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Ruud tops Slopestyle World Cup qualifying ahead of Ragettli showdown

  • Freestyle

Norway's Birk Ruud topped the men's qualification in front of home skier and leader Andri Ragettli, setting up an exciting contest at the finale of the International Ski Federation Slopestyle World Cup in Silvaplana.

World Cup qualification is set to take place, with Germany's Leon Vockensperger and Tiarn Collins from New

Zealand both in with a chance of winning the men's freestyle overall and slopestyle Crystal Globes.Japanese


Two African sides to qualify in beach volleyball for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

  • Volleyball

One men's and one women's African team is to qualify for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in beach volleyball, with the latest qualifier set to take place in Ghana's capital Accra over the next five days.

the teams who will progress from the qualifier, but could also change the world rankings before the new

through the rankings.As of now, the men's teams joining hosts England in the tournament are Canada, New

Zealand, Australia, The Gambia and Rwanda.Australia are one of the nations who are set to qualify via

the world rankings ©Getty ImagesCanada, Australia, New Zealand, Cyprus and Kenya hold the women's ranking


Philip Barker: Thirty years since Imran's "Cornered Tigers" won the World Cup

  • Inside the Blogs

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan could be forgiven for taking a short break from the affairs of state this week to remember the 30th anniversary of one of the greatest moments in his cricketing career.

Zealand as joint hosts had been made in 1989."

Zealand but the Final would be in Australia, either in Sydney or Melbourne.Competition was to last for

Ceremony.Strange as it may seem now, the competition was sponsored by tobacco giants Benson and Hedges.New Zealand

were first out of the blocks and the home crowd were delighted when New Zealand beat their great rivals

 Meanwhile New Zealand went from strength to strength and lost only one match in the round robin


Kerr and Iyer named ICC Players of the Month

  • Non-Olympic Sports

New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr has been named International Cricket Council's (ICC) Women’s Player

Amelia Kerr is growing into her role as a genuine all-rounder in the New Zealand team," former Ireland

 New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr won the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for February


Owen Hathway: Pupil's voice to decide how we invest in our nation's future

  • Inside the Blogs

Next week, we launch the Sport Wales School Sport Survey. And for the first time, the results - the pupil voice - will decide how we invest in our nation’s future.

It’s in line with the Welsh Government who are set to launch a new curriculum from September 2022 that

on effect in terms of how Wales performs on the world stage.Of course, placing enjoyment first isn’t new

Well, it might be doing your first forward roll at age 40 at an adult gymnastics club.In 2019, New Zealand

Its Finance Minister Grant Robertson said: "Success is about making New Zealand both a great place to


World Lacrosse celebrates 100 days to 2022 Women’s World Championship

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The 2022 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship is set to welcome the best female lacrosse players from June 29 to July 9 at Maryland’s Towson University.

Argentina, Jamaica, Norway, Puerto Rico and Uganda.Canada, England, Australia, Scotland, Israel, Wales, New

Zealand, Japan and the Czech Republic will also be competing as well as Austria, China, Colombia, Germany


Australia-UK Sports Diplomacy Dialogue event held with focus on Brisbane 2032

  • Brisbane 2032

An inaugural Australia-UK Sports Diplomacy Dialogue event took place at the Gabba to discuss the role sport can play in supporting diplomatic efforts.

Freeman, Consul General for Queensland and Northern Territory and Director of Trade for Australia and New

Zealand at the UK's Department for International Trade, featured as a panellist in the discussion.Laurie



Dar leads Pakistan to historic victory over West Indies at Women’s Cricket World Cup

  • Non-Olympic Sports

performance to lead Pakistan to a historic victory over the West Indies at the Women’s Cricket World Cup in New

Zealand.

are third in the standings with six points and India have four points from five matches.England and New

Zealand are level on points with India but have a worse net run rate.Pakistan still sit bottom having


Under-fire IBA claims it cannot "completely cancel" contract with Gazprom, leaving Olympic place in doubt

  • Boxing

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has claimed "it is not currently possible to completely cancel" its controversial sponsorship deal with Russian energy giant Gazprom, despite concerns that it could threaten the sport’s chances of maintaining its spot on the Olympic programme.

A total of 18 National Federations, including the United States, England, France, Australia, New Zealand


Michael Pavitt: France raise World Cup hopes with Six Nations success as Italy offer optimism

  • Inside the Blogs

French President Emmanuel Macron has a lot on his plate at the moment judging by pictures taken by his official photographer last week.

"A new page of rugby is being written tonight."Congratulations to the whole team!

year.Their first Six Nations title and Grand Slam since 2010, coupled with an impressive victory over New

Zealand in the autumn, adds to the impression the tournament could be coming at the right time for the

Zealand.France and New Zealand, respectively second and third in the world rankings, will expect to

the idea of a promotion and relegation system from the Six Nations when asked earlier this year.The New


Exclusive: Parkour exponents want Parkour Earth, not FIG, to run sport at Olympic level, new chief executive

  • Gymnastics

The chief executive of Parkour Earth, the pressure group established to resist the attempts of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) to take over the sport, has made it clear that peace is not likely to break out between the two factions any time soon.

in the Paris 2024 Games - at which it will not feature.But FIG is pursuing its vision of creating a new

encroachment and misappropriation of another sport," Damien Puddle who is also chief executive of Parkour New

Zealand, told insidethegames."


England beat New Zealand to keep Women's Cricket World Cup semi-final hopes alive

  • Non-Olympic Sports

their hopes of qualifying for the Women’s Cricket World Cup semi-finals alive after beating the hosts New

Zealand in dramatic fashion at Eden Park in Auckland.

Zealand collapsed from 134 runs for three off 31 overs to 203 all out after 48.5 overs.Devine returned

Zealand bowler with figures of four wickets for 34 runs.When Brunt was run out by Maddy Green, England

Zealand in sixth.India have the best net run rate of the trio, which puts them above their rivals, with

plus 0.456.England are on plus 0.327 while New Zealand are suffering from a negative net run rate of

 New Zealand are then scheduled to play Pakistan at the same venue on Saturday (March 26).