Australia rugby sevens captain James Stannard has been released from hospital after he suffered a fractured skull in an alleged unprovoked assault in Sydney.

occasioning actual bodily harm on April 19.Rugby Australia said Stannard would give a statement to New

Australia played New Zealand in two practice matches in Sydney last week ©Getty ImagesField also stressed

England, Samoa and Jamaica in Pool B.The team prepared for the Games here by playing two matches against New

Zealand at Newington College in Sydney last week.Australia are scheduled to open their Gold Coast 2018

France's Sylvain André will begin the defence of his BMX Supercross World Cup title on home ground this weekend as the 2018 series starts at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines near Paris - with a record entry of 290 riders.

The French venue, new to the International Cycling Union (UCI) calendar, will host the first and

to get on the podium at their regular training ground.Bethany Shriever of Britain, Sarah Walker of New

Zealand, Laura Reynolds of Australia and Elke Vanhoof of The Netherlands will also be well in the mix

Australian rugby sevens captain James Stannard has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games here after he was admitted to hospital with a fractured skull following an alleged unprovoked assault in Sydney.

skull after he was punched outside a kebab shop in the early hours of this morning.In a statement, New

England, Samoa and Jamaica in Pool B.The team prepared for the Games here by playing two matches against New

Zealand at Newington College in Sydney yesterday.The two teams were scheduled to clash again today but

New Zealand called the game off owing to a number of injuries within their team.

Auckland has been officially confirmed as the host of the 2021 America's Cup following financial concerns over the structure of the base village.

A deal has been struck between the New Zealand Government, Auckland Council and Emirates Team New Zealand

Zealand media, TNZ's proposal avoids building any extension to Halsey Wharf.Italian team Circolo della

Zealand will get the chance to defend their crown on home waters ©Getty Images"Our determination to

Zealand late last week."

Zealand has ever seen for all New Zealanders."

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fee after television cameras had shown him scratching the surface of the ball during a match against New

the actions of his country’s cricket team.That intervention recalled the comments made in 1981 by the New

Zealand Prime Minister of the time, Robert Muldoon, over the decision taken by Australia’s captain Greg

Chappell for the final delivery of a one-day match to be sent down underarm to prevent New Zealand from

Spain have ensured their place in the Super Final of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Women’s Water Polo World League after claiming a home win over Hungary in the European preliminaries in Pontevedra.

event by five countries who will advance from the Intercontinental Cup, due to be held in Auckland in New

Zealand from April 3 to 8.The International Cup includes eight teams from Americas, Asia and Oceania

New Zealand's team for the Commonwealth Games here has been struck by a further two withdrawals as netball

netball squad by Claire Kersten, while Jopp's place on the hockey team has been taken by Amy Robinson.New Zealand

The exact reasons behind Tessa Jopp's withdrawal from New Zealand's hockey team have not been revealed

©Getty ImagesRobinson is an experienced replacement for Jopp as she has played 45 Tests for New Zealand's

hockey team.New Zealand, who lost the bronze medal match to England in Glasgow four years ago, 

Triple Commonwealth Games 1500 metres medallist Nick Willis is among the other high-profile New Zealanders

England have named their 12-member team for the first women's rugby sevens tournament to be held at a Commonwealth Games.

selected alongside Alex Matthews and Megan Jones, who played in England's World Cup final defeat to New

Zealand in Ireland the same year.Deborah Fleming and Jess Breach make up the rest of the confirmed contingent

the eight-team women's event at next month's Games, due to begin on April 4 and conclude on April 15.New

Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Kenya are scheduled to contest Pool B."

As a new squad, the players and management have worked tremendously hard to bring this squad together

A total of 19 female coaches from the Commonwealth are set to benefit from a new tailored mentor

on the Gold Coast 2018 programme.Botswana, Canada, England, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, New

Zealand, Northern Ireland, South Africa and New Zealand are all represented on the WCIP.They will participate

World Rugby have announced that Tahiti have been removed from the Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifiers after fielding ineligible players in a match against the Cook Islands last year.

Tahiti won 13-9.Independent judicial officer Tim Gresson, a former International Rugby Board member from New

Zealand, oversaw the case and determined that the Tahiti Rugby Union had breached regulation 8 by fielding

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supplies the match balls, seemingly a huge loophole when trying to combat ball tampering scandals…The New

undoubtedly put a huge stain on their reputation.Questions now hang over the recent success of the New

another player is forced to leave the field to have a blood wound tended to.In this instance, Harlequins’ New

Zealand flyhalf stroke fullback Nick Evans had previously left the field injured but the coaching staff

opportunity to test their racing form tomorrow at the  International Triathlon Union World Cup in New

The third stop on the World Cup circuit in New Zealand - one level below the ITU World Triathlon Series

Mooloolaba.Competition will get underway tomorrow in the men's and women's elite races at the ITU World Cup in New

is another athlete who will be looking to warm up for next month’s Commonwealth Games.He will face New

New Zealand cyclist Sharlotte Lucas emulated her compatriot Hamish Bond by winning a first title at the

out-sprinting Brown to the line at the end of on an undulating course in Railton.Mikayla Harvey, another New

I came all the way from New Zealand to do it which is about eight hours of travelling with flights and

I am going to the Commonwealth Games for New Zealand and the road race, that is the big aim."

Organisers of the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup have launched the official volunteer programme for the tournament called "Team No-Side".

run between September 20 and November 2 across 12 Japanese stadia.Twenty nations will take part as New

Zealand aim to defend their title.

New Zealand's double Olympic rowing champion Hamish Bond continued his sensational switch to cycling

benign course, but it proved quite challenging," Bond, a seven-time rowing world champion, said to the New

Zealand Herald.Hamish Bond has made the switch from rowing to cycling ©Getty Images"With those rollers

trial as Grace Brown won in 36:44.56 over 27km.Her team-mate Kate Perry won silver in 37:29.30 and New

Zealand bagged bronze as Sharlotte Lucas timed in at 38:45.80.Two days of road race action will now