International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has urged delegates to "respect the clear majority" at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly here, while at same time claiming it is "not the time" to change its stance on Russia and Belarus.

means we are in a democratic organisation here, to respect the clear majority".The NOCs of Norway and New

Zealand - two other opponents of the ROC and NOCRB's presence - also issued statements to the General

Spain topped the medals table at the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Saundersfoot in Britain with four golds and a silver across the nine senior and junior events.

only nation to put a boat into the last eight of all nine events.Tokyo 2020 champion Emma Twigg of New

Zealand snatched gold in the coastal women's solo event after racing was cancelled for safety reasons

Cousins and Clare Jamison.The country's mixed quadruple sculls crew then defended their title by beating New

Zealand to the line in the decider.Spain dominated in the junior events as Marcos Delgado Marquez and

team will meet with Hancock Prospecting directors to try and resolve the crisis over the company's new

objected to wearing the company’s branding in their ongoing annual Constellation Cup series against New

sponsor, Hancock Prospecting, in the annual Constellation Cup matches against New Zealand, who currently

Zealand."

Australia, the Commonwealth champions, are due to take on New Zealand in the Constellations Cup in the

Zealand.

The Pacific Games Council (PGC), Tonga's Government and the Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee (TASANOC) have settled a protracted dispute over the 2019 Pacific Games.

Samoa hosted the 2019 Pacific Games instead of Tonga ©ITGPCG chief executive Andrew Minogue told Radio New

Zealand the organisation was "very pleased with the settlement announcement" and that it meant the PGC

Cycling New Zealand (CNZ) has appointed five members to a new Cycling Integrity Steering Committee, including

joined by athlete representatives Sam Dakin and Jaime Nielsen, CNZ nominee Simon Wickham and Sport New

Zealand nominee Bronwyn Hall.Cycling New Zealand transformation director Kereyn Smith welcomed the establishment

Steering Committee as "a cornerstone step in CNZ's response to the 2022 CNZ and High Performance Sport New

Zealand Inquiry", which found an "inherent tension" between medal success and athlete well-being in

Zealand had caused the family "more pain".High Performance Sport New Zealand told the same publication

Hosts Scotland recorded a comfortable 8-3 victory over Luxembourg as holders Canada suffered a shock 3-5 defeat against Finland in the opening session of the day at the World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen.

worldcurling) October 16, 2022Finland also secured two out of two wins as they showed no mercy in defeating New

Zealand 15-1.Australia was another team to get two wins from two as they beat Austria 11-2.India did

The final day of the 2022 International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines saw Elia Viviani of Italy, Lea Sophia Friedrich of Germany and Harrie Lavreysen of The Netherlands defend the elimination, keirin and sprint titles respectively.

Viviani defended silver medallist Corbin Strong of New Zealand and Britain’s bronze medallist Ethan Vernon

Hosts New Zealand hammered Wales 56-12 at the Rugby World Cup and are through to the quarter-finals,

Eight different players scored tries for New Zealand as the defending champions ran in 10 in total at

The Oceania Boxing Confederation (OCBC) has written to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) seeking "guidance and clarification" on when the qualification system for the Paris 2024 Olympics will be finalised.

A new system was approved by the IOC's Executive Board at its meeting in Lausanne last month with an

Zealand, which only begun entering the Pacific Games on a limited basis since Port Moresby 2015, is

among the OCBC's concerns.The allocation of places for Australian and New Zealand boxers at the 2023

Zealand can be invited to participate at the 2023 Pacific Games," the letter, seen by insidethegames

Zealand in May and Pacific Games on the Solomon Islands in November, but that a lack of clarity is complcating

Holders Canada made a winning start at the World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland, as they gained victory in their opening group match.

Canada ran out comfortable 10-3 winners against New Zealand in their only fixture of the day in Group

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DGI Huset Sports Complex to support the Danes ©Lars Møller/Parasport DenmarkCanada were unnerved by New

Zealand during their placement match ©Lars Møller/Parasport DenmarkFrance are due to meet Canada tomorrow

the team that took bronze, France, as group matches resumed at the postponed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New

Zealand.

needed to get some points on the board.But it was the Scots who did unto them what they had done unto New

Zealand as Lana Skelton touched down for a ninth-minute try, and when Scotland added a 27th minute penalty

Australia are ready to defend their title on home soil at the Men's T20 World Cup, which begins in Geelong tomorrow but will not feature the hosts for another week.

eight teams from the previous tournament enter the World Cup at that stage.The Netherlands, Namibia, new

cricket.Three of last year's four semi-finalists are in Group 1 for the main round - Australia, runners-up New

Zealand and England.A somewhat new-look England team will be led by captain Jos Buttler, but he cannot

addition of Tim David is the only change to Australia's World Cup-winning squad from last year.New Zealand

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up short ©Lars Møller/Parasport DenmarkJapan secured their sixth victory of the competition against New

Zealand ©Lars Møller/Parasport DenmarkCanada huddled to work out how to prevent the US from scoring,

A party atmosphere engulfed the DGI Huset Sports Complex here after Denmark shocked France in overtime to progress to the semi-finals, while Australia ousted Paralympic champions Britain on a day of drama at the World Wheelchair Rugby Championship in Vejle.

Australia set the tone of the match from the off, taking an initial 29-24 lead.Japan made easy work of New

Zealand in the quarter-finals ©Lars Møller/Parasport DenmarkTheir dominance only grew as the Britons

down a cohesive Australian side.On the other side of the bracket, defending champions Japan eased past New

Zealand 58-38.They are due to face Paralympic silver medallists United States, who edged Canada 53-51