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Physical Disability Rugby League World Cup draw to be made on The Last Leg

  • Paralympics

The draw for the Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) World Cup is set to take place on British television show The Last Leg on July 29.

To bring the sport of PDRL to this new audience is a huge step for us in our ambition to create a real

and 27 November 2021, however the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent withdrawals of Australia and New

Zealand caused the tournament to be postponed.


Four candidates seeking to succeed Moustahsane as AFBC President at Congress in Algiers

  • Boxing

The African Boxing Confederation (AFBC) is set to elect a new President at its Congress in Algiers tomorrow

Extraordinary Congress in Istanbul prior to the International Boxing Association (IBA) Extraordinary Congress.A new

election and, if passed, the election itself.The IBA has declared 2022 the "Year of Africa", but Boxing New

Zealand President Steve Hartley, one of the candidates prevented from running in the initial Extraordinary


South African cricket star Dane Van Niekerk to miss Commonwealth Games

  • Birmingham 2022

South Africa’s side for the Commonwealth Games women's T20 cricket competition is set to be led by all rounder Sune Luus after the country's experienced regular skipper Dane Van Niekerk failed to recover from a long term ankle injury.

domestic accident at her home in January and missed the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in New

for the Games where they are set to open their campaign for the Commonwealth Games gold medal against New

Zealand in Group B on July 30.England and Sri Lanka are also drawn in the Group.


Paraguay and Chile boost semi-final hopes at Copa América Femenina

  • Football

Paraguay and Chile boosted their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Copa América Femenina in Colombia, claiming wins against Bolivia and Ecuador respectively.

sides at the end of the tournament qualify for next year's FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand, while those placed fourth and fifth enter the inter-confederation playoffs.The Copa América


Exclusive: Van der Vorst insists IBA Extraordinary Congress needs to be "close and open" to IOC

  • Boxing

International Boxing Association (IBA) Presidential hopeful Boris van der Vorst has reiterated his belief that the pivotal Extraordinary Congress should be staged in Lausanne, dismissing concerns about obtaining visas and arguing that "we need to be close and open to the" International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Dutch official van der Vorst was joined by New Zealand’s Steve Hartley, Sweden’s Per-Axel Sjöholm and

Extraordinary Congress as observers", and expressed hope that the IBA Board would pursue this.Boxing New

Zealand President Hartley has written a separate letter individually, also seen by insidethegames, addressed


Coates insists netball a "long, long way" off Olympic inclusion for Brisbane 2032

  • Brisbane 2032

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates has insisted that netball "is a very, very long way off" inclusion for Brisbane 2032 as he outlined the obstacles the sport must overcome to achieve Olympic recognition.

played by women in elite level international competition and has largely been dominated by Australia and New

Zealand since the first World Cup in 1963.IOC vice-president John Coates believes there are too many


Germany and The Netherlands advance to Women's Hockey World Cup semi-finals

  • Hockey

have secured their place in the Women's Hockey World Cup semi-finals following narrow victories over New

Zealand and Belgium respectively in Amstelveen.

Germany went toe-to-toe with New Zealand in the first match of the day at the Wagener Stadium.In what

after a 16th minute goal from Lena Micheel.Germany had only qualified via the cross-overs round whereas New

Zealand went straight to the last eight after topping their group.The 24-year-old Micheel capitalised

Germany and a further two green cards to the Black Sticks.It was the 14th time that Germany had beaten New

Zealand out of 24 meetings.The last time the Kiwis tasted victory was in the Four Nations Cup in July


Philip Barker: It is 70 years since Avery Brundage was elected as IOC President

  • Inside the Blogs

It was 70 years ago this week in Helsinki that the members of the International Olympic Committee made a decision destined to have lasting repercussions for the Movement.

It is unnecessary to take into account the nationality of the new President," Albert Mayer, IOC member

Avery Brundage beat Lord Burghley, the Briton who head of the IAAF, to be voted as the new President

the IOC at the Olympics in Helsinki ©Getty Images There was support from Sir Arthur Porritt of New

Zealand, another to feature later in Chariots of Fire after finishing third in the 100m at the



New champions to be crowned at New Zealand-free OFC Women's Nations Cup

  • Football

guaranteed at the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Women's Nations Cup, with reigning champions New

Zealand absent from a tournament due to begin in Fiji tomorrow.

The tournament offers a route to the FIFA Women's World Cup, set to be co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia

COVID-19-related delays - will earn a spot in the inter-continental playoffs for the World Cup.Papua New

ranking.Hosts Fiji are 69th and finished runners-up at the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup, beating Papua New

one for the draw and are in Group A with Samoa and the Cook Islands.Vanuatu and Tahiti complete Papua New

Guinea's Group B, while the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia join Fiji in Group C.All but one team


India and Japan secure classification wins at Women’s FIH World Cup

  • Hockey

India and Japan were victorious in their classification ties at the Women’s International Hockey Federation (FIH) World Cup as both teams seek to end their competition on a high.

classification matches include South Africa versus Chile and Ireland against China.The quarter-final between New

Zealand and Germany is also due to be held alongside The Netherlands versus Belgium.


IBA to choose venue to host re-run of crucial Extraordinary Congress on Friday

  • Boxing

A decision on where to re-run the International Boxing Association (IBA) Extraordinary Congress, where a vote will be held to elect a President, is due to be made on Friday (July 15), it has been announced.

McAtee, Swedish Boxing Federation President Per-Axel Sjöholm, Steve Hartley, the President of Boxing New

Zealand, and Danish Boxing Association President Lars Brovil were also declared ineligible to stand

but Brovil deciding to appeal.Following the CAS decision, they will now be allowed to stand in the new


UK Sports Minister Huddleston participates in draw for lawn bowls events at Birmingham 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

Nigel Huddleston, the Minster for Sport for the United Kingdom, travelled to Victoria Park in Royal Leamington to participate in the official draw for seven of the 11 medal events for the lawn bowls and Para lawn bowls at Birmingham 2022.

section D in the men's triples and Scotland, the reigning champions of the men's fours event, facing New

Zealand, South Africa, Jersey and Malta in section A.Each of the Para lawn bowls competitions are scheduled

competitors.Scotland are the defending champions of the men's fours competition ©Getty ImagesEngland, Scotland, New

Zealand, Australia and South Africa are scheduled to participate in all three tournaments.Matt Kidson



Bairstow and Kapp voted ICC Players of the Month for June

  • Non-Olympic Sports

England’s Jonny Bairstow and South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp have been named the men’s and women’s International Cricket Council (ICC) Players of the Month for June.

With back-to-back centuries against New Zealand and India, Bairstow pipped compatriot Joe Root and New

Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell to win the award.The 32-yearold’s knock of 136 against New Zealand during the

It has been a positive start to our summer with four excellent wins against high-class opposition in New

Zealand and India."