victory on the first of three nights of competition in Melbourne’s Lakeside Stadium as part of the new

points adrift of the All-Stars, who scored 1,080 points.China were third with 845 ahead of Japan, 810, New

Zealand and England, who both got 795.In the field events Jarrion Lawson of the United States took the

Canada claimed victory in the women’s World Rugby HSBC Sydney Sevens competition today following two shock semi-final upsets in the Australian city.

a sold out Allianz Stadium.The US, who finished the last tournament in Dubai in 11th place, shocked New

Zealand to reach the final while Canada silenced the crowd when they beat Australia 12-7 in the second

Zealand went on to beat their rivals Australia to claim the bronze medal.Hosts Australia enjoyed a fine

Zealand all remain unbeaten.Wales await Australia in the next round in just their second quarter-final

Zealand side will play Fiji after they managed three victories against Australia, Scotland and Papua

New Zealand, Russia and hosts Australia went unbeaten on the opening day of the Women’s World Rugby Sevens

Fiji and it was a tougher task, but the hosts still came out on top with a score of 26-17.In Pool A, New

Zealand’s day began with a comfortable 34-5 win over Papua New Guinea.However, they then came up against

it took a try from Kelly Brazier to see the Black Ferns achieve a 14-12 victory.Renee Wickliffe of New

Zealand is tackled by Canada's Charity Williams ©Getty ImagesThe Olympic silver medallists then went

Zealand face another clash with France, while Australia will play Fiji again.Russia are up against Canada

Usain Bolt believes the Coles Nitro Athletics event in Melbourne, which he has been "waiting all his life" for, can match the success of limited-overs cricket.

Gala dinner how he would captain his team, the All-Stars, against opposition from Australia, England, New

Zealand, Japan and China, he replied: “Like a Boss”.

distances.China will receive double points in the javelin, England in the 60m, Japan in the 100m and New

Zealand in the medley relay.

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) are set to hold an Open Day on the country's south island for the first

increase interest and participation in Para-sport.They also give PNZ the chance to identify potential new

encouraged to attend the Open Day which is free.Malcolm Humm, high performance director at Paralympics New

Zealand, said: “We had an exceptional Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and are now looking forward to the Pyeongchang

 "The ACC Paralympics New Zealand Open Days will have two objectives: firstly, to help disabled

Australia’s Olympic champions from Rio 2016 will be looking to bag a first tournament win of the season as the World Rugby Women’s Seven Series comes to their home soil in Sydney.

South Wales will host a combined event.At the Olympics last year, Australia defeated New Zealand 24-

Zealand counterpart Sarah Goss ©Getty Images"Women’s sport is just growing and growing and we want to

Australia will be in Pool B alongside Fiji, Ireland and Brazil.Pool A is headed by New Zealand and they

Zealand, along with a runners-up finish behind England at home in Cape Town.They will come up against

Zealand, Scotland and Papua New Guinea.Canada, Argentina, Russia and the US are in Pool D.The men’s

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) have secured the United Kingdom television rights for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.

nbsp;It means an agreement which already includes the rights to this year's World Cup in Australia, New

Zealand and Papua New Guinea has been extended for another four years.At least 16 matches in 2021 will

South Africa have won the third round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series with a 26-5 win over Fiji in the final in Wellington today.

inspire Scotland to claim the bronze medal, defeating the Canadians 28-22 in the bronze medal match.Hosts New

Zealand, who finished yesterday with a 100 per cent record, crashed out in the quarter finals as Fiji

Hosts New Zealand enjoyed a superb day on their home leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series as they

New Zealand defeated Samoa, France and the United States in an emphatic display of dominance.They got

on day one.They were one of four sides to maintain 100 per cent records at the Westpac Stadium, with New

Zealand, England and Canada also progressing without a defeat.South Africa eased past Japan 33-0 and

victory.England continued their winning ways from Cape Town with 40-0 and 26-7 victories over Papua New

Zealand face Fiji, Canada take on Argentina and South Africa play France.

Olympic silver medallist Marie Martinod of France produced a superb display as she won the gold medal in the women’s ski superpipe at the Winter X Games in Aspen in Colorado.

opener which yielded just 30.00 from the judges.Miguel Porteous delivered rare winter sport success for New

Zealand as he sealed silver, 3.66 behind the winning total.Canada’s Noah Bowman, a silver medallist

The third round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series is set to begin in Wellington, New Zealand, tomorrow

England won the last round of the series, upsetting their hosts South Africa in Cape Town, with New Zealand

We've had a few new boys come into the squad so it's been refreshing."

England have been drawn in Pool A alongside Kenya, Argentina and Papua New Guinea.Pool C consists of

New Zealand, the United States, France and Samoa.Scotland, Wales, Russia and Canada complete the line

Or will the new-look Nitro Athletics event that will run for three evenings in Melbourne, starting next

The only thing stopping us is our imagination and the courage to try something new.”So what exactly will

Teams of 12 men and 12 women from Australia, China, Japan, England, New Zealand and an international

“The new product has been developed after extensive consultation with Channel 7.

 "We started an Innovation Project a year ago to find new ways of presenting our sport.

European Athletics are looking at introducing new forms of competition.

France’s Marie Bochet completed a remarkable return from injury by claiming the women’s standing downhill gold at the World Para Alpine Skiing Championship in Tarvisio today.

debut.In the men’s sitting event, United States competitor Andrew Kurka came first with Corey Peters of New

Zealand, the defending world champion, finishing second and Japan’s Paralympic title holder Akira Kano

Taekwondo New Zealand (TNZ) will hold their Annual General Meeting next month as the national body look

to adopt a new constitution.

districts.Auckland will be one of the districts, along with Waikato, Wellington and South Island.It is claimed the new

To ensure funds are effectively allocated TNZ will be requiring full input from the new District Boards

An increase in membership fees could help to support the New Zealand taekwondo team for Tokyo 2020 ©Getty

national teams to compete at key-events, and planning for Tokyo 2020.Hosting WTF G2 ranked events in New

Zealand is another area identified for the funds.Currently the TNZ have 3,222 registered members representing

progressed to the candidate stage of the selection process for the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) new

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, England, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, The Netherlands, New

Zealand, South Africa and Spain were all successful with their applications for both their men’s and

submissions from the successful applicants.The FIH Member Associations were given further details about the new

these National Associations outlining how they will meet the host and participation requirements of the new