England’s new number one Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated French number one Grégoire Marche to move into

ended such hopes with his own 11-7 triumph in the fourth game.Meanwhile, world number two Paul Coll of New

Zealand is due to play Diego Elías of Peru following their respective wins.Coll beat Baptiste Masotti

South Korean capital Seoul is the backdrop for the Asian Fencing Championships, with women's épée and men's sabre contests due to raise the curtain tomorrow.

Championships, with 13 in total and five gold.Athletes from more than 20 countries, including Australia and New

Zealand, are due to compete in Seoul this time around.

Ukrainian dreams of reaching the FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar ended with playoff defeat to Wales last Sunday (June 5) even as Russia’s military bombardment of their homeland continues.

it did not materially improve Scottish prospects as they were now in a group with the Soviet Union, New

Zealand and Brazil."

 At the match, there was an emotional rendition of the Polish anthem and the New York Times reported

France swept the men's podium while Italian Sandra Mairhofer took the women's title in cross triathlon at the World Triathlon Multisport Championships today in Târgu Mureș.

athlete François Vie was able to win the under-23 world title, finishing seventh overall.Sam Osborne of New

Zealand was a minute off the podium in fourth overall, with Spain's Ruben Ruzafa and Lukas Kocar of

Four minutes behind the winner was Solenne Billouin of France, who took bronze.Samantha Kingsford of New

Zealand and Alizee Paties of France completed the top five.Switzerland's Loanne Duvoisin, Sofiya Pryyma

Skipper Sophie Devine is set to lead a New Zealand cricket team blended with experience and youth at

We can’t wait to get on the plane," Devine said.Sophie Bates is expected to star as one of New Zealand's

an appearance at the Commonwealth Games and follows the men’s 50-over event at Kuala Lumpur in 1998.New

Zealand won bronze on that occasion."

Zealand Cricket, remarked."

I’m sure the players are going to love the experience of being part of a wider New Zealand team, and

Australia dominated the delayed Oceania Karate Championships held in Nouméa, claiming more than half of the gold medals on offer.

CaledoniaNew Zealand placed second on the medals table with 14 golds, while hosts New Caledonia claimed

Zealand overcame Daniel Tielen in the final to deny Australia another men's kumite title at over-84kg

beat New Zealand's Joshua Heslop in the final.The men's kata individual final was an all-New Zealand

Zealand, with Australia placing second and New Caledonia third.It was Australia who dominated the individual

to take over-68kg gold.Mandy Yap prevailed at under-68kg, with New Zealand pair Holly Wigg and Juliet

and the Maldives in Pool B at Birmingham 2022, with women's reigning champions Canada drawn against New

Zealand, Kenya and Ghana.

placed in Pool C, with the second spot filled by the third-placed CGA in the FIVB modified rankings - New

Zealand in the men's tournament and Vanuatu in the women's, both Gold Coast 2018 bronze medallists.Chris

Canada are set to face The Gambia, St Kitts and Nevis, and Sri Lanka.Cyprus and Tuvalu join England and New

Zealand in Pool C.Chris McHugh, left, will team up with new partner Paul Burnett at Birmingham 2022

Zealand, Kenya and Ghana in Pool A.Completing the women's beach volleyball line-up, Scotland and the

New Zealand’s Holly Robinson has been appointed as Member of New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) as part

Holly, who has represented New Zealand since 2011, won gold in the javelin F46 category at the Tokyo

It’s an honour to be appointed Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to athletics," Robinson

Robinson is currently in Australia to represent New Zealand at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships

Poland’s Olympic men’s hammer throw champion Wojciech Nowicki produced the world’s best effort so far this season, 81.58 metres, to win his second World Athletics Continental Tour Gold title on home soil in the space of two days.

TNqyutdhh5— Continental Tour Gold (@ContiTourGold) June 5, 2022Meanwhile in the men’s shot put, Tom Walsh of New

Zealand, the 2017 world champion, won the battle of the giants with the athlete who took that title

International Equestrian Federation (FEI) President Ingmar De Vos has warned that any inclusion of riding in modern pentathlon should be in accordance with its "standards and rules and regulations".

since 2017, believes that equestrian's place on the Olympic programme is secure, and claimed that a new

The Commission is chaired by external expert Professor Natalie Waran of New Zealand, and is scheduled

International Equestrian Federation (FEI) President Ingmar De Vos has expressed hope that a new Commission

Commission features five members classed as external experts, including chair Professor Natalie Waran of New

Zealand, and five representatives of the FEI to provide an athletes' and officials' viewpoint.It is

In February 2001, aged 17, Natalie Du Toit was riding a scooter back to her school in Johannesburg after swimming practice when she was hit by a car. Doctors had to amputate her left leg at the knee.

Blackburn (left) after winning two gold medals at the Fourth Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Dunedin, New

Zealand in 1974, pictured with US-born British hurdler Judy Vernon, who won 100m hurdles gold and 4x100m

silver at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand ©Getty ImagesPara sports

the first time, with the former offering Britain’s seven-times Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft a new

The busiest venue during the Games is set to be the brand new Sandwell Aquatics Centre with 66 medal

Thailand have triumphed in the Men's World Floorball Championship Asia Oceania Qualification tournament after taking a 6-4 win over the Philippines at the OCBC Arena in Singapore.

In the other matches on the final day, New Zealand finished fifth after defeating Korea 5-1, while Japan

World champion Ikhtiyor Eshmurodov helped make it another good day for Uzbekistan at the Asian Sambo Championships as they finished top of the medals table in Jounieh.

Kazakhstan's World Championships silver medallist Azhar Salykova in the final.Ana Moceyawa made history for New

Zealand in this weight category, becoming the country's first Asian Sambo Championships medallist with

her joint third-place finish.Australia and New Zealand entered this event for the first time in Lebanon.View

A total of 100 free tickets are to be donated to Ukrainian refugees for tomorrow's crucial men's FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff final against Wales.

intercontinental playoffs, with Australia or the United Emirates due to play Peru, and Costa Rica facing New

Zealand, both in one-off ties at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Qatar.