New Zealand cyclist Aaron Gate, who won three track golds and the road race at the Commonwealth Games

Gate will also be donating one of his signed Birmingham 2022 New Zealand Team t-shirts to the person

Australia have made the perfect start to their title defence at the Rugby League World Cup as they remain unbeaten following the conclusion of the group stage in England.

Mal Meninga's side are joined by the host nation, New Zealand and Tonga as those with three wins from

routine victories over Ireland and Jamaica.Despite a first-minute try against eventual table-toppers New

Zealand they could not hold on in the pivotal fixture and ultimately lost 34-12.England's Dom Young

Getty ImagesThe second match in the last eight is due to take place in Wigan between England and Papua New

Zealand and Fiji will battle it out for a place in the semi-finals after Fiji finished second behind

India's Debendranath Sarangi has been re-elected as vice-president while Dame Susan Devoy from New Zealand

a separate U23 Men’s and Women’s Individual Championships to the WSF calendar.Dame Susan Devoy from New

Zealand has will join Debendranath Sarangi on the WSF Board ©Getty ImagesA majority of National Federations

 Finally, it was also announced that the first edition of the new format of the WSF World Cup is

Marcus Stephen and Paul Coffa have both been re-elected unopposed to the top two positions in the Oceania Weightlifting Federation (OWF).

Islands next November-December, and the 2024 Championships will be a few months later in Auckland, New

Zealand, at the end of February.Stephen, from Nauru, is beginning his fourth term as President, a role

was two years later than planned, having been delayed by COVID-related postponements.Simon Kent of New

Zealand is one of two new vice-presidents elected.The other is Della Shaw Elder of Fiji, who was elected

World Championships in Bogota, Colombia.Another of Oceania’s big names, 38-year-old Dika Toua of Papua New

Five World Championship berths are available for at the first Pan Continental Curling Championships, due to open in Calgary in Canada tomorrow.

The new event, which replaces the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships and the Americas Challenge, is due

Zealand women's replacing them.South Korea are the current men's Pacific-Asia Curling Championship holders

Zealand and a new-look US, seeking to improve on fifth at last year's World Championship.The B-Division

Zealand and the United States.In the B-Division are Guyana, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Nigeria, Qatar

 Among tomorrow’s scheduled round-robin matches are US against Japan and Canada against New Zealand

The election of Esther Briz Zamorano has completed the World Rowing Athletes' Commission with the Spaniard set to serve as the coastal rowing representative.

three-time winner of the Head of the Charles Regatta.She joins Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Emma Twigg of New

Zealand, Lithuanian silver medallist from Rio 2016 Mindaugas Griškonis, Niels Van Zandweghe of Belgium

beginning on January 1 2023.The Commission chair is still set to be named.They will be elected by the new

and Canada each overpowered historic rivals to set up a semi-final showdown at the Rugby World Cup in New

Zealand.

semi-final at Eden Park - also in Auckland - next Saturday (November 5).Hosts and defending champions New

Zealand will play France in the other semi-final of the 15-a-side women's rugby union tournament.

Hosts New Zealand and France have romped into the Rugby World Cup semi-finals with heavy wins.

Laure Touye scored one and there was also a penalty try at Northland Events Centre in Whangārei.New Zealand

Portia Woodman and Luka Connor scoring two apiece.Woodman now has a record 20 Rugby World Cup tries.New Zealand

Today's Men's T20 World Cup doubleheader at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) was washed out without a ball being bowled.

their net run rate is so low, must in all likelihood better England's results to qualify.They will hope New

Zealand do them a favour and beat both England and Ireland.There has now been no result because of rain

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced equal pay for the men's and women's national cricket teams.

The match fee for both men and women cricketers will be the same as we move into a new era of gender

The pay equity policy along with the WIPL next year, we are ushering into a new era for women's cricket

welcome addition after BCCI announced a potential women's Indian Premier League (IPL) next year.New Zealand

England are set to meet Brazil on April 6 2023, when Wembley is due to stage the first women’s Finalissima between the European and South American football champions, with tickets due to go on sale on Monday (October 31).

The new competition has been organised as part of the long-standing partnership between UEFA and the

match will serve as another competitive landmark before the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand a few months later.South American champions Brazil are due to meet European champions England

Teams from 18 countries are due to contest the International University Sports Federation (FISU) University World Cup 3×3 Basketball in Istanbul.

venue for finals day.A dunk contest is also on the agenda.Teams from Mongolia, Iran, Spain, Uganda, New

Zealand, Senegal, Slovenia, Ukraine, Mexico, Chile, Taiwan, Turkey, Lithuania, Australia, Algeria, Argentina

New Zealand Rugby has come under fire from the country’s Justice Minister Kiri Allan for failing to avoid

after the Black Ferns booked their place into the quarter-finals of the women's Rugby World Cup in New

Zealand.Hosts New Zealand are now due to take on Wales at 7.30pm local time on Saturday (October 29)

It's a simple oversight that's unfortunately had bigger consequences," said Lendrum.New Zealand are set

We're like every other rugby fan in New Zealand."We want to watch both games live."

Defending champions New Zealand are looking to claim the Rugby World Cup crown for the sixth time.The

frozen in time to forever record the day 50 years ago this weekend when a the home team beat the mighty New

Zealand All Blacks in a match at Stradey Park.

Zealand it presented an opportunity to exact revenge for what had taken place in 1971.The schedule included

Zealand prop forward Keith Murdoch, later sent home after an incident at Cardiff's Angel Hotel.Our former

Zealand, the cream of the rugby nation’s skill, their hopes, desires, dreams and reputations crumbled

Those who went to Stradey, will remember 'til they die,"How New Zealand were defeated, and all the pubs

New Zealand later beat Wales, England and Scotland before a draw with Ireland.They  also played

Whakaata Māori is to stream every game of the Men's Softball World Cup in host country New Zealand, with

our game nationwide as well as promote what makes us unique as a nation on a global stage," Softball New

Zealand chief executive Tony Giles said."

Māori is the first indigenous broadcaster ever selected to show a Softball World Cup.Outside of New

Zealand, the World Cup will be shown on the WBSC's GameTime streaming service.The Men's Softball

World Cup begins on November 26, with New Zealand facing the Czech Republic in the opening game.Nine