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New Zealand Rugby faces vote following threat of breakaway

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New Zealand Rugby is on the brink of a significant decision as they prepare for a pivotal vote on Thursday

At the heart of the matter is the vote on two competing proposals for a new leadership structure for

decision to not just think about their own patches, but to step above that and think what is right for New

Zealand rugby in the long term," McCaw explained to the New Zealand Herald.


Kate Cross hails England's young talent as key to success

  • Cricket

Kate Cross is optimistic about the future of the England cricket team. They are gearing up for this year's Women's Twenty20 World Cup in Bangladesh, citing a talented crop of young players as a source of excitement.

Derby.Following this series, England will engage in matches across both white-ball formats taking on New

Zealand and Ireland before embarking on their journey to Bangladesh for the T20 World Cup in October


T20 Cricket World Cup preview: Teams ready to do battle

  • Cricket

Cricket's highly anticipated ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 gets underway from 2 June until 29, with hosts USA taking on Canada in the tournament's opening match.

Pakistan match will take place in Long Island, New York.

compete in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, including India, Pakistan, Australia, England, Netherlands, New

Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, hosts United States and West Indies, along with Afghanistan, Bangladesh

, Ireland, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, Canada, Nepal, Oman, Namibia, and Uganda.The teams are divided

Relatively new to the big stage, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and Oman are eager to make an impact and gain


37 more places for Paris secured in Lucerne

  • Rowing

Thirty-seven places for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games were secured at the regattas in Lucerne. Italy qualified in both the men's and women's eights, with the USA leading in the overall standings.

LastChanceRegatta pic.twitter.com/RCJb4IddpZ— World Rowing (@WorldRowing) May 21, 2024A powerful final sprint saw New

Zealand secure second place in the women's pair behind Denmark, while Ireland overtook Denmark in the


Kobe 2024 Para Athletics Day 3: Leon Schaefer and Sabrine Fortune star in Japan

  • Athletics

Despite the rain, the excitement persisted on the third day of competition in Kobe on Sunday, from the initial starting gun to the last jump, particularly the final one.

@teamdpara pic.twitter.com/66vGOqw8cI— #ParaAthletics (@ParaAthletics) May 19, 2024☄️ And it's a NEW

☄️🇬🇧Sabrina Fortune takes gold with a 14.73m throw and sets a new WR in the women's shot put F20.

Zealand, Georgia, and Hungary all celebrated their inaugural gold medals.

 Meanwhile, William Stedman of New Zealand surged ahead in the final 100 meters of the men’s 400m

silver, while Uran Sawada of the host nation took bronze.Neutral Para athlete Denis Gnezdilov set a new


Legendary All Black "Super Sid" Going dies

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The New Zealand rugby community mourned the loss of legendary All Blacks scrum-half Sid Going this weekend

Zealand between 1967 and 1977.

Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson, said “It’s incredibly sad to hear of Sid’s passing.

He had an immense pride in wearing the All Blacks jersey and representing New Zealand Maori, something

Zealand rugby.

Zealand Maori team for 12 years and was awarded the Tom French Cup three times.


Brazil beat Europeans to host the Women's World Cup in 2027

  • FIFA

Brazil will host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup after outbidding a joint European bid from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, world football's governing body announced at the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand.

November, leaving a showdown between South America and Europe forthe honour of succeeding Australia and New

Zealand in 2023.This is the first time in history that all 211 FIFA member associations have had the

States and 1 in Canada), 3 in Europe (Sweden, Germany and France) and the last one in Oceania (Australia-New

Zealand).The United States have won the most championships with 4 (1991, 1999, 2015 and 2019), followed


French Polynesia - new member of FISU Oceania

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The Pacific nation of French Polynesia became the newest member of FISU Oceania on 26 April 2024. Formally ratified by the FISU Oceania Executive Committee, the Union du Sport Universitaire Polynesien was welcomed as an Associate Member of FISU Oceania.

 FISU Oceania has a new member, French Polynesia.

Oceania has 13 member nations -Full Members: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Marshall Islands, New

Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Papua New Guinea and Samoa.

 -Associate Members: American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, New Caledonia and now


Paris 2024: Olympics to unearth a new Paralympic star?

  • Paris 2024

As anticipation builds for the Paris 2024 Olympics, the spotlight shining on elite athletes and a question is being raised: Will this prestigious event reveal the next Paralympic sensation?

showcase their exceptional talents and inspire a global audience, igniting hope for the emergence of a new

rise and subsequent fall of Pistorius, the world of para-sports has been awaiting the emergence of a new

The question is, will a new star be born following the conclusion of the Paris 2024 Games?

Are we set to witness a new breakout Paralympian at Paris 2024 since Pistorius?

Later in the year, he assumed the role of co-captain for the New Zealand team, leading them to the quarter-finals


Group A of the Men's Softball World Cup to be played from 12-16 June

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Australia will open the competition in Hermosillo, Mexico against Venezuela. Immediately after the opening ceremony at the Fernando Ortiz Stadium, the hosts will take on the Czech Republic. The 2024 edition will feature 18 teams divided into three groups. The top two teams in each group will advance to the next stage.

The XVIII WBSC Men's Softball World Cup is the first Men's Softball World Cup played under the new two-round

The finals will be held in Prince Albert, Canada in 2025.The format is new.

They will win their second World Cup in 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand.

The United States took bronze.New Zealand have won the most titles with seven.


FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 hosts to be announced

  • Football

FIFA is set to announce the approval of the winning bid to host the premier global tournament following a vote at the FIFA Congress scheduled for Friday in Bangkok, Thailand.

After the resounding triumph of the Women's World Cup 2023 in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, the


New Zealand rugby captain Sam Cane to retire from internationals

  • Non-Olympic Sports

New Zealand captain Sam Cane will bid farewell to international rugby at the end of 2024, having inked

At 32 years old, he will subsequently head back to Japan after New Zealand Rugby and external parties

2023 tournament as the first male player to receive a red card in a World Cup final, occurring during New

match, and Cane will not assume the captaincy when they return to the field for their next fixture.New Zealand

Throughout his tenure, New Zealand experienced their first Test series loss at home to Ireland in 2022


FIBA Hall of Fame Class 2024 lineup released

  • Basketball

FIBA announced its Hall of Fame Class 2024 lineup to be honoured in an enshrinement ceremony this September in Singapore. In a press release last month the organisation released the list of the seven players and one coach chosen for their outstanding contributions to basketball is USA's Reggie Miller and Serbian favourite Predrag Stojakovic just two of the standout names ready to be inducted.

— China In Person (@ChinaInPerson) May 12, 2024Other inductees include Kirk Penney, who represented New

Zealand with distinction at two Olympic Games and four FIBA Basketball World Cups and Central African


NZOC presents 2023 annual report

  • Olympics

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) presented its 2023 Annual Report at the General Assembly last

Zealand Olympic Committee President Liz Dawson.

“We extend our gratitude to Sport New Zealand and High-Performance Sport New Zealand, along with our

Zealand and New Zealand American Football were approved for New Zealand Olympic Membership.

New Zealand Cricket and New Zealand Squash were then approved to become New Zealand Olympic Member Federations

Zealand Olympic Committee and New Zealand team.


Guinea secure final ticket to Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Guinea's U-23 football team booked their place at the Olympic tournament in Paris with a play-off victory over Indonesia. Ilaix Moriba scored the only goal of the match in the French town of Clairefontaine.

for his country after the one he won in Los Angeles in 1984).Guinea are in a group with the USA and New

Zealand and must finish second if they are to realise their dream of bringing gold back to Africa for

last teams to do so.Draw for the Men's Olympic Football Tournament:Group A: France, USA, Guinea and New