the Rio 2016 equestrian venue in Deodoro, reportedly coming within two metres of an official from the New

Zealand team.

landing close to the area set up to hold athlete press conferences.According to TVNZ, it narrowly missed New

Zealand press attache Diana Dobson, who was left "visibly shaken".It appears the bullet was not shot

The United States has officially submitted a bid to bring the Rugby League World Cup to the country for the first time in 2021, it has been announced.

World Cup was held in 2013 in England and Wales before nearly 500,000 fans, with Australia defeating New

Zealand in the final.The next edition of the event is due to be staged in Australia, New Zealand and

Papua New Guinea in 2017.

major US markets, and should the 2021 World Cup be staged in the United States, American sports fans new

Defending champions Cuba will take on hosts Japan in the final of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-15 Baseball World Cup after both sides recorded victories in their last super round matches in Iwaki.

summit of the standings having won five straight games.South Korea took second spot after they crushed New

Zealand by the same scoreline.In the other consolation round clash, Mexico beat Australia 8-5.The tournament

A record 17 teams will compete in the 2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, the sport’s worldwide governing body has confirmed.

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

Zealand make up the women’s competition, while the men’s tournament also features Australia, China,

Hong Kong, Japan, 2015 winners South Korea, New Zealand, Kazakhstan and Chinese Taipei.The World Curling

The United States bounced back from their defeat to Cuba yesterday to inflict a first loss on hosts Japan at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-15 Baseball World Cup in Iwaki.

with a narrow 5-4 success over South Korea.Australia are second thanks to their 25-11 victory over New

Zealand, while Czech Republic remain in third spot despite losing 9-4 against Mexico.Tomorrow’s fixtures

in the consolation round see New Zealand go up against South Korea, Czech Republic meet Chinese Taipei

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Football Committee is due to showcase the game in Oceania over the coming days ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Football Committee chairman Ulrich Pfisterer will visit both Australia and New Zealand in an attempt

press conference complete the busy schedule.Chairman Ulrich Pfisterer will visit both Australia and New

Zealand in an attempt to boost the development of the game © Getty ImagesThe Melbourne workshop is run

the Community, Social Goal and the Victoria Football Federation.Pfisterer will then head to Auckland, New

Zealand, for the official launch of the sport in the country by Blind Sport New Zealand and IBSA on

The President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Anurag Thakur, has said both he and his colleagues will continue to oppose the two-tier Test system to "protect the interests" of smaller nations.

SLC) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), even though the governing bodies in both Australia and New

Zealand have welcomed the move."

system because the smaller countries will lose out and we want to take care of them," Thakur told the New

©Getty ImagesThe new proposal to split Test cricket into two tiers - with seven nations in tier one,

and five, including two new Test nations, in the second tier - was raised at the ICC's annual conference

Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) vice-president Makarita Lenoa has urged the country to back their athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

qualified for the men's football tournament after an ineligible player row at the 2015 Pacific Games saw New

Zealand lose their spot, which they had gained by winning the qualifying event.The country’s men's rugby

Cuba ended the United States’ unbeaten run at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-15 Baseball World Cup in Iwaki, blowing the battle for second spot in the super round wide open.

are second thanks to their 14-4 victory over Mexico, while Czech Republic are third after thrashing New

Zealand 10-0.Tomorrow’s fixtures in the consolation round see Australia go up against New Zealand, Czech

Sweden opened the Olympic women’s football tournament with a 1-0 win over South Africa in front of vast swathes of empty seats at the 60,000 capacity Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro.

   In Group G, London 2012 gold medallists the United States claimed a 2-0 victory over New

Zealand courtesy of goals from captain Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan at the Mineirão stadium in Belo Horizonte.France

Cuba thrashed Czech Republic today to secure their place in the super round of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-15 Baseball World Cup in Iwaki.

United States, who thumped Mexico 16-0 to complete a perfect opening round.Chinese Taipei overcame New

Zealand 10-4 to record their second win, however, it was not enough to claim one of the coveted three

The women's football tournament will start the sporting action at this year's Olympic Games tomorrow, days before the Opening Ceremony. 

the final 3-2 thanks to a golden goal.The US are scheduled to start their Group G campaign against New

Zealand, who are ranked 17th in the world at Mineirao in Belo Horizonte at 7pm.America's women's

Baseball World Cup - Gijang County, South Korea September 3 to 112017 World Baseball Classic Qualifier - New

Monterrey, Mexico October 28 to November 62017 calendarSoftball9th World Masters Games - Auckland, New

Zealand April 21 to 3020th Women's European Championship - Bollate, Italy June 25 to July 1XV Men's

18 Men's Softball World Cup champions, after beating Australia 9-2 in the final in Palmerston North, New

Zealand, in 2020.Hermosillo in Mexico will host the next edition in November 2023.The Under-18 Women's

The start of the Olympic sailing competition next Monday (August 8) will not be delayed, according to Andy Hunt, chief executive of World Sailing.

Centigrade, the water lapping the marina was calm as a millpond, as sailors from Thailand, Portugal, New

Zealand, the United States and others worked on their boats in the tranquil boatyard.Every once in a