Netball New Zealand has officially submitted a bid to host the 2023 World Cup.

According to New Zealand news website Stuff, the organisation has submitted bid documents outlining

2021 Women's Rugby World Cup.Both efforts have the backing of Central and Local Government.Netball New

We see that not only for New Zealand, but what we can do to help grow and develop netball globally leading

The competition has already been held in New Zealand three times before, whereas South Africa has never

Zealand in the last three finals.

The United States beat Serbia today to secure first place in Group B at the International Basketball Federation Under-17 World Cup in Argentina.

Canada topped Group C after overcoming New Zealand 97-61 to remain unbeaten.Despite losing 68-66 to Australia

Montenegro go up against Argentina and Turkey do battle with Serbia.The other contests are between New

Zealand and France, Australia and Mali, Canada and the Phillppines, and Egypt and Croatia.

Nuku'alofa in Tonga has successfully hosted the first tournament on the new International Table Tennis

The event from June 29 to 30 was the inaugural stop on the new circuit, which will also feature tournaments

in Australia, Fiji, Tahiti, New Zealand and Vanuatu.

Zealand, Fiji and Solomon Islands."

The ITTF-Oceania executive director Christian Holtz added that the ITTF is "proud" to launch the new

the end of the Oceania tour will have a chance to compete in the ITTF World Cup ©Getty Images"This new

Turkey have risen to the top of the International Blind Sports Federation women's goalball world rankings despite losing to Russia in the final of the World Championships in Malmo in Sweden last month. 

month based on recent results ©Getty ImagesBelgium have climbed from ninth to fifth on the list.New Zealand

 As with the men's standings, New Zealand are also bottom of the women's rankings at 53rd in the

The five automatic qualifiers for next year's World Cup have been confirmed by the International Netball Federation after the organisation updated its rankings.

History has been made in the new standings as England have moved above New Zealand and into the

top two for the first time.Australia and New Zealand have always occupied the top two spots but England

claimed a stunning Commonwealth Games gold medal at Gold Coast 2018 in April.New Zealand, who lost to

Zealand in the standings ©Getty ImagesNorthern Ireland, Scotland, Samoa and Fiji have already booked

For years, Australia and New Zealand have dominated both the top of the rankings and major finals," said

Australian and New Zealand anti-doping experts have met in Canberra to discuss new ways to support clean

Representatives from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) and Drug Free Sport New Zealand

challenges across education, intelligence, investigations and testing.Among the key topics discussed were new

Our clean athletes in New Zealand deserve the chance to compete on a level playing field regardless of

Zealand."

Zealand now and into the future.Last month, ASADA and the Sri Lankan Anti-Doping Agency (SLADA) signed

Holders the United States beat Mali today to make it two wins out of two in Group B at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Under-17 World Cup in Argentina.

decider on Tuesday (July 3).History was made in Group C today with Montenegro overcoming fellow debutants New

Zealand 80-56 to claim their first-ever victory at a FIBA Under-17 World Cup.Captain Jovan Kljajic nailed

Hosts Kazakhstan will face Czech Republic, Belarus and New Zealand in the men's event at their home World

been split into one group of five nations and one of four.Kazakhstan will take on France, Portugal and New

Zealand in Group B.Group A features Russia, Canada, Ukraine, Israel and Poland.The defending champions

The United States made an imposing start to the defence of their International Basketball Federation Under-17 World Cup title as they thrashed China on the opening day of the tournament in Argentina.

began with a win as they edged the Dominican Republic 73-71 in a hard-fought encounter.Egypt overcame New

Zealand 64-50 and Canada ousted Montenegro 92-67 in Group C.In Group D, France eased to an 82-50 win

Papua New Guinea's Steven Kari and Nauru's Charisma Amoe-Tarrant were among the winners on the final

day of the Oceania Weightlifting Championships in New Caledonia.

Australia, but was still a class above his opposition.Petunu Opeloge of Samoa was second with 317kg and New

victory in the men's heavyweight over-105kg category.He lifted a combined 360kg to easily beat New

of 341kg in the men's under-105kg event.He prevailed by just 9kg over Jackson Young of Australia as New

Zealand's Andrius Barakauskas clinched bronze with 311kg.Most of Fiji's delegation and eight athletes from New

Zealand were barred from the continental-wide event after the two teams failed to submit drug-testing

South Koreans Ryu So-yeon and Park Sung-hyun and Canada’s Brooke Henderson are tied for the lead on six-under par after day two of the Women's PGA Championship in Chicago.

five-under.Canada's Brooke Henderson is among the frontrunners ©Getty ImagesTwo-time major winner Lydia Ko of New

Zealand was the biggest mover, recovering from a first-round 74 yesterday to shoot a six-under 66 and

New Zealand have dominated on the penultimate day of the Oceania Swimming Championships in Papua New

 In the women's event the A final was one of the few races not won by someone from New Zealand.

 That race was taken by Australia's Rebecca Jacobson in a time of 26.05, although New Zealand did

 New Zealand won both of the men's and women's 4x100m medley relays today in Papua New Guinea ©Getty

in 27.25.The golds kept coming for New Zealand, with their swimmers also claiming both gold and silver

Zealand failed to win, but they still took silver.

The United States will be looking to preserve a perfect record at the International Basketball Federation Men's Under-17 World Cup, which begins in Argentina tomorrow.

have twice won the silver medal.Groups C and D will be played at Newell's Old Boys in Rosario.Canada, New

Zealand, Egypt and Montenegro will play in Group C with hosts Argentina welcoming France, Croatia and

award in rowing, the Thomas Keller Medal, has been awarded to both Eric Murray and Hamish Bond from New

Zealand.

 The New Zealand duo never lost a race together in the men's pair, winning 69 races in a row ©Getty

Papua New Guinean sisters Thelma and Dika Toua each won gold medals at the Oceania Weightlifting

Championships in New Caledonia.

with 105kg, and Nauru's Carmen Deidenang, third with 80kg.Fiji's delegation and eight athletes from New

Zealand are absent from the continental-wide after the two teams failed to submit drug-testing whereabouts

 New Zealand have still enjoyed plenty of success so far, however.

division.She lifted 194kg to beat Australia's Kylie Jane Lindbeck, second with 190kg, while another New