the #U17WWC https://t.co/Qk5aOciHzY pic.twitter.com

/iFP0MzWRIA— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) November 14, 2018Millot Pokuaa began the second half

for her hat-tirck.With their impressive victory, Ghana currently top Group A with three points.New Zealand

strike into the top corner.Debutants Finland had the majority of the possession but struggled to test New

Favourites Australia have taken their third victory in the group stages of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World T20 and secure their place in the next round as Pakistan finally ended their quest for a win. 

points from their first three games.Their third consecutive win in the tournament came as they defeated New

Zealand at the Guyana National Stadium by 33 runs.Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney scored a 71-run partnership

helping Australia set a target of 153 for seven.As New Zealand took to the stumps, they lost three wickets

International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced a four-year partnership with Spark Sport -who will hold the New

Zealand media rights for the Hockey World Cup, FIH Pro League and Olympic Qualifiers.

The company will broadcast all of New Zealand's men's and women's matches live.The agreement also

Spark has won a four-year deal for the @FIH_Hockey media rights in New Zealand that includes the Hockey

partnership will give hockey more exposure than ever in New Zealand, thus substantially contributing

Spark Sport are thrilled to partner with FIH to bring the FIH Pro League to New Zealand," said the company's

We are also excited to be taking on responsibility for local production for New Zealand-based games in

The Rugby League World Cup will, for the first time, stage men's, women's and wheelchair tournaments at the same time when England hosts the 2021 edition - making it "the most inclusive" edition ever.

England men's side are due to open the tournament and will be seeded as A1 alongside holders Australia, New

Zealand and Tonga.The second pot will feature Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Fiji and Lebanon with the final

quarter-final weekend with the English side opening proceedings.Holders Australia will be seeded B1 with New

Zealand being in pot two.The remaining five spots will be filled by an expression of interest process

Sixteen teams from around the globe are ready to compete as Uruguay hosts the sixth edition of the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup from tomorrow. 

(@FIFAWWC) November 12, 2018Hosts Uruguay are in Group A alongside Ghana, New Zealand and Finland.Group

as Canada and Colombia complete the group.Groups A and B will begin tomorrow with Uruguay v Ghana, New

Zealand v Finland, Brazil v Japan and Mexico v South Africa on the programme.