New Zealand athletes won both race in the opening leg of this year's World Triathlon World Cup before

home fans in New Plymouth, but most eyes were on the return of one of the sport's biggest names as they

after a third place in the Oceania Triathlon Cup event in Taupō during a six-week training trip to New

Zealand, this was a setback, but Paris 2024 remains her goal.

Van der Kaay, on the other hand, was in the mix from the beginning, holding the lead alongside fellow New

 "There was a lot of cheering out there for the New Zealanders.

New Zealand's Hayden Wilde celebrated his first World Cup victory of his season before his home fans

The United States' Julia Marino capped off her title-winning season with victory in the final International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Slopestyle Snowboard World Cup contest of the campaign in Silvaplana.

the US' Mammoth Mountain, and the Canadian city of Calgary.Olympic champion Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New

Zealand won the opener before Marino asserted her dominance in the remaining legs.Men's qualification

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) have co-hosted the 2023 New Zealand Performance Summit.

The conference, held in conjunction with Paralympics New Zealand and High Performance New Zealand, hosted

New Zealand’s sports sector is small and nimble, and we know that our strength lies in sharing our experiences

Egyptians Nouran Gohar and Mostafa Asal will enter the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Championships in Chicago as the top seeds.

up a potential quarter-final against Rowan Elarabby, yet another Egyptian, and then Joelle King of New

Zealand in the semi-final.Egypt's Nouran Gohar will be looking to lift her first PSA World Championships

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has thrown open the door for all nations to enter this year’s Men’s World Championships in Tashkent, despite several already refusing to participate over the participation of Russian and Belarusian boxers.

I am looking forward to witnessing new stars to be born in Tashkent."

Earlier this month, Boxing New Zealand President Steve Hartley revealed that a competition is due to

FIFA has launched the bidding process for its 2027 Women's World Cup with a view to finalising a host at next year's Congress.

bid workshop and observer programme is planned during this year's Women's World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand, scheduled for July 20 to August 20, with the final deadline for bids to be submitted December

Zealand for 2023 ©Getty ImagesBelgium, 2011 hosts Germany and The Netherlands are also interested in

Zealand beat Colombia by 22 votes to 13 in a FIFA Council vote in 2020 to secure hosting rights for

Zealand are due to organise in a few months."

World Bowls has set the dates for its new tournament for the Oceania region in partnership with Bowls

New Zealand.

Blockhouse Bay Bowling Club in Auckland.It will feature 10 teams, including the Aotearoa Maori and the New

Zealand under-26 side.They will be joined by Pacific teams from Tonga, Fiji, Niue, Tokelau, Samoa, Cook

Islands, Papua New Guinea and Norfolk Island.Aotearoa Maori and Tokelau will be making their debuts

the hosting of the event, which will hopefully stimulate further interest in our sport," said Bowls New

Zealand chief executive Mark Cameron."

Canada suffered another mixed day at the World Women's Curling Championship as they lost to Germany before pulling off a remarkable late win against South Korea at the Goransson Arena in Sandviken. 

maintained their undefeated streak in the tournament as they now move to eight wins from eight.They crushed New

Zealand 9-1 in the morning session with their rivals downing tools after just six ends.'

Zane Robertson, a distance runner for New Zealand, has been banned for eight years after testing positive

Zealand (DFSNZ) found the story to be false.Dr.

New Zealand Olympic Committee chief executive Nicki Nicol released a statement following the ban.Zane

Zealand team stands for," said Nicol."

We thank Drug Free Sport New Zealand for their commitment to supporting the New Zealand athletes who

Pete Pfitzinger, the chief executive of Athletics New Zealand, added: "We strongly condemn all forms

Switzerland continued their impressive title defence, edging past Canada 7-6 to win their sixth straight match at the World Women's Curling Championship at the Goransson Arena in Sandviken, Sweden.

holding on to second alongside Italy with five wins and two losses after going on to defeat struggling New

Zealand 10-4 later in the day.Italy were involved in two close matches, defeating Denmark 7-5 and then

claiming a dramatic victory over Scotland 7-6.New Zealand moved to 0-7 following the loss to Canada,

to continue tomorrow, with Switzerland attempting to keep their winning streak going when they face New

Zealand and Italy.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Advisory Committee on Human Rights has come together for the first time at Olympic House in Lausanne.

at Athens 2004 Ryu Seung-Min of South Korea and fellow Olympian, Sarah Walker, a BMX competitor for New

Zealand in 2008 and 2012, now a member of the IOC Athletes Commission had joined the inaugural meeting

Switzerland maintained top spot in the World Women’s Curling Championship round-robin standings after earning a fifth straight win on the third day of action.

wins and two defeats in Italy, Japan, South Korea and Norway.Italy claimed a dramatic victory over New

Zealand in the final session, winning 6-5 in a match that required an extra end, following on from their

overcame Scotland 6-4, having come through another tight contest earlier in the day when they beat New

Zealand 8-7.Norway defeated Denmark 7-3, before their loss to Japan in the final session.New Zealand

Holders Switzerland continued to impress in their title defence as they registered another two wins on day two of round-robin play at the World Women’s Curling Championship in Sandviken.

3 by South Korea.Germany registered two wins today to join the cluster of teams on 2 and 1, beating New

Zealand 8-2 and Italy 7-4.Italy are on the same score despite the loss to Germany, having earlier in

Korea.Norway are the fifth team on 2 and 1, today beating the US 7-5 before losing 9-6 to Canada.Only New

Zealand are winless after two days of action, having lost all three of their matches, including a 13

Cries of "Russia, Russia, Russia" were followed by chants of "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi" inside the sparse K.D. Jadhav Indoor Hall here.

opening-round bantamweight contest at the International Boxing Association Women's World Championships in New

team.Russian fans have been displaying the country's flag whenever one of their boxers is competing in New

Rio 2016 gold medallist Estelle Mossely, prepared for a home Olympic Games in Paris next year.Boxing New

Zealand - another CCA member - said it would "prefer" if athletes did not attend yet a six-strong team

a lack of coordination has arguably softened the impact of the boycotts, with the IBA officials and New

Defending champions Switzerland won both their matches on the opening day of the World Women’s Curling Championship in Sandviken, Sweden.

WWCC2023#Curling pic.twitter.com/dnwUAmuGUB— World Curling (@worldcurling) March 18, 2023The Swedes beat New

Zealand 14-2 in the opening session, with a score of six on the fourth end coming following two scores