The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has helped to launch Western Australian Parliamentary Friends of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements, a new quango aimed at encouraging participation in sport and spreading Olympic values.

launched at Parliament House in Perth in the company of AOC President Ian Chesterman and Paralympics Australia

Paralympic Movements," Chesterman said.Hockey is among the Olympic sports with its national base in Western Australia

Western Australia has such a rich legacy and love for Olympic sport, and this launch continues the state

participating members to maximise the positive outcomes Olympic and Paralympic sport can contribute to Western Australia

Today's Men's T20 World Cup doubleheader at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) was washed out without a ball being bowled.

organisers, who had hoped it would be a banner day for the tournament as hosts and defending champions Australia

led the umpires to call off both matches without the toss taking place.Although rain eased before the Australia-England

pic.twitter.com/atadXUBWFw— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 28, 2022England, Ireland and Australia

Double Olympic medallist Li Bingjie has smashed the women's 400 metres freestyle short-course world record at the Chinese Swimming Championships.

the World Swimming Championships (25m), scheduled to be held from December 13 to 18 in Melbourne in Australia

A new mixed-team tennis event is set to be staged for the first time in preparation for next year’s Australian Open.

Tennis Australia has announced the creation of the United Cup that is scheduled to run from December

group stage will complete the final-four line-up, with contests due to be played from January 6 to 8.Australia

tour in a brand new way that has never been seen before," said Craig Tiley, chief executive of Tennis Australia

#UnitedCup is coming to Australia ?

added: "The United Cup is an important and strategic collaboration between the WTA, the ATP and Tennis Australia

Players from Australia's men's football team that are set to compete at the upcoming FIFA World Cup have criticised host Qatar's human rights record in a video message.

Socceroos on the @FIFAWorldCup #SupportingThePlayers pic.twitter.com/bUqW2pne1w— Professional Footballers Australia

A statement has also been released by Football Australia where the national governing body stress that

workers, and we encourage all stakeholders to continue this path to reform," the statement from Football Australia

Football Australia said it had also been working closely with LGBTI+ communities to "continue strengthening

our inclusive and welcoming environment in our game throughout Australia"."

A delegation of the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games organisers visited Warrnambool today to discuss plans to redevelop the city's hockey club.

This will bring hockey players, coaches and supporters from across Victoria, Australia and beyond in

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has welcomed the return of the Noosa Triathlon to the region in the "golden runway" to the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.

stunning beaches, coastal pathways, national parks, and lush hinterland with visitors from all around Australia

We’re thrilled to be able to welcome athletes back to the event from across Australia and around the

England are set to meet Brazil on April 6 2023, when Wembley is due to stage the first women’s Finalissima between the European and South American football champions, with tickets due to go on sale on Monday (October 31).

this year.The match will serve as another competitive landmark before the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia

An Australian delegation has visited Birmingham 2022's Sandwell Aquatics Centre to help with preparation for the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games.

It’s been great to be able to meet the team from Australia to share best practice and what we’ve learned

Teams from 18 countries are due to contest the International University Sports Federation (FISU) University World Cup 3×3 Basketball in Istanbul.

, Spain, Uganda, New Zealand, Senegal, Slovenia, Ukraine, Mexico, Chile, Taiwan, Turkey, Lithuania, Australia

New Zealand Rugby has come under fire from the country’s Justice Minister Kiri Allan for failing to avoid a schedule clash between the men's and women's teams this weekend.

claim the Rugby World Cup crown for the sixth time.The Black Ferns topped Pool A with victories over Australia

Piotr Cichocki and Olga Górnaś-Grudzień ensured a golden double for Poland at the Para World Sailing Championship in Hiroshima in Japan - an event hailed as a Para sailing milestone for the host nation.

single-person class races to seal top spot.Miray Ulas of Turkey finished second while Alison Weatherly of Australia

With sport getting back largely into working order this year, Ticketmaster, the world’s largest ticketing company, has been conspicuously busy.

Basketball Association in North America, to the Australian Open and the Australian Football League in Australia

Double Olympic champion Brittney Griner has had a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession upheld by a Russian court.

Basketball World Cup titles in 2014 and 2018, but was absent when the Americans won the event again in Australia

Are you watching, Thomas Bach?

The 2022 International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's T20 World Cup in Australia has barely got into its