By Gary AndersonThe Indian Government has donated a grant of $1 million (£599,000/€746,000) to Afghanistan for the construction of a cricket stadium in the country's second largest city Kandahar.

We hope that this new facility, and the various initiatives taken by ACB, will further popularise cricket

enjoyed success on the international stage.Afghanistan's cricketers will be able to compete at a brand new

October last year when they secured a first ever place at next year's Cricket World Cup in Australia and New

Emirates to finish second behind Ireland in the World Cricket League.They will take on hosts Australia and New

Zealand as well Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and England during the tournament which is scheduled to run from

"I added a new skill that I don't think it was quite ready yet to compete, but we just thought we'd try

This has included a "more attractive and dynamic" set and match system, new television deals, and the

These exhibition sports, as well as the new disciplines in many existing sports, are one of the main

Zealand and Denmark with a first gold for Great Britain.09:59 And gold goes to Ben Dijkstra of Great

Zealand, Great Britain, Belgium, United States, Mexico, Australia and Israel all sit among the leading

By Gary AndersonCanadian wing Magali Harvey has been named the International Rugby Board (IRB) Women's Player of the Year after helping her side reach its first ever Women's Rugby World Cup final in France, where they were beaten tonight by England. 

Canada to meet in Women's Rugby World Cup finalAugust 2014: Ireland reach historic first semi-final as New

Zealand crash out of Women's Rugby World CupAugust 2014: Ireland produce shock win over New Zealand

at Women's Rugby World CupAugust 2014: Defending champions New Zealand off to winning start at Women's

By Zjan ShirinianEngland have banished the heartache of three successive Women's Rugby World Cup final losses with a hard-fought triumph in tonight's final over a battling Canadian side.

England last won the tournament in 1994 with a 38-23 win over the United States.New Zealand have won

in their history.In the third place playoff, hosts France beat Ireland 25-18 in a tight affair.New Zealand

Canada to meet in Women's Rugby World Cup finalAugust 2014: Ireland reach historic first semi-final as New

Zealand crash out of Women's Rugby World CupAugust 2014: Ireland produce shock win over New Zealand

at Women's Rugby World CupAugust 2014: Defending champions New Zealand off to winning start at Women's

By Gary AndersonReigning champions Japan maintained their impressive start to the Women's Softball World Championships with a comfortable 9-2 win over Puerto Rico to record their third win from three games in Haarlem, The Netherlands.

Rie Nagayoshi sealing the win.The Japanese are joined at the top of Group A by Canada, who defeated New

Zealand 8-1 with Sara Groenewegen and Kaleigh Rafter starring, to follow up wins against Puerto Rico

By Nick Butler International Sailing Federation (ISAF) head of competitions Alastair Fox has praised the improvements made with pollution levels at the Rio 2016 sailing venue on Guanabara Bay, but remains concerned about objects in the water that could affect racing.

ImagesSimilar sentiments have been offered by participants, such as Jo Aleh, helms-woman for the victorious New

Zealand 470 crew, who observed there was "a big difference", with "a lot less less rubbish in the water

New Zealand have beaten Zambia 8-2 in hockey5s after Spain blew away Bangladesh 9-1 in the first boys

Here is the FIH's take on the new hockey5s format. 

With shorter games and a smaller pitch, Hockey5s adds a new flavour to our classic sport, with rules

No New Zealand, Great Britain, Samoa or South Africa, for example, in either event.10:32 A round-up of

Youngsters from New Zealand and France are also still in contention for medals. 09:55 It was a comfortable

By Zjan ShirinianThe Women's Softball World Championship will be streamed live online when it gets underway tomorrow.

Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, New

Zealand, Puerto Rico, Russia, and the United States.Japan are the defending champions, having beaten

By Gary AndersonThe New Zealand Government has pledged almost NZD$3 million (£1.5 million/$2.5 million

This event generates excellent international exposure for New Zealand, showcasing some of our most spectacular

Zealand in the lead up to their event."

Winter Games New Zealand is a home-grown event that is consistent with the Government's strategy of investing

in events that deliver economic results and successfully showcase New Zealand internationally as a desirable

host region of the Southern Lakes but also New Zealand as a whole."

By Gary AndersonEngland thrashed Ireland to reach their fourth consecutive Women's Rugby World Cup final where they will meet Canada, who overcame hosts France in a much tighter affair at the Stade Jean Bouin in Paris. 

In the day's other matches, dethroned champions New Zealand secured a 63-7 win over Wales to set up a

[email protected] StoriesAugust 2014: Ireland reach historic first semi-final as New

Zealand crash out of Women's Rugby World CupAugust 2014: Ireland produce shock win over New Zealand

at Women's Rugby World CupAugust 2014: Defending champions New Zealand off to winning start at Women's

By Nick ButlerProducts used by sprinting superstar Usain Bolt will be among over 200,000 pieces of Glasgow 2014 memorabilia expected to fly off the shelves when they go on sale in Nottingham this week.

official match used goal post protectors from the gold medal rugby sevens match between South Africa and New

Zealand at the Commonwealth Games is among the items currently up for auction ©Glagow 2014An online

@insidethegames.bizRelated storiesJuly 2014: Glasgow 2014 sports memorabilia set to be auctioned on new

By Gary AndersonThe International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced some of the names appearing on the Rugby World Cup - Past and Future panel that will speak at the second World Rugby Conference and Exhibition, which is due to get underway in 100 days in London.

will feature on the panel alongside secretary general of Japan 2019, Akira Shimazu, chief executive of New

Zealand Rugby Union, Steve Tew, and Rugby Football Union chairman Bill Beaumont.The panellists will

By Paul OsborneGermany secured more than half of the gold medals on offer at the World Rowing Junior Championships in Hamburg as they topped the medals table with seven of the 13 golds available.

August 17).Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesJuly 2014: New

Zealand tops medals table at World Rowing Under 23 ChampionshipsJuly 2014: World Rowing opens bidding

ever semi-final at the Women's Rugby World Cup after a 40-5 win over Kazakhstan saw reigning champions New

Zealand make an early exit while England, Canada and hosts France all secured their places in the last

nerves but we had it under control, the key thing was to keep it nice and simple and to allow all the new

the Women's World Cup since 1991 against Ireland earlier in the week, four-time reigning champions New

Zealand were reliant on other results to ensure they did not fail to make the semi-finals for the first

story at [email protected] StoriesAugust 2014: Ireland produce shock win over New

Zealand at Women's Rugby World CupAugust 2014: Defending champions New Zealand off to winning start

By Nick ButlerPollution levels and sewage in Guanabara Bay have predictably been criticised by some of the world's leading Olympic sailors during the first test event of Rio 2016 but have not totally overshadowed the competition. 

Wright.France's Billy Besson and Marie Riou defeated Bundock and Curtis to win the Nacra 17  event, while New

Grael and Kahena Kunze took gold for the Brazilian hosts in the corresponding women's 49er class, a new

addition to the Olympic programme, with Alex Maloney and Molly Meech of New Zealand, another pair who

Anne Marie Rindom of Denmark took the laser radial honours, while Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie of New Zealand