India claimed a narrow one wicket victory over South Africa to win the qualifying competition for this year's International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Cup in Colombo.

Cup, along with Sri Lanka and Pakistan.They will join hosts England, defending champions Australia, New

Zealand and West Indies at the one-day international format tournament, due to be held from June

Brazil’s Rio 2016 Olympic gold medal-winning coach Rogério Micale has been sacked after he failed to guide the country to qualification for this year’s FIFA Under-20 World Cup in South Korea.

started out with Brazil’s Under-20 team in May 2015, just prior to that year’s Under-20 World Cup in New

Zealand, where Brazil lost 2-1 to Serbia after extra time in the final.A replacement for him has yet

Athletes from Oceania could compete at the summer Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou in 2022, Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah revealed here today.

Athletes from Australia and New Zealand are currently participating on a "guest" basis at the Asian Winter

The Taekwondo New Zealand (TNZ) Open will be held in May as an officially sanctioned World Taekwondo

Oceania Cadet Championships and the Oceania Colour Belt Championships.Andrea Kilday competed for New

Zealand at Rio 2016 ©Getty ImagesAction is due to take place at the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland

 New Zealand sent one competitor to the Olympic taekwondo tournament at Rio 2016 in August.Andrea

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission chair Angela Ruggiero has expressed her support for Opening Ceremonies taking place earlier in the day to encourage more competitors to attend.

yesterday's opening to Sapporo 2017 to launch an event also notable for the participation of Australian and New

Zealand athletes.Opening Ceremonies for the Olympic Games are usually held far later in the evening.The

Council of Asia's "innovative" approach in inviting athletes from Oceania to the Games.The Australian and New

Zealand teams are here as "guest" athletes so are not eligible to win medals, but did march alongside

Sri Lanka and Pakistan have completed the line-up for the 2017 International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World Cup in England after securing top four finishes in the qualifying competition.

tournament due to be held between June 24 and July 23.Hosts England, defending champions Australia, New

Zealand and West Indies had already qualified for the One-Day International format competition.Sri Lanka

The Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC) held their Annual Meeting in Wellington in New Zealand

East Asia Games, but also in both the Asian Games and Asian Indoor Games.They will also introduce a new

Ski jumping legend Masahiko Harada and Crown Prince Naruhito played starring roles here today as the Asian Winter Games was declared officially open.

from North Korea given special permission to enter Japan, as well as for athletes from Australia and New

Zealand participating at an Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) event for the first time.OCA President Sheikh

The International Netball Federation (INF) has announced that Fiji has won the right to host the second staging of the Netball World Youth Cup 2021.

four years since 1988.The last Championships was held in 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland, and was won by New

Zealand“Being awarded the rights to host the Netball World Youth Cup 2021 is indeed an honour and we

India and South Africa have guaranteed their places at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World Cup later this year after victories in the qualifying competition today.

and South Africa seeing off hosts Sri Lanka in Colombo.They now join defending champions Australia, New

Zealand, the West Indies and England at the competition being held by the latter between June 24 and

Tokyo 2020 have vowed to learn from the Asian Winter Games starting here on Sunday (February 19) as Japan seeks another opportunity to showcase its event hosting credentials.

featured at the last edition held in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2011.Athletes from Australia and New

Zealand participating for the first time as guest athletes partly, but not solely, explains the increase

engage in international exchanges, embrace cultures different from their own, and continue to take on new

Mayor of Sapporo Katsuhiro Akimoto has promised unrivalled hospitality during the course of this week’s Asian Winter Games in the Japanese city.

“This is expected to promote new exchanges as well as highlighting the appeal of the host cities and

be contested at the Games, which are due to take place until February 26.Athletes from Australia and New

Zealand are due to compete alongside Asian countries for the first time, although they will not be eligible

World number one Mohamed Elshorbagy has been drawn against fellow Egyptian Fares Dessouky in the first round of the 2017 Allam British Open in Hull, where he will be vying for his third consecutive title and the chance to go joint-10th in the list of all-time winners.

have to overcome world number 10 Simon Rösner of Germany, the in-form world number 16 Paul Coll of New

Zealand and Elshorbagy to reach the final.Willstrop, meanwhile, could meet world number six Marwan Elshorbagy

South Korea’s first group of athletes for the Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games have arrived in the Japanese city before the multi-sport event gets underway on Sunday.

be contested at the Games, which are due to take place until February 26.Athletes from Australia and New

Zealand are due to compete alongside Asian countries for the first time, although they will not be eligible

China will be represented by a delegation of 236 at the Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games, which are due to get underway on February 19.

be contested at the Games, which are due to take place until February 26.Athletes from Australia and New

Zealand are due to compete alongside Asian countries for the first time, although they will not be eligible