A total of 35 teams will be heading to Aberdeen in Scotland for the World Mixed Curling Championship, due to start tomorrow.

defeating Germany in the final.The have been put together with Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Korea, New

Zealand, Portugal and Slovenia in Group A.Group B will see the likes of Croatia, Spain, Estonia, Germany

Australia will bid to continue their dominance of the men's Rugby League World Cup, which is due to begin in England tomorrow.

planned due to issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic - which saw powerhouse nations Australia and New

Zealand withdraw.Eleven of the 15 World Cups held to date have been won by the Australians, including

lift the trophy on three occasions.The hosts are on the opposite side of the draw to Australia and New

Zealand, so will fancy their chances of reaching the final at least under captain Sam Tomkins.However

, Lebanon, Jamaica and Ireland are in Group C and Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Wales and Cook Islands are

Defending champions Japan and France concluded the group stage of the World Wheelchair Rugby Championship here in flawless fashion as they set the tone for the knockout round phase in Vejle in Denmark.

comprehensively beat Germany 60-46 to confirm their top seed spot.This was the Germans second loss of the day as New

Zealand earlier registered a 50-46 triumph over them.The defeat to New Zealand was crucial as the Kiwis

The third edition of the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals is set to begin in Saundersfoot, Wales tomorrow with four senior boat classes and five under-19 classes.

women, two-time Olympic champion Helen Glover of Britain and Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Emma Twigg of New

Zealand will be making their beach sprint debuts.They can expect fierce competition from Poland’s Agnieszka

Para Alpine skier Aaron Ewen who made his Winter Paralympic Games debut at Beijing 2022 has been recognised by Snow Sports NZ.

Ewen was presented with an official numbered pin at the Snow Sports NZ Awards Night to celebrate New

Zealand's newest Paralympian.A pin is presented to every individual who represents New Zealand at the

Games.Numbered 228, Ewen was part of the three-strong team of Para alpine skiers at Beijing 2022 where New

Zealand achieved its most successful Winter Olympics for 20 years.Aaron Ewen made his Paralympic debut

at Beijing 2022 ©Getty ImagesEwen marked his debut by finishing in ninth and 11th positions as New Zealand

France and Japan claimed their fourth successive wins after the third day of matches at the World Wheelchair Rugby Championship in Vejle, Denmark.

Championship.Britain sit second in Group A on six points, winning their first game of the day 55-50 against New

Zealand.The US sit third on four points, bouncing back from their defeat at the hands of France to overcome New

Zealand 50-39.France made history by handing the United States their first loss in Pool Play at a World

The 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup supremo Liz Dawson has been elected President of the New Zealand Olympic

I'm honoured to be taking up this role and look forward to supporting the experienced New Zealand Olympic

Zealand Olympic Committee first female President....My best wishes to her.— Brian Anthony Courtenay

Zealand."

Zealand flagbearers, were also named as recipients of the New Zealand Olympic Order.The award is made

Zealand.

Australia, France and Japan won both their fixtures on the second day of the World Wheelchair Rugby Championship in Vejle.

Rugby Quad Nations winners Canada, who went down 53-55.France started their day with a 60-42 win over New

Zealand before following it up with a 58-34 victory over Switzerland.The Japanese were absolutely dominant

victory over Germany.Britain added to their victory from the first day as they defeated Germany 55-52.New

Zealand made up for their loss by getting the better of Switzerland 57-48 in the second game of the

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has launched a mechanism to increase the strength of athlete

The new ALN will deliver this."

making across the high performance sport system.Plans are in place for chair of the Drug Free Sport New

Zealand Athletes’ Commission and WADA Athletes’ Commission chair Ben Sandford to sit on the ALN interim

Anna Taylor, Paralympics New Zealand Athletes’ Council representative, who is also on the ALN interim

delighted to have been able to support the NZOC Athletes’ Commission with their initiative to deliver this new

The line-ups for this year's Pan Continental Curling Championships have been amended after an error was identified in the replacement system.

Australia's men and the New Zealand women are the beneficiaries and have been added to the respective

been used to replace China instead of past results.This has now happened, with Australia's men and the New

Zealand women added to the top tier.Canada is hosting the inaugural Pan Continental Curling Championships

the venue for the inaugural edition, due to start on October 31.The host nation, Japan, South Korea, New

Zealand, Chinese Taipei, Brazil and the United States join Australia in the top men's division.The US

Seven champions emerged from finals day at the 2022 World Rowing Coastal Championships and Beach Sprint Finals in Saundersfoot Bay in Wales as strong waves tested all racing crews.

looked strong from the start as he secured the title.Spain’s Ramon Gomez Cotilla earned silver ahead of New

at Saundersfoot Bay in Wales ©Getty ImagesIn the women’s quadruple sculls favourites Hawkes Bay from New

Zealand were outmanoeuvred by the Spanish crew RCMD Malaga, with Ireland’s Castletownshend RC earning

double sculls title.Fellow Spaniards Adolfo Marin and Teresa Moreno earned silver by just 0.09sec from New

Japan are poised to begin the defence of their World Wheelchair Rugby Championship title in Vejle in Denmark.

have hopes of repeating or even furthering their success.Group A consists of Britain, the US, France, New

Zealand, Germany and Switzerland, while Group B is made up of Australia, Japan, Canada, Denmark, Brazil

form by thrashing Japan as Pool B rivals Italy sealed a victory over the United States in Whangārei in New

Zealand.

Defending champions and hosts New Zealand, seeking a record sixth Women's Rugby World Cup title, weathered

last edition of this competition five years ago, a 17-0 lead and hope of earning their first win over New

Zealand in the 23rd attempt.But boosted by the support from a 35,000 crowd - a Women's World Cup record

It was definitely a game of two halves," said New Zealand captain Ruahei Demant."

Day one also saw earlier opening match victories at Eden Park for the side beaten by New Zealand in the

In August of this year, the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) and Orienteering Australia submitted an expression of interest for the inclusion of orienteering in the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games programme. 

 This is a relatively new format featuring exciting high-speed racing through urban areas such as

make the same mistakes as the hapless competitors.Commonwealth athletes - particularly from Australia, New

Zealand and Britain - have achieved some outstanding results in sprint orienteering in recent years,

of elite athletes with different areas of focus is likely to be an ongoing issue as we adjust to the new