Three Olympic champions arrived here for the concluding International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League final, seeking to finish their seasons on a high after World Championship disappointment.

this season came to an end in London as he finished out of the medals on a day when Tomas Walsh of New

Zealand narrowly beat American rival Joe Kovacs.The question of whether Crouser could recover his form

Australia's Jessica Fox will hope to take advantage of the absence of key rivals as she looks to extend her overall lead in the Canoe Slalom World Cup women's C1 rankings in Ivrea.

women's standings.She will expect to face the challenge of Rio 2016 silver medallist Luuka Jones of New

Zealand, as well as Olympic bronze medallist Fox.Home hopes will be high in the men's K1 competition

International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Halfpipe World Cup season has been pushed back a day due to fog in New

Zealand.

advantage of snow in the southern hemisphere winter.World Cup champion Kevin Rolland is among the field in New

Zealand ©Getty ImagesFrance's Kevin Rolland and Marie Martinod, the overall World Cup champions last

Rolland clinched his third crown and second in a row last term.Both reigning world champions are also in New

Zealand - American Aaron Blunck and Japan's Ayana Onozuka.The competition is the first major event of

Barbara Kendall has been appointed Chef de Mission of New Zealand's team for next year's Summer

 The 50-year-old Kendall is one of New Zealand's most successful athletes.She won three Olympic

 New Zealand Olympic Committee chief executive Kereyn Smith claimed that Kendall’s athlete focus

ambassador for every Youth Olympic Games since they were launched in Singapore in 2010 and will be New

 "I feel I have a lot to give New Zealand’s top young athletes and I really understand the importance

 "I'm excited by the opportunity to lead the New Zealand team."

Fog which held up the opening two days of qualifying races for Olympic skiffs at the 49er and 49erFX World Championships at Matosinhos, near Porto, relented this afternoon to allow some sailing to take place, and after three qualifying races in the men’s 49er class the leaders – after scores of 2,2,5 - were Britain’s James Peters and Finn Sterritt, who earned European bronze medals last month.

training and the European Championship, Rio 2016 silver medallists Alex Maloney and Molly Meech of New

Zealand indicated they were back on the form they showed when winning the first ever FX World Championship

early leads were taken by Britain’s James Peters and Finn Sterritt and Alex Maloney and Molly Meech of New

Zealand ©49er.orgAnxious to improve on their hard-fought Kiel European bronze-medal performance last

Germany's Michael Jung will be crowned as the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Classics champion for the second year in a row at the Burghley Horse Trials, which begin tomorrow.

to hand Jung the title.Other contenders at the event include Badminton champion Andrew Nicholson of New

Zealand, riding Teseo, and Britain's Nicola Wilson, who is currently third in the Classics standings

Whatever it was that Arsene Wenger said to his Arsenal players at half-time during Sunday's Premier League match at Anfield - at which they were already 2-0 down to Liverpool - patently failed to work.

the years, publicly using words to describe them such as "dirty" and "cheating", reportedly told his new

the league ©Getty ImagesOn Saturday night at Belfast’s Kingspan Stadium, Glenn Moore, coach of the New

Zealand women’s rugby union team, had a bit of a job on his hands at half-time during the Women’s Rugby

Glenn Moore, head coach of New Zealand's Black Ferns, displays the Women's Rugby World Cup they regained

your nearest and dearest were being attacked, somehow the right result was obtained – as far as the New

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal from the Bolivian Football Federation (BFF) after they were forced to forfeit two World Cup qualifiers for fielding an ineligible player.

Argentina by one point.The fifth-placed team in South American will play an intercontinental play-off New

Zealand or Solomon Islands for a World Cup place.

England and Scotland will feature in the opening match of the men's basketball tournament at next year's Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast after organisers revealed the schedule for the competition.

in Townsville.Canada and England join Australia and Mozambique in Pool A, while Pool B also includes New

Zealand and Malaysia.The host nation's men's team, called the Boomers, are scheduled to face Commonwealth

debutants Canada on the same day as their women's side.Pool A of the men's event also features Nigeria and New

New Zealand's first Test against England at Eden Park in Auckland next year will be played under lights

, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced today.

 The Test, the first day-night, pink-ball Test in New Zealand, is scheduled to start at 2 pm local

This is a very important outcome for Test cricket lovers in New Zealand – simply because it allows us

we can promote cricket in its most modern and vibrant incarnation; we can improve accessibility for new

audiences, and we can showcase Eden Park, Auckland and New Zealand to a truly global audience."

Zealand in Adelaide in November 2015.

Stepping Stones, the new development programme of the World Curling Federation (WCF), has held an event

in New Zealand.

The New Zealand Curling Association and Australian Curling Federation teamed-up to deliver the programme

 Competitors from Australia and New Zealand took part in the World Curling Federation Stepping Stones

Mathilde Gros of France and Italy's Letizia Paternoster both claimed their third gold medals of the International Cycling Union Junior World Championships as the event in Montichiari concluded today.

kilometre time trial in 1:01.768.Silver was claimed by Germany's Carl Hinze, while Jackson Ogle of New

Zealand was quick enough for the bronze medal.In the final event of the Championships, Denmark's Mathias

Britain's James Woods won in New Zealand for the second year in a row as the International Ski Federation

cork 1440.The second World Cup of the season in ski slopestyle is not until November 25 - with the New

Zealand event a unique chance to take advantage of snow during the southern hemisphere's winter.

New Zealand, winners of the Women’s Rugby World Cup on four consecutive occasions before England secured

Zealand in the World Cup, having lost one semi-final and three finals between 1998 and 2010.But the

Zealand an early lead by breaking clear for the opening try ©Getty ImagesNew Zealand, however, had never

Zealand captain Fiao'o Faamausili commented: “It means everything."

Zealand.

Zealand put us under."

Jon Dutton has been appointed chief executive of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England. 

The 44-year-old is due to start his new role in February 2018, leaving his current post as Rugby Football

year Jon will act as the RILF tournament commissioner for the Rugby League World Cup in Australia, New

Zealand and Papua New Guinea.Jon Dutton was the operations director when England and Wales hosted the