champion Tom Walsh and three-time women's squash gold medallist Joelle King have been named here as New

The duo were announced by New Zealand's Chef de Mission Nigel Avery at a formal ceremony at New

Zealand House, attended by around 250 team members.New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) President Mike

Zealand has named a male and female athlete have been able to jointly carry the country's flag at an

These two athletes have inspired New Zealanders with their performances for more than a decade and they

Zealand House featured a cultural performance ©Getty ImagesHe upgraded his silver from Glasgow 2014

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;Sir Lenny Henry, holding the Baton, addresses the crowd at Victoria Square in Birmingham ©ITG New

Zealand flag bearers Joelle King and Tom Walsh pose for a photo with one day to go until the Birmingham

Papua New Guinea and Fiji qualified for the OFC Women's Nations Cup final after beating Samoa and Solomon

Papua New Guinea cruised to a 3-0 win over Samoa at the ANZ Stadium in Suva before hosts Fiji secured

a 3-1 victory against Solomon Islands.Charlie Yanding scored the opener for Papua New Guinea in the

leading the race for the golden boot on five goals.However, Meagen Gunemba and Ramona Padio of Papua New

will qualify for the inter-confederation play-offs of the 2023 Women’s FIFA World Cup in Australia and new

Zealand.

A 10-year plan called "Creating a Home Games Advantage for the Pacific Islands 2022-2032" has been launched by the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) in a bid to produce a 300 to 500 per cent improvement in terms of Olympic medals won at the Brisbane 2032.

is for us to promptly organise ourselves and produce the best results ever, by the Pacific Islands, New

Zealand and indeed Australia at our very own home Games."

Dame Louise Martin, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (GCF), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former Deputy Prime Minister of South Africa, and Prince Feisal Al Hussein of Jordan will be key international speakers at this year’s International Working Group (IWG) World Conference on Women & Sport.

The event is due to take place from November 14 to 17 in Auckland in New Zealand and online.The three

Zealand will be Raelene Castle, chief executive of Sport New Zealand and former chief executive of Rugby

Australia and Netball New Zealand, Dame Valerie Adams, the double Olympic shot put champion who coached

Prince Feisal, Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Dame Louise have all agreed to join us live in Aotearoa New

Zealand this November, alongside Raelene, Dame Val and Dame Sophie," Pauline Harrison, chair of the

Hosts Colombia reached the final of football's Copa América Femenina, as well as securing a place at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with a 1-0 win over Argentina in the first semi-final in Bucamaranga.

finalists will also earn spots at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, due to be held in Australia and New

Zealand, along with the winner of the third-place playoff.The final of the Copa América Femenina is

Teams from Brazil and Portugal were victorious at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Championship Futsal in Braga and Guimarães.

time.With no more goals, penalties were needed, and Portugal triumphed without missing.Poland beat New

Zealand 5-0 to claim the bronze medal.View this post on InstagramA post shared by FISU Futsal 2022 (

Multiple Paralympic swimming champion Dame Sophie Pascoe admits she has been feeling the lingering effects of COVID-19 but believes her decision to challenge for one title here is a "blessing in disguise" as she looks to add to her Commonwealth Games haul.

compared to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics - have been questioned by some leading team officials including New

Zealand’s Chef de Mission Nigel Avery.Dame Sophie said it was important that the New Zealand team adhered

A New Zealand athlete is isolating after a positive test for COVID-19 prior to competition at the Birmingham

Zealand team."

They’re being well supported by the New Zealand team, who are doing a great job."

Zealand."

Zealand will, so maybe it's a window into the future," Avery said."

New Zealand is due to be represented by 233 athletes at Birmingham 2022.

Australia held on in the final of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup to defeat Lebanon 75-73, successfully defending their title from 2017 at Istana Olahraga Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta.

against Jordan.Their opponents defeated Japan 99-85 in the quarter-finals before beating Oceania rivals New

Zealand 85-76 for a spot in the final.Australia were the favourites heading in and started as expected

Rhys Anthony Vague sealed the win for Australia with a free throw.Tohi Smith-Milner's 25 points helped New

Zealand to third place, beating Jordan 83-75.

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has marked 10 years until the start of Brisbane 2032, with chief executive Matt Carroll claiming that the country has "incredible opportunities over the next decade".

Swimming Championships (25 metres) in December, with next year's FIFA Women's World Cup held jointly with New

Zealand on the horizon.The state of Victoria has been awarded the 2026 Commonwealth Games.Carroll expressed

New Zealand's Chef de Mission Nigel Avery claims ActivePure's air-purifying technology will provide a

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) said ActivePure units will be used to "keep indoor air and surfaces

Zealand water and hygiene company.ActivePure is considered a global leader in air purification systems

A total of 233 New Zealand athletes are set to compete in 19 sports at Birmingham 2022 ©Getty ImagesThe

After seeing the positive impact of ActivePure at the Tokyo and Winter Olympics as well as in New Zealand

New Zealand has selected a team of 233 athletes to compete across 19 sports at Birmingham 2022, scheduled

Right-wing media outlets and personnel have expressed outrage at an Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly (ESPY) Award being given to Chinese-American skier and three-time Olympic freestyle medallist Eileen Gu, after her achievements at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

action sports category, Gu bested American snowboarder Chloe Kim, Brazilian skateboarder Rayssa Leal and New

Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott.Kim and Sadowski-Synnott claimed Olympic titles at Beijing

New Zealand will open their title defences against Sri Lanka and Canada after the schedule for the Birmingham

the sport at the Commonwealth Games.Men's sevens debuted on the programme in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 and New

Zealand have missed out on the gold just once since then, in 2014 when they lost the final to South

Africa.The women's event debuted in Gold Coast where New Zealand, who won the Olympic title at Tokyo

2020, also claimed gold.New Zealand will begin their title defence against Sri Lanka in the men's tournament

Fiji has won three gold medals in its Commonwealth Games history but titles in rugby sevens are what the country really wants.

topped the podium.Fiji's men have instead had to make do with three silver medals after losing finals to New

Zealand in 1998, 2002 and 2018.They also won a bronze medal in 2016.The women, meanwhile, did not make

qualified World Rugby coach, as well as a certified World Rugby trainer.The centre played club rugby in New

Zealand for Wellington and Manawatu, and also spent four years in Japan with Kintetsu Railway.Sprinter