Today marks 100 years since "the war to end all wars" came to an end. The guns fell silent at the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month in 1918.

this weekend with British Royal Prince Harry laying a wreath at England's rugby international with New

Zealand at Twickenham ©Getty ImagesThe German authorities had even hired the great American athlete

He survived the war.The terrible toll included New Zealand tennis star Tony Wilding.

died in the trenches.Duncan Mackinnon, an Olympic team-mate from 1908, was killed in action in 1917.New

Zealand lost tennis Olympian and multiple Wimbledon champion Tony Wilding ©Getty ImagesThe French oarsman

Australia, favourites in the International Cricket Council Women's World T20 competition, began their campaign with a crushing 52-run win over Pakistan in the West Indies.

opening match of this 10-nation tournament at the same venue, India, yet to reach a World T20 final, beat New

Zealand by 34 runs in their Group B meeting after posting 194-5, with captain Harmanpreet Kaur 

of their highest T20 score.The leading run-scorer in women's T20 internationals, Susie Bates, gave New

Zealand a positive start in reply, but her 50-ball 67 ended in the 14th over to leave her side on 98

Lanka with Ireland the other side in Group B.Australia are in Group B and will have to face India, New

The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in South Korea are heading towards their climax as the teams were decided for the men's and women's gold medal matches, which will both feature Japan.

the bronze medal competitors will be heading to the inaugural World Qualification Event in Naseby, New

Zealand.In the men's competition, the Japanese team were also victorious as they beat New Zealand 8-

Zealand skip Scott Becker could not nudge the Japanese stone out of the house and conceded another point

the finals.The women's bronze medal will be contested by China and Hong Kong, while South Korea and New

Zealand will battle it out for the men's bronze.

Ten teams are set to compete in the first stand-alone International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World T20 competition which gets underway in the West Indies tomorrow.

Guyana's Providence Stadium.Three-time champions Australia are in Group B and will have to face India, New

Zealand, Pakistan and Ireland in the first stage of the tournament.The top two teams in each group

Hosts South Korea booked their spot in the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships women's final after defeating China 7-4 in the last four at the Gangneung Curling Centre.

(November 10) and have also qualified for the inaugural World Qualification Event hosted in Naseby, New

Zealand, in January 2019.The remaining women's semi-final between Japan and Hong Kong and both men's

The Oceania International University Sport Federation (FISU Oceania) and the Asia University Sports Federation (AUSF) have signed a two-year extension to their current Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

meetings of the other as "official observers" in 2019 and 2020.The chair of University and Tertiary Sport New

Zealand (UTSNZ) Nicola Clayden said students in the country have a lot to gain from the deal."

This new agreement intends to open up potential pathways for FISU Oceania students to engage with Asian

Hosts South Korea secured their place in the semi-finals of the men's and women's competitions at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Gangneung.

were one of three sides to qualify for the semi-finals on the fifth day of competition, along with New

Zealand and Japan.The men's semi-final line-up was completed today ©WCFThe Japanese side recorded two

Taipei, a win which was sealed with the final stone.Japan's success against Chinese Taipei ensured both New

Zealand and South Korea claimed semi-final places.New Zealand began the day by defeating South Korea

beaten by the same scoreline by China in the evening session.South Korea bounced back from their loss to New

China and Japan remained undefeated after the second and third sessions of round-robin play today in the women’s event at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships being held at the Pyeongchang 2018 venue in Gangneung, South Korea.

with a 9-5 win.The hosts won a dramatic match against Hong Kong 10-6, and in the session’s final game, New

Zealand defeated Qatar 8-4.The men return to the ice to continue this event tomorrow morning.

New Zealand's Jo Edwards and Shannon McIlroy were crowned winners of the World Bowls Champion of Champions

celebrated gold at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year in Australia, won the women's competition.The New

Zealand player faced the challenge of Malaysia's Alyani Jamil in the women's final at the St Johns Park

Bowling Club in New South Wales.She was able to secure a 10-7, 10-3 victory in the contest to become

pic.twitter.com/5Fprgl7YMr— Bowls Worldwide (@bowls_worldwide) November 4, 2018McIlroy ensured double success for New

Zealand as the reigning World Bowls singles champion prevailed in the men's event.He faced Hong Kong's

China top the men's round-robin pool after day two of action at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in South Korea.

second in the table with two victories from two having only played once today.They proved too strong for New

Zealand as they recorded a 12-1 success."

Takeru Otsuka of Japan and compatriot Reira Iwabuchi won the men's and women's snowboard big air events respectively as the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Snowboard World Cup resumed in the Italian city of Modena. 

their superb start to the season as they had also finished first and second in the season opener in New

Zealand last month.Olympic and world champion Anna Gasser of Austria scored 159.50 to come third in

New Zealand duo Jo Edwards and Shannon McIlroy reached the women's and men's final respectively at the

Edwards Alyani Jamil of Malaysia for the women's title, while McIlroy of New Zealand will meet Tony Cheung

finals.Edwards progressed after beating Tammy Tham of Singapore 10-1, 10-2 at St Johns Park Bowling Club in New

of Namibia 8-6, 11-5 in her elimination round game to progress to the semi-final.Shannon McIlroy of New

Zealand will meet Tony Cheung of Hong Kong in the final of the men's competition of the World Bowls

The four leaders of each section at the World Bowls Champion of Champions event in Australia have automatically qualified for the semi-finals with the participants of the elimination round also decided.

The last day of the qualifiers at St Johns Park Bowling Club in New South Wales saw Shannon Mcllroy of

New Zealand consolidate his lead at the top of the men's section one and automatically qualify for the

Zealand has finished top of the women's section one at the World Bowls Singles Champion of Champions

to automatically qualify for the semi-finals ©Getty ImagesIn the women's section one, Jo Edwards of New

Zealand placed first and automatically qualified for the semi-finals.

Reigning Olympic and world champion Anna Gasser will aim to make the best possible start to the defence of her big air title when the International Ski Federation Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard World Cups resume in Modena this weekend.

Japanese duo of Reira Iwabuchi and Miyabi Onitsuka, first and second respectively at the season opener in New

Zealand last month, could also be in contention.In the men's event, 2015 slopestyle world champion Ryan

The 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships are set to begin tomorrow with the eight-day event taking place at the Gangneung Curling Centre, the sport’s venue for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

hosts South Korea.Nine men’s teams - Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, New

Zealand, Qatar and South Korea - will also compete.The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships will provide

Championship.Additionally, for the first time, two more teams from each Championship will progress to the new

world qualification event, being held in Naseby in New Zealand in January 2019.The men’s round-robin