America’s Cup winning skipper Glenn Ashby and laser radial world champion Marit Bouwmeester are among the nominees for the 2017 Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards.

in Mexican city Puerto Vallarta.Among the men’s nominees is Australian Ashby, who led Emirates Team New

Zealand to victory at the 35th America's Cup in June.Described as the inspiration behind the team, he

worked for four years to build a side to achieve success on the Great Sound in Bermuda.Emirates Team New

Zealand dominated the America's Cup holders, Oracle Team USA, to claim the Auld Mug."

the list of men's nominees is Peter Burling, the America's Cup-winning helmsman who spearheaded New

David Lappartient has been named International Cycling Union (UCI) President after the Frenchman unseated Britain's Brian Cookson with a decisive election victory at the governing body's Congress in Bergen.

@DLappartient is the new President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Congratulations!

Oktohari and Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Khalifa of Bahrain for the Asian position.Tony Mitchell of New

Zealand beat Australia's Leeanne Grantham to the Oceanian place on the Committee.

Incumbent Brian Cookson and French challenger David Lappartient will discover tomorrow who will win the election to become the International Cycling Union (UCI) President at the governing body’s Congress here.

candidates for the Asian position on the Committee.Australia’s Leeanne Grantham and Tony Mitchell of New

Zealand are the candidates seeking the Oceania spot.

Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates is confident that athletes from Oceania will have a chance to participate at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou after all - but only in certain sports.

Committees are participating at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games ©FacebookAthletes from Australia and New

Zealand participated on a "guest" basis at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo in February.Oceania are

Ashgabat.But, although their flag was carried at the Opening Ceremony, there are no athletes from New

Zealand actually participating.Australian taekwondo player Keshena Waterford today became the first

Scotty James has vowed to produce "things that people have never done before" at Pyeongchang 2018 as he aims to become Australia's first male snowboarding medallist at a Winter Olympic Games.

I've still got something to prove and that's the mentality I'm taking into new tricks and developing

Scotty James is the reigning world halfpipe champion ©Getty ImagesJames has been training in New Zealand

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah appears to have shut the door on teams from Oceania participating at the full Asian Games.

side of Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow ©Ashgabat 2017Athletes from Australia and New

Zealand participated on a "guest" basis at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo in February.They are enjoying

participation here in Ashgabat, although there is a very limited presence from some countries, including New

would have less opportunities to win Asian Games medals if Oceania participated.In turn, Australia and New

Zealand are both prioritising the Commonwealth Games.Australia became a member of the Asian Football

League World Cup have announced Powerade as the tournament's official hydration partner in Australia and New

Zealand.

tournament sees the Women's World Cup played alongside the men's equivalent - co-hosted by Australia, New

Zealand and Papua New Guinea - for the first time.

Coca-Cola Amatil will also receive full non-alcoholic pourage rights at 11 venues in Australia and New

Zealand.

Zealand and Papua New Guinea between October 27 and December 2.Fourteen nations are set to contest the

The arrival of a tropical cyclone is forecast to disrupt windsurfing’s RS:X World Championships, which are getting underway this weekend on the Tokyo 2020 course at Enoshima.

voted for the 2019 World Championships to be held at Torbole, Lake Garda in Italy, and Takapuna in New

Zealand has been awarded the event for the following year.Netherlands' Dorian Van Rijsselberghe competes

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated Pakistan on the successful staging of the nation's series against a World XI, which marked its return to hosting major events after several years of concern over security. 

May 2015.Fourteen people died in 2002 after a suicide bombing outside the Karachi hotel used by the New

Zealand cricket team, with the tourists leaving the country early.In 2008, the contest for the ICC Champions

Trophy did not go ahead in Pakistan after England, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies and South Africa

Netball New Zealand has joined forces with the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) to teach more

through a "NetballSmart" campaign.It is estimated that around 30,000 netball injuries cost the ACC, a New

Zealand crown entity responsible for administering the country's universal no-fault accidental injury

Zealand, with 96 per cent of injuries suffered affecting women and girls.A NZD$2.4 million (£1.3 million

New Zealand are currently ranked second in the International Netball Federation rankings, behind Australia

 "New Zealand is a sporting nation and we want that to continue," said the AAC's sports injury prevention

South Korea's U Cheol Park has been named as the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Allianz Athlete of the Month for August after his performance at the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation Asia-Oceania Championship.

The 18-year-old was central to the South Korean team, which was defeated by hosts New Zealand 44-41 in

The International Fencing Federation's (FIE) World Fencing Day was celebrated in several countries under the theme of solidarity.

as part of the annual Day of the City celebration, with many young fencers showing their skills.In New

Zealand, the Auckland Swords Club organised a fencing match at the Sky City Tower, 192 metres above

Africa Netball President Tebogo Lebotse-Sebego is to be awarded the Presidential Certificate of Honour in her home country Botswana.

 New Zealand won the tournament in July after beating Australia in the final.Botswana hosted this

year's INF World Youth Cup where New Zealand came out on top ©INFThe event was live-streamed to more

Schools and businesses across New Zealand have been showing their support for the country's Paralympians

exactly six months to go until the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games and tried to help Paralympics New

Zealand (PNZ) raise the remaining NZD$80,000 (£44,000/$58,000/€48,400) needed to send the team to the

snowboards.PNZ receives a grant for around a third of Paralympic Games costs from High Performance Sport New

Zealand and raises the rest itself by fundraising and via commercial partners.

Zealand until 2020.The new broadcast deal builds on last year’s partnership and will include the Pyeongchang

The resumption of major international cricket matches in Pakistan, following a period when they were suspended due to security concerns, has been welcomed by the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Shashank Manohar.

May 2015.Fourteen people died in 2002 after a suicide bombing outside the Karachi hotel used by the New

Zealand cricket team, with the tourists leaving the country early.In 2008, the contest for the ICC Champions

Trophy did not go ahead in Pakistan after England, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies and South Africa