New Zealand saw off Argentina 22-12 to secure back-to-back men’s titles in the World Rugby Sevens Series

impressive day including two in the final at the Dignity Health Sports Park in California.Argentina defeated New

Zealand in Hamilton last month but they were unable to repeat their success as their opponents gained

the standings.Moses Leo opened the scoring, outpacing Marcos Moneta to score in the corner to give New

2023Argentina responded with tries from Tobias Wade and Agustin Fraga to set up a tense final two minutes, but New

We’ve been working hard for a few years now," said New Zealand captain Sam Dickson."

Ally Wollaston's triumph in the women's omnium snatched overall victory for New Zealand in the International

Copponi and Britain's Neah Evans on 139 and 124 points respectively.After the 14-event competition, New

Zealand were top with three gold, two silver, and one bronze medal to beat Denmark's hat-trick of golds.The

registered a score of 97 to beat Dutchman Jan Willem van Schip and Yoeri Havik in the 50-kilometre race.New Zealand

France captain Wendie Renard has announced that she will not play in this year's FIFA Women's World Cup to "protect her mental health" as she is unhappy with the set-up of the team.

made.The group stages of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Australia and New

Zealand, are due to start on July 20.France lost 2-1 to Germany in the semi-finals of last year's UEFA

Olympic champions led the way as weightlifters around the world marked the anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict with a "lift for peace" campaign.

Other Athletes' Commission members who took part included David Liti from New Zealand and Marie Ranaivosoa

Japan's Eiya Hashimoto won the men's elimination race in the 2023 International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Nations Cup in Jakarta.

went to Marit Raaijmakers of The Netherlands.In the women's team pursuit, which happened first, it was New

Zealand who secured first place after a total time of 4min 8sec to capture gold.France were five seconds

podium spot, where they edged past them with a total time of 4:14, whilst Australia finished in 4:19.New

Zealand won the women's team pursuit finals, edging past France ©UCIDenmark won the men's team pursuit

 New Zealand were right behind them, finishing only 700 milliseconds after the winners.Like the

after signing on to become an official supporter of this year's Women's World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand.

and we are delighted to extend the association until the Women's World Cup of FIFA in Australia and New

Zealand," said FIFA's head of association sales Luis Rodríguez."

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged FIFA to appeal and criticised steps taken to protect witnesses after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned a lifetime ban on former Haitian Football Federation (FHF) President Yves Jean-Bart.

qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time at this year's tournament in Australia and New

Zealand ©Getty ImagesThe CAS has released its reasoned decision for lifting Jean-Bart's ban, insisting

not finished its probe.Earlier this week, Haiti qualified for the Women's World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand later this year for the first time.To read the reasoned CAS award on the decision click here

Chile is set to begin preparations for this year's Pan American Games men's rugby sevens tournament in Santiago with appearances on the World Rugby Sevens Series.

Chile face a tough test in Pool A at the Dignity Health Sports Park as they have been drawn alongside New

Zealand, Samoa and hosts the United States.Joaquín Todeschini's side will kick off their campaign against

A provisional squad of 30 players have been named by the Solomon Islands for the FIFA international window friendly matches next week against Vanuatu and Fiji, a key opportunity for them to stake a claim for a place in the Pacific Games squad.

Papeete in Tahiti, they were beaten 2-0 by the hosts.It was a similar story in 2011 in Nouméa when hosts New

in 1975 and Suva in 1979.Solomon Islands are currently ranked 136th in the FIFA world rankings.Only New

Zealand, at 105th, are ranked higher in the Oceania Confederation.

An initiative by the Queensland Government launched last year to help attract more visitors to the state before it hosts the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games has secured more than 1.1 million inbound international seats and up to AUD$960 million (£543 million/$652 million/€616 million) in overnight visitor spending, it has been claimed.

launched with an AUD$200 million (£113 million/$136 million/€128 million) war chest and has seen 15 new

visitor nights, it is claimed.At the same time, Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) has launched a new

AUD$5 million "Queensland is Calling" campaign in New South Wales, Victoria and New Zealand.TEQ and

, including recently re-opened markets in Hong Kong and China, and next week launches a significant new

The "Queensland is Calling" campaign is encouraging visitors from New Zealand and other parts of Australia

Panama became the final team to qualify for this year's FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand

Panama as the third team to progress through the inter-confederation playoffs.Panama had beaten Papua New

scores remained goalless after the midway point of the second half at the Waikato Stadium in Hamilton in New

Zealand, where a crowd of 476 spectators watched on.The only goal of the game came in the 75th minute

imagination of fans around the world as women's football goes beyond greatness in Australia and Aotearoa New

Zealand this July and August."

places at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup after winning their group finals at the Play-Off Tournament in New

Zealand.

China and Denmark.The tournament is scheduled to take place from July 20 to August 20 in Australia and New

The Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) have signed an agreement with the Solomon Telekom Company Limited that should see coverage of the 2023 Pacific Games broadcast nationwide on TTV’s transmitters and streaming application TTV.

that the SIBC television service is to launch in time for the Games.SIBC have tabled a bid with its New

Zealand partner MMG Communications to be the host broadcaster of the 2023 Pacific Games and the national

Newly elected Executive Committee members of the Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC) joined a virtual orientation where the strategic objective "ensuring stakeholders support and loyalty" was discussed, as suggested by the Olympic Solidarity.

were part of Olympic Committees who boycotted the 1976 Olympics due to the refusal of the IOC to ban New

Zealand after their union tour of South Africa ©Getty ImagesThe second session will also involve eight

Beijing 2022 Paralympic champion Oksana Masters of the United States is among the six Paralympians nominated for the 2023 Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award.

New Zealand's Para swimmer and wheelchair rugby player Cameron Leslie, wheelchair racer Catherine Debrunner

winning a gold and three silvers at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships.He also co-captained New

Zealand at the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship, where his team reached the quarter-finals.Dutch