Plans to install a two-tier international Test league from 2019 have been shelved but a biennial play off between the world’s two highest ranked teams could be introduced, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced.

we wanted to stand with the countries which would have been badly affected".England, Australia and New

Zealand were thought to have been behind the idea, which would have seen the trio, along with India,

London 2012 gold medal-winning javelin thrower Shirlene Coelho has been chosen as hosts Brazil’s flagbearer for the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, which is due to take place at the Maracanã Stadium tomorrow.

Beijing 2008.Other nations to select their flagbearer today include Great Britain, the United States and New

as the flagbearer to represent the US, while javelin thrower Holly Robinson has been chosen to lead New

Zealand into the Maracanã."

I feel so privileged and humbled to be named as the flagbearer for the New Zealand Paralympic team,"

World Sailing have invited nominations for the men’s and women’s World Sailor of the Year Awards, with one sailor or crew due to be given the honour in each category.

globe, crowned with five silver spinnakers representing the continents, together with a Rolex watch.New Zealand

49er duo Peter Burling and Blair Tuke won the men's prize last year ©Getty ImagesNew Zealand 49er duo

the men's prize last year, with Britain's Sarah Ayton scooping the women's gong.Sir Peter Blake of New

Zealand and Britain’s Sir Robin Knox Johnston were the inaugural winners of the men’s award back in

New Zealand rugby sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens has stepped down from his role after 22 years following

to 12 World Rugby Sevens Series crowns and four Commonwealth Games gold medals, opted not to sign a new

now pursue his "next steps" and hopes to remain involved with the sport at some level.It comes after New

New Zealand's men failed to make it past the quarter-finals at Rio 2016 ©Getty ImagesSir Gordon added

Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew said."

New Zealand Rugby and our country owe him a debt of gratitude for the legacy he's left behind and all

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has said it is now more confident than ever that the Paralympic Games will reach a cumulative global audience of four billion for the first time after confirming Rio 2016 will be covered by television, radio and online outlets in a record 154 countries. 

to build on the success of 2012, where we reached a cumulative 3.8 billion viewers, with a number of new

partners have also recognised the demand and potential of Para-sport by boosting their coverage, utilising new

scheduled to deliver 14 hours of live coverage a day across its digital platform, while Television New

Zealand (TVNZ) and rights holders Attitude Pictures have announced plans for more than 180 hours of

online coverage in New Zealand on TVNZ’s fully live streamed TV channel DUKE."

British Rowing has agreed to become a supporter of the country's Parliamentary Rowing Group, it has been announced.

rostrum.Helen Glover and Heather Stanning also defended their women's coxless pair title.Germany and New

Zealand were the next best countries, with both winning two golds and a silver each.

Australia's Chris Burton added the Burghley Horse Trials title to his Olympic bronze medal despite hitting four fences in the final showjumping phase as the prestigious event drew to a close.

Trials since Lucinda Fredericks rode Headley Britannia to victory back in 2006.Andrew Nicholson of New

Zealand, a five-time winner of the four-day event in Stamford in England, recorded six penalties on

performance from Nicholson was greeted with rapturous applause on the course as this time last year, the New

minimum of six black players must be selected for the national team across all three formats under new

The Test starting XI that played in the recent series against New Zealand contained six players of colour

Olympic bronze medallist Chris Burton maintained his lead at the Burghley Horse Trials as a number of the other riders struggled amid tricky conditions during the cross-country section of the four-day event.

half strides, but I was so far down on my minute markers I changed my mind, very unlike me.”A trio of New

 A number of riders struggled during the cross country section ©FacebookAndrew Nicholson of New

Zealand, the five-time winner of the Burghley Horse Trials who was particularly effective yesterday,

bronze medallist at London 2012, is narrowly outside of the top three as she has 50.1 penalties.The New

A long-term scheme aimed at generating funds for New Zealand’s Paralympic athletes has scooped top honours

in the not-for-profit category at the 2016 TVNZ New Zealand Marketing Awards.

Zealand at the Games in the Brazilian city.PNZ chief executive Fiona Allan claimed she is proud of what

Zealand at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games,” said Rachel Froggatt, PNZ commercial and marketing director

To win a TVNZ New Zealand Marketing Award less than a year after launching the Spirit of Gold Initiative

is overwhelming and I must commend the enormous effort put in by the entire Paralympics New Zealand

I am incredibly proud of everything that the Paralympics New Zealand team has been able to achieve,"

Olympic bronze medallist Chris Burton of Australia usurped Germany’s Bettina Hoy with a superb display to take the lead at the Burghley Horse Trials as the dressage section of the four-day event came to a close.

ended on a score of 34.5 penalties, claiming she "expected" Burton to go above her.Andrew Nicholson of New

Zealand, a five-time winner of the Burghley Horse Trials, produced the performance of a lifetime to

35.2 penalties to his name.Olympic and World Championships bronze medallist Caroline Powell, also of New

Zealand, is fourth overnight having amassed 37.8 penalties on board Onwards and Upwards.Sam Griffiths

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Louise Martin has warned that Durban 2022 are at a “critical period” regarding the establishment of an Organising Committee on the first anniversary of the South African city being awarded the event.

Durban's selection as the host city was rubbed stamped one year ago at the CGF’s General Assembly in New

Zealand, making them the first African city to be awarded the Commonwealth Games and seen as paving

Broadcasting rights for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Baseball World Cup have been awarded to companies in Asia, the Americas and Oceania.

subscribers across Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States.ESPN will hold television rights in Australia, New

Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea, with the broadcaster set to telecast all matches

South Africa paceman Dale Steyn has reclaimed the number one spot in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) player rankings for Test bowlers.

The 33-year-old was in match-winning form in Centurion as he helped his country overcome New Zealand

Points make prizes in Zurich’s Letzigrund Stadium tomorrow night as it stages the first of the two finals for this season’s International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League - but there’s some keen personal rivalry going on too.

to become one of the most compelling competitions of the night as Diamond Race leader Tom Walsh of New

Zealand holds a four-point lead over world champion Joe Kovacs.Kovacs’ US compatriot Ryan Crouser is