French duo Hugo Boucheron and Matthieu Androdias and Romanian pair Ancuța Bodnar and Simona Radiș dazzled for their countries on the final day of the World Rowing Championships in Račice.

the women's single sculls world title after registering a time of 7:13.66, bettering Emma Twigg of New

Zealand and Tara Rigney of Australia.Twigg recorded 7:34.03 to win the silver medal as Rigney acquired

year.The Czech rower faced career rivals Alan Campbell of Britain, Olaf Tufte of Norway, Mahe Drysdale of New

Zealand, Iztok Čop of Slovenia and Lassi Karonen of Sweden.Synek made the most of the moment as he strived

New Zealand cyclist Olivia Ray has accepted a two-and-a-half-year suspension for using banned substances

the forfeiture of any medals, points and prize money.These include victories in the women's race at New

I wasn't racing," Ray said in an interview with the New Zealand Herald in November 2021."

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has claimed it is "extremely concerned" after the International Boxing Association (IBA) voted at its Extraordinary Congress against holding a fresh election to choose a President, leaving Russia's Umar Kremlev at the head of the world governing body. 

suspension, but Yerolimpos said that the issue was not for discussion at the Extraordinary Congress.Boxing New

Zealand President Steve Hartley - a strong van der Vorst supporter and one of the officials who had

CAS has stated that my opponent should have been eligible to stand for election, then let us have a new

Spain's women’s national team players have denied they demanded for the dismissal of head coach Jorge Vilda and rebuked the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for publicly declaring their concerns.

Championship to hosts and eventual winners England.They have reached the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand after winning all the matches in their group.Spain are due to play Sweden in a friendly on October

Tokyo 2020 time-trial champion Annemiek van Vleuten won the women’s road race at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships in Wollongong in Australia despite the pain of a fractured elbow.

España.The first rider under the age of 23 to cross the line was 22-year-old Niamh Fisher-Black of New

Zealand, who earned herself the world title in that age category.Britain's Zoe Backstedt celebrates

Fifteen members of Spain's women's football team have said they will refuse to play if Jorge Vilda continues as head coach - after accusing him of negatively impacting their mental health.

beating Hungary 3-0 and Ukraine 5-0.They have qualified for next year's World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand with a 100 per cent record from their group, but the mass walkout threatens to seriously impact

Football Australia has appointed former FIFA official Mel Mallam as its general counsel, commencing from the start of next month.

to work with FIFA and now it is bringing me home to work for Football Australia in my home state of New

forward to joining Football Australia at such an exciting period for the sport and being part of the new

the legal profession and sport.Australia are set to co-host next year's FIFA Women's World Cup with New

Zealand ©Getty Images"Mel will bring an outstanding set of skills, experience, football acumen to Football

Zealand next year.Australia's men's team are also due to make their fifth consecutive appearance at

Fifty years ago this month, 60 leading tennis players formed an organisation to "promote and protect " their interests.

September 1972 at the US Open to discuss the future.Kramer and agent Donald Dell lobbied support for the new

venture.Sixty players signed up for the new ATP which undertook to "unite, promote and protect," the

Croatian Niki Pilic had refused to play a Davis Cup match for Yugoslavia against New Zealand in May,

Italy's lightweight women's double scull Olympic champions Valentina Rodini and Federica Cesarini missed out on a place in the final at the World Rowing Championships in Račice.

was quickest in 7:42.07, followed by The Netherlands' Martine Veldhuis in 7:44.86.Jackie Kiddle of New

Zealand edged out Greece’s Zoe Fitsiou to win the second-semi-final in 7:45.29.South Africa’s Kirsten

Berriolo and Rajko Hrvat of Slovenia.World and Olympic champions Grace Prendergast and Kerri Williams of New

Zealand won their women's pair semi-final in 7:11.02, but look set to face a strong challenge from Denisa

Two famous cricketing venues in England’s capital London, have been announced as hosts for the next two International Cricket Council (ICC) World Test Championship Finals.

Last year’s final between New Zealand and India in Southampton was an engrossing encounter and I am sure

New Zealand are the current holders of the World Test Championship, after defeating India in Southampton

finishing as a draw following a washout on the fourth day however an extra day was allocated, enabling New

Zealand to complete an eight-wicket win over India, and become the first World Test champions in the

Hybrid pitches are to be permitted in men's and women's one day internationals (ODIs) and T20 matches provided both teams are in agreement following a change to regulations made by the latest meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket Committee.

The panel included former New Zealand coach Daniel Vettori and India's VVS Laxman as representatives

When a batter is out caught, the new batter will come in at the end the striker was, regardless of whether

the batters crossed prior to the catch being taken," a new regulation reads."

The new regulations place additional restrictions on fielders."

sought to claim an advantage.The wording has now been moved to the section on 'run outs'.The majority of new

Tokyo 2020 Olympic champions Valentina Rodini and Federica Cesarini suffered a shock defeat in the lightweight women's double sculls as they finished third at the World Rowing Championships in Račice, missing out on direct qualification to the semi-finals as a result.

surprises in the women's pair as reigning Olympic champions Grace Prendergast and Kerri Williams of New

Zealand cruised to victory in their heat after 7:06.30.Their time was the slowest of the three heat

Søren Wærenskjold gave Norway another title to celebrate at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships in Wollongong in Australia, winning the men's under-23 time trial.

9JYfg1s5zv— Wollongong2022 (@wollongong2022) September 19, 2022Fourth-place Currie Logan was unable to give New

Zealand a medal, crossing the line 33.03 behind Wærenskjold.German Michel Hessmann completed the top

South Africa will bid for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, seeking to bring the event to Africa for the first time.

indicated a desire to bid for either the 2027 or 2031 World Cups.Next year's tournament in Australia and New

Zealand is due to be the first with 32 teams.It will also leave Africa and South America as the only

Britain's Yasmin Ingham won a stunning individual gold medal at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Eventing World Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro while Germany topped the team standings.

the team event at the Eventing World Championships ©FEIThe bronze medal was awarded to Tim Price of New

Zealand and Falco who ended their campaign in Italy with 26.2 points.Germany stood on top of the podium

the United States who secured their first World Championships medal in 20 years with 100.3 points.New Zealand