Eight teams were set to wear a rainbow armband at the World Cup in Qatar before FIFA stepped in to forbid it.

team had first taken part in the final stages of the men's cricket World Cup in 1983.They defeated Australia

It was a good day for the favourites at the World Triathlon Championships Finals here, with Susana Rodriguez, Dave Ellis and Lauren Parker's successful Para triathlon title defences proving a sign of things to come.

Lauren Parker won her third consecutive title in the women's wheelchair race ©World TriathlonParker of Australia

02:32 effort from compatriot and World Championships debutant Pierre-Antoine Baele.Jeremy Peacock of Australia

The field for next year's World Lacrosse Men's Championship is set after Uganda won the final spot.

Israel.The top 10 finishers who were full World Lacrosse members - the United States, Canada, Haudenosaunee, Australia

Croatia joined Australia in the semi-finals of the Davis Cup Finals after a 2-0 win over Spain in Malaga

Ten teams are to battle it out as Incheon and Seoul in South Korea are scheduled to host the Asian Women's Handball Championship starting tomorrow.

two from both groups advancing to the next stage.Along with the hosts, Iran, Uzbekistan, India and Australia

Australia and England are set to begin the match which will decide the Croquet World Cup in Cairnlea,

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ImagesOlivier Giroud equalled Thierry Henry's goalscoring record for France in the country's 4-1 over Australia

upsets in FIFA World Cup history in the Group C opener, before France survived a momentary scare against Australia

unbeaten streak.Defending champions France faced a similar situation in their Group D fixture against Australia

Australia came through two tough singles matches to progress to the semi-finals of the Davis Cup Finals

number 24 Alex de Minaur had to defeat world number 34 Botic van de Zandschulp to ensure the win for Australia

Commonwealth Games England's director of sport and performance Francesca Carter-Kelly is set to serve as the country's Chef de Mission for Victoria 2026.

her lead Team England into what will unquestionably be a very challenging environment in Victoria, Australia

United States' men's and women's curling teams are eyeing the podium on home ice at the Lake Placid 2023 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Winter World University Games, with both confident of medal success in the state of New York.

Korea, Canada, Switzerland and Sweden, with the rest of the field being made up of Japan, Britain, Australia

A meeting for Chefs de Mission has been held in Honiara one year out from the Pacific Games.

the programme.The Solomon Islands has never hosted the Pacific Games before and China, Indonesia and Australia

Japan's two-way phenomenon Shohei Ohtani has declared his intention to play in next year's World Baseball Classic.

Japan are in Pool B along with South Korea, Australia, the Czech Republic and China.good morning to our

Paddle Australia has unveiled a new long-term strategic plan with the aim of boosting performances and

paddlers and people".Targets have been set out for the next three Olympic and Paralympic cycles by Paddle Australia

for us it's about more than just medals," said Kim Crane, national performance director for Paddle Australia

Across disciplines, throughout our Olympic and Paralympic programmes, team Australia shares a common

Jessica Fox won gold and bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics ©ICFCrane said Paddle Australia would work

won 20 canoeing medals in its Olympic history; four gold, five bronze and 11 silver.At Tokyo 2020, Australia

The Davis Cup Finals heads into the knockout rounds tomorrow, with hosts Spain and 2021 runners-up Croatia among the eight quarter-finalists.

Competition is set to get underway tomorrow in Málaga, starting with Australia against The Netherlands.Former