Vital qualification points for next year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang will be on offer during the upcoming World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, which begins at the ATB Centre in Lethbridge tomorrow.

Courtney is due to compete for Canada ©WCFThe defending champions have been drawn in Group E, along with New

Zealand, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland.China will go up against Australia, Austria

A pair of rugby league international players from Russia have been handed bans from the sport after failing drugs tests.

is suspended until January 5, 2021.This year's Rugby League World Cup is being hosted by Australia, New

Zealand and Papua New Guinea ©Getty ImagesThe match between Russia and Italy finished 76-0 in favour

Britain.The tests were conducted by UK Anti-Doping.This year’s World Cup is due to take place in Australia, New

Zealand and Papua New Guinea between October 26 and December 2.Australia are the reigning champions

after beating New Zealand 34-2 in the 2013 final held in Old Trafford in Manchester.

The World Masters Games are set to begin in Auckland tomorrow as the Opening Ceremony at the Eden Park stadium.

and a warm welcome” for the Games, with bright lights and lasers being part of the show.Eden Park, New

has been staged, having first gone ahead in Toronto, Canada in 1985.Auckland are the first city in New

Zealand to host the event and it is the biggest international competition to be held in the country

Secretary General: Michael White (NMI) Board Member: Eric Michalak (New

Mariana Islands (NMI) Micronesia (FSM) New

Zealand (NZL) Papua New Guinea (PNG) Samoa (SAM)

New Zealand's Alpine skiing star Corey Peters is seeking to turn silver into gold by winning at next

into a shock specialist looking to make a few adjustments, so that I can then test it throughout the New

Zealand season.Corey Peters won a silver medal at the Sochi Paralympics before carrying the New Zealand

Australia have announced that seven players will make their World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men’s Softball World Championship debut after earning selection to the national team.

Hayden Mathews, Joshua McGovern, Ryan Merriman, Brendan O’Byrne, Liam O’Leary and Lewis Weldon are the new

Zealand and Argentina,” Harrow said.

“Teams like Canada, Argentina, New Zealand and Japan are going to be hard to beat, and we’ll have to

Zealand, Japan, Argentina and Canada.The country has won the world title on one occasion, triumphing

Zealand at the event, along with European teams Czech Republic, Denmark, Britain, Israel and Turkey.

Canada secured a maiden World Rugby Sevens Series title by overcoming the United States at the Singapore National Stadium.

quarter-finals of the tournament.Canada had also achieved a surprise win over their own by overcoming New

Zealand in the last eight, achieving a 26-14 success.They followed up the display by beating England

Denis Dmitriev and Daria Shmeleva each won gold medals on a superb day for Russia at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track World Championships in Hong Kong.

events.The 31-year-old won his sprint final 2-0 against Dutch newcomer Harrie Lavreysen.Ethan Mitchell of New

Zealand also won 2-0 in his bronze medal clash with Britain's Ryan Owens.The first ever World Championship

other winner in the four event omnium.His haul of 149 points saw him win by two over Aaron Gate of New

Olympic champions Fiji, Australia and New Zealand all progressed to the quarter-finals in style with

Russia 38-7 and Canada 35-7 to complete an ominous start to the tournament at the National Stadium.New Zealand

they clashed with Wales, claiming a 36-14 victory to set up a pool decider with the United States.New Zealand

also progressed with a 100 per cent record ©World RugbyNew Zealand got the better of their American

Series leaders who suffered a surprise 17-12 reverse at the hands of England, winners of Pool C.New Zealand

Kenya will return to the scene of last year's historic triumph during this weekend's World Rugby Sevens Series event in Singapore.

Pool D is comprised of the United States, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales.The Singapore Sevens is the

England Netball has announced Smile Group Travel as the organisation's new official travel partner for

globe to play the world’s best players and it pleasing to know that they will be in safe hands with our new

Netball Quad Series is a tournament which features the England Roses, the Australian Diamonds, the New

Zealand Silver Ferns and the South Africa Proteas.With tours to over 70 countries across all continents

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced that a record number of teams are set to compete at this year's Junior Women's Softball World Championship.

joined by The Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Ireland, Israel and Italy.Australia and New

Zealand will represent Oceania, while South Africa are the sole African representative."

So the Rio de Janeiro Mayor has become embroiled in another 2016 Olympics-related corruption scandal. And Kenya’s 2016 Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong has tested positive for EPO. And yes, six international riders have been provisionally suspended by the International Equestrian Federation after their horses failed doping tests.

A similar service was performed by New Zealand’s former boxer Sonny Bill Williams two years ago when,

displaying of any logo on his kit from banks, alcohol brands or gambling companies.Auckland Blues and New

Zealand Rugby have "accommodated" a request from Williams, who said his objection was "central to my

religious beliefs".Williams, a Muslim, will continue to wear the New Zealand kit, which features sponsorship

Zealand Rugby "on the basis of genuine family, ethical or religious grounds".New Zealand World Cup winner

Italy's Rachele Barbieri won the women's 10 kilometres scratch race on the opening day of this year's International Cycling Union (UCI) Track World Championships in Hong Kong.

and Joanna Rowsell Shand at Rio 2016, took second while D'Hoore finished with the bronze medal.New Zealand

Netherlands team of Jeffrey Hoogland, Harri Lavreysen and Matthijs Buchli by 0.333 seconds in the final.The New

Zealand time crossed the line in 44.049sec, while their European rivals finished in 44.382.New Zealand's

Olympic silver medallists Croatia have secured their place in the Super Final of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Men's Water Polo World League following the sixth and final round of matches.

are due to host the event in Gold Coast between April 25 and 30, welcoming Japan, China, Kazakhstan, New

Zealand and the United States for a round-robin competition.