Five sailors have been elected to World Sailing's Athletes' Commission, the governing body has announced.

up their roles following a vote by sailors who competed at the Rio 2016 Olympic regatta.Jo Aleh of New

Zealand, Greece's Sofia Bekatorou, Israel's Maayan Davidovich, Juan Ignacio Maegli of Guatemala and

Olympic gold medallists Argentina will clash with European champions The Netherlands during next year’s Hockey World League (HWL) semi-final event in Britain, it has been announced after the schedule for each men’s and women’s tournament was confirmed.

Champions Trophy winners Australia, Olympic silver medallists Belgium, Olympic bronze medallists Germany, New

Zealand, Spain and hosts South Africa are the entrants in the men’s event.Several members of the British

Netherlands going up against hosts Belgium, Oceania champions Australia, HWL season two runners-up New

Zealand, China and South Korea.As well as places in the HWL final, with the men’s event set to be held

in India and the women’s in New Zealand, nations will be bidding to book their 2018 World Cup berths.The

The draw for the 2017 edition of the Netball World Youth Cup has been made in Gaborone.

tournament next year, where 20 teams will battle it out in the sport's premier under-21 competition.New Zealand

Tobago, Wales and Grenada.International Netball Federation (INF) President Molly Rhone, who unveiled a new

Russia were forced to come from behind on home soil to make it into the semi-finals of the 2016 World Curling Federation (WCF) World Mixed Curling Championships at the Kazan Sports Palace.

the semi-final of the World Mixed Curling Championships ©WCFEarlier today, Sweden narrowly defeated New

Zealand to advance to the last eight and they squeezed through once again this evening, reaching the

Millennium in Auckland to launch the first ever Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) Paralympics New

Zealand (PNZ) open day.

The event is part of a new series of local events set to help disabled people get involved in sport.It

Pascoe won five medals, including three gold, at Rio 2016 to become New Zealand’s most decorated Paralympian

This follows New Zealand’s most successful Paralympic Games at Rio 2016 where they secured 21 medals,

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) and partner Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) are due to hold the

AUT Millennium in Auckland and comes a little over a month after the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, where New

Zealand won 21 medals - nine golds, five silvers and seven bronzes.The only time the country has ever

 "It’s also a chance to meet some of our New Zealand Paralympians who represented New Zealand with

The ACC Paralympics New Zealand open day will bring people together to learn about and enjoy the benefits

Pascoe, who is due to attend tomorrow's open day, won three of New Zealand's gold medals at Rio 2016,

Scotland and Japan were among six teams to secure their places in the World Curling Federation (WCF) World Mixed Curling Championship play-offs after earning further victories at the Kazan Sports Palace today.

while the Norwegian team face a battle to keep hold of their title as they remain behind Italy and New

Zealand in the Group A standings.Sweden and Hungary will meet tomorrow with both teams boasting unbeaten

Guernsey's Garry Collins has been appointed as the European region's representative on the board of World Bowls.

family.Collins will officially begin the role at the World Bowls Biennial Council Meeting in Christchurch in New

Zealand on December 5, with the meeting due to be held as part of the World Championships.World Bowls

said in a statement that Collins "brings a wealth of corporate and local Government experience to his new

role".Regional Directors Karen Murphy and John McArdle will also start their new two-year terms in their

A development programme has been established in order to create the fifth Continental Union within the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) - with those behind the scheme targeting full recognition from the worldwide governing body before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Gymnastics Australia and Gym Sports New Zealand, with funding from the FIG, are spearheading a drive

Zealand now have the five members required to form a "development group", considered the first step

Zealand were the only two Oceania members of the FIG until three more from the region were added at

Zealand are not currently affiliated with a Union."

Zealand to less-developed parts of Oceania in a bid to develop the sport of gymnastics.Should they be

New Zealand rugby legend Dan Carter has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the French Rugby Federation

Netball New Zealand (NNZ) has strengthened its management team ahead of a crucial three-year period by

Zealand Rugby as head of provincial union rugby.Lancaster had been the second high-ranking NNZ official

Zealand in the build-up to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.Hansen will be tasked with overseeing

Zealand to further international success ©Getty ImagesNew Zealand will then be hoping to dethrone reigning

“This is a key appointment for Netball New Zealand as we build towards Netball World Youth Cup Gaborone

Zealand as we aim to regain our position as the number one Netball nation.”

Spain picked up another two victories to finish the group stage with a 100 per cent record as Uruguay edged through to the quarter-finals of the men's tournament at the International Basketball Federation 3x3 World Championships at the at the Tianhe Sport Complex in Guangzhou. 

competition, The Netherlands, bidding for their first-ever 3x3 World Championships medal, thrashed New

Zealand 20-9 before beating Poland 13-14.The pair of results for the Dutch saw them top Group A, with

New Zealand's Rio 2016 Paralympic Games gold medallists Sophie Pascoe, Liam Malone, Cameron Leslie and

Nikita Howarth have thrown their support behind a new series of local events aimed at getting disabled

nation's sports governing bodies, National Sports Organisations and disability sport bodies.Paralympics New

Zealand (PNZ) also hopes it will give them the opportunity to discover talent that could move into a

 Swimmer Sophie Pascoe, winner of five medals at Rio 2016, is one of four New Zealand Paralympians

supporting the new programme to get more disabled people active ©Getty Images"We had an exceptional

Pascoe, winner of five medals, including three gold, at Rio 2016, became New Zealand’s most decorated

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) is set to travel to Vienna this weekend to help develop football for totally blind players (B1) in the country.

showcase the game in Oceania.Football Committee chairman Ulrich Pfisterer visited both Australia and New

Zealand in an attempt to boost the development of the game in the region.A two-day workshop was held

Two-time defending champions United States suffered a shock 21-16 women's defeat to Spain today as their unbeaten record was ended at the International Basketball Federation 3x3 World Championships at the  Tianhe Sport Complex in Guangzhou.

opening day loss to Serbia by winning twice in Pool A of the men's competition today.They first beat New

Zealand 21-16 before a similarly tight 20-17 win over 2014 bronze medallists Russia.Serbia continued

their unbeaten streak in the "group of death" with 16-13 and 20-17 wins over Italy and New Zealand respectably.United