Ireland have progressed through to the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Twenty20 qualifying tournament after an eight-wicket win over Uganda in The Netherlands today.

Ireland have finished top of Group B with three wins out of three and will face Group A runners-up Papua New

semi-final on Thursday (July 12).Both finalists from the tournament will join Australia, England, India, New

Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and host West Indies at the ICC Women's World Twenty20, due

wickets in Utrecht after reaching their target of just 40 with 79 balls remaining.In Amstelveen, Papua New

An International Cycling Union Track Cycling World Cup calendar for 2019 and 2020 featuring six rounds has been announced.

World Cup leg for the third time from November 29 until December 1 before the Cambridge Avantidrome in New

Zealand follows suit from December 6 to 8.The Anna Meares Velodrome used at April's Commonwealth Games

Defending champions Japan were among four teams to preserve their unbeaten records as the Junior Men's Softball World Championship continued in Prince Albert in Canada.

style as they eased to a 18-0 win over Denmark.Elsewhere in the group, Argentina beat South Africa 6-1.New

Zealand and Canada are unbeaten in Group B ©WBSCCanada and New Zealand are battling for first place

host nation continued their perfect start with a straightforward 7-0 victory over Guatemala, while New

Zealand beat the Czech Republic 8-1.The United States bounced back from their dismal opening to the

Tonga was among the leaders at the World Archery Oceania Championships which began today in Paita in New

men's recurve event with a score of 853 points across the 90, 70 and 50 metres targets.Archers from New

Zealand occupied the next three places in the standings.Chayse Martin-Roberts was second with 835 while

Zealand was second with 863 points and fellow countrywoman Emily Cavell third with 849.Jay Moylan of

Australia was the leader in the men's compound competition with a score of 994 points.Riku van Tonder of New

Zealand was second, with 986 points, and New Caledonia's Xavier Mangoen third with 985.Lisa Walker claimed

The World Archery Oceania Championships are due to begin tomorrow in Paita in New Caledonia.

the qualifier taking place on July 13.Action is being organised by the French Archery Federation as New

at the Youth Olympics.Teams from Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Australia - which already has a female place - New

Zealand and Papua New Guinea will all be hoping to book one of the two spots at the Games - one for

many youth athletes in attendance from other countries, the Oceania Championships is a perfect fit for New

Holders Japan beat Argentina 5-2 today as action got underway at the Junior Men's Softball World Championship in Prince Albert in Canada's Saskatchewan Province.

mercy rule.Joining them in making a winning start were Czech Republic, who defeated Guatemala 7-0, and New

Zealand, 10-0 victors at the expense of Hong Kong.Preliminary-round action in Prince Albert is due to

Denmark and Australia go up against Argentina.Hong Kong do battle with Guatemala in Group B, while New

Zealand and Canada play the US and Czech Republic respectively.Six days of preliminary-round games will

Ireland claimed a seven-wicket win over Thailand on the opening day of action at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Twenty20 qualifying tournament in The Netherlands.

Cricket Ground in Amstelveen.Group A also got underway in Amstelveen with Bangladesh beating Papua New

Ireland and Scotland, and Uganda and Thailand.Group A sees Bangladesh face The Netherlands and Papua New

qualifying for the World Twenty20.Both finalists from the tournament will join Australia, England, India, New

Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and host West Indies at the ICC Women's World Twenty20, due

British Ski and Snowboard (BSS) have announced their national squad and coaching structure for the 2018-2019 ski and snowboard cross season.

programme.The trio were also named this week in the British squad to attend the Junior World Championships in New

Zealand next month, with Winthrop and Davie due to compete in ski cross, while Soutter will contest

More than 300 young athletes from a total of 53 countries are expected to gather here for the 2018 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships this week.

champion in the men's over-105kg category ©IWFAlso looking to make their mark on the competition will be New

Both are the number one ranked junior lifters in New Zealand," he was reported as saying by New Zealand

Bangladesh and Ireland start as favourites to book their International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Twenty20 place at the qualifying tournament beginning in The Netherlands tomorrow.

Amstelveen and Utrecht.Bangladesh, ranked ninth in the world, are due to begin their campaign against Papua New

qualifying for the World Twenty20.Both finalists from the tournament will join Australia, England, India, New

Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and host West Indies at the ICC Women's World Twenty20, due

Ireland beat Papua New Guinea by eight wickets in a warm-up match yesterday, while Thailand overcame

International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President Tamás Aján has warned countries here at the world governing body’s Congress that the sport will "slowly disappear" if it loses its place on the Olympic Games programme.

presentation was drug-testing whereabouts failures.Fiji's entire delegation and eight athletes from New

Zealand were absent from the recent Oceania Weightlifting Championships in New Caledonia following the

two teams' failure to submit drug-testing whereabouts forms.Weightlifting Fiji and New Zealand Weightlifting

A record 30 matches were sold out during the third window of the opening round of 2019 World Cup qualifiers, the International Basketball Association (FIBA) has claimed. 

soften the punishment they are likely to receive.Elsewhere in the Asian qualifiers, 7,838 fans watched New

Zealand beat upcoming World Cup hosts China 67-57 as they recorded their fifth straight win.Jordan also

Almost 3,000 athletes are due to compete at the International Triathlon Union Multisport World Championships starting in Denmark tomorrow.

 Other nations entered include Australia, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand and Mexico.

The United States beat the Dominican Republic today to move a step closer to retaining their International Basketball Federation Under-17 World Cup title in Argentina.

an 87-68 win over Serbia.Standing between them and a place in the last four are France, who defeated New

Zealand 88-48.The one other quarter-final pits Puerto Rico against Montenegro.The Puerto Ricans 

A proposed Snowboard and Freeski Big Air World Cup competition due to take place in Düsseldorf next season has been postponed for a year due to a scheduling conflict.

place in the Espirit Arena ©SOP ArchitektenThe Big Air World Cup season is due to begin in Cardrona in New

Zealand in September and continue with events in Milan, Beijing, Canyons in United States, Quebec and