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Michael Pavitt: When is a home game not a home game

  • Inside the Blogs

Yesterday’s 3-1 victory over Fulham was meant to be Tottenham Hotspur’s final match at Wembley before relocating to their newly constructed home stadium on September 15.

home.Crusaders were forced to move home ground after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake ©Getty ImagesNew Zealand

Several times this has involved fixtures being switched to away matches or a new venue being sought.In



Almaty to host FISU World University Futsal Championships

  • Universiade

Almaty is set to host the World University Futsal Championships with group matches beginning tomorrow in the Kazakhstan city.

men’s and women’s competition.Kazakhstan will face the challenge of the Czech Republic, Belarus and New

Zealand in Group B of the men’s event.Russia feature in Group A with Argentina, France and Slovakia

two competition venues which will be used at the Championships ©FISU Almaty 2018Kazakhstan, France, New

Zealand and Portugal are in Group B.The men’s tournament is due to begin tomorrow with Russia taking


New Zealand great leads netball coaching clinics in Jamaica

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Netball great Irene van Dyk has led a series of coaching clinics in Jamaica at the National Arena in Independence Park.

Zealand High Commissioner and Jamaica."

Zealand and was part of the team who won the 2003 World Championships, which were held in Kingston.Her

Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2009.NZ and Jamaica enjoy strong sporting

Zealand team to World Cup Victory in 1967, Taini Jamison, reportedly, visited our shores to assist founder

Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade with support from Netball Jamaica and Netball New Zealand


Harkowska earns victory as time trials continue at Para Cycling Road World Cup in Quebec

  • Cycling News

Anna Harkowska of Poland was among the winners as time trial competition continued at the Para Cycling Road World Cup at Baie Comeau in Quebec.

in the women’s C2 event as she achieved a time of 32:19.65.Her nearest challenger Sarah Ellington of New

Zealand was two minutes off the pace in second, with Austria’s Yvonne Marzinke a further 54 seconds


Fiji name team for Buenos Aires 2018

  • Buenos Aires 2018

The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) has named a team of three athletes for this year's Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.

Shanghai.Ho Lee, meanwhile, is part of Fiji’s badminton development pathway.He currently trains in New

Zealand under the coach Robert Scott.


Netball New Zealand sign drinks sponsorship deal

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Netball New Zealand (NNZ) have signed a sponsorship agreement with drinks firm Frucor Suntory.

New Zealand's elite players will benefit from the deal ©Getty ImagesFrucor Suntory marketing director

positive impact netball has across the whole community, as the number one female participation sport in New

Zealand and the number four sport overall, we see this as a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the sport

In July, Netball New Zealand officially submitted a bid to host the 2023 World Cup.The organisation


Stead named head coach of New Zealand men's cricket team on two-year deal

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Former New Zealand batsman Gary Stead has been named as the new head coach of the men's national side

saying he no longer felt he had "the capacity to give the job what it deserves".Stead will start in his new

place in October.The former Canterbury coach has called the appointment "an honour".Gary Stead coached New

Zealand's women's team to the World Cup final in 2009 ©Getty Images"It's a matter of helping maintain New

Stead played in five Test matches for New Zealand, all in 1999.He has since steered New Zealand's women's


Quartet of nations confirmed as group winners at FINA World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships

  • Water Polo

Montenegro, Greece, Croatia and Serbia all completed the group stage of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Men's Youth World Water Polo Championships with 100 per cent records in Hungary.

Youth Men picked up their second straight win at the FINA Youth World Championship with a 7-3 win over New

Zealand.

C saw Croatia keep their perfect record intact as they thrashed Uzbekistan 22-6.United States beat New

Zealand 7-3 and will play in the play-offs alongside Italy, who were not in action today.In Group D,


Serbia extend unbeaten start at World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships

  • Water Polo

Serbia made it three victories from three in Group D at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Men's Youth World Water Polo Championships in Hungary.

hosts Hungary demolished Argentina 30-1.In Group C, Italy won for a third time in four as they ousted New

Zealand 15-8.United States and Uzbekistan met in a battle between two winless nations with the Americans


Australia and New Zealand announced as bidders for 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup

  • Rugby Sevens

Australia and New Zealand have each been shortlisted as potential hosts of the 2021 Women's Rugby World

 With Australia and New Zealand the only countries shortlisted, an Oceania host is guaranteed.If

New Zealand are picked to host the 2021 tournament, they will have a chance to defend their title on

We are delighted that Australia and New Zealand - two trailblazers in women's rugby and women's sport

The last edition of the tournament was held in Ireland in 2017, and was won by New Zealand.It was the

be determined to raise the bar again, as we look forward to a tournament that features an exciting new


Allcroft elected as President of International Wheelchair Rugby Federation

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Britain's Richard Allcroft has been elected as the new President of the International Wheelchair Rugby

We have new growth in Europe and we're seeing a lot of growth in the last couple of years in the Asia-Oceania

Ken Sowden of New Zealand and Jen Sauerbier of Germany were re-elected to their respective positions


Defending champions Croatia edge Italy at Men's Youth World Water Polo Championships

  • Water Polo

Defending champions Croatia have just edged out Italy 12-11 on Day two of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Men’s Youth Water Polo World Championships in Hungary, to move top of Group C.

goal win in the third 3-1 proved just enough give them the win.The other match in that group between New

Zealand and Uzbekistan was much less close, with the team from Oceania taking that win 20-7.The first


Six second-half goals see England demolish Mexico at FIFA Women's Under-20 World Cup

  • Football

England have thrashed Mexico 6-1 at the FIFA Women’s Under-20 World Cup to finish top of Group B in Saint Malo.

A, the only other group to see action today, France saw off the Netherlands 4-0 and Ghana edged out New

Zealand 1-0.The France result means the hosts leapfrog the Netherlands into first place with seven points


Italy battle back to stun United States at World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships

  • Water Polo

Italy mounted a fine comeback to beat United States 9-8 on day one of the World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships in Szombathely.

Hungary enjoyed a good start elsewhere in the group, winning 22-11 against China.Croatia then defeated New

Zealand 20-5 in Group C.In Group D, Spain saw off Canada 19-2 and there was a big 24-6 success