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Australians to wear indigenous design at T20 World Cup

  • Cricket

Australia will wear an indigenous-themed strip at this year's International Cricket Council (ICC) T20

Gubbi Gubbi people to design the strip for this year's ICC T20 World Cup, which is due to be played in Australia

In the middle we've been able to incorporate the colours of both of First Nations flags in Australia,



FIFA sending delegation to Syria to assess security while Under-20 Asian Cup qualifiers moved from Iraq

  • Football

FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are to send a delegation to Syria to conduct a security assessment, in the hope international friendly matches can be played in the country, but the AFC has been forced to move age-group qualifiers from neighbouring Iraq.

international football was due to take place ©Getty ImagesIt was due to be held in Basra, but Football Australia

last Saturday (September 10) until Sunday (September 18).India and Kuwait are in the group alongside Australia


Rugby League World Cup winner Moran banned for calling Queen a "dumb dog"

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Caitlin Moran, part of the Australian team which won the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup, has been given a one-match ban and a significant fine by the National Rugby League (NRL) for for a post on social media about Queen Elizabeth II.

Newcastle Knights player wrote.The "dumb dog" was understood to be in reference to the monarch - for whom Australia

Caitlin Moran helped Australia win the Women's Rugby League World Cup in 2017 ©Getty ImagesRonald Griffiths

France is the only monarch to have ruled for longer.Queen Elizabeth II's period as head of state for Australia



FIBA Women's World Cup schedule unaffected by national day of mourning

  • Basketball

The opening day of the 2022 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's World Cup in Australia

be unaffected by the death of Queen Elizabeth II ©Getty ImagesThe Women's Basketball World Cup hosts Australia

South Korea and China meet and Puerto Rico challenge Bosnia and Herzegovina.Prior to the tournament, Australia


Queensland Premier to host housing summit amid fears of Brisbane 2032 impact

  • Brisbane 2032

A summit is due to take place with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk keen to address the Australian state's growing housing crisis amid calls to have every resident in a home by the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.

South East Queensland is the fastest growing region in Australia."




Australia and Fiji end New Zealand's dominance in the Rugby World Cup Sevens

  • Rugby Sevens

Australia and Fiji both shocked defending champions New Zealand in the respective women's and men's tournaments

electrifying form as she scored a hat-trick to ensure the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games champions Australia

Zy3nG8FYiA— Rugby World Cup 7s 2022 (@WorldRugby7s) September 11, 2022Respective semi-final wins against Australia

in Hong Kong in 1997 and 2005.Earlier in the day, Ireland won the bronze medal with a 19-14 win over Australia


Italy top table after winning seven medals at home Skyrunning World Championships

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Italy topped the medals table after winning seven medals on home soil at the International Skyrunning Federation's Skyrunning World Championships, a total which included three golds.

comfortable winner in the men’s race in 5hr 28min 24sec, triumphing by more than 35 minutes.Blake Turner of Australia


Americans remain bitter about basketball defeat 50 years ago

  • The Big Read

On a grassy bank outside the Olympic Stadium in Munich, a series of plaques record the name of every gold medallist at the 1972 Games.

Czechoslovakia, piled on 96 points against Egypt and then also beat Cuba, Brazil, Spain, Japan and Australia


AOC holds latest Change-Makers youth forum with Olympians

  • ONOC

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has held a forum with five Olympians to celebrate the efforts of over 1,000 young people nominated as Australian Olympic Change-Makers.

and use the power of sport to benefit their communities.It is open to all secondary schools across Australia



IOC Executive Board approves Strategic Framework on Human Rights

  • Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has approved its Strategic Framework on Human Rights, which includes a provision to drive "best practices in the selection of future Olympic Games hosts."

and Paralympics, and sparked a diplomatic boycott from Western nations including the United States, Australia