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New Zealand announces equal pay for men’s and women’s cricketers

  • Non-Olympic Sports

New Zealand has announced equal pay for its men’s and women’s cricketers in a landmark "same pay for

calculated based on the country’s men’s and women’s professional players receiving 29.75 per cent of all New

Zealand Cricket forecast revenue over five years, which is set to amount to $104 million (£87 million

New Zealand's men's team are the current holders of the World Test Championship, which they won after

beating India last year, while New Zealand's women's only international trophy came at the 2000 Women's



Vanuatu

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

Vanuatu hadn't won a single Commonwealth Games medal when they travelled to Gold Coast 2018, but they left the Australian city with two. 

Vanuatu's 22-strong team in Birmingham will only include Pata in beach volleyball, who now has a new

A number of Vanuatu's athletes are based overseas, including in the United States, Fiji, Australia, New

Zealand and New Caledonia.This brings about its own logistical challenges."

We had to track him down and we found that he was in New Zealand somewhere," said King."


Australia hoping to break rugby sevens Commonwealth Games duck in Birmingham

  • Birmingham 2022

Australia have named the squads which will go in search of their first Commonwealth Games rugby sevens gold medal at Birmingham 2022.

as co-captain of the women’s side alongside Demi Hayes, who played in the team beaten by arch rivals New

Zealand in the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medal match."

the Wallabies test rugby squad after Birmingham.On their last visit to England, the Australians beat New

Zealand 19-14 to win the London Sevens at Twickenham."


Postma takes early lead at 2022 Finn World Masters

  • Sailing

Dutch sailor Pieter Jan Postma claimed victory in both of his opening races at the 2022 Finn World Masters today in Helsinki.

Netherlands, placing third in his opener and seventh in his second for a total of 10.Karl Purdie of New

Zealand is in fourth with 14 points after placing ninth and fifth.The Finn World Masters got underway


Open water swimmers among athletes to seal 2023 World Beach Games spots

  • ANOC World Beach Games

Athletes from 36 nations have secured quota places for the 2023 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games in Bali after qualification in open water swimming, beach handball and karate.

, Hong Kong, China, Israel, South Africa, Czech Republic, Turkey, China, Canada, South Korea, Peru, New

Zealand, Seychelles and Slovenia.Croatia and Germany captured the respective men’s and women’s titles


New Zealand name men's hockey squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

  • Birmingham 2022

Gold Coast 2018 silver medallists New Zealand have named a squad of 18 for the men’s hockey tournament

filled with determination, ready to have a crack at ending Australia’s 24 year grip on the gold medal," new

attractive style of hockey to the Games and giving Kiwis another reason to cheer," Nicol added.New Zealand

 The re-run of the 2018 gold medal match featuring New Zealand and Australia is scheduled for the

evening of August 1.Here is your New Zealand Men's Hockey team to compete at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth

Zealand captain for Birmingham 2022 ©Getty Images"We are fizzing to be heading to Birmingham, as a group


Ireland end Hong Kong unbeaten streak at World Lacrosse Women's Championship in overtime

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Ireland inflicted Hong Kong's first defeat at the World Lacrosse Women's World Championship in Towson courtesy of a dramatic overtime victory.

triumphed 12-11 in the pool D clash at Towson University.Pool D is set to go down to the wire, with New

Zealand leading the way on three wins, followed by Ireland and Hong Kong with two victories to their


World and defending champions USA to take on Haiti in W Championship opener

  • Football

World champions the United States will take on Haiti in a group A clash at the Estadio Universitario as the Monterrey 2022 Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) W Championship (CWC) is set to begin tomorrow.

and 2010, Mexico will also be hoping to qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand as well as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.Jamaica, on the other hand, will be making their seventh


Philippines set to host AFF Women's Championship after historic World Cup qualification

  • Football

The Philippines is set to host the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Football Federation (AFF) Women's Championship for the first time after it was postponed due to COVID-19.

from tomorrow until July 17, was scheduled to take place in 2020 but was delayed indefinitely until new

with their first-ever qualification to the FIFA Women's World Cup, due to take place in Australia and New

Zealand next year.They also won their first bronze medal since 1985 in the 31st Southeast Asian Games


United States extend undefeated record at World Lacrosse Women's Championship

  • Non-Olympic Sports

States pulled off another resounding win at the World Lacrosse Women's Championships as they join Japan, New

Zealand, and Israel as the only teams with three wins in Maryland.

weather.Olivia Hompe scored five goals and Torz Anderson and Megan Whittle each added a hat trick.New Zealand


Dutch open defence of FIH Women's World Cup with big win over silver medallists Ireland

  • Hockey

The Netherlands, seeking a third consecutive title at the 2022 Women's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey World Cup, earned an emphatic 5-1 win in their opening Pool A match on home ground at Amstelveen against the team they defeated in the 2018 final, Ireland.

match of the day in Amstelveen was the opener in Pool B that saw Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth champions New

Zealand draw 2-2 with China.Rose Tynan's opener for New Zealand in the 24th minute was equalised nine


Coalition of 35 Sports Minsters calls on IFs to suspend members from Russia and Belarus

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Sports Ministers from 35 nations, including 25 in the European Union (EU) as well as Japan and the United States, are calling on International Federations (IFs) to suspend their members from Russia and Belarus because of the war in Ukraine.

but are not party to the latest stance, while EU member Bulgaria is also absent from the group.The new

Liechtenstein and Iceland have all backed the latest joint position, along with Canada, Australia, New

Zealand, South Korea, Japan and the US.The EU members to join in are Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus



Co-hosts Spain win big in Women's FIH World Cup opener in Terrassa

  • Hockey

Spain, co-hosts with The Netherlands for the Women's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey World Cup, opened the competition with a comprehensive 4-1 win over Canada at the Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa.

the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, is to stage three matches, starting with the Pool B game between New

Zealand and China.