Wales, Queensland and Western Australia's positive experience of hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia

In Australia, the aim is to use the event as a catalyst for the growth of the game in the country.

Football Australia has announced that the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026™ will be staged in New South Wales

, Queensland and Western Australia.

It will also create more than 1,000 jobs.Football Australia CEO James Johnson said: "We have a unique

 Football Australia is excited to announce New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia as

Football Australia is looking to build on the legacy left by the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™.

Gracenote, Nielsen's content solutions business unit, has projected the top 10 nations in the medal table for Paris 2024 with the Games hosts expected to finish third behind the two Olympic superpowers.

With 50 predicted medals to Japan's 49, Australia occupy sixth at present.

India Test captain Rohit Sharma has backed the possible revival of Test cricket against long-time rivals Pakistan, describing it as a prospect that would be "amazing" for the world of cricket and for the sport as a whole.

during international tournaments.On Thursday, Rohit appeared on a YouTube chat show hosted by former Australia

The International Life Saving Federation (ILS) and Surf Life Saving Australia are pushing for life saving

While the Ironman and Ironwoman series is well known in Australia, we have actually been part of the

to read more: https://t.co/cWnzS6Kf3S #Brisbane2032 pic.twitter.com/ndb4BPngFK— Surf Life Saving Australia

Surf Life Saving Australia President John Baker ESM AM, said: “We are delighted to be working with the

In Australia we have more than 80,000 members under the age of 18, demonstrating the depth and breadth

Australia will host the ILS World Championships on the Gold Coast later this year and Australia holds

Her recent triumph in Australia sets the scene for a fierce three-way battle against her fiercest rivals

The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) will present a motion at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok in May. The motion calls for "appropriate sanctions to be taken against Israeli teams with immediate effect". The initiative is the result of a letter from the PFA to FIFA in March. The Congress is being held in Bangkok.

The last World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand.

Singapore hosts the final regular season event of the 2023-24 World Rugby Sevens Series (SVNS) from 3-5 May. The Great Britain men will need a strong performance to avoid missing out on the Grand Final in Madrid at the end of May.

relegation playoff in the Spanish capital.New Zealand's victory in Hong Kong last time out saw them join Australia

GETTY IMAGESArgentina are in what looks a tough Pool A alongside Hong Kong winners New Zealand, Australia

Britain's women have been drawn in Pool C in Singapore with closest rivals Brazil, defending champions Australia

Rising star Jack Howell is the Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) Emerging Athlete of the Month for March

oVKrdl42Sy#EmergingAthleteoftheYear #CommGamesAus | @AusTriathlon @AUSParalympics— Commonwealth Games Australia

"I am honestly so surprised and honoured to be selected as the Commonwealth Games Australia Emerging

celebrates the next generation of Australian sporting stars and those who have the potential to represent Australia

Australia's national boxing coach has pulled out of the Paris Olympics after admitting to bullying and sexual misconduct with female fighters.

Pittman has been accused of 11 separate breaches of the code of conduct by the Combat Institute of Australia

I haven't applied for the Olympics," he insisted.Pittman, who represented Australia at the 2004 Olympics

of all time, said on Tuesday "this feels like the end" after being knocked out of a competition in Australia

The World Aquatics Support Programme provides essential funding for the strategic development of National Federations, providing a significant boost where smaller federations need it to grow.

"From there we can send them to Australia on scholarships to improve their elite performance," he said

2025 Formula One season will feature 24 Grand Prix races, the same as this year, but will start in Australia

The season will begin in mid-March in Melbourne, Australia, rather than in the Gulf, as announced by

The SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, the world's largest sports and business meeting, took place from 7-11 April in Birmingham, UK, after several cancellations due to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

time since SportAccord's last World Sport & Business Summit, which took place on the Gold Coast in Australia

Commonwealth Games Scotland is developing an innovative approach, without the need for significant public investment, that could provide solutions to replace the Australian city of Victoria, which withdrew as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games last year.

countries to have taken part in every edition of the Commonwealth Games since the first in 1930, along with Australia

Zealand and Wales.It is currently uncertain what will happen to the Games, which were due to be held in Australia

As well as South Africa, matches will also be played in Zimbabwe and Namibia, the tournament's co-hosts. The venues were also used for the 2003 World Cup, with Johannesburg's Wanderers Stadium being the largest, with a capacity of 30,000 for the October-November 2027 tournament.

In recent years, it has attracted more than 2.5 billion viewers.The reigning champion is Australia, who

Australia are the most successful team at the World Cup with 6 titles, followed by the West Indies, a