Mac Forehand of the United States and Russia’s Anastasia Tatalina became respective men’s and women’s freestyle skiing big air champions today at the International Ski Federation Junior Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships.

In the women’s event at the Cardrona Mountain Resort in New Zealand, podium places were decided by each

freestyle skiing big air gold today at the Junior Freestyle Ski and Snowboard world championships in New

Zealand ©FISHuge amplitude and progressive tricks helped Forehand to his title as he totalled 185.00

Portugal's Fernando Pimenta claimed a superb home win at the International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Montemor.

now 13-time world champion returned with a bang in Portugal, winning the K1 500m crown by defeating New

title going to Germany's Tina Dietze and Franziska Weber in 37.157.Kayla Imrie and Aimee Fisher of New

Zealand paddled to silver and bronze was clinched by Mariia Kichasova-Skoryk and Anastasiya Horlova

world title as he added to the KL2 honours claimed yesterday in the men's VL3 200m.McGrath raced in a new

Tower Insurance has signed a deal with Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) to become an official partner of

Paralympic medallists Mary Fisher, Holly Robinson, Michael Johnson and Jessica Hamill, appeared in the New

Zealand Herald today to unveil the deal.Tower Insurance join confectionery company Cadbury, car manufacturers

excitement the leaders expressed was a great signal of their commitment to supporting Para sport across New

Zealand.”New Zealand won 21 medals at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games ©Getty ImagesThe announcement came

2020 celebrated two years to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games on August 25, 2020.New

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released details of what it claims will be the most connected World Cup trophy tour in history prior to the start of the journey towards England and Wales for next year's tournament.

will visit the 10 competing nations at the World Cup - hosts England, South Africa, India, Australia, New

Zealand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and the West Indies.It will also "go beyond traditional

Cricket has more than a billion fans and taking the trophy to new markets is a wonderful chance to raise

the profile of the game and engage both new and existing fans as they get the rare opportunity to get

High winds forced the cancellation of all of the action on day two of the International Ski Federation Junior Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships.

air finals were scheduled in both freestyle skiing and snowboard at the Cardrona Mountain Resort in New

Zealand, but no action was possible.Organisers will try again tomorrow after the qualification rounds

Southern Hemisphere winter - making it an unusual time of year for a major competition on the snow.New Zealand

Virat Kohli has returned to the top of the International Cricket Council's Test batting rankings after losing the position earlier this month to banned Australian Steve Smith.

the all-time top 10 highest scores, led by legendary Australian Don Bradman on 961.Kane Williamson of New

Zealand is third on the batting charts on 847.England's paceman James Anderson heads the Test bowling

Fifty years ago at The Oval in London, cricketer Basil D'Oliveira struck 158 in a Test match for England against Australia.

played official international cricket again until after the release of Nelson Mandela.An official New

Zealand rugby tour to South Africa in 1976 triggered a boycott of the Montreal Olympics.

as the International Ski Federation Junior Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships began in New

Zealand.

Southern Hemisphere winter - making it an unusual time of year for a major competition on the snow.New Zealand

New Zealand will host the International Ski Federation (FIS) Junior Freestyle Ski and Snowboard

also include FIS World Cup events next month.Kelly Sildaru of Estonia will be among those in action in New

Zealand ©Getty ImagesIt is only the second time the event has been held south of the equator during

Southern Hemisphere winter - making it an unusual time of year for a major competition on the snow.New Zealand

France secured their place in the semi-finals of the women's tournament at the World University Futsal Championships with victory over hosts Kazakhstan in Almaty today.

they completed the group phase with a 100 per cent record following a comfortable 4-0 victory against New

Zealand at the Halyk Arena.Ukraine are through with a match to spare after they edged Russia 2-1 in

Russia, Ukraine and Portugal all emerged unbeaten from their groups as the men's World University Futsal Championships continued in Almaty.

two wins and one draw, following their 1-1 stalemate with Belarus today.The Czech Republic thrashed New

Zealand 10-0 to finish in second place.Russia and Ukraine currently lead Group A in the women’s event

the standings.Group B is led by Portugal who have two wins, with France moving second by overcoming New

Zealand 6-1 today.

Local hero Fernando Pimenta is the face of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships that start in in Montemor, Portugal tomorrow.

brilliant sprinter took time off after Rio to have a baby, but her long awaited return, and a clash with New

Zealand has taken a stranglehold on the K2 and Hungary took last year's K4 500m world title even without

 In the women's New Zealand is one year wiser after winning bronze at last year's World Championships.Germany

duo Laurence Vincent-Lapointe and Katie Vincent are expected to dominate the women's C1 events, the new

event for Tokyo.They will both be challenged by New Zealand’s Scott Martlew, who was a surprise package

World Sailing is inviting nominations for the male and female Rolex World Sailor of the Year awards.

Sailors nominated for the awards, that last year went to New Zealand's Peter Burling and Marit Bouwmeester

Britain's Robin Knox-Johnston and the late Peter Blake of New Zealand were the first male winners of

Hosts Kazakhstan celebrated victory and tasted defeat against New Zealand on the second day of the World

in their opening match.They returned to the Almaty Arena today and played out a close contest with New

Zealand in the venue.A narrow 2-0 victory kept the host nation unbeaten in Group B of the men’s event.Kazakhstan

and New Zealand also met in the women’s competition, with both teams beginning their campaigns.On this

occasion New Zealand proved too strong as they claimed a 5-3 win in the Group B match.Teams are hoping

Hosts Kazakhstan celebrated victory on the opening day of the World University Futsal Championships in Almaty.

successful start as they edged the Czech Republic 4-3 to make a winning start to Group B.Belarus beat New

Zealand 8-1 in the late match in Group B at the Halyk Arena.The venue was the location for the