Edmonton will not be given extra time to decide if it wants to be Canada's bidder for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

It’s still early days for the new Federal Government thinking about their international events strategy

passing a motion at their General Assembly which gives their ruling Executive Board the power to choose a new

Both Liverpool and Birmingham have expressed an interest in being the English candidate.Auckland in New

Zealand and Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea have also been mentioned as possible bidders.

Olympic laser and star medallist Robert Scheidt will turn his attention to mastering the 49er at the season-opening Sailing World Cup in Miami, where action is due to begin tomorrow.

in the field include Britain’s Emma Wilson, winner at the Youth World Championships in Auckland in New

Zealand last month, and two-time world youth champion and Rio 2016 bronze medallist Stefania Elfutina

Weguelin and Eilidh McIntyre as they look to replace their outgoing Olympic champions, who are taking on new

Jonathan Lobert taking a break from sailing.Having won a race at the 2016 Finn Gold Cup in Takapuna in New

Zealand in a strong fleet last year, Pic has already shown signs that he is capable of carrying French

International Tennis Federation (ITF) President David Haggerty has claimed the sport is adopting a more vigorous approach to drug testing than before.

sport, including current men’s world number one Sir Andy Murray of Britain.In an interview with the New

Zealand Herald, Haggerty claimed the sport had strengthened their testing programme."

It shows that tennis has been watching out and protecting the athletes," he told the New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Olympic Committee has unveiled 34 athletes who will serve as Olympic Ambassadors in 2017

ImagesEvery ambassador was selected as they are seen as "highly positive role models" for the young New

This year's Karate1 Premier League series, which starts in Paris on Friday (January 27), is "crucial" to the sport’s plans to develop itself before its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games, according to the World Karate Federation's (WKF) President Antonio Espinós.

We know that there is strong interest in TV networks around the world including the Middle East, New

Zealand and many European nations.

On June 17, we will present to the IOC President the International World Karate Day as a new proof of

Olympic Games will represent one of the elements to further expand our sport and take our discipline to new

Hosts Australia enjoyed a 100 per cent record against Guam and New Zealand to capture the Under-18 Oceania

which began on January 18, while Guam finished in third.The Australian team defeated both Guam and New

Zealand twice, including a 6-0 win over New Zealand today, to finish the opening round undefeated and

automatically be declared the winner.New Zealand and Guam each won one of their matches against each

points, and it’s great to have success leading up to such an important international tournament cycle.”New

Zealand, currently ranked 27th, are also set to make ground in the rankings.

The winner of this year’s Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship will be granted an automatic place at The Open Championship for the first time in 2018.

confirmed that the victor at the tournament, scheduled to take place at the Royal Wellington Golf Club in New

Zealand from October 26 to 29, will be given an exemption to the event, one of golf’s four majors.The

“There is a strong tradition of amateurs competing in The Open and this new exemption for the Asia-Pacific

Tour events and finished tied for fourth at last year's PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in New

Entry numbers for the Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games have "surpassed all expectations", the Olympic Council of Asia have claimed with exactly one month to go until the Opening Ceremony.

unity, of the five zones of our Asian continent," an OCA statement read.Athletes from Australia and New

Zealand will also compete at the Games under the OCA flag.

World Rowing has opened the nomination process for the 2017 Thomas Keller Medal to the general public.

previous winners of the Thomas Keller Medal ©Getty ImagesIn 2016, Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell of New

Zealand both became recipients of the Thomas Keller Medal.The identical twins formed a successful women

their field through much of the 2000s.They are considered influential figures in helping inspire many New

Zealand high school students to take up rowing, especially women.Other previous winners include Slovenia

World Rugby say they have received "exceptional levels of interest and enthusiasm" in response to the search for team camps to be used during the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. 

finalised for the quadrennial event.Argentina, Australia, England, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New

Zealand, Scotland, South Africa and Wales automatically qualified courtesy of finishing in the top three

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe has signed an exclusive management representation deal with Sydney-based live entertainment company Michael Cassel Group. 

The two-time Olympic 1,500 metres gold medallist will be represented in Australia and New Zealand and

I’m looking forward to developing new opportunities for Seb in media, speaking and commercial activities

great recommendations, and I’m looking forward to a great professional relationship in Australia and New

Zealand."

Committee confirmed they would be recalling Coe, the world governing body said their President had nothing new

Origin Sport Group are to conduct a feasibility study into Birmingham’s suitability to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

The study will assess existing and new venues required for the Commonwealth Games ©Getty ImagesThe study

 Auckland in New Zealand and Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea have also been mentioned as possible

to reach the quarter-finals of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tournament of Champions at New

career with an unexpected win over world number seven Ali Farag of Egypt.Coll, who became the first New

Zealand player since 1995 to break the top 20 rankings after coming through qualification to claim the

It's great to be back here in New York at one of my favourite events - I love it here and just enjoy

As Donald Trump prepares for his inauguration as the 45th President of the United States, he might just have in mind another Ceremony seven years in the future.

daughter Alice watched some of the competitions.The following year, the IOC presented Roosevelt their new

That duty fell to New York Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Despite the efforts of the White House, 80 nations did take part, including Australia, New Zealand and

opportunity for those that followed," said Obama.No American city has so far hosted a Summer Olympics in the new

As a young man he played baseball at the New York Military Academy.

World Cup victory since 2014 in Innerkrems in Austria today, beating world champion Corey Peters of New

Zealand as super-G action took centre stage.