Unilever has signed a sponsorship deal with FIFA which will run through until 2027.

Dove, Lifebuoy and Lux will become official sponsors of this year's Women's World Cup in Australia and New

tailored development programmes.The Unilever deal takes in the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand this year ©Getty ImagesThe company will also have the chance to supply 80,000 gift packs containing

impactful consumer brands, and we're incredibly excited for them to join us on our journey to Australia and New

Zealand," said FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura."

Australia’s men’s netball captain Dylan Nexhip believes that the sport's hopes of inclusion at Brisbane 2032 could be boosted by the inclusion of a mixed event, possibly in the short form Fast5 discipline.

2022Men’s and women’s internationals have also been held as part of a double-header in Australia and New

Zealand."

Amina Orfi's dream run at the Professional Squash Association World Championships has come to an end at the hands of world number three Hania El Hammamy in the third round in Chicago.

defeat.The only match in both the men's and women's events saw Birmingham 2022 champion Paul Coll of New

Zealand blitz Colombia's Miguel Rodriguez.The 30-year-old took 59 minutes to seal the 11-8, 11-5, 13

David Reid has been elected as the new Oceania President for the International Basketball Federation

will take effect after the conclusion of the FIBA Congress 2023.The Zone Assembly also elected five new

Board members - John Carey of Australia, Megan Compain of New Zealand, Jubilee Kuartei of Palau, Frank

available to facilitate the progression of basketball across Oceania.”David Reid has been voted in as the new

A new chapter begins and we are looking forward to it."

Oceania President Burton Shipley and Australia’s Loraine Landon the FIBA Oceania Member of Honour, while New

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has agreed to reopen consultation with athletes and National Federations on the participation of transgender athletes at its competitions with a view to taking a decision at its next Management Committee meeting in August.

In November 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved new guidelines which granted increased

approved by the UCI Management Committee ©Getty ImagesIt is set to start with two rounds in Rotorua in New

Zealand on February 10 and 11, followed by two in Brisbane in Australia on February 24 and 25.Tulsa

Liz Dawson has led her first General Assembly as New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) President in Auckland

Zealand, and succeeded Mike Stanley as head of the NZOC last year.With Dawson stepping up from her position

Zealand from 2014 to 2017, and attended the Vancouver 2010 Winter and Rio 2016 Summer Olympics as the

country's Government representative.Sowry represented New Zealand in the sailing tornado event at the

Sydney 2000 Olympics, and was a Yachting New Zealand Olympic selector for Athens 2004.The General Assembly

We also extend our warmest congratulations to New Zealand team athletes whose culture of Manaaki and

The official video of the Budapest 2023 World Athletics Championships has been released.

Championships are now on sale, and have been purchased in more than 70 countries, from as far afield as New

Zealand, Japan and Chile.Organisers say Hungary tops the list for ticket sales, with the majority of

A month before the two sides meet in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Test Championship at Kennington Oval in London, India have moved above Australia to lead the ICC Test rankings.

formula which gives most weight to the most recent series played.This means a defeat at the hands of New

Zealand in 2019-2020 no longer counts towards India's points in the standings.India beat Australia 2

Zealand in the 2019-2020 southern hemisphere summer now fall outside the eligible time period.The Australians

Zealand, India and South Africa have closed the gap and have been followed by wins on tour in Pakistan

the T20 rankings, though England stay second despite winning the ICC T20 World Cup last November.New Zealand

Gianni Infantino has branded rights offers to broadcast the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand as “a slap in the face for women worldwide” and warned that five leading European football nations

New Zealand's Government has provided NZD$3 million (£1.5 million/$1.9 million/€1.7 million) to the Solomon

This funding was provided through New Zealand's international development cooperation programme to the

Zealand High Commission in Honiara.High Commissioner Jonathan Schwass was joined by representatives

Zealand by the Solomon Islands Government to upgrade the accessibility of Pacific Games facilities for

Zealand Government for the support, and vowed that reports will be provided on how it has been used.The

New Zealand High Commission in Honiara said the country is "excited to be participating in these Games

New Zealand’s double Olympic shot put champion Dame Valerie Adams has urged organisers of the 2032 Olympics

Brisbane but Dame Valerie Adams insisted "time is running out" to ensure the gap between Australia and New

Zealand and the rest of Oceania does not widen ©Getty Images"What I found - I shouldn't say disturbing

Zealand and the rest of the Oceania nations will get wider unless action is not taken now by Brisbane

We all know that the system in Australia and New Zealand is going to be more extravagant," said the four-time

We are all about medals in Australia and New Zealand whereas in the rest of Oceania it is about survival

International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev has claimed that this year's Men's World Boxing Championships here will be "historic" as a record 538 boxers and 107 National Federations have registered for the event.

run from tomorrow to May 14 at the Humo Arena.Similar to the Women's World Boxing Championships in New

Delhi, the men's event has been affected by a series of boycotts and the formation of a new governing

Belarusian boxers.Countries including Britain, the United States, Ireland, Czech Republic, Canada, and New

Zealand will be missing the event in Tashkent, with the US withdrawing its IBA membership on Wednesday

Last year's winners Ub Huishan Ne from Serbia began the men's International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Tour season with a victory in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya.

2023Antwerp lost their opener in Pool D 21-15 to Vienna, but a 22-14 success against Rosedale SwishEXE from New

Zealand ensured they reached the quarter-finals.They defeated Serbia's Paritzan 19-12 in the quarter-finals

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has published a list of "eligible" boxers, including Russians and Belarusians, for this year's European Games in Kraków-Małopolska, even though athletes from that country are banned from the event and the suspended governing body have no involvement in organising the competition. 

flagship events.A total of 11 countries boycotted the 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in New

European GamesCountries including Britain, the United States, Ireland, Czech Republic, Canada, Sweden and New

Zealand will also be missing the 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships, scheduled to begin here

Two former International Boxing Association (IBA) Men's World Boxing Championships medallists is among an eight-member delegation set to represent Belarus under its own flag at the 2023 edition in Uzbek capital Tashkent, it has been announced.

their own flags.A group of 11 countries boycotted the 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in New

last month.Countries including Britain, the United States, Ireland, Czech Republic, Canada, Sweden and New

Zealand will also be missing the men's event in Tashkent.Since the Women's World Championships this