Hosts of the 2030 and 2034 editions of the Commonwealth Games could be announced together next year following an increase in interest from potential bidders.

among a number of cities that had voiced an ambition of holding the Games in either 2030 or 2034.The New

Zealand official said the growing interest has led the CGF to look at pushing ahead with the bidding

Ideally you would have more than three-and-a-half years or four years but that was the beauty of the new

hosting model that you don’t have to spend heaps of money for new facilities - just use what you have

World Rugby Sevens Series is set to include an equal number of men's and women's teams and stop at new

We will have some new stops on the Sevens Series as well and a lot more investment through our member

Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Cape Town in South Africa, Hamilton in New Zealand, Sydney in Australia

South Africa swept aside double Olympic champions Fiji to win men’s rugby sevens gold as Australia clinched the women’s Commonwealth Games title for the first time here.

as a Faith Nathan double and scores from Madison Ashby and Maddison Levi saw Australia triumph 22-12.New

Zealand were defending both the men’s and women’s titles but had to settle for bronze medals after beating

enthralling day of rugby sevens action in Coventry.Fiji came from 14-0 down to beat five-time winners New

Zealand 19-14 in extra-time but they were unable to repeat those semi-final heroics against a superb

England’s multiple Olympic champion and world record holder Adam Peaty left without a medal in his comeback final after breaking his foot on a night when South Africa’s Chad Le Clos equalled the all-time record of 18 Commonwealth Games medals.

Le Clos was caught in the final 20 metres of his men’s 200m butterfly final by New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt

roars from the home crowd were drawn as England's Alice Tai, in lane one, came from behind to overhaul New

at her signature event with a dominant display, finishing in 2:21.92.Joshua Willmer earned gold for New

Zealand as he won the men's 100m breaststroke SB8 final in 1:14.12 from Australians Timothy Hodge and

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Baker was dominant in the women's points race on her way to gold ©Getty ImagesLewis Clareburt helped New

Zealand to another gold medal today ©Getty ImagesFiji could not stop Australia's women's team from taking

Earlier today at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, there were grey clouds accompanied by persistent drizzle and some anxious glances towards the skies from Birmingham 2022 officials.

consumption" of 15.9 million minutes.The 2022 Women’s World Cup over the longer 50 overs format, held in New

Zealand back in March and April, was claimed by the ICC to be the "third most engaged ICC event" ever

engagement" are factors that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) take very seriously in evaluating new

in 2003 when the competition was held in Southern Africa.The sport is also growing in Rwanda where a new

Scotland's Neil Fachie was defeated for the first time today at the Commonwealth Games, as Welsh rider James Ball ended his hopes of a record sixth gold medal, an achievement overshadowed by a horrific crash in the men's scratch qualifying.

those, along with Isle of Man's Matt Bostock and Canadian Derek Gee.In the final, Corbin Strong of New

Zealand was part of a group of three who lapped the rest of the field to take the medals.Strong, the

When Precious McKenzie asked a girl for a dance at the end-of-Games party in Kingston, Jamaica in 1966 he had no idea what it would lead to.

medals at the Commonwealth Games, all for England, in 1966, 1970 and 1974, after which he moved again to New

Zealand, where he still lives.Precious McKenzie was born in South Africa and competed for England and

New Zealand ©Getty ImagesHe was 42 when he lifted in Edmonton, for New Zealand, seeking to become the

Brazil defeated hosts Colombia 1-0 to win a fourth Copa América Femenina in a row, with Debinha's penalty proving decisive.

who won the golden boot.Both teams had already earned places at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in New

Zealand and Australia by virtue of reaching this final.

New Zealand beat South Africa and England defeated Sri Lanka on the opening day of group B cricket competition

Suzie Bates struck a towering 91 not out, the highest individual score of the tournament so far, as New

Zealand reached 167 for 2 in their allotted 20 overs."

set." .Her runs came in 64 balls and included three sixes, two in the last over of the innings.New Zealand

which helped give them the platform for what proved to be a winning score.Devine took three for 39 as New

Ellesse Andrews outsmarted Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell at her own game in the women's sprint to claim an unlikely gold medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here.

fall away, beating Canadian Mitchell in straight races to take gold, the last of three for the day for New

of Scotland and Malaysia's Shah Sahrom won silver and bronze medals respectively.Bryony Botha from New

Zealand had earlier broken the Commonwealth record twice in a matter of hours in the women's 3000m individual

claimed bronze by beating Sarah Roy of Australia by more than three seconds in their head-to-head.New Zealand

Women's cricket is making its Commonwealth Games debut at Birmingham 2022, but Suzie Bates is no stranger to a major multi-sport event having played at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Bates was in the New Zealand basketball team in 2008 and is hoping to see New Zealand play England in

Suzie Bates hit an unbeaten 91 in New Zealand's win over South Africa ©Getty ImagesBates, 34, has no

plans to retire even if New Zealand do win a medal next week."

New Zealand beat South Africa by 13 runs to go top of Group B.

Sports Ministers from across the Commonwealth welcomed the introduction of a 10-pronged action plan to promote human rights through sport during a meeting here.

Australia.Other significant competitions include the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup which will be staged by New

Zealand and Australia and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup that will be jointly hosted by Canada."

Papua New Guinea kept their hopes of competing at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup alive by beating hosts

The 2-1 victory means Papua New Guinea advance to the inter-confederation playoffs - set to take place

February - where 10 teams from across the world are to play for three spots at the tournament.With New

Zealand already qualified as co-hosts of the World Cup, they did not enter the OFC Women's Nations Cup

ensuring a winner from one of the smaller Pacific nations would be crowned for the first time.Only New

Zealand, Australia and Chinese Taipei had won the tournament before - with just New Zealand left in

Three goals in the final 15-minute quarter earned New Zealand’s men, silver medallists in the men’s hockey

had had to play with 10 men because of a green card.By half-time the Scots were 5-1 up, and although New

Zealand pulled a goal back in the third quarter the odds against them getting anything from the concluding

Jake Smith and Hugo Inglis had them back in contention, before Sam Hina levelled the scores at 5-5.And New

Zealand had chances to win the game at the end but failed to capitalise on three penalty corners.It

Defending women's hockey champions New Zealand have only four members of their Gold Coast 2018 team at