FIFA have reportedly claimed they are optimistic about ticket sales for this year’s Confederations Cup in Russia ahead of the random selection draw period closing.

applicants will be informed whether they have been successful before February 28.Russia face Mexico, New

Zealand and Portugal in Group A of the tournament ©Getty ImagesFans can purchase up to six tickets per

test event for the following year’s World Cup, will begin with the host nation Russia’s clash with New

Zealand on June 17.Both sides were been placed into Group A when the draw was made in November and will

Rio 2016 Olympians have been named among the home Australian team for the inaugural Nitro Athletics event in Melbourne next month.

in the men's long jump competition.The event promises to revolutionise athletics, with "innovative" new

As well as Bolt's All-Stars, Australia will be joined by China, England, Japan and New Zealand at Melbourne

Getty ImagesA hurdles relay, the 60m "speed sprint" and an "elimination mile" have been confirmed as new

The 2017 New Zealand Badminton Open has been rescheduled due to a clash with three Adele concerts.

clash with the recently announced Adele concert, there will be a change to the date of the 2017 SKYCITY New

Zealand Badminton Open," a statement on the tournament's website said."

August 9 and 12.Adele's Auckland shows sold out in record time, becoming the fastest selling tour in New

Squash Association (PSA) Tournament of Champions (TOC) which is due to open at Grand Central Terminal in New

Duncalf.Three-time Commonwealth Games champion Natalie Grinham of Australia will open against Joelle King of New

Zealand in what she has said will be her final tournament before retirement.Egypt's also boast the top

New Zealand’s Corey Peters is set to make his first appearance of the International Paralympic Committee

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) today annulled the controversial appointments of Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as Honorary Life Presidents - with the body’s head N Ramachandran claiming there was no such resolution passed at last month’s Annual General Meeting in Chennai.

respond.The IOA claimed they would not be able to reply before the deadline as Ramachandran was away in New

Zealand over the holiday period.They had asked for 15 days to explain their reasons but this was denied

corruption charges related to his chairmanship of the Organising Committee at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New

medallist Kerron Clement has become the latest high-profile athlete to be confirmed as competing in the new

The American will join Usain Bolt’s All-Stars who along with China, England, Japan and New Zealand will

take on hosts Australia in a new-look athletics format at the Lakeside Stadium.Competition is due to

Getty ImagesA hurdles relay, the 60m "speed sprint" and an "elimination mile" have been confirmed as new

New Zealand rugby legend Dan Carter is among three Racing 92 players reportedly facing a fresh investigation

More than 350 people watched a display by the Korean Taekwondo Association (KTA) demonstration team in New

Zealand.

The event was held at the North Shore Event Centre in Auckland, in collaboration with Taekwondo New Zealand

including Hachoel Jung from the South Korean consulate.The demonstration forged ties between the Korean and New

Zealand associations ©TNZAfter the success of the day, future events may now be held while the KTA and

voted back in for another term during elections at an Extraordinary General Meeting in Auckland.New Zealand

New Zealand's double medallist Polly Powrie has announced her retirement from Olympic sailing.

Powrie was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2013 New Year's honours list for her

Tickets for the pool stage of this year's Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland are now on sale following the release of the match schedule.

England open the tournament at the UCD Bowl on August 9 when they meet Pool B rivals Spain, before New

Zealand take on Wales in the opening game of Pool A at Billings Park.Hosts Ireland then get Pool C underway

Germany's male and female teams each guaranteed themselves spots in the quarter-finals of the World Junior-B Curling Championships in Östersund in Sweden with one day of round-robin action to spare.

The men's team made it six wins out of six by beating New Zealand 7-4 in their Group B clash.Turkey and

Scott Waites will be hoping to go further than the last time he attempted to defend his British Darts Organisation (BDO) World Championship title when the tournament begins tomorrow.

challenge on Tuesday (January 10) night against either England’s Dennis Harbour or Craig Caldwell of New

Zealand, who will meet in a preliminary round match a day earlier.Proceedings will be kicked off by

David Howman, the former director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has called for Russia to be banned from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang unless they provide "some sort of acknowledgement" of state-sponsored doping in the country. 

The New Zealander claimed this would be a "real kick in the face" for the world's largest country.He

The Russian thing is bigger than Ben Hur," Howman told Stuff New Zealand."

 Howman, speaking after being awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year's Honours,

A total of 26 teams will compete across the men’s and women’s ice hockey competitions at next month’s Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, organisers have announced after revealing the groups for the two tournaments.

China, South Korea and Kazakhstan.There will also be the added interest of athletes from Australia and New

Zealand competing for the first time.This follows an invitation to Oceania athletes by the Olympic Council