Astana Arlans Kazakhstan have reached the final of this year's World Series of Boxing (WSB) after claiming a 3-2 second leg win over the British Lionhearts.

of the evening, losing overall as a result.Astana lightweight Zakir Safiullin proved too strong for New

Zealand born Lionhearts representative Chad Milnes, with the hosts calling time on the fight in the

second victory of the night in the super heavyweight clash against Nursultan Amanzholov.Mailata of New

Zealand was dominant with the Kazakh team throwing in the towel during the third round.Cuba Domadores

Australia dominated the finals of the Gold Coast Multi-nations tournament at the Broadbeach Bowls Club in a competition that was a test event for next year's Commonwealth Games in the city. 

Zealand won the remaining two.Other competing nations were Canada, Hong Kong China, Malaysia, Scotland

and Wales,World champions Karen Murphy and Shannon McIlroy from Australia and New Zealand were among

Zealand and Australian Karen Murphy, came up with gold in the blue ribbon singles competition.They defeated

world number ones Alex Marshall from Scotland and New Zealand’s Jo Edwards respectively.Australia also

Zealand 20-13 in the bowlers with a disability open triples.

Sri Lanka pulled off the highest-run chase in the history of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy to stun rivals India at The Oval in London.

matches with the winners both going through to the semi-finals.Group A action will return tomorrow with New

Zealand taking on Bangladesh.Both sides are searching for a first victory.

South Africa moved into the last four of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship after scoring 11 tries against Argentina in the final round of pool stage matches in Georgia today.

took second place after they recorded a 54-0 win over hosts Georgia, also at the Avchala Stadium.New Zealand

 campaign came to an end today as they were once again beaten.The 2016 runners-up lost 69-3 to New

Zealand, who had already secured a semi-final berth, at the AIA Arena in Kutaisiin in Pool B.Scotland

Stadium.The fourth semi-final place, given to the best second place team, went to France.They will play New

Zealand on June 13 while England will take on South Africa on the same day.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the draw and official tournament schedule for the 2017 Men's Softball World Championships in Whitehorse, with hosts and defending champions Canada placed in Pool A.

Australia, the Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, India, South Africa and the United States.Pool B includes New

Zealand and Venezuela, the respective second and third-place finishers at the last edition of the event

year.India's first outing will see them face Australia, while Turkey's opening contest pits them against New

Zealand.

Karate New Zealand's President Dennis May has been appointed as a member of the country's Order of Merit

His nomination was announced by the governor general of New Zealand, Patsy Reddy, and included in Queen

Zealand"The recognition represents a remarkable token of gratitude to May's dedication and efforts to

take karate to new levels.

Zealand."

The Order of Merit comes after the Order of New Zealand in the country's honours system.May will now

Mastercard has renewed as a worldwide partner of the Rugby World Cup for the 2019 edition in Japan.

special and ground-breaking event that will reach beyond our traditional audiences to inspire and attract new

victory over South Africa in Brighton.The East Asian nation also competed at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New

Zealand, where Mastercard served as a worldwide partner.

their place in the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy as they beat New

Zealand by 87 runs at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.

Zealand looked on course for a successful run chase when they reached 158-2 after 30 overs but crafty

Zealand must beat Bangladesh in Cardiff on Friday (June 9) and hope England do them a favour to make

Zealand reply but they fell comfortably short of England's total ©Getty ImagesAfter winning the toss

, New Zealand put England into bat and they appeared to have made the right decision when Adam Milne

Zealand smelt blood and would have fancied their chances of restricting England to an achievable target.Buttler

Poland have become the latest country to express their support for Parkour UK's position on the "encroachment and misappropriation" of parkour/freerunning by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).

Singapore.Similar moves have also been made by other parkour national governing bodies in France, Australia, New

Zealand and South Africa.The Finnish, German, Swedish and Swiss communities have also thrown their support

fully support the stance of Parkour UK, Fédération de Parkour (FPK), Australian Parkour Association, New

Zealand Parkour Association, Parkour South Africa, and representatives of the parkour community in Germany

parkour.It followed the apparent breaking of a promise not to use the phrase "parkour" while promoting the new

Australia were left frustrated for a second time in three days as rain brought a premature end to another of their International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy matches.

On Friday (June 2), Australia saw their match against New Zealand abandoned during their run chase because

innings, the match was abandoned with no result with both sides earning a point.It means if England beat New

Zealand tomorrow at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff tomorrow, they will qualify for the semi-finals.Mitchell

Ireland's miserable start to their World Rugby Under-20 Championship campaign continued as they were beaten by Scotland at the AIA Stadium in Kutaisi.

narrow 32-28 triumph.Scotland ran in five tries as they recovered from losing their opening match to New

Zealand, with Robbie Nairn, Darcy Graham, Ross McCann, Fraser Renwick and Connor Eastgate all going

efforts proved to be in vain for the Irish, who lost last year's final to England.Elsewhere in Pool B, New

Zealand once again showed ominous form as they comfortably dispatched Italy 68-26 at the same venue.New

Zealand crossed over eight times, with Caleb Clarke the star performer as he scored twice.New Zealand

New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) chief executive Kereyn Smith has received the C.K.

She was given the prestigious prize at the annual New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards in Auckland

world who "displays outstanding leadership in relation to their organisation or the sector as a whole".New

Zealand enjoyed their most successful Olympic campaign under Smith's guidance, winning 18 medals at

Zealand, so it's great to have that recognised," she said.

Kereyn's record as a leader in New Zealand and internationally is remarkable," said Sport New Zealand

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup season is due to continue tomorrow in Italian city Cagliari, which is staging a leg for the second consecutive year.

silver medal.Since then he has been close to making a podium again, finishing fifth at the World Cup in New

Plymouth in New Zealand and fourth at the World Triathlon Series (WTS) event in Japanese city Yokohama

strong finish.After debuting on a World Cup podium last year, he returned by earning the silver medal in New

International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy as the clash between Antipodean rivals Australia and New

Zealand finished with no result.

match at Edgbaston in Birmingham looked to be heading to an exciting climax after Kane Williamson, New

Martin Guptill scoring 26 off 22 balls before Glenn Maxwell caught him off Hazlewood’s bowling.New Zealand

innings ©Getty ImagesThe first rain delay came not long afterwards and when the sides came back out, New

Zealand on 254-4.This sparked a collapse as the remaining Black Cap players looked to send the ball

Zealand were bowled out for 291, they had lost their last seven wickets for 37 runs.Australia looked

Cuba Domadores will continue their attempt at reaching a fourth consecutive World Series of Boxing final when the first legs of the semi-finals take place tomorrow.

the ring before Kazakhstan’s Abilkhan Amankul meets American draft pick Nikita Ababiy.The Lionhearts’ New

to Patriot Boxing Team’s Ilia Kvasnikov of Russia in the quarter-finals.He meets British Lionhearts’ New

Zealand representative David Nyika, who will be buoyed by a sensational debut three weeks ago when he