Egypt’s world number one Nouran Gohar cruised past compatriot Rowan Elaraby 3-0 to reach the semi-finals of the World Squash Championships in Cairo.

Sobhy came from a game down to beat Egypt’s Nada Abbas 3-1.Among men, world number one Paul Coll of New

Zealand dug deep against Egyptian Tarek Momen in a classic to register a 3-2 win.Momen, who raced to

2 win, sending the match into a decider.A controversial stroke decision in Coll’s favour helped the New

Germany and Scotland have qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s World Junior Curling Championships after securing emphatic wins on the fifth day of the event in Jönköping in Sweden.

The Germans initially saw off Switzerland 9-1 in eight ends before cruising past New Zealand in a 13-

Sweden 9-8 and shrugged off Italy 11-6.The Italians did have some joy, inflicting a 12-2 loss upon New

South Africa will seek to preserve their lead at the top of the men’s World Rugby Sevens Series in Toulouse as the season approaches its climax.

Samoa, Ireland and Spain in Pool D, with Australia meeting neighbours and reigning series champions New

Zealand in Pool C.Scotland and the United States also feature in the pool.Argentina, England, Canada

the series runners-up.Australia, the US, Fiji and South Africa will compete in Pool A tomorrow, while New

Zealand, Canada, Spain and Scotland contest Pool B.Ireland, France, Brazil and England will compete

Two-time Olympian Mikhail Koudinov is the headlining act of New Zealand rhythmic and artistic gymnastics

providing an enormous amount of experience for our team, as well as motivation for the future generation of New

Zealand athletes."

2018, is also set to feature in artistic gymnastics.View this post on InstagramA post shared by The New

Zealand Team (@thenzteam)Sam Dick, brother to Ethan, is set to make his debut alongside fellow artistic

regarded as a practical all-around competitor.Havana Hopman and Paris Chin have been named as members of New

South African cricketer Zubayr Hamza has been banned for nine months after testing positive for the masking agent furosemide.

Test and one-day international matches for South Africa ©Getty ImagesThis includes a Test match versus New

Zealand, in which he scored 25 and six runs.As furosemide is a specified substance, Hamza faced a two-year

A sea turtle has been chosen as the mascot for the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara.

were killed, more than 100 people were arrested and peacekeeping forces were dispatched from Papua New

Guinea, Fiji, Australia and New Zealand.

England’s Sarah-Jane Perry, the sixth seed, battled through to the last eight of the World Squash Championships in Cairo with a five-game win.

the Egyptian National Museum of Civilisation tomorrow, with men’s and women’s top seeds Paul Coll of New

Zealand and Nouran Gohar of Egypt both due to be in action.

International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev said he was surprised by the ruling that left his election challenger Boris van der Vorst out of contention to run, saying he was looking forward to a "real fight".

for the Board of Directors, on the eve of the Extraordinary Congress.The others ruled out were Boxing New

Zealand President Steve Hartley, USA Boxing executive director Mike McAtee, Swedish Boxing Federation

Fifth seed Joelle King of New Zealand was the highest-ranked player to be eliminated in the women’s draw

Championships ©PSA World TourIn the top half of the men’s third round draw, played today, top seed Paul Coll of New

Zealand looked in ominous form as he overcame Mazen Hesham of Egypt 11-5, 11-0, 11-6.Coll will take

The rubber-stamping of Australia as host of the men's Rugby World Cup in 2027 and women's equivalent in 2029 has been hailed as "massive for rugby as a sport and for Australia as a great destination for major world events" by Australian Olympic Committee President (AOC) Ian Chesterman.

not since 1999.It hosted the event in 2003 and was co-host for the first edition in 1987, along with New

to be held in the country later in 2022.Australia is also co-hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup with New

Zealand in 2023 and solo hosting the Netball World Cup in 2027.Victoria is additionally now the Commonwealth

In excess of 100 sailors are expected to compete at the Finn Gold Cup as Lake Garda in Italy hosts the event for the first time.

among the starters.Andy Maloney and Josh Junior, winners of the past two editions, are absent with New

Zealand not entering any sailors for the event.Australia is the only non-European nation fielding athletes.The

An independent inquiry investigating the culture of Cycling New Zealand has found an "inherent tension

Zealand’s base in Cambridge were also highlighted.The inquiry acknowledged Cycling New Zealand and HPSNZ

Among 29 recommendations included in the latest inquiry was for HPSNZ and Cycling New Zealand to "take

Cycling New Zealand Board chairperson Phil Holden apologised on behalf of the organisation ©Getty ImagesCycling

New Zealand Board chairperson Phil Holden apologised on behalf of the organisation.Holden acknowledged

Zealand Herald."

Russia's Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has praised the work of the International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev, congratulating his compatriot on his re-election.

not be made in time for the election at the Congress.The others affected by the decision were Boxing New

Zealand President Steve Hartley, USA Boxing executive director Mike McAtee, Swedish Boxing Federation

Canada, the holders of both the men’s and women’s World Junior Curling Championships titles, lost all three of their matches on the opening day in Jönköping, Sweden.

sides sit on a records of two wins and no losses - Norway, Germany and Scotland.Norway won 14-5 against New

Zealand in the opening session and followed it up with a 9-7 triumph against Sweden.Japan ??

US.In the day’s other matches Switzerland beat Sweden 10-5, Korea recorded a handsome 12-1 win over New

Zealand and Italy battled past Switzerland 9-7.In the women’s round-robin Canada started strongly in

The top seeds remained largely untroubled as second round action began at the Professional Squash Association World Squash Championships in Cairo.

start to the event at the Club S Allegria, winning his second successive match in straight games.The New

Zealand star overcame India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar 11-5, 11-3, 11-9 to book his place in the third round.Coll

after her second round opponent Coline Aumard of France was forced to retire when trailing 12-10, 11-2.New