FIFAe has the launched the FAMEHERGAME initiative aimed at increasing women's participation in esports.

Women's World Cup 2023 will be invited to a FAMEHERGAME boot camp hosted by FIFAe later this year.A new

each other, with the top two players winning an invitation to the tournament in Australia and Aotearoa New

Zealand later this year, scheduled from July 20 to August 20.In addition, FIFAe is set to work closely

for women.The partnership will "tell the stories of women throughout the entire year to help create new

Germany dominated the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Youth Junior World Championships in Shchuchinsk in Kazakhstan, with Selina Grotian earning a quadruple gold medal haul.

Hedegart by seven seconds with his time of 43:12.3 to take 15km individual gold.Campbell Wright of New

Zealand shot clean in the 10km sprint to claim victory in 23:38.9, becoming the first athlete from his

We might just have a competitive battle to host the men's 2030 FIFA World Cup. Perhaps for the wrong reasons, it is difficult not to get excited about what could follow in the 12 months after the 211 Member Associations gather in Rwanda for the FIFA Congress this week. It is likely to provide an increasingly rare and fascinating window into the world of sports politics on a grandiose scale.

reported plans for tourism board Visit Saudi to sponsor to this year's Women's World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand - something it has been mysteriously quiet about - provides a sign of what could come if Saudi

enjoying an uncontested re-election, as heads of the continental Confederations can attest to.The IOC's new

Olympic Committee (IOC) is set to send a team of observers to the Women's World Boxing Championships in New

Championships.Many have also pulled out of the Men's World Championships in Tashkent from May 1 to 14, and Boxing New

Zealand President Steve Hartley has revealed an alternative competition is due to be staged in The Netherlands.Hartley

lightweight bronze medallist Donjeta Sadiku at risk of missing out as she did at the 2018 edition in New

Athletics New Zealand was asked to explain insufficient drug testing on its athletes last year by the

Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ), the county's National Anti-Doping, conducted less than half its

Zealand added, as reported by Reuters.DFSNZ chief executive Nick Paterson claimed the testing levels

2022 ©Getty ImagesNew Zealand-based publication Stuff has reported that discussions are still to

Zealand situation.World Athletics' anti-doping rules require National Federations to maintain an "effective

national team athletes likely to be considered for selection at the World Championships or Olympics.New Zealand

The France Football Federation (FFF) have decided to dismiss women's head coach Corinne Deacon after players from the national team protested against her management style.

continue with her at the helm during the FIFA Women's World Cup that is set to occur in Australia and New

Zealand this summer.She took the role as head coach in 2017, but the Les Bleues were underwhelming

The line-up for the team sports events have been unveiled for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.

Tobago.The 12-strong field also features Gambia, Canada, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, Australia, Cyprus, New

Zealand, Rwanda, St Lucia and South Africa.The women’s beach volleyball competition will see Australia

defending champions will come up against the likes of Rwanda, Canada, Mozambique, Cayman Islands, England, New

Zealand, Vanuatu, Scotland, Kenya and Bermuda.Both beach volleyball events are set to be staged from

This week, 25 years ago on a sunny spring morning in London, an ensemble of 10 Bunga Manggar bearers carrying floral decorations and 20 drummers beating Kompang drums made their way onto the courtyard at Buckingham Palace. 

last celebration of the Commonwealth Games in the 20th Century, it was in many ways, the first of a new

time.Wira the orangutan was the mascot for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur ©Getty ImagesOn New

in motion.The spectacular Opening Ceremony at Kuala Lumpur 1998 was staged under the lights at the new

Wales in the quarter finals and Samoa in the last four.In the final, Lomu was again inspirational as New

Zealand beat Fiji 21-12 to win the gold medal.Australia, inspired by David Campese, won the bronze medal.Campese

Brazil's Sports Ministry confirmed the nation will bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the winner set to be decided next year.

staging the 1950 and 2014 men's editions.The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is scheduled to be hosted in New

Zealand and Australia from July 20 to August 20.

poster for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 has been unveiled in outdoor galleries in Australia and New

Zealand.

not only showcase the distinctive identities of our nine Host Cities across Australia and Aotearoa New

Zealand, but also celebrate the tournament’s theme of unity with football at its core."

Zealand, with 32 teams participating.United States are the defending champions, and will be looking

ticket sales phase is due to begin on April 11, marking 100 days until the event begins, with co-hosts New

Zealand taking on Norway in the opening match at Eden Park, Auckland.

New Zealand All Black Ardie Savea has been banned for a week after making a "throat slitting" gesture

therefore miss Saturday’s match against the Auckland Blues.Savea has won 70 caps in the back row for New

Zealand in a test career which began in 2016."

careful too as sometimes we make those gestures during the haka," former All Black Sir John Kirwan told New

Zealand channel Skysport  after Savea's gesture.New Zealand's traditional pre-match Haka ritual

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has claimed that women's football in Asia has made "giant strides" as it celebrates International Women's Day today.

football in the continent, primarily with the FIFA Women's World Cup set to take place in Australia and New

Zealand from July 20 to August 20.The event is set to make Australia the first member association to

Organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics plan to mark 500 days until the start of the Games next week by staging a 24-hour Relay in conjunction with the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, embassies and overseas territories.

overseas French territories are set to pay tribute to their sports and athletes on March 14, starting in New

Zealand finishing in French Polynesia at Teahupo’o, where Paris 2024 surfing events are due to be held.The

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 300 New Zealand Open has been cancelled for the

Zealand Open through to 2026, but the BWF said Badminton New Zealand had "concluded it was no longer

Zealand.Badminton New Zealand said it had taken the "very difficult" decision "after careful consideration

Zealand".It added that "Badminton New Zealand and its members agree that growing participation and building

to be farewelling the New Zealand Open for the foreseeable future, Badminton New Zealand is excited

Two-time Olympic men's singles champion Lin Dan of China is among the recent winners of the New Zealand

New Zealand's women's team have confirmed their place at next year's Olympic Games in Paris after winning

 The was the 21st time New Zealand and Australia had contested a World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

final and, as usual, it was a tight affair with the two side levels at half-time.Jorja Miller gave New

Zealand the lead in the second-half, as they never looked back despite Australia's Charlotte Caslick

cutting the deficit to seven points.Cory Sweeney, New Zealand's head coach, was delighted after his

Zealand, who scored one try, while assisting another.The men's World Rugby Sevens Series title was won