On the eve of the third stage of the Diamond League in Doha on Friday, reigning Olympic high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim hosted and won the first edition of the 'What Gravity Challenge' with some of the best specialists in the discipline on Thursday.

 Reigning World Indoor Champion Hamish Kerr of New Zealand was fourth with 2.25m and Donald Thomas

World Rugby has announced the squad of 23 match officials who will officiate at the Rugby Sevens competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France from 24-30 July.

for the women's panel, all of whom have refereed at international level, including Maggie Cogger-Orr (New

Zealand) and Kat Roche (USA), who officiated at this year's Women's Six Nations, and Miller, who made

 -Nick Hogan (New Zealand).-AJ Jacobs (South Africa).-Reuben Keane (Australia).

-Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand).-Ano Kuwai (Japan).-Maria Latos (Germany).

Fresh from his win at the Suzhou Diamond League, New Zealand's world indoor high jump champion Hamish

jumpers.world)Kerr, who set a world lead of 2.36m to take the world indoor title in Glasgow, told Athletics New

Zealand, "It is an amazing event to be a part of and outside of a major championship you are not likely

to Barshim and his legacy that he has managed to put together such a quality event, which heralds a new

Former New Zealand and Toulouse halfback Byron Kelleher has been convicted of domestic violence by a

"He scares me," she said.Kelleher, a veteran of 57 New Zealand caps, played four seasons with Toulouse

Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea clinched them in the men's -68kg category, while Fiji have confirmed another

lost to Abbasi in the semi-finals of the Qualifiers.The other two berths were reallocated because the New

Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) did not approve the participation of the two Taekwondo New Zealand

athletes who won the berths at the Oceania Qualifiers.Papua New Guinea's Kevin Kassman (in red) after

losing to New Zealand's Eisa Mozhdeh (blue) in the final of the Oceania QualifiersPapua New Guinea's

Kevin Kassman (-68 kg) lost to New Zealand's Eisa Mozhdeh in the final of the qualifying tournament,

New Zealand won both the women's and men's competitions at the Singapore Sevens, the final regular season

Having claimed both titles in Hong Kong last month, New Zealand's rugby sevens players put forward their

case to be among the favourites for gold at Paris 2024 with further success in Asia.New Zealand and

Zealand as they sought a first event victory after two final appearances in 2022.

Zealand, United States, Canada, Great Britain.Women's Pool B: Australia, France, Fiji, Ireland.Men's

Pool A: Argentina, Australia, France, Great Britain.Men's Pool B: Ireland, New Zealand, Fiji, South

The Singapore National Stadium will play host to the much-anticipated seventh and final regular season round of the HSBC SVNS 2024 from 3-5 May, when the men's and women's league winners will be crowned.

The stakes are high in perhaps the most competitive HSBC SVNS to date, with New Zealand and Australia

 In the women's pool draw, reigning champion New Zealand was drawn in Pool A with Canada, Ireland

 New Zealand captain Risi Pouri-Lane said, "We didn't get off to the best start this season, but

 Men's SVNS leader Argentina has been drawn in a tough Pool A with recent Hong Kong winners New

Zealand, Australia and Canada.

In a joint statement, the US and Mexican football federations announced their decision to withdraw their 2027 bid in order to pursue a successful bid for the 2031 tournament.

while Los Angeles is preparing to host the 2028 Olympic Games.The official logo of the Australia and New

Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup is displayed during the opening ceremony at Eden Park in Auckland on

Spain in the Ceremony after winning the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.

Last year's Women's World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand, where Spain were crowned champions

The Oceania Taekwondo Union (OTU) Management Committee recently met with Atma Maharaj, the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) Programme Lead for the Brisbane 2032 Programme, in Brisbane. 

The NOC quotas went to Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (two quotas were won by

New Zealand athletes, but after the New Zealand Olympic Committee refused to confirm their participation

As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games draw ever closer, we detail how each team qualified for the men's hockey tournament including reigning champions Belgium.

holders are one of seven European representatives with South Africa, India, Australia, Argentina and New

Zealand completing the line-up.The 12 have been split into two pools with hosts France in Pool A alongside

Belgium are in Pool B with India, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Ireland.

 New Zealand: Their Oceania Cup 2023 final defeat to Australia saw New Zealand have to settle for

On Tuesday, the US Anti-Doping Agency issued a call for significant reforms within the World Anti-Doping Agency and urged for an impartial investigation into instances of Chinese swimmers testing positive before the Tokyo Olympics.

cannot occur ever again," USADA said.So many associations are realising statements like Drug Free Sport New

Zealand, which seeks more information about the case, or Athleten Deutschland, which talked about "The

Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) notes the recent media reports and statements regarding positive

We hold New Zealand athletes to very high standards of integrity and demand the same from our international

 DFSNZ is a crown entity established under the New Zealand Sports and Drug Agency Act 1994 (replaced

Zealand.

It is funded by the New Zealand Government and is accountable to the Minister for Sport and Recreation

and the New Zealand Government."

Spain's women's football team and Aitana Bonmati were the big winners at the Laureus Gala held this Monday in Madrid, which honoured the best of 2023, while sports stars such as Novak Djokovic, Jude Bellingham and Simone Biles also received awards.

She was also named best player at the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

So was the new Laureus ambassador, Spanish tennis star Garbiñe Muguruza, who announced her retirement

Again citing "no credible evidence of wrongdoing” in the handling of the positive tests of 23 swimmers from China before Tokyo 2021, World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Banka referenced the case of Sun Yang, currently serving a four-year ban, and reprimanded “politically motivated” USADA.

kitchenof the hotel where some, but not all, of the swimmers stayedduring a meet in January 2021.The New

https://t.co/yQfvfaYjjC— Drug Free Sport New Zealand (@drugfreesportnz) April 23, 2024US National Drug

After the likes USADA, Global Athlete and Athleten Deutshcland, Drug Free Sport New Zealand was the most

New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia's positive experience of hosting the FIFA Women's World

Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 has served as an endorsement for their bid to host the competition

Football Australia has announced that the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026™ will be staged in New South Wales

by the AFC Executive Committee in May.The organisation of the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New

Zealand 2023™, which was won by Spain, demonstrated the importance of such an event in terms of its

This new proposal aims to maintain and potentially increase the economic and social impact of major women's

 Football Australia is excited to announce New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia as