Football Australia has extended the contract of chief executive James Johnson until the end of 2024.

him remain in charge for the Qatar 2022 men's FIFA World Cup, FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand in 2023, the 2023 Asian Cup, and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games."

 "This new administration has remained focused and returned Football Australia to a strong financial

 James Johnson's new contract will allow him to continue to lead Football Australia's 15-year vision

The new contract will allow Johnson to continue to lead Football Australia's 15-year vision which includes

Four nations have a chance of capturing the men's World Rugby Sevens Series crown as the season reaches its climax in Los Angeles this weekend.

double Olympic champions Fiji lying in fourth on 104.South Africa have been drawn in Pool B alongside New

Zealand, hosts United States and Canada, while Fiji have been pitted against Ireland, France and Wales

St Anton in Austria is set begin the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Junior World Championships for the 2022-2023 season.

24 to 27 in Bansko in Bulgaria.The final Junior World Championships of the year should see Wānaka in New

Zealand playing host to the FIS Park and Pipe Junior World Championships, from August 22 to September

A total of 12 locations in seven countries are due to host fixtures in the 2022-2023 International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League.

Bhubaneswar is due to stage the opening match with hosts India playing New Zealand in a men's game on

games in in Rourkela and Santiago del Estero, respectively.They join Australia, The Netherlands and New

Zealand in having two host cities, with Newcastle and Hobart, Eindhoven and Amsterdam, and Christchurch

Performance Athletics in Buenos Aires is set to host FIH Pro League matches ©Getty Images"Also, the new

We're glad to welcome some new venues for this season; this is great for the growth of our sport!"

Switzerland are the first gold medal winners of the 2022 International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Championships after sweeping up the cross-country team relay title in Les Gets.

Blevins.At the beginning of the second lap, France bolted into the lead with Denmark 19 seconds behind and New

Zealand and the US both hot on their tail.For Britain, the odds were against them as they fell more

Germany won the men's and women's titles in extra time at the International Canoe Federation Canoe Polo World Championships in Saint-Omer.

2022 World Games by beating hosts France 2-1.Germany racked up eight wins on the spin before beating New

Zealand 3-1 in the semi-finals, while France had seven victories from eight prior to a 2-1 triumph over

their seventh World Championships gold medal.Italy claimed the women's bronze with a 2-0 triumph over New

Zealand.

Cycling New Zealand (CNZ) has confirmed that its athletes will be required to partially fund their participation

NZD5.169 million (£2.697 million/$3.191 million/€3.177 million) in funding from High Performance Sport New

Zealand, although only NZD45,000 (£23,500/$27,800/€27,700) was to fund its road cycling programme, as

Road cycling in New Zealand is getting really, really strong, next year we’re going to have like 12 WorldTour

New Zealand fared well in cycling events at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning 10 golds.Aaron

Paralympic swimming champion Blake Cochrane and Tokyo 2020 wheelchair racing bronze medallist Robyn Lambird are among the athletes picked for the Australian wheelchair rugby development squad's first international tour.

Rubie Gallagher and Cam Whittaker have also been included.The 10 athletes are set to compete in the New

Zealand National Championship as an Australian invitational team.Paul Kiteley, Paralympics Australia

have had the backing of the AIS to be able bring this development group together, host camps, purchase new

The New Zealand National Championship is due to be held between September 2 and 4 at TSB Stadium in New

Long-serving members Sir Michael Fay, Alan Sefton and Andrew Johns have severed ties with the Royal New

Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) in protest at the decision to choose Barcelona as host of sailing's 2024

Zealand."

For the best part of 40 years, New Zealand has enjoyed an emotional magic carpet ride with that event

Sir Michael, an RNZYS member for 46 years, told Radio New Zealand that resigning was "the only thing

we could do, to express out dissatisfaction and the bad decisions that were taken".Radio New Zealand

the 2024 edition in New Zealand, despite the Government reportedly offering a NZD100 million (£52.3

Hosts Denmark are set to open this year's Wheelchair Rugby World Championship against Brazil on October 10, with Paralympic champions Britain in action against Switzerland on the first day of competition in Vejle.

further 28 pool matches are scheduled up to October 13, starting with European champions France against New

Zealand in Pool A and 2018 runners-up Australia against Brazil in Pool B.Defending champions and Tokyo

Russian shot putter Irina Tarasova, who competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games, has been given a two-year ban for using a prohibited substance.

Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus and original bronze medallist Yevgeniya Kodolko of Russia.Valerie Adams of New

Zealand was subsequently awarded the gold medal in the event following Ostapchuk's disqualification,

Xero, a global small business platform, has become the fifth official sponsor of the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa with the competition set to start in less than 40 days.

businesses supporting the sport," Colin Timmis, the country manager for Xero South Africa, said.New Zealand

The competition is due to be held between September 9 and 11.New Zealand are attempting to defend both

Australian Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Peter Antonie has blasted World Rowing for excluding traditional disciplines in its bid to be part of the Victoria 2026 sport programme.

The beach sprints format is at the heart of our Olympic strategy to have coastal rowing included as a new

coastal rowing and beach sprints" means it will create "wider participation" in the discipline.New Zealand

rowing is what many rowers come from or end up doing," she said.Australia finished second behind only New

Zealand, in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic rowing medals table thanks to two golds and two bronzes.Commonwealth

Uruguay's men's team and Japan's women have earned core status for the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Series after triumphing in this year's Challenger Series finals.

their history.Japan are due to join Australia, Brazil, Canada, Fiji, France, Britain, Ireland, Japan, New

Zealand, Spain and the United States on the 2022-2023 women's circuit.It is scheduled to run from December

Narise Hansen has been inducted into the University and Tertiary Sport New Zealand (UTSNZ) Board of Directors