Australia and Italy broke world records in the respective women's and men's 4x100 metres freestyle relays in a thrilling finale to the opening day of the World Swimming Championships (25m) here.

to capture Australia's first gold of the tournament ©Getty ImagesPallister and Erika Fairweather of New

Zealand battled it out over the first 100m with American Erin Gemmell trying to remain on their tail.There

Samoa's men and New Zealand's women earned their first World Rugby Sevens Series victories of the season

A 12-7 victory for Samoa against New Zealand in the men's final at the Cape Town Stadium moved them top

their home event.Faafoi Falaniko opened the scoring for Samoa, but a converted try by Brady Rush had New

Zealand 7-5 in front going into the closing stages.However, player of the final Vaa Apelu Maliko stepped

Zealand moved level on points with Australia on 38 points at the top by beating their rivals 31-14 in

Zealand display in the final.Bronze went to the US, who overcame Ireland 20-12.Hamilton in New Zealand

Former New South Wales Premier Mike Baird is to become the new Cricket Australia chair next year after

the Board, having joined in 2020.From April 2014 to January 2017, Liberal Party politician Baird was New

politics when he stepped down as Premier and has since worked at a bank and a care provider.Negotiating a new

reshuffle.Australia's women's team have also been very successful, winning the 50-over World Cup in New

Zealand and a Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medal in the T20 format.Cricket Australia launched

How to describe the effect of the sanctions imposed on Russia in response to its orchestrated doping programme and subsequent attempts to cover it up?

The Canadian Olympic Committee, New Zealand Olympic Committee, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

World Para Sport athletics experts are involved in training 60 national technical officials in the build-up to the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games.

Santiago 2023The courses are being given by expert lecturers from World Para Athletics - Ruth Liong from New

Zealand, and David Jesset and Jon Mason from Britain.It is hoped that the workshop can be performed

The Guinean Federation of Esport and the Mauritius Esports Federation are the latest members to be accepted into the International Esports Federation (IESF), following the Ordinary General Meeting.

ballots, those willing to vote in these situations would waive their right to anonymity.A motion from the New

Zealand Esports Federation to introduce an Audit and Risk Committee did not pass, with members from

Austria, The Netherlands, Spain and Turkey have clinched the final four places at next year's World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.

year's World Championship in Geneva, but ranked in the bottom four teams together with Finland and New

Zealand, meaning they had to go through qualification.They occupied the top two places in Group D.Austria

placed second behind Finland in Group C, with The Netherlands second to New Zealand in Group B.China

2022China and France were eliminated on the second day of the playoffs after 6-5 and 10-4 defeats to New

narrowly overcame New Zealand 8-7 to earn their place at the World Championship, with Turkey beating

FIFA has claimed that its Observer Programme offers future World Cup organisers an "invaluable insight into how its done" as 180 people have taken part in the initiative during the competition in Qatar.

have been many productive exchanges here in Doha, so we trust that participants will leave Qatar with new

providing an overview of what is required to stage such an event, the Observer Programme can inspire new

, a host city participant linked to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup set to be held in Australia and New

Zealand."

The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) has fined the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) €20,000 (£17,255/$21,048) "for the violation of the basic rules of decent conduct".

game, helping the Irish women’s national team qualify for their first-ever World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand next year.This was in reference to the Irish Republican Army (IRA), a name used by several paramilitary

scored the only goal as Ireland beat Scotland to qualify for the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand ©Getty ImagesThe FAI and the team's Dutch manager Vera Pauw apologised soon after the incident

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is to have its first-ever female chair from next year after Dame Patsy Reddy

step down on January 31 and the NZR Board has voted for Dame Patsy, the former governor-general of New

Zealand for five years."

New Zealand hosted the women's 15-a-side Rugby World Cup and lifted the trophy ©Getty ImagesMitchell's

has served on the New Zealand Māori Rugby Board since 2007.Mackey has a background in broadcast production

Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina Rugby, known better as SANZAAR.

Marty Toomey has has been chosen to continue as New Zealand's Chef de Mission for the Milan Cortina 2026

Toomey led the team at Beijing 2022, where New Zealand won their first Winter Olympic gold medals."

Milano Cortina is fast approaching and I’m really pleased to have another opportunity to contribute to New

As Chef de Mission in Beijing, Marty Toomey presented the traditional Te Māhutonga cloak to New Zealand

the 2022 Winter Olympics.Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won gold in women's slopestyle to become New

winter champion and later took silver in big air.Nic Porteous later won gold in the men's half pipe.New Zealand

New Zealand have named double Commonwealth Games weightlifting gold medallist Nigel Avery as Chef de

Avery, who competed at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, was in charge at Birmingham 2022 where New Zealand won

Avery also called for New Zealand fans to enter the global ballot for tickets to support the team.

Commonwealth Games ©Getty Images"Paris is going to be an amazing Games and we’d love a big contingent of New

expecting fantastic competition at iconic venues and we know our team will be giving everything to make New

Zealand proud and add another chapter to our sporting history."

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) President Jana Rangooni has saluted the contribution of chief executive

"Fiona has been an outstanding leader, for and within New Zealand sport," Rangooni said."

Zealand."

Zealand delegation ©Getty Images"It is a job that brings many challenges, not least of which are those

Zealand and world."

Zealand Paralympian"Celebrating their achievements and New Zealand’s Paralympic heritage was a highlight

New Zealand's double Olympic and five-time world single sculls champion Mahé Drysdale has won rowing's

Rowing Awards has come a year after Drysdale, 44, announced his retirement after failing to secure the New

Zealand sculls spot for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Drysdale's career saw him win gold at the London

England have been drawn alongside Malawi, Scotland and Barbados in Pool B for the 2023 Netball World Cup in South Africa while tickets for next year's event have also gone on sale.

to meet Jamaica's Sunshine Girls in Pool C as well as Wales and Sri Lanka while defending champions New

Zealand, Uganda, Singapore and Trinidad and Tobago occupy Pool D."

It was a joy to see the matches broadcast widely around the world reaching new audiences and giving our