The draw for the men's and women's Paris 2024 Olympic basketball tournaments will take place on 19 March at 19:00 CET at the the Patrick Baumann House of Basketbal in Mies, Switzerland.

FIBAPot 1: USA, OQT Spain winners and GermanyPot 2: Serbia, Australia and the winner of the OQT LatviaPot

Fansearch, a platform dedicated to discovering creators, has revealed the athletes who have seen the biggest increase in Instagram followers during the Australian Open 2024. Nadal, Djokovic, Alcaraz, Bublik, Sabalenka or Sinner were at the top of the list..

Aryna Sabalenka was the woman with the most followers with 425,348, second in both categories at the Australia

Over the last three days, the eyes of the judo world were focused on the capital of Upper Austria, Linz, which hosted the second edition of the Upper Austria Grand Prix. If the 2023 edition was already a success, this year the bar was raised even higher.

Katharina Haecker (Australia).Women's -70 kg:1. María Pérez (Puerto Rico).2.

The Paris 2024 Organising Committee has announced the start time for the innovative Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games. It will take place at 19:30 local time in a revolutionary open-air venue: the Seine.

China's capital, Beijing, it will be broadcast at 1:30am, in Tokyo (Japan) and at 2:30am and in Brisbane (Australia

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced the three outstanding winners of the 2024 International Women's Day Recognition Awards on 8 March, the International Women's Day. 

nbsp;2020 - Paulina Malinowska-Kowalczyk (Builder), Maha Bargouthi (Next Generation) and Paralympics Australia

Designed to promote experiences and opportunities that celebrate women in sport, the annual $10,000 AUD per year will be directly invested in programs across the Oceania region that promote inclusivity and gender equality.

COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA"Ultimately, the impact we seek is far-reaching - to create a legacy that will

 Craig Phillips is the CEO of Commonwealth Australia.

COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA"International Women's Day is all about inspiring inclusion and the applications

International taekwondo events are set to return to Brisbane in 2024, with the World Taekwondo President's Cup (Oceania) and the Australian Open confirmed for 18-22 September at the Nissan Arena.

 "While these events will bring some of the world's best taekwondo athletes to Australia, they will

"Australia has a long and successful history of hosting these events, and Queensland has always been

In the first EC meeting chaired by Leonz Eder following his re-election, key highlights included updates on the Healthy Campus Programme, progress reports on the 2025 FISU World Summer and Winter Games and the nomination of new committees.

Executive Committee meeting also saw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UniSport Australia

FISU"UniSport Australia believes that the FISU Healthy Campus platform is a great way to connect all

research and deliver sport, health and well-being on campus," commented Lisa Gowthorp, Chair of UniSport Australia

The qualifying rounds for the 8th Fazza World Para Archery Ranking Tournament - Dubai 2024 kicked off in the United Arab Emirates with a remarkable performance by Indian Para athlete Sheetal Devi, in a major tournament that will award places for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

the young archer, commenting on the competition conditions.Other qualifiers included Jonathon Milne (Australia

In the Africa Oceania Intercontinental event, Australia secured four places on the first day.

South Africa defeated Botswana in the final of the continental championship. Both national teams have qualified for the World Softball Championship to be held from 12 June to 14 July. Lesotho finished third in the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Africa Qualifier.

confirmed for the group stage: South Africa, Botswana, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Czechia, Netherlands, Australia

The 173rd International Instructors Course was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 1-3 March 2024. This IIC also marked the 20th anniversary of IICs in New Zealand since the death of its founder, General Choi.

The three-day course was attended by practitioners from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Andy Criere, Joan Duru, Ramzi Boukhiam, Rio Waida and Tim Elter qualified for Paris 2024 on the final day of waves in Puerto Rico. Brazil leads the women's team category at the World Surfing Games. France leads the men's category.

Carissa Moore (United States), Caroline Marks (United States), Johanne Defay (France), Molly Picklum (Australia

), Tatiana Weston-Webb (Brazil), Teresa Bonvalot (Portugal) and Tyler Wright (Australia).

 Qualified via WSL Championship Tour: Ethan Ewing (Australia), Filipe Toledo (Brazil), Griffin

Colapinto (United States), Jack Robinson (Australia), João Chianca (Brazil), John John Florence (United

The National Rugby League (NRL) of Australia kicks off its 2024 season with an inaugural match in Las

pic.twitter.com/0NSdvsw0dm— NRL (@NRL) February 29, 2024NRL officials are keen to expand the sport beyond Australia

The Australian Government, via PacificAus Sports, revealed a collaboration with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) to aid over 230 athletes, including both able-bodied and para-athletes, from 13 Pacific countries in their readiness for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

teams and athletes to participate in top-tier competitions and gain access to elite coaching both in Australia

The opening ceremony of the World Anti-Doping Agency's 2024 Global Education Conference was held in Cannes, France. Azerbaijan was represented by a delegation headed by Tahmina Taghi-Zada.

is the fourth time the GEC has been held, previously organised by Canada (2015), China (2018), and Australia