A New Zealand jiu-jitsu athlete has claimed he was kidnapped in Rio de Janeiro, raising further security

 New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has said it doesn’t have information on the

Rio 2016 President Carlos Nuzman has insisted all of the issues with the Athletes’ Village will be “resolved” before the Games begin after a number of major problems were raised by those who arrived at the facility over the weekend.

Olympic medallist Janeth Arcain, who is the Mayor of the venue.This included athletes and officials from New

Zealand, Britain, Canada and The Netherlands.

“Whilst we have encountered some maintenance difficulties this is not uncommon with new build structures

Hosts Costa Rica have named their squad for this year's International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games, where they will look to defend their team gold medal.

Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colmobia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, New

Zealand, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and

Major issues with the Rio 2016 Olympic Village have been revealed less than a fortnight before the start of the Games - with some athletes facing turning up to find their accommodation not ready.

We are not alone, our friends from Team GB, New Zealand and others are experiencing the same problems

Japan and the United States will meet in the semi-finals of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Softball World Championship after both nations came through their last-eight encounters in Surrey in Canada.

stage today after finishing as runners-up in their groups, Canada edged China 4-3 and the Dutch beat New

Zealand 8-2.The United States will be hoping to gain revenge over Japan ©WBSC/TwitterA record 30 national

Technology giants Apple will be selling limited-edition watch bands during next month’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, New

Zealand and South Africa.Priced at BRL R$160 (£37/$49/€45), they will only be available at the Apple

Co-hosts Australia will meet England in the opening match of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup following the draw for the group stage.

Group A - one of two pools which feature four teams - and will also meet France and Lebanon.In Group B, New

Zealand, another host nation, will meet Scotland, Samoa and Tonga.The third host, Papua New Guinea,

demonstrates how far and wide we are taking matches, from established Rugby League communities, to those new

the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Softball World Championship after beating New

Zealand 9-2 in Surrey in Canada.

their pool standings by The Netherlands, 9-1 winners at the expense of Cuba.Awaiting the Dutch are New

Zealand, who had to settle for second spot in Group One after their loss to Japan.The United States,

United States eased into the play-off stage of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Softball World Championship after a narrow win over Australia in Surrey, Canada.

eliminated Chinese Taipei beat bottom team Britain 2-1 in Championship Group 1, with the already advanced New

Zealand and defending champions Japan not playing today.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has confirmed that there will be live online streaming of all 52 matches at this year's Junior Men's Softball World Championship.

winning gold medals in Parana on home soil in 2012 and Whitehorse, Canada in 2014.World number one side New

Zealand won the silver medal two years ago.Asian powerhouse Japan will be another country to watch as

A letter from 14 National Anti-Doping Agencies (NADOs) has been sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to urge them to suspend the Russian Olympic Committee and provisionally deny Russian athletes entry to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The NADOs of Austria, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand,

Defending champions Japan booked their place in the play-off stage of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Softball World Championship by beating Britain in Surrey, Canada.

to the holders, but ultimately were unable to fightback into the match and fell to a 4-2 loss.With New

Zealand beating Chinese Taipei 4-0 in their second match, the Kiwis and Japan were both ensured of taking

Mike Day has returned to the United States ski team as women's head coach.

worked as men's technical coach between 2010 and 2013.He will now link up with the American squad in New

Zealand."

 "I look forward to joining her exceptional team next week in New Zealand."

The names of the 24 men and women who will compete for Great Britain in rugby sevens at Rio 2016 have today been announced by the British Olympic Association.  

 "I am immensely proud to be representing Great Britain and introducing women’s rugby to new audiences

Mitchell and a number of experienced sevens specialists including compatriot James Rodwell, who set a new

;       The men’s competition follows from August 9 to 11 with Kenya, Japan and New

Zealand waiting in the pool stages for Team GB."

Japan got their Championship round at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Softball World Championship off to the best possible start as they thrashed Chinese Taipei 6-1 in Surrey in Canada.

champions eased to a comprehensive victory in Championship Group 1, which also contains Britain and New

Zealand.The New Zealand team were able to join Japan in winning their opener as they swept Britain aside