Argentina clinched their first men's World Rugby Sevens Series victory since 2009, beating Olympic champions Fiji in the final at BC Place in Vancouver.

double-header in Spain due to COVID-19 restrictions.Olympic silver medallists and Singapore Sevens runners-up New

Zealand were also beaten at the quarter-final stage, losing 19-12 to Australia.South Africa still lead

The Guadalcanal Landowner Defendant Force (GLODF) has threatened to protest during the 2023 Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands if the national Government does not settle land issues within the province.

A security deal between China and the Solomon Islands led to regional powers Australia and New Zealand

Olympic champions Fiji, Rugby World Cup Sevens winners New Zealand and current World Rugby Sevens Series

DHLHighlights | @DHLRugby pic.twitter.com/hGyqs9JsAI— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 17, 2022New Zealand

Samoa in the final eight which kicks off tomorrow while Fiji meet France, Argentina play England and New

Zealand and Australia will clash.The US' Ben Broselle currently leads the impact player standings after

Xero, a global small business management platform, has been announced as the latest FIFA women’s football partner.

claims Xero will empower women that work in small businesses and their communities across the world.The new

Not only is this a momentous day for women’s football globally, but as a proud New Zealander, I am so

excited that FIFA is partnering with a company that was founded in New Zealand."

Australia is scheduled to co-host the 2023 Women's World Cup with New Zealand ©Getty ImagesAfter being

Zealand.

Sergey Permitin, the President of the New Zealand Sambo Federation, has reflected upon the first year

Permitin, with his partner Vadim Novikov, officially registered the New Zealand Sambo Federation on April

8 last year and they held the first class on May 17.The New Zealand Sambo Federation President united

several coaches of different levels together with the aim of popularising, developing and presenting the new

Zealand Sambo Federation to move its activities from indoor gyms outside to the beach ©FIAS"Our trainers

This is how we simply increase the number of sambo lovers in New Zealand."

New Zealand women's rugby union head coach Glenn Moore has resigned from his position in the wake of

On Monday (April 11), New Zealand Rugby (NZR) published a damning review into the team after multiple

Zealand hooker Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate, who revealed that she had suffered a mental breakdown after

Glenn has been a respected and successful coach for a number of senior teams in New Zealand Rugby over

He has been heavily involved in the transition of women's rugby in New Zealand from a club and community

These are key priorities for New Zealand Rugby."

Sir Mark Todd, a licensed trainer and an Olympic gold medal-winning equestrian rider, will return to training despite receiving a four-month ban for hitting a horse with a branch.

The 66-year-old, one of New Zealand's most celebrated Olympians, was handed an interim suspension by

British racing regulations, once the whip is used, the horse must be given a chance to respond.The New

International Equestrian Federation, British Eventing, the British Horse Society and Equestrian Sports New

Zealand have all condemned Sir Mark's actions.

South Africa are looking to retain their Canada Sevens title and bounce back from a disappointing showing last week in the World Rugby Sevens Series which is set to continue tomorrow at BC Place in Vancouver.

set to take place tomorrow and Sunday (April 17).Fiji were in sensational form in Singapore, beating New

Zealand 28-17 in the final, after missing the previous two stops due to COVID-19.Can't wait for next

Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 10, 2022They will face the US, Kenya and England in Pool A while New

Zealand will be looking to repeat their gold medal success from the last time they competed in Vancouver

International Rugby League (IRL) has revealed its allocation of places by region for the men's and women's 2025 Rugby League World Cups in France, including plans for the women's competition to feature a qualification process for the first time.

October and November of this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and withdrawals of Australia and New

Zealand, are set to qualify automatically.Other nations who meet "minimum standards" will enter regional

that helps them develop their programmes whilst, at the same time, opening up massive opportunities to new

Twenty-five countries are set to compete in the merged Pan American-Oceania Senior Judo Championships, which are set to begin tomorrow in Peru's capital Lima.

women's under-63kg.Beauchemin-Pinard is set to feature in Lima, but Klimkait is absent.Australia, Fiji, New

Zealand and Samoa of the Oceania Judo Union (OJU) are due to send representatives.None of the four nations

The Olympic Solidarity funding programme has awarded ten New Zealand athletes with grants to aid them

I’m really grateful to my sport, the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) and Olympic Solidarity, and

I can’t wait to get to Paris and represent New Zealand."

Olympic cycle.The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics version of the scholarship programme also funded ten New

Zealand athletes.

Zealand at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games," Nicol said."

New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) chief executive Nicki Nicol believes that Victoria being named as

Bringing the 2026 Commonwealth Games to Victoria is fantastic news for New Zealand," said Nicol."

New Zealand athletes will have a home advantage with better travel, training and performance opportunities

home Games' can deliver, including the opportunity to host pre-Commonwealth Games training camps in New

Zealand in the build up to 2026."

The selection of Victoria also signals a new and exciting approach to the Commonwealth Games."

Jersey has added six athletes to its team for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, including 14-year-old table tennis player Hannah Silcock.

mountain bike cross-country, while Katelyn Ridgway will run the marathon.Zachary Saunders, who is based in New

Zealand but has family from Jersey, will compete over 100 metres and 200m.Harry Shalamon, a finalist

in Gold Coast, was one of the athletes picked by Jersey in October ©Getty ImagesSaunders is the New

Zealand under-20 champion in both events and his grandfather Martin Hebden is a former President of the

New Zealand women’s rugby players have reported facing culturally insensitive comments, body shaming

and alleged favouritism and ghosting in a cultural review commissioned by New Zealand Rugby.

Zealand Rugby chief executive."

New Zealand Rugby said several changes have already been implemented following the 2021 Northern Tour

, where New Zealand lost all four of their matches.This included Wayne Smith joining as technical coach

Zealand Herald reported."

New Zealand Rugby said it will create additional support and resources to focus on team culture and leadership

Olympic champions Fiji returned to the World Rugby Sevens Series in style as they beat New Zealand 28

We knew we had to keep the ball away from New Zealand and for most of this final we did just that.Corey