Egypt recovered from a game down to beat England and claim a third World Squash Federation (WSF) Women's World Team Squash Championship at Issy-les-Moulineaux in Paris today.

finish in 16 appearances since 1987.United States claimed fifth place with a 2-0 win over Malaysia while New

Zealand edged Australia 2-1 in the battle for seventh.

Sebastian Coe, the International Association of Athletics Federations President, hailed the 182-10 Special Congress vote here in favour of constitutional reforms as marking "a historic day for our sport".

Maria Clarke, the New Zealand sports lawyer who chaired the IAAF Governance Structure Reform Working

South Africa produced a fine display to claim the season’s first men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title as they beat Olympic champions Fiji 26-14 in the final in Dubai.

South Africa thrashed New Zealand 40-0 in the quarter-finals on their way to the Dubai Sevens Cup title

Geduld also got their names on the scoresheet.They had earlier inflicted a crushing 40-0 defeat on New

Zealand in the quarter-finals.Fiji and England shared four tries in the opening seven-minute period

England 23-8 to claim the women's fours title at the World Bowls Championships in Christchurch in New

Zealand today - but the tables were turned between the countries in the men's triples final.

expected to provide a sterner test for the Jackaroos, but following their sublime semi-final win over New

Zealand yesterday, the Australians produced another confident and ruthless display to dominate the match.The

I am lost for words at the moment, but so proud of my girls to come away with a win," she told New Zealand

fours took the World Championships title with a 23-8 over old rivals England in Christchurch ©Bowls New

Zealand/FacebookEngland immediately gained revenge though as they won the men's triples final over their

New Zealand got revenge for their defeat to Australia in the final of the OIympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

Tries from Portia Woodman and two from Rebekah Cordero-Tufuga helped the New Zealand side finish at the

proved to be little more than a consolation as the Black Ferns Sevens claimed the Dubai Sevens Cup.New Zealand

over Australia and I'm sure they'll go away and come back a lot stronger as a result of that match," New

Zealand coach Allan Bunting said."

with France in the quarter-finals tomorrow, while Olympic bronze medallists South Africa entertain New

Hosts New Zealand were forced to settle for four bronze medals at the World Bowls Championships in Christchurch

Australian Karen Murphy after she narrowly defeated Kelly McKerihen 21-20 in the other semi-final.The New

Zealand women's four of skip Val Smith, Angela Boyd, Katelyn Inch and Kirsten Edwards were also beaten

It is very disappointing," New Zealand head coach Dave Edwards told New Zealand based website Stuff."

China and Japan will clash for ninth place at the Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup after both nations won their respective classification matches at the Club Deportivo Manquehue in Santiago.

comfortable outing as they beat the host nation Chile 6-1.In the other two contests to take place today, New

Zealand thrashed Zimbabwe 16-0 and South Africa earned a 3-1 penalty shoot-out success against France

sides played out a 0-0 draw.South Korea and Chile will meet to decide who finishes in 11th place, while New

Zealand will go up against South Africa for 13th spot.France are set to entertain Zimbabwe in the 15th

and the eventual victors then had a glorious chance to double their lead eight minutes from time.New Zealand

France made history at the World Squash Federation (WSF) Women's World Team Squash Championship in Paris today by beating Australia to join Egypt, Hong Kong and England in the semi-finals.

Laura Massaro (left) starred for defending champions England as they beat New Zealand ©World SquashFrance

to secure the win.Defending champions England avoided any upsets with a comfortable 3-0 success over New

Zealand in the final tie.Sarah-Jane Perry overcame Megan Craig 3-1, Laura Massaro

Olympic medallists Australia, New Zealand and Canada all progressed to the quarter-finals of the first

New Zealand, silver medallists in Rio, were also in good form and they opened with a 27-5 success against

group clash as they thrashed France 31-0.Their opponents in the last eight will be South Africa.New Zealand

“We had some new players at the Oceania Sevens and have two debutantes in Dubai, but there is a core

“There is a lot to work for in the next four years and I know the new coach will have his hands full.

Zealand, England, Samoa and Russia.Australia, Kenya, France and Japan make up Pool D.

England booked their place in the semi-finals of the women’s fours at the World Bowls Championships after completing the pool stage with a perfect record in Christchurch. 

three victories to the six they'd already claimed over the first two days of action in the city in New

Hazel Jagonoy, Ronalyn Greenlees, Sonia Bruce and Rosita Bradborn.Also through to the semi-finals are New

and Scotland’s Julie Forrest, Stacey McDougall, Lauren Baillie and Claire Johnston.Ali Forsyth helped New

Zealand top their section in men's triples ©Getty ImagesIt was a good day all round for the hosts whose

Zealand and Norfolk Islands’ Carmen Anderson will battle it out in a bid to secure a last-four encounter

Hosts France produced a superb performance to defy the seedings and beat Hong Kong to top their pool on day three of the World Squash Federation (WSF) Women's World Team Squash Championship in Paris.

overcoming Milja Dorenbos, 3-0.Top seeds Egypt ensured the top spot in Pool A with a 3-0 win over Mexico.New Zealand

Austria 3-0.They will now face Hong Kong in the quarter-finals, while Egypt will be up against the US and New

Zealand will have the tough task of taking on England.

South Africa’s campaign in the boys’ team competition got off to a disappointing start as they suffered defeat in both of their matches on the opening day of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Junior Championships in Cape Town.

one ©ITTFKanak Jha, Jack Wang and Adar Alguetti delivered a 3-0 triumph for the United States over New

Zealand in Group D.New Zealand then followed South Africa in losing two games today as they were soundly

Double Commonwealth Games champion Jo Edwards of New Zealand bounced back from her shock defeat on the

12 years later, began in confident fashion with a 21-10 win over Kim Heiser of the United States.The New

session tomorrow, marking her 500th test appearance.The 46-year-old is poised to become only the second New

quartet also saw off Nambia 25-15 and Wales 22-13.Mike Kernaghan and Shannon McIlroy were also among the New

Zealand winners on day two as they comfortably saw off the challenge of Israeli duo Dan Slodownik and

New Zealand’s most capped hockey player Phil Burrows has announced his retirement from the sport after

country at four editions of the Commonwealth Games as he took to the field at Manchester 2002, where New

Zealand earned the silver medal, Melbourne 2006, Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014."

time to do it, especially being in Melbourne with the guys," Burrows, currently an assistant coach for New

Zealand at the International Festival of Hockey, said."

A special thank you to everyone who supported me during my career including the New Zealand public and

Malaysia underlined their title challenge with a superb 3-0 win over Australia on day two of the World Squash Federation (WSF) Women's World Team Squash Championship in Paris.

however, who also beat Spain 2-1.On a day of few surprises, top seeds Egypt also ran out 3-0 winners over New

Zealand in Pool A.Ninth seeded India also won 3-0 over Mexico.Others to enjoy success today included