The United States’ Tatyana McFadden says she is raring to go at the World Para Athletics Championships, which are scheduled to begin here tomorrow, as she continues her comeback from life-threatening blood clots in her legs.

her World Championships return, having missed the 2015 edition in Qatar’s capital Doha to race at the New

28, has won men’s long jump F44 gold at every World Championships since his debut in Christchurch in New

Zealand six years ago.He also smashed the world record each time and will be aiming to continue that

Defending champions and hosts Canada continued their unbeaten record at the Men's Softball World Championships in Whitehorse with a straightforward victory over Dominican Republic.

tournament after proving too strong for Botswana.They moved 5-0 ahead before eventually prevailing 7-1.New

Zealand and Japan each also moved onto 5-1 records for the tournament.World number one's New Zealand

Hosts England won the opening game of the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) Women's World Cup in Guildford.

Belgium will play in Group C with Japan, Germany, Latvia, Spain and Mexico contesting Group D.Ireland, New

Zealand and Sweden and Colombia will play in Group E, a four-team group.Action continues tomorrow.

the International Cricket Council Women’s World Cup after Natalie Sciver’s century helped them beat New

Zealand by 75 runs today.

129 came off just 111 balls with 11 fours as England posted 284-9 at the Country Ground in Derby.New Zealand

figures of four for 51.Alex Hartley hugs England captain Heather Knight after taking a wicket ©ICCNew Zealand

final round of games in the group stage will all take place on Saturday (July 15).The match between New

Zealand and India in Derby will determine who takes the fourth semi-final spot, with the winners of

Tshenolo Lemao led home a South African one-two to clinch the gold medal in the boys' 100 metres as action began amid heightened security at the World Under-18 Athletics Championships in Nairobi.

of terrorism also remains high.Six countries - the United States, Australia, Britain, Switzerland, New

Zealand and Canada - all withdrew prior to the event due to security fears.Al Shabaab, a militant group

Olli Ojanaho of Finland and Switzerland's Simona Aebersold both secured their second gold medals of the 2017 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Tampere today.

completing the 3.5 kilometres course in a time of 13min 59sec.Tommy Hayes secured a rare medal for New

Zealand as he came through to take silver, eight seconds behind Ojanaho.The bronze medal was sealed

World number one ranked New Zealand suffered a shock defeat to Venezuela as the Men's Softball World

Venezuela had never beaten New Zealand in a men's international match, but produced a strong performance

Centre.Having opened up an advantage over their rivals, Venezuela fielded superbly to seal a 7-3 victory.New Zealand

OIympic silver medallists Belgium secured their second consecutive victory at the men's Hockey World League semi-final as they thrashed Ireland 6-2 in Johannesburg.

another confident performance by the German team.Australia surged to the summit of Pool A, above rivals New

Zealand, as they fought back from two goals down to beat France 3-2.Victor Charlet and Pieter van Straaten

the Australians, allowing Mark Knowles to score the match-winning goal seven minutes from time.New Zealand

Five members of Taekwondo New Zealand (TNZ) have passed the World Taekwondo international referee course

Jamie Lee Carpenter and Soo Ji Choi all successfully completed the course which was held before the New

Zealand Open in Auckland.Along with this, a total of 29 people also passed the Oceania Taekwondo Union

Kenyan Sports Minister Hasan Wario has thanked International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe for having the "confidence" in the country to stage the World Under-18 Championships on the eve of the event in Nairobi.

the Kenyan capital already forced six countries - the United States, Australia, Britain, Switzerland, New

Zealand and Canada - to withdraw from the Championships.Al Shabaab, a militant group in Somalia opposed

United States will be gunning for a third consecutive title at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) Women's World Cup, which begins tomorrow in Guildford.

Belgium will play in Group C with Japan, Germany, Latvia, Spain and Mexico contesting Group D.Ireland, New

Zealand and Sweden and Colombia will play in Group E, a four-team group.The tournament begins tomorrow

Canada thrashed Hong Kong to continue their 100 per cent start to the defence of their Men's Softball World Championships title in Whitehorse.

high-scoring form on the fourth day of competition as they crushed Turkey 21-0.The match between Japan and New

Zealand, two teams with unbeaten records so far, had to be postponed due to persistent rainfall.Australia's

Six winter sport athletes will stand for two places on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission after their candidatures were officially confirmed today.

National Olympic Committees.It had been thought that China and the United States would both propose new

Commission.These are France, Zimbabwe, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Sweden, Russia, South Korea, Australia, New

Zealand and Canada.Canada's former ice hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser is the only other winter representative

Representatives from 54 countries are set to participate in the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) global hockey development camp in Vierumaki in Finland this week.

This includes officials from countries which do not have a rich ice hockey tradition such as Mexico, New

Zealand, Thailand and The Philippines.Ice hockey training sessions and leadership development programmes

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced the finalised competition schedule for the group phase and the final phase of its 2017 Asia Cup in Lebanon.

continent's premier basketball event is due to begin on August 8 with Kazakhstan taking on debutantes New

Zealand in Group C at Beirut’s Nouhad Nawfal Arena.

Syria and India in Group A and hosts Lebanon put into Group C alongside Kazakhstan, South Korea and New