Japan's second seed Yui Hashimoto crashed out in the second round of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) New

Zealand Open at the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland today.

21-10 as Hsu became the most high profile casualty so far.There was bad news for the hosts, as all New

Zealand interest was ended across the singles and doubles competitions.

Hosts India took three wickets in the final three balls to secure a thrilling one-run victory over Bangladesh at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore and keep their hopes of progressing to the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 alive.

remain in contention in Group 2 as their win moved them into second place behind already-qualified New

Zealand, who had defeated India in their opening match.England's Moeen Ali produced a vital innings

turned their fortunes around to earn a 15-run win over Afghanistan at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in New

Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded SKY Network Television the broadcast rights to four Olympic Games in New

Zealand and Pacific Island nations.

the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010 in order to deliver extensive coverage on SKY’s platforms in New

Zealand," he said."

whilst also ensuring that comprehensive coverage is available throughout the Pacific Islands.”As well as New

Zealand, the countries and territories covered are Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated

sport, said: “The Olympic Games are hugely anticipated events, and we look forward to following all the New

Australian quartet Jian Fang Lay, Sally Zhang, Zhenhua Dederko and Melissa Tapper all moved a step closer to securing a place at this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro  by reaching the semi-finals of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Oceania Championships at the Ulumbarra Theatre in Bendigo.

managed to win their quarter-final clashes to book a spot in the last four.Top seed Jian accounted for New

1 victory and second seed Zhang also enjoyed a commanding win. beating Natalie Paterson, also from New

Zealand, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3, 11-6.Dederko, seeded third, needed six games to edge past Ruofei Rao of

New Zealand 7-11, 10-12, 6-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6, 11-6.Tapper, aiming to become the first Australian

saw off the challenge of Matthew Ball, progressing thanks to an 11-5, 12-10, 11-8, 12-10 win.New Zealand

Greece's women are one game away from booking their place at Rio 2016 after advancing to the quarter-finals of the Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament at Groenhovenbad in Gouda.

4, while Italy drew 8-8 with hosts The Netherlands.France moved into the top for by beating winless New

Zealand 11-9.

in a three-game epic to book his place in the third round of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) New

Zealand Open at the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland today.

Hyun and Shin Baek Cheol defeated China’s Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong in the men's doubles at the New

Zealand Open in Auckland ©Getty ImagesHsu now goes onto face Malaysia’s Teck Zhi Soo, the 16th seed

them in the second round are top seeds Kim Gi Jung and Kim Sa Rang, also of South Korea, who overcame New

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has appointed the 21 chairs for its various Commissions and Advisory Groups tasked with restoring the reputation of the world governing body.

lead the Competition Commission.The head of the Legal Commission will be Maria Clarke, a lawyer from New

Zealand, with Frenchman Pierre Weiss, who was IAAF secretary general for much of former President Lamine

having been elected in February ©Getty ImagesSlovenian high jumper Rožle Prezelj was elected as the new

and their combined knowledge will be an important resource to build a modern sport which is open to new

Hosts Australia asserted their dominance of the team competitions as they scooped both the men’s and women’s crowns at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Oceania Championships at the Ulumbarra Theatre in Bendigo.

The women produced a commanding display to claim gold with a comfortable 3-0 victory over New Zealand

Zealand had other ideas, halving the deficit as Matthew Ball accounted for Erny Tsao 1-11, 11-9, 12

-10, 11-13, 11-7.Lin Yi-Sien managed to level proceedings for the New Zealanders as he stunned Wade

Zealand with a 3-2 victory ©Table Tennis AustraliaDespite having squandered a 2-0 lead, Australia halted

Zealand also impressed as he beat Tahitian Tom Heo 11-1, 11-3, 11-5, 11-3, before he was on the right

Martin Guptill’s sparkling 80 helped New Zealand become the first team to book their place in the semi-finals

leg-spinner Ish Sodhi claimed the key scalp of veteran power hitter Shahid Afridi.The result leaves New

Zealand top of Group 2 with a 100 per cent record having also beaten hosts India and Australia.Pakistan

Defending champions Japan and top seeds China will clash in the group stage of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thomas Cup after the draw was conducted in host city Kunshan.

face the challenge of South Korea, England and Germany in Group C.Group D comprises of Chinese Taipei, New

Zealand, South Africa and European heavyweights Denmark.The Thomas Cup, the men's World Team Championships

South Korea’s Son Wan-ho progressed to the second round of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) New

Zealand Open on a straight-forward opening day of competition for the men’s top seeds at the North Shore

in Auckland and the world number nine enjoyed a comfortable start to the tournament by defeating New

claimed 21-3 to wrap up the contest in just 18 minutes.Japan’s Riichi Takeshita, who won his second New

Zealand Open title in 2013, brushed aside Australia’s Anthony Joe in his opening tie of the tournament.A

settled in straight sets.The final day of qualification for the women’s tournament also took place, with New

The uncertainties over the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic bidding process extend to the electorate.

with the relatively high number who are from countries with candidate-cities and the big influx of new

Sung Moon (South Korea), Yumilka Ruíz Luaces (Cuba), Alexander Popov (Russia) and Barbara Kendall (New

Zealand) – are IOC Athletes’ Commission members who this year complete what are normally eight-year

Session – that is to say a little more than a year before the all-important vote.There will be four new

might be, beyond making the following observations:IAAF President Sebastian Coe could be among the new

Without the holy trinity of reigning world and Olympic champions: long jumper Greg Rutherford, distance superstar Mo Farah and heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill, it was always going to be hard for the weekend’s International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Indoor Championships in Portland to generate much interest in Britain.

Dan Carter recovered from injury to kick New Zealand to victory at the 2015 Rugby World Cup ©Getty ImagesRugby

union legend Dan Carter was forced to miss most of the 2011 World Cup won at home by his New Zealand

Australia kept their hopes alive in the men's International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 by edging past Bangladesh by three wickets in India today.

while Bangladesh are last.In the women's competition, Australia were not as fortunate as they lost to New

Zealand by six wickets in Nagpur.The Kiwis restricted their opponents to 103-8 and then chased down

the target from 16.2 overs.New Zealand now have three wins from three at the top of Group A, with Australia

Olympic and world champions United States thrashed Japan 18-1 as the Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament began at Groenhovenbad in Gouda in The Netherlands today.

quarter-finals, with the top four teams overall advancing to Rio 2016.In Group B, Russia began by beating New

Zealand 15-2, while hosts The Netherlands saw off France 14-5.Italy eased past Germany 16-3.