Olympic champion Tom Burton was among the early leaders on the opening day of a test event for next year's World Sailing Championships in Aarhus.

enjoyed a first, second and third place finish to end the day two points clear on six.Thomas Saunders of New

Zealand sits in third on 12.Marit Bouwmeester, also an Olympic champion, was another figure to enjoy

Holders England cruised to victory over Spain as the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup began with a one-sided match in Dublin.

Bowl, the United States began impressively in the second Group B match as they overcame Italy 24-12.New

Zealand began their quest to regain the title they lost three years ago by overcoming Wales 44-12 in

Pool A.They sit second in the standings, after Canada stormed to an 98-0 victory over Hong Kong.New Zealand

Home nation Serbia beat previously undefeated Australia today to secure their place in the quarter-finals of the 2017 World Men's Junior Water Polo Championships in Belgrade. 

Filip Radojevic were the top goalscorers with two each.The other Group C match was between China and New

Zealand with the former triumphing 11-7 to finish third.Group D was won by Hungary after they defeated

Australia and New Zealand marked their debuts at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia

as they overcame Hong Kong 77-62.The first match of the tournament proved a one sided affair, with New

Zealand easing to a win against Kazakhstan.Derone Raukawa scored 17 points for New Zealand as they secured

Greece and Russia played out an exhilarating 10-10 draw at the 2017 World Men's Junior Water Polo Championships in Belgrade today.

Spain collected their third win of the competition as they overcame Montenegro 17-12.Serbia thrashed New

Zealand 25-5 today ©Russell McKinnon/FINADefending champions and hosts Serbia extended their dominant

ominous in their pursuit of back-to-back titles and moved onto six points in Group C with a 25-5 win over New

The International University Sports Federation has announced the 32 teams that will compete in the World 3x3 Basketball University League.

draw also includes France's University Bordeaux, China's Huaqiao University, Lincoln University of New

Zealand, Macquarie University of Australia, Senegal's Institut Superieur D'entrepreneurship et

University are joined by the University of Regina in Canada, the Xiamen University of Technology in China, New

A match-fixing attempt was thwarted at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) New Zealand Open in Auckland

Badminton New Zealand chief executive Joe Hitchcock told news website Stuff that an "incident" had occurred

Zealand."

at the Grand Prix Gold event and that staff with the world governing body have worked with Badminton New

Zealand in relation to it".The BWF New Zealand Open concluded last Sunday ©FacebookThere have been no

Zealand with us," said Hitchcock."

The 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup is due to begin in Ireland tomorrow with England, the world's number one ranked team, chasing a second consecutive title.

England ended a run of four consecutive wins for New Zealand by winning the 2014 edition of the tournament

We're very proud of that and have achieved that but this is a new squad in terms of players and management

Joining England and Spain in Pool B are Italy and the United States.England ended a spell of New Zealand

dominance by winning the title in 2014 ©Getty ImagesNew Zealand will be keen to regain the title they

We have got new players, new talent coming through, so it's new to those girls and we want to get them

A new trophy has been unveiled for the Women's Rugby League World Cup with 100 days to go before this

The brand new piece of silverware was delivered by members of the Australian team - the defending World

Zealand and Papua New Guinea - for the first time.

Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Canada in Pool B.Each side will play the other two teams in their pool

Zealand 22-12 in the final.

 New Zealand had won all three of the previous editions. 

Reigning champions Serbia thrashed China 27-4 to maintain their 100 per cent record at the 2017 World Men's Junior Water Polo Championships in Belgrade.

Australia on four points.Argentina collected their first win of the tournament in Group C as they overcame New

Zealand 9-5 in the first match of today's play.Greece moved onto six points with a third win in three

Plans are in place to ensure a country in Africa hosts the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships by 2025, head of its continental body has claimed.

month.This was despite several countries, including United States, Australia, Britain, Switzerland, New

Zealand and Canada, all withdrawing prior to the latter event due to security fears.A Diamond League

Hosts Lebanon will hope to begin their International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup campaign with victory when they face South Korea tomorrow in Beirut.

edition of the tournament but are aiming to improve on that performance in front of a home crowd at the new-look

is the first-ever Asia-Oceania joint Continental Championship with 16 teams, including Australia and New

Zealand, battling it out for top honours.A packed crowd is expected for Lebanon's first Group C match

Stadium.Their match will conclude the opening day of the competition, due to begin with a clash between New

Zealand and Kazakhstan.Group D will also begin tomorrow with Japan taking on Australia, while Hong Kong

Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong earned a stunning men's singles victory at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) New

Zealand Open in Auckland today.

American Clark Dean and Spaniard Esther Briz Zamorani each claimed single scull titles as the World Junior Rowing Championships on Lake Galvė in Lithuanian city Trakai today.

which their senior counterparts have won the past five Olympic titles.They crossed in 6:15.430 to beat New

Zealand, second in 6:17.120, and Romania, third in 6:22.800.

Australia made the most of Serbia's day off by winning a second successive match at the 2017 World Men's Junior Water Polo Championships in Belgrade to climb to the top of Group C.

clear at the top of the standings on four points.They took full advantage by claiming a 13-3 win over New

Zealand at the Sports Center Milan Gale Muškatirović today.Tim Putt scored four goals in the comfortable