Mu Kanazaki struck two minutes from time to send Kashima Antlers through to the quarter-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup at the expense of Auckland City in Yokohama.

berth at the tournament due to being Japanese champions, fell behind after 50 minutes against their New

Zealand opponents.They engineered a dramatic turnaround at the International Stadium, however, and will

Australian Holly Takos continued her rise to stardom as she won a thrilling keirin event at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships at the Darebin International Sports Centre (DISC) Velodrome in Melbourne.

Zealand, who earned silver and bronze respectively.Another highlight on the second day of the event

Zealand to clinch the women’s individual pursuit honours, while Nielsen’s compatriot Kirstie James beat

gold in the team pursuit last year, triumphed in an all-New Zealand men’s individual pursuit final as

Zealand as he was victorious in the men’s time trial by clocking 1:01.235.His team-mate Bradley Knipe

was 0.65 seconds adrift in silver medal position, while Jordan Castle completed the New Zealand one-two-three.Australia

Bad weather forced competition to be postponed today at the Sailing World Cup final at Melbourne's St Kilda foreshore.

advantage at the head of the laser division.In the 49er and 49erFX, Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie of New

Zealand and Australians Tess Lloyd and Eliza Solly lead the men's and women's skiff classes respectively

Hosts New Zealand is guaranteed to win three medals after a successful final day of group stage matches

 Meanwhile, Jo Edwards and Angela Boyd ensured New Zealand's women's pair reached the semi-finals

her third gold medal in the women's pair, having previously won it in both 2004 and 2008.Elsewhere, New

India's senior captain PR Sreejesh has sought to quell rising tensions between his country and Pakistan as their under-21 side prepare to begin their Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup campaign in Uttar Pradesh.

World Cup crown in 15 years.Germany, bidding for a third consecutive title, will go up against Spain, New

Zealand and Japan in Pool C.Australia, Argentina, South Korea and Austria make up Pool A, while Pool

tomorrow as India take on Canada, which comes after England play South Africa.The opening contest sees New

Zealand clash with Japan before defending champions Germany entertain Spain.

Australia earned early bragging rights over rivals New Zealand as they secured nine gold medals on the

Zealand.New Zealand won the bronze medal in the event based on their seeding time.The Kiwi riders managed

Zealand, while they also claimed bronze.The men were also in good form, powering around the Melbourne

track in 46.173, with New Zealand 1.48 seconds off the pace.They followed their women in also taking

Zealand, who crossed the line 2.86 slower, while no bronze medal was awarded.Six-time world champion

Zealand.New Zealand enjoyed a rare success over their Oceanian counterparts in the junior women team

Australia's Jake Lilley and Caleb Paine of the United States renewed their rivalry from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games today at the Sailing World Cup final at Melbourne's St Kilda foreshore.

 The duo have taken some time off since the Games to focus on new ventures but wasted no time in

Australia continue to control the Nacra 17 fleet after they made it five wins in a row today.However, New

opening race to move to third overall.In the 49er and 49erFX, Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie of New

Zealand and Australians Tess Lloyd and Eliza Solly lead the men's and women's skiff classes respectively.Gusts

New Zealand's Val Smith played the 500th match of her career today at the World Bowls Championships in

Katelyn Inch and Kirsten Edwards, lost 16-15 on home soil at Fendalton.Smith became just the third New

Zealand bowler in history to reach 500 matches, following on from Jo Edwards, who achieved the same

wins from six games after they also beat South Africa and Namibia today.In the women's pairs event, New

Edwards (right) lost all three of their matches today ©BowlsNZ/FacebookAfter going unbeaten on day one, New

Zealand sit top of their section in the men's fours with Australia, England and Ireland all yet to lose

An exciting four days of competition will see Australia's track stars go head to head against New Zealand's

Oceanias at the best of times are one of the most important races of the season, with the new World Championships

Fierce competition arrives from New Zealand in the form of Rio 2016 men's team sprint silver medallists

where they finished ninth and 10th respectively.Racquel Sheath and Jaime Nielsen, two members of the New

Zealand women's team pursuit squad that missed out on a medal when they finished fifth in the Brazilian

Hockey New Zealand has confirmed that Colin Batch will step down as head coach of the Black Sticks men

Batch, a former Australian international, has led the New Zealand men's national team since the London

best and thank him for his dedication to the Black Sticks Men’s programme during his four years in New

Zealand,” said Hockey New Zealand High Performance Director Terry Evans.

Black Sticks Men one that we know will be sought after by coaches locally and around the world.”Hockey New

Zealand confirmed it "will be recruiting for a new head coach shortly with the role hoped to be filled

New Zealand's Jo Edwards and Angela Boyd secured a vital win over Australia as they went unbeaten on

 Katelyn Inch, Kirsten Edwards and skip Val Smith made it a memorable morning for New Zealand as

Bowling Club.They also edged Hong Kong 17-15 and convincingly beat China, 26-10.Malaysia, England and New

Zealand were unbeaten in their section, which took place at Fendalton, with Australia the sole team

Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) have announced Canterbury of New Zealand as their official kit supplier

PSL and Canterbury worked with CGS to supply kit for the Samoa 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games and the new

Five New Zealand Paralympians have led Auckland’s annual Farmers Santa Parade to celebrate the forthcoming

parade through the streets of Auckland.Their participation followed a successful Paralympic Games for New

Zealand after they secured nine gold, five silver and seven bronze medals to end 13th on the overall

World Rugby, the governing body of rugby union, has unveiled pre-tax profits of an impressive £189.7 million ($241.4 million/€226.4 million) for the World Cup year of 2015.

Britain 43-7 in the men's final, claiming their nation's first ever Olympic medal, while Australia beat New

Zealand 24-17 in the women's final at the Deodoro Stadium.To read the full financial statement click

Tournament debutants Japan secured a ninth-place finish at the Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup after beating Asian rivals China 2-0 at the Club Deportivo Manquehue in Santiago today.

it was there that Krimerman gave the home fans the fairytale ending by scoring the decisive goal.New Zealand

finished 13th after beating South Africa 8-2 ©FIHEarlier in the day, New Zealand defeated South Africa

France’s 3-1 victory over Zimbabwe in the battle to avoid finishing last.Deanna Ritchie scored two for New

Zealand from penalty corners, while Megan Hull, Tarryn Davey, Kayla Reed, Emily Wium, Alia Jaques and

It was a great way to end the tournament - finish on a high," New Zealand’s captain Tessa Jopp said.