Hosts Argentina and Olympic champions Germany both booked their spot at next year's Games in Rio de Janeiro with victories in the last four at the Hockey World League semi-final event in Buenos Aires.

, faced a Canada side who had squeezed through to the last four after a dramatic shootout win over New

Zealand and the match was fiercely-contested almost from the off.Manuel Brunet and Facundo Calliano

for the World League Final in India because this means we can play the best in the world.”Elsewhere, New

Zealand will go up against Spain in the fifth-place play-off after the Black Sticks beat Japan 4-1,

Colombia claimed their first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup victory as they stunned France with a 2-0 win at the Moncton Stadium.

ball over the top before she calmly slotted home to give her side a shock lead.That goal sparked a new

Coast play Norway in Group B, before hosts Canada entertain The Netherlands and China go up against New

Zealand in Group A.Related storiesJune 2015: Humm on song for Switzerland in thumping win over Ecuador

British  Paralympic sailors earned International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Cup triumphs as racing resumed on the fourth day of the regatta at Weymouth and Portland.

further success could be on the cards for the home nation in the men’s Finn classes as Giles Scott leads New

Olympic champions Germany set up a rematch of the London 2012 gold medal contest with The Netherlands as they reached the last four of the Hockey World League semi-final event with a 2-0 win over South Korea in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

“After the 2-0 it was important that we continue to play very concentrated.”New Zealand and Canada could

Qualification for the basketball tournaments at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has got underway with the women’s EuroBasket 2015 competition in Hungary and Romania.

Edmonton, Canada, before the Oceanian teams have their chance in Melbourne, Australia and Tauranga, New

Zealand from August 15 to 17.Attention then switches to the Asia Championship in the Chinese city of

Marit Bouwmeester continued her excellent start to the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Cup at Portland and Weymouth in Britain, as the Dutch sailor earned victories in both of today’s races in the Laser Radial class.

final three days of competition.Similarly to Bouwmeester, the opening day leader Andy Maloney of New

Zealand maintained his position at the top of the men's standings however his 18th place finish in the

There was no chance at the top of the women’s 470 category as New Zealand’s Olympic champions Jo Aleh

Spain have announced a 21-strong team for the 2015 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships set to be held from July 13 to 19 in Glasgow, Scotland.

absolutely crucial" in big year for Paralympic sport, IPC President saysApril 2015:  Pascoe set to head New

Zealand challenge at IPC Swimming World ChampionshipsApril 2015:  Quartet of Paralympians headline

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive David Grevemberg has completed a visit to Apia to assess the Samoan capital’s final preparations ahead of hosting the Commonwealth Youth Games from September 5 to 11.

Pacific island nation followed a meeting of the Oceania Commonwealth Games Associations in Auckland, New

Zealand, where the CGF’s Transformation 2022 strategic plan was discussed by representatives from Australia

, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands

Argentina maintained their 100 per cent record at the Hockey World League semi-final event in front of their home crowd with a narrow victory over Spain as the last-eight matches of the competition were decided in Buenos Aires.

Korea in the quarter-final after they finished third in Pool A following an entertaining 3-3 draw with New

Zealand, who having earned the runners-up spot in the pool are now scheduled to play Canada.South Korea

had stormed into an early 2-0 lead with goals from Oh Deakeun and Kim Youngjin only for New Zealand

Spain secured a last-eight spot at the Hockey World League semi-final event in Buenos Aires, beating Austria 4-1.

The other Pool A encounter saw New Zealand earn a 1-1 draw with The Netherlands, as Nick Haig’s last-gasp

Spain, South Korea and Japan join The Netherlands, New Zealand, Germany, Argentina and Canada in the

June 9) with two matches in both Pool A and Pool B.The Netherlands meet Japan before South Korea face New

Zealand in Pool A, while Germany's match against Canada is followed by Spain's encounter with Argentina

David Howman is to step down as director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after 13 years.

The New Zealander, who took up the position in 2003, is expected to move on when his contract expires

Zealand Sports Drug Agency between 2000 and 2003.He was also President of New Zealand Tennis and Commissioner

for New Zealand Rugby for a number of years.A highly ranked junior tennis player, he is a former member

of the New Zealand Junior Davis Cup squad.Related storiesNovember 2013: Reedie elected new President

as WADA President despite Moses entering raceMay 2013: Sir Craig Reedie in prime position to become new

Canada striker Christine Sinclair converted an injury-time penalty to give the host nation a dramatic 1-0 victory over China on the opening day of the FIFA Women’s World Cup at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.

handed them the three points.The Netherlands also got off to a winning start in Group A as they beat New

Zealand ©Getty ImagesIn the other contest to be played on the opening day, The Netherlands earned a

narrow 1-0 win against New Zealand courtesy of a 33rd-minute curling strike from Lieke Martens.The tournament

Olympic champions Germany got their Hockey World League semi-final campaign off to a winning start with a comfortable 4-1 victory over Spain in Buenos Aires.

to ensure the first-ever meeting between the two sides went the way of the Olympic runners-up.New Zealand

side two goals to the good shortly after, and although Japan did hit back through Kenji Kitazato, New

Zealand were able to see the match out to secure their second straight win.Related storiesJune 2015

Baku 2015 has signed a broadcast agreement with Fox Sports Africa with less than a week until the European Games' Opening Ceremony.

but I am delighted with the great response from the world’s broadcasters to Baku 2015, including our new

ImagesCristian Cerimele, head of channels at Fox Sports Africa, added: “We are always looking to bring new

has a universal appeal, and we are proud to be partnering with Baku 2015, the first edition of this new

2015 finally sign deal to broadcast European Games in RussiaJune 2015: Baku 2015 to be screened in New

Zealand thanks to SKY TV dealMay 2015: Baku 2015 signs broadcast deal with Radio Television of SerbiaMay

British eventer William Fox-Pitt has returned to the summit of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) rankings following victory at last month’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials.

counterpart on 591 points, while American Martin Boyd is third on 487, just one ahead of Andrew Nicholson of New

Zealand.

Getty ImagesThe revised top 10 also features four of the world’s most successful female eventers as New