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The Netherlands record massive wins at IWAS Powerchair Hockey World Championship

  • Paralympics

The Netherlands were on a different level as they scored 52 goals in two games at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Powerchair Hockey World Championship today.

dominant 12-0 win over Belgium.Germany, meanwhile, got their first win of the tournament after beating Australia


Philip Barker: What a lovely week at the cricket

  • Inside the Blogs

This week’s announcement that Australian cricket captain Meg Lanning is to take an indefinite break from cricket for personal reasons will have brought knowing glances from all those who attended the inaugural T20 tournament at the Commonwealth Games.

Australia eventually beat India by nine runs to claim the gold medal in front of a packed house bathed

Smriti Mandhana, with a similar style displayed by Jemimah Rodrigues and so many others.Beth Mooney of Australia


India win men’s epee team gold at Commonwealth Fencing Championships in London

  • Fencing

The Indian team featuring Chingakham Jetlee Singh, Sunil Kumar, Udaivir Singh, and Sathasivan Nirmala Siva Magesh won the gold medal in the men’s epee team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Fencing Championships in London.

Scottish quartet of Sarah Barrett, Chloe Dickson, Mhairi McLaughlin and Katie Smith  45-34.Teams from Australia

and Canada received bronze medals.The final team event of the day saw Australia emerge victorious.England's



Softball Australia membership up by 2.5 per cent following decline since 1996

  • Baseball and Softball

Softball Australia has announced a membership growth of 2.5 per cent over the past 12 months, bucking

well in comparison to the 2019-2020 period that was unaffected by COVID-19.Membership of softball in Australia

period.Queensland had the largest participation growth overall with a 13 per cent rise, followed by Western Australia

on 11 per cent and Victoria and South Australia on 10 per cent.Australia has a successful record in

This is a fantastic result and great news for the sport in Australia," said Softball Australia national

Softball Australia is also looking into a nationwide project to see how slowpitch, a more casual form


Switzerland and Denmark win again at IWAS Powerchair Hockey World Championship

  • Paralympics

Switzerland recorded another victory at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Powerchair Hockey World Championship today.

the games they played by huge scorelines.Spain started their campaign with a convincing 8-1 win over Australia

A with two wins from two while Denmark sit above the rest with two victories in group B.Belgium and Australia


Australia captain Lanning to take break from cricket

  • Cricket

Australia's Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning captain Meg Lanning is to take an indefinite break from cricket for "personal reasons".

Lanning led Australia to victory at Edgbaston, after a year in which the team also won the 50-over Women's

appearances in the T20 format.Women's 20-over cricket made its Commonwealth Games debut at Birmingham 2022.Australia


Jackson comes out of retirement to play for Australia at Women's Basketball World Cup

  • Basketball

Australian Basketball Hall of Famer Lauren Jackson has returned from retirement to make the national team roster for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's Basketball World Cup at the age of 41.

Jackson turned to medical cannabis to help her recovery work.She won three consecutive silver medals with Australia



Birmingham 2022 breaks BBC streaming records for Commonwealth Games

  • Birmingham 2022

The BBC's streaming records for the Commonwealth Games were broken during Birmingham 2022, with the event streamed a record 57.1 million times over 11 days.

Scotland.Birmingham 2022 was streamed six times more than Gold Coast 2018, an event that was held in Australia


Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium to stage 2023 WWR Asia-Oceania Championship

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium has been confirmed as the venue for next year's Asia-Oceania Championship by World Wheelchair Rugby (WWR), with dates of June 29 to July 2 also set.

enjoyable for all," WWR head of competitions and 2023 technical delegate Tim Johnson said.Japan and Australia


Switzerland edge Italy before Denmark’s mammoth win over Australia at IWAS Powerchair Hockey World Championship

  • Paralympics

Hosts Switzerland started with a win at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Powerchair Hockey World Championship.

stark contrast from the first one.Denmark posted mammoth 32-0 win over Australia.Denmark dominated Australia

with Belgium facing the Netherlands in the fist fixture.Germany, Finland, Canada, Switzerland, Spain, Australia


Minister says Baton handover will "super charge the delivery" of Victoria 2026

  • Victoria 2026

Victoria's Minister for Commonwealth Games Delivery Jacinta Allan has claimed that the handover of the baton to the Australian region at the Birmingham 2022 Closing Ceremony here will "super charge the delivery of a sensational Commonwealth Games".

Australia passed the 1,000 gold medal mark at Birmingham 2022, becoming the first nation in Commonwealth

March 17 to 29 have already been announced for Victoria 2026, with it set to mark the sixth time that Australia