Hosts South Korea begun the defence of their men’s Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title with a 12-3 win over Hong Kong at the Uiseong Curling Training Centre today.

skip Soo Hyuk Kim.Also victorious today were Chinese Taipei, who established an early lead against New

Zealand and held onto it for the duration of the game to win 8-3.The Taiwanese scored three points in

We know New Zealand well and it was enjoyable to play them."

Chinese Taipei claimed an 8-3 win over New Zealand ©WCF/Richard GraySingle points in each of the third

Sharni Layton has been named as captain of the Australia netball team for their trip to South Africa and England for the 2017 Netball Quad Series in January and February.

Durban and English capital London.They will be defending their title against the two hosts as well as New

this team.The Australian Diamonds will go in search of a second consecutive title against England, New

Zealand and South Africa ©Getty Images"Courtney put in very strong performances for West Coast Fever

been impressed with Caitlyn’s consistent performances and determination and her ability against the New

Zealand style of play."

The 26th edition of the Pacific-Asia Curling Championship (PACC) will feature a record 17 teams when it begins tomorrow in the South Korean city of Uiseong.

bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.China, defending champions Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea and New

Zealand complete the women’s competition, while the men’s tournament also features China, Hong Kong,

Japan, 2015 winners South Korea, New Zealand, Kazakhstan and Chinese Taipei.In the women's event, China's

Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jason Koster has set his sights on guiding a New Zealand judoka to

 In his new role at Judo New Zealand, Koster will look to revamp the national "framework" with the

Durban, where judo will return to the programme as a core sport having been omitted for Gold Coast 2018.New

Zealand claimed a total of five judo medals at Glasgow 2014, comprising two silvers and three bronzes.Koster

at Olympic level in the future.Darcina Manuel, a women’s 57kg bronze medallist at Glasgow 2014, was New

The second leg of the 2016-17 International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Classics season, the Australian International Three Day Event, will take place in Adelaide this weekend.

ImagesBoth took part in four-star events last year and finished narrowly outside of the top ten.Riders from New

Zealand have enjoyed some success in Australia’s premier event in recent years and have a good chance

Panorama in their first FEI Classics event together.They arrive full of confidence having won the Taupo New

Zealand event last month.France's Maxime Livio delighted his home crowd by winning the Les 4 Etoiles

Australia edged Scotland in a dramatic encounter today as action got underway at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Junior Mixed Team Championships at the Bilbao Arena in Spain.

China cruised to a 5-0 victory over Canada.There were also equally emphatic wins for Japan against New

Zealand, South Korea against Sri Lanka, Indonesia against Norway, Chinese Taipei against Hungary and

We didn’t play last year in Peru and this year we have new players, so it’s a big challenge."

Sri Lanka capital Colombo will host the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Cup Qualifier 2017, it has been announced. 

will see the bottom four sides from the ICC Women’s Championship along with Bangladesh, Ireland, Papua New

the first side to book a ticket for next year’s ICC Women’s World Cup, while England, West Indies, New

Zealand, South Africa, India and Pakistan are fighting for the remaining three automatic spots in the

 England had ended third, and was followed by New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, India and Pakistan

Athletes from Oceania will officially be allowed to take part at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo next year after the Organising Committee for the event approved their participation, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced.

athletes from Oceania to compete at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo next year ©Getty ImagesAthletes from New

Zealand and other Pacific Islands are also eligible to compete, although the measure is expected to

New Zealand's dominance of the Fast5 Netball World Series continued today as they overcame Australia

since its inception, winning the gold medal on home soil in 2012, 2013 and 2014.Earlier in the day, New

Zealand eased into the final with a 52-27 defeat of Malawai while Australia overcame South Africa 31

Zealand continued to extend their advantage in the third quarter, taking a 33-16 lead into the final

Zealand, however, prevented their opponents from scoring any points meaning they went on to clinch the

title 41-16.New Zealand's Maria Tutaia, right, was the standout performer of the final as she scored

Fast5 Netball World Series in Melbourne ended with a dazzling 32-29 Australian win over their rivals New

Zealand.

tournament, being held at the Hisense Arena, is the only international trophy to elude the hosts while New

battle to finish day one as the only undefeated team.Maria Tutaia shot a stunning 18 points throughout New

We had a tough match against Malawi at the start of the day but to finish with a win over New Zealand

Jamaica, right, were heavily beaten by Malawi, left, 46-12 ©Fast5Netball/FacebookEarlier in the day, New

Zealand collected two wins in very different styles.The Kiwis edged past England 36-35 first before

Australia will be aiming to add a Fast5 Netball World Series title to their illustrious list of honours when the competition begins in Melbourne tomorrow.

the Australian Fast5 Flyers won the silver medal in both 2013 and 2014, losing on each occasion to New

Zealand.

Fast5 gold medal on home soil ©Fast5Netball/TwitterUndoubtedly the favourites in the competition will New

Zealand, winners of the tournament on five of the past six occasions.New Zealand’s Fast5 Ferns have

broadcasting the entire two-day tournament.The competition is the first event under Netball Australia’s new

Leaders representing worldwide National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADO) have called for a meeting with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to discuss ongoing reforms to global drugs testing systems.

including: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New

Zealand, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States, as well as

You never know quite what to expect from SPORTEL, the international sports marketing and media industry event that has been holding its 27th convention this week in the idyllic patch of the Côte d’Azur known as Monaco.

someone whose prior notion of timbersport was a man in a kilt tossing a caber, I must admit this was a new

exhibition, I catch up with Worcestershire-based Spike Milton, the global sports director, whose time in New

Zealand has left him with a distinct Kiwi accent.Stihl Timbersports have not appeared at a SPORTELMonaco

timber sports helps explain why SPORTEL's David Jones is able to point to a 21.8 per cent increase in new

Trailers for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games coverage on the BBC and Channel 4 respectively were among the main winners at the SPORTEL Awards here.

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven, who hailed it as the "best ever".New

Zealand rugby legend Dan Carter had already been confirmed as the winner of the autobiography prize

wrongdoing by the French Rugby Federation after an investigation into a possible failed drugs test.The New

New Zealand’s Jason McCracken has been appointed as chief executive of the International Hockey Federation

has also worked in executive roles across global banking, insurance and financial organisations in New

Zealand, Australia and India, replaces South African Kelly Fairweather, who is due to stand down in

governing body’s Congress in Dubai next month, and the Executive Board are said to be delighted the New

As hockey’s new chief executive, I will be leading by example as we aim to make hockey a global game

McCracken’s appointment comes amid an overhaul of the administrative roles within the FIH, with a new