Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt smashed a century and fast bowler Mohammad Asif took two wickets on their return to cricket after both served five-year bans for spot fixing.

Along with Mohammad Amir, recently named in Pakistan’s squad for the tour of New Zealand, the pair were

“I hope that this is the new beginning,” Butt said.

resignation as captain, which was turned down by the PCB.Amir could feature for Pakistan during their tour of New

Zealand, which includes three Twenty20 matches and three one-day internationals.The T20 series is

Russia's decision to clear double Olympic bronze medallist Olga Zabelinskaya of doping has been appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) by the International Cycling Union (UCI), the world governing body told insidethegames today.

In 2011 it was revealed that the product had been provided to elite New Zealand athletes via the New

Zealand Academy of Sport's official sports supplements programme.Suspicion over Russian practices remain

World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset is predicting a "game-changing" year for the sport as the sevens version makes its debut at the Olympic Games and the international governing body bids to continue what is said to be record participation growth.

centre of an action-packed 2016, the men's and women's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series will visit new

national team at Rugby World Cup 2015 and with the venues locked down, the tournament dates set and a new

International Olympic Committee member.The men's and women's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series will visit new

Zealand beat Australia to defend their crown in front of a sell-out 80,125 crowd at Twickenham Stadium

It remains unclear whether Bernard Lapasset, pictured here congratulating Richie McCaw on New Zealand's

Netball Australia has won the rights to host the Fast5 Netball World Series for the next three years, the International Netball Federation has announced.

of the reigning world champions following a narrow 58-55 victory for the Diamonds over arch-rivals New

Zealand Silver Ferns five months ago. 

New Zealand’s Fast5 Ferns have dominated the competition since its inception, winning the gold medal

five-year suspension for spot-fixing after being named in his country’s squad for the upcoming tour of New

Zealand.

international wickets to his name, has been chosen as part of the Pakistan touring party due to take on New

Zealand for three Twenty20 and three one-day internationals.He will only be allowed to play, however

, if he is given a visa by the New Zealand Government.Amir’s ban from the game, given to him by the

“They are not against me and I'd like to believe that.”Pakistan's tour of New Zealand is due to begin

Netball Australia has begun a process to find additional teams to compete in the ANZ Championship, the biggest netball league in the world, from the 2017 season.

Zealand and is held annually over an 18-week period from April to June.The announcement comes as part

of a review process being conducted by Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand aimed at furthering

Zealand, which set new benchmarks for both match attendance and television audiences,” Netball Australia

South Wales in the 2015 Grand Final ©Getty ImagesThe news was also heralded by Netball New Zealand chief

“Netball New Zealand remains committed to its current five teams.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Novi Digital Entertainment as the exclusive digital clips licensee in India for all of its events from 2016 until 2019. 

World Cup England 2017, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Bangladesh 2018, ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup New

Zealand 2018, ICC Women’s World Twenty20 West Indies 2018 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

A dramatic final race in the girl’s 29er competition saw Finland's Sirre Kronlof and Veera Hokka eventually hold on to claim the gold medal as the Youth Sailing World Championships drew to a close in Langkawi, Malaysia.

points.All three crews found themselves locked in a battle in the middle of the 25-boat fleet, allowing New

Russia's Stefania Elfutina defended her girl's RS:X title ©World SailingAfter finishing well clear of New

with a total of 14 points, while Australian's Shaun Connor and Sophie Renouf took claimed silver and New

were crowned Nations Trophy winners after their sailors had earned them a score of 303 points, with New

Zealand finishing as the second best country on 279.

Louis Flament and Charles Dorange continued their stunning start to the Youth Sailing World Championships as the French duo claimed another four victories to remain top of the SL16 standings in Langkawi, Malaysia.

getting their competition underway on the first two days of the Championship, but they were able use New

Connor and Sophie Renouf, who have been competing in the blue fleet.Flament and Dorange still fear New

Zealand will prove a threat to their chances of success in the coming days, having enjoyed battles

Year's Day ©Twitter/youthworlds"We had more confrontations today with New Zealand and it progressed

We haven't sailed against Australia and the USA yet, and New Zealand are a serious competitor in the

The New Year promises no lessening of the turmoil and controversy within which football’s international

meantime officials from the Football Association and Scottish FA have agreed in principle trial the new

"Other sports regularly change the laws of the game to react to the new technology.

Match Official (TMO) in the stands during the 2015 Rugby World Cup quarter-final between France and New

Zealand ©Getty ImagesBlatter said the proposed technology was flawed and vulnerable to weather conditions

The new option proved decisive in confirming that Bryan Ruiz’s header, which bounced down from the underside

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) chief executive Fiona Allan has taken responsibility for the “administration

2014, at the 53rd edition of the ceremony which aims to honour and celebrate sporting achievements by New

Zealand teams and athletes throughout the year.The night also sees the Sportswoman and Sportsman of

I'm very much aware that Paralympics New Zealand were talking with Mary's coach and family just that

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Kusal Perera could be hit with a four-year ban from international cricket after his “B” sample tested positive for a banned substance.

internationals and has played three Test matches for his country, was sent home from Sri Lanka’s tour of New

Zealand earlier this month following a positive drugs test.The 25-year-old then took up his right to

Sri Lanka will be aiming to defend their title.Kusal Perera was sent home from Sri Lanka's tour of New

possible effort to help him to get out of this issue.”Sri Lanka are yet to taste victory on their tour of New

Zealand as the hosts wrapped up a 2-0 Test series win.New Zealand have also reigned supreme in all

Chinese basketball player Chen Luyun has died of colon cancer at the age of 38, it has been announced.

though, failed to make it out of a tough pool in Athens, which included the United States, Spain, New

Zealand, the Czech Republic and South Korea, having only secured one victory in their five matches.Luyun

Argentina have climbed to second position in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) women’s world rankings following their victory at the Hockey World League Final in front of a home crowd in Rosario.

had begun the tournament third in the rankings but after progressing to the final, where they beat New

Zealand 5-1, they have moved onto a total of 2,063 points.It helped them to leapfrog Australia in

Astana has been announced as the host of the 2016 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Under-18 World Championships.

improve on their level of performance in June, when they finished 22nd in a 24 team event.The holders New

Zealand and beaten finalists Argentina are also scheduled to take part, alongside Andorra, Belgium,

Qatar, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine complete the men’s line-up for the competition.New Zealand

Guatemala, Hungary, Israel and Italy.As hosts Kazakhstan will also take part, as well as The Netherlands, New

Zealand, Poland, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela and the United States.The