Three-time Olympic swimming champion Pieter van den Hoogenband has been named the Chef de Mission for The Netherlands for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

silver in what was dubbed "The Race of the Century", finishing between great rival, Ian Thorpe from Australia

England were crowned Croquet World Cup champions after an impressive triumph against hosts Australia

their lead, winning 2-1 to put them on the brink of the title with one day to go.England then saw off Australia

The World Cup of upsets; I have heard Qatar 2022 described this way a number of times over the past few days.

Argentina.The second qualifying slot along with France in Group D is probably a straight shoot-out between Australia

Australia.The fourth team Tunisia’s only hope is to beat the reigning champions well and hope that Australia

Officials from Brisbane have travelled to Barcelona to learn from city officials, conduct site visits and walking tours; 30 years on from the Spanish city hosting the 1992 Olympic Games.

Closing Ceremonies at Barcelona 1992; sharing his thoughts on how to leave an impactful social legacy in Australia

The Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup is being showed in China without images of crowds, with the state broadcaster cutting out footage of fans not wearing masks, as the country looks to continue its zero-COVID-19 approach to the pandemic.

East Asia correspondent for Australian broadcaster ABC, noticed the differences in the feeds shown in Australia

Colombian Carlos Serrano and Germany's Tanja Scholz have taken the individual crowns in the Para Swimming World Series season at the final event in Tijuana in Mexico.

every single edition since the first in 2017.The 2023 World Series season is due to begin in Melbourne, Australia

Canada won the Davis Cup Final for the first time after defeating Australia 2-0, winning both singles

France's Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet made history as the first mixed relay champions at the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) World Cup during the Val Thorens event.

Switzerland, and Spain being represented by two pairs each.Meanwhile, Slovakia, Poland, Germany and Australia

Digital outdoor media company QMS has become the official outdoor media partner of the Australian Olympic teams for Paris 2024 and Milan Cortina 2026.

As Australia prepares for the Paris 2024 Olympics, we are honoured and excited to enter this agreement

Canada played out another dramatic doubles game to beat Italy and reach the final of the Davis Cup Finals.

throughout the tournament and he continued his form during the semi-finals as well.Canada will face Australia

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Venezuelan Olympic Committee President María Soto and two-time Olympic medallist Monica Abbott have been elected to the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Athletes' Commission.

athlete representative on the WBSC Executive Board.Their baseball equivalents - Timothy Atherton from Australia

West Midlands Police has ended its investigation into athletes who absconded from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, saying all were either found or are no longer considered missing.

missing is a recurring theme of the Commonwealth Games.Some 255 athletes and officials who travelled to Australia

The Men's Softball World Cup begins tomorrow in New Zealand, with the home team seeking to win back a trophy they have lifted at five of the last eight editions of the tournament.

Philippines and the Czech Republic.Group B contains Japan - runners-up in 2019 - Canada, Venezuela, Australia