The United States were the most successful nation at this year's International Surfing Association (ISA) World SUP and Paddleboard Championship on the American unincorporated territory of Puerto Rico, claiming five titles.

a time of 31:55 in the technical, with Marticorena again runner-up in 32:10 and Andrew Newton from New

Zealand the bronze medallist in 32:28.Candice Appleby gave the Americans another gold with great performances

July 31 this year. The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Sandwell Aquatics Centre. Packed out. Sound booming. And it’s one of those nights…

crowd announce the efforts of England's Alice Tai, in lane one, as she comes from behind to overhaul New

I remember absolutely nothing about my accident," she says in a new short documentary directed by New

Zealand TVNZ journalist Gill Higgins entitled Beneath the Surface - a film with echoes of

Then it kind of - paid off…"At the delayed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Tupou Neiufi New Zealand's first gold

Two years later, at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, silver turned into gold - New Zealand's first

Bermuda’s Olympic gold medallist Dame Flora Duffy has delighted her home crowd in Hamilton as she won the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) Bermuda in a time of 2hrs 1min 26secs to set up a title decider at the end of the month.

fifth and heads into the season finale in second place overall on 3732 behind leader Hayden Wilde of New

Zealand on 3850.Wilde did not race in Bermuda.

FIFA has launched a volunteer recruitment programme for the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand, with 5,000 unpaid and enthusiastic people needed to stage the event.

Volunteers are at the heart of the football community in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, without

FIFA is seeking a total of 5,000 volunteers for next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand ©FIFATo

diverse people and cultures," said Jane Patterson, FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 chief operating officer in New

Zealand."

Hosts and defending champions New Zealand secured their place in the Rugby World Cup final after beating

had a chance to win the match at the death only for Caroline Drouin to miss a last-gasp penalty as New

the second of those before landing a penalty to give New Zealand a 25-17 advantage.France cut back the

Zealand coach Wayne Smith."

New Zealand will next face England who had to show grit and determination to see off a plucky Canadian

Zealand and England is scheduled to be held on November 12 at Eden Park.

The Netherlands sensationally beat South Africa to eliminate the Proteas from the Men's T20 World Cup, enabling Pakistan to advance via victory over Bangladesh.

India will face England in the second semi-final on Thursday (November 10) in Adelaide.Group 1 winners New

Zealand are due to meet Pakistan in Sydney the day before.The Netherlands finished fourth in the group

New Zealand's Pacific gender equality ambassador - rugby union world champion Louisa Wall - has met with

representatives from nine sports.During her time in Samoa, Wall also led a panel session arranged by the New

Zealand High Commission and Netball Samoa.Wall appeared alongside Netball Samoa chief executive Rosemarie

Labour Party Member of Parliament and introduced the legislation which legalised same-sex marriage in New

year, Wall was appointed Pacific gender equality ambassador.Before entering politics, Wall represented New

Zealand in both rugby union and netball.This included winning the first Rugby World Cup for women in

The same four teams will contest the men's and women's semi-finals at the Pan Continental Curling Championships in Alberta.

triumph over Japan, a 13-1 thrashing of Hong Kong, a 9-0 success against Kazakhstan, a 9-2 defeat of New

Zealand, a 11-4 win over Brazil and a 7-1 thumping of Australia.The only blemish to the US' record was

semi-final meeting with Canada.The men's seven-game round robin has also been concluded with Japan edging New

Zealand into the top four.Two teams each registered three victories and four losses, but Japan’s 9-5

win over New Zealand put them through to the semi-finals where they will meet table-toppers Canada.New

Shane Reed, who represented New Zealand in the triathlon at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, has died

achiever, has had multiple sporting achievements to his name over the years including representing New

Zealand at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, claiming many ITU World Cup medals and earning three World Aquathlon

Reed was born in Palmerston North in New Zealand but moved to Australia with his family when he was eight.Early

Coast and spent several years trying to make the Australian triathlon team.He switched allegiance to New

Zealand in 1998.Reed married Tammy Kendall, a fellow triathlete from New Plymouth, in October 2005,

Four Olympic champions, including three who won in Tokyo last year, are among the 16 candidates declared eligible to stand for election to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Athletes' Commission next month.

runs from December 5 to 16, and the three IWF Board members will be chosen at the first meeting of the new

documents can persuade the vetting authorities to let them stand.Among those six are Megan Signal of New

Zealand, a member of the current IWF Athletes' Commission, and the Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Keydomar

Cyrille Tchatchet, both of Britain, from Oceania, Luisa Peters of the Cook Islands and David Liti of New

Zealand, and from Pan-America Maude Charron of Canada, Maria Escobar of Ecuador, Jessica Lucero and

Tokyo 2020 champion Lisa Adams highlights a group of five athletes from New Zealand who made their Paralympic

I’m excited to continue building on the success I have had so far representing Aotearoa New Zealand."

the men's KL3 Final B kayak event in Tokyo with a time of 44.182 seconds and was officially named as New

reflect on the achievements of these Paralympians," said Lynette Grace, deputy Chef de Mission for New

Zealand at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics."

At the Games, New Zealand won six gold, three silver, and three bronze medals as they finished in 12th

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has led the tributes to Robert James Ellicott, who was the driving force behind the creation of the Australian Institute of Sport, following his death at the of 95.

to the former Federal politician for his contribution to Australia and the Olympic Movement.Born in New

A significant figure in the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association, one of the highest achievers

Participating officials at the inaugural Safe Sport Journey Symposium held alongside the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships here have pledged to make the sport safe.

has been rocked by abuse scandals in the United States, Australia, Britain, Greece, The Netherlands, New

Zealand and Switzerland, prompting the FIG to establish the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation and a Safeguarding

Commission, and introducing the 10 Golden Rules of Gymnastics and a new Code of Conduct.FIG President

"Really proud of what we've been able to accomplish" but aware "a lot more work can still be done" is the verdict of USA Gymnastics President and chief executive Li Li Leung on the organisation's efforts to drive cultural change in response to an abuse scandal that shamed the sport.

Australia, Britain, Greece, The Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland are among the countries who

attempted to reform the national governing body, pointing to the introduction of policies such as a new

people, new priorities and new policies that ladder up to those new priorities".Introducing new people

mission, which Leung summarises as "holistically developing the athlete", and feed into new policies

USA Gymnastics has undergone a rebrand including a new logo, and has sought to focus on "holistically

The men’s 2023 World Rugby Sevens Series is due to begin tomorrow in the Hong Kong Stadium, with the competition set to mark the start of Paris 2024 qualifying.

2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallists South Africa.Australia have been drawn in Pool A alongside New

Zealand, Samoa and invitational team Hong Kong.South Africa, France, and Britain are joined by series