Around 500 of Australia's community, school and business leaders will join sports stars and administrators in February at the Brisbane 2032 Legacy Forum which will shape the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games legacy plan.

provide their ideas on how the legacy plan can deliver lasting benefits to Brisbane, Queensland and Australia

Anika Wells said:"We are now entering a decade of major international sporting events to be hosted in Australia

Japan are poised to begin the defence of their World Wheelchair Rugby Championship title in Vejle in Denmark.

consists of Britain, the US, France, New Zealand, Germany and Switzerland, while Group B is made up of Australia

In the past, powerful nations such as Australia, the USA, Japan, and Canada have sat firmly at the top

The number of sports due to be played in Bendigo during the 2026 Commonwealth Games is up to six, following the addition of new disciplines to the programme, while Flora Hill has been chosen to house the regional hub's Games Village.

temporary velodrome here at Bendigo Showgrounds," Craig Phillips, the chief executive of Commonwealth Games Australia

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has thanked Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese for a donation to support the staging of the Pacific Games.

The two leaders met in Australia for talks, with the 2023 Pacific Games and related delay of the county's

Australia is currently Solomon Islands largest bilateral partner with an investment of almost SBD1 billion

(£110 million/$120 million/€125 million) annually and Australia is Solomon Islands' partner of choice

Solomon Islands values the immense contribution by Australia to the development of Solomon Islands."

Australia has also offered financial assistance concerning the next general election, which has been

Starting next Saturday (October 15), some of England's traditional bastions of the 13-man rugby code will be playing host to the 2021 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC2021) - postponed due to COVID 19 restrictions but, as with Tokyo 2020, being marketed under its original title.

situation really with COVID being managed in stark contrast northern to southern hemisphere-wise, with Australia

shutdown from state to state and people locked out of their homes with far less cases per capita in Australia

The length of lockdowns in Australia was also a heavy consideration that was untenable to have that quantum

a record sixth Women's Rugby World Cup title, weathered a worrying start before beating neighbours Australia

Australia really put us under the pump there right from the start."

In August of this year, the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) and Orienteering Australia submitted

technology has evolved, so too has the potential for an immersive, multi-media experience.Orienteering Australia

would never make the same mistakes as the hapless competitors.Commonwealth athletes - particularly from Australia

 But despite our relative remoteness, Australia has hosted almost a dozen IOF championship events

 Looking to the future, Orienteering Australia will now focus on hosting another IOC-sanctioned

 Orienteering Australia is focused on increasing opportunities and reducing the barriers to participation

Ukraine's member on the International Boxing Association (IBA) 18-person Board of Directors was the only one to vote against lifting the ban on athletes from Russia and Belarus competing under their own flags.

Congress held in May this year.Among those elected was Elise Seignolle and Kirsty Harris, from the US and Australia

Reigning champions New Zealand are due to finally begin their title defence of the women's Rugby World Cup tomorrow on home territory in Aotearoa with England, France and Canada among the candidates to dethrone them.

meaning they are unlikely to have it all their own way on home soil.New Zealand are in Pool A with Australia

Qatar has been selected to stage the 2024 Under-23 Asian Cup - a qualification event for the Olympic Games in Paris.

2020 edition in Thailand was won by South Korea, who qualified for the Olympics in Tokyo along with Australia

A new "strategic alliance" between LIV Golf and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Tour will not result in this week's LIV event in Thailand offering Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points, contrary the Saudi-backed promotion's claim.

ImagesLIV has attracted some of the golf's most famous players - including Open champion Cameron Smith of Australia

Australian Olympic Committee chief executive Matt Carroll has admitted that a four-year AUD28.6 million (£16.4 million/$18.5 million/€18.7 million) investment pledge has given athletes "certainty" as they prepare for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

and Australian Institute of Sport following the country’s record-breaking performance at Beijing 2022.Australia

with the right pathways, that participation will create the next generation of athletes representing Australia

The investment is set to go to the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia and Snow Australia until the

Australia continues to build its reputation as a competitive international force in winter sports and

gives athletes the chance to build plans for sustainable improvement and success," said Wells.Snow Australia

Golf and coastal rowing are to make their Commonwealth Games debuts at Victoria in 2026, while shooting will return after a long campaign, it was announced today.

between the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), the Government in Victoria and Commonwealth Games Australia

Commonwealth Games Australia is delighted with the inclusion of the new sports and disciplines for Victoria

CGA can't wait to welcome the athletes who will represent Australia in pursuit of glory in 2026."

Paris is among a group of French cities that have decided against showing FIFA World Cup matches on big screens or setting up fan zones, in protest at host nation Qatar's record on human rights.

France are the defending champions and in Group D at the tournament alongside Australia, Denmark and

Brittney Griner's appeal against a nine-year prison sentence in Russia on charges of drug possession is to be heard on October 25.

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