The United States have taken an early lead in the men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) standings after winning all four of their opening games.

identical record but marginally lower points radio.Only two sides remain winless after four matches, Australia

Athletes and sporting organisations are being urged to implement six "guiding principles" in a bid to strengthen efforts for doping-free sport.

Among those proposing the guiding principles are Sport Integrity Australia, the French Anti-Doping Agency

Olympic bronze medallists Joana Heidrich and Anouk Vergé-Dépré of Switzerland topped their pool to progress to the next round of the women's competition at the World Beach Volleyball Championships in Rome.

of Argentina 22-20, 21-10.Olympic silver medallists Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar of Australia

Primož Roglič of Slovenia produced a professional ride alongside Jumbo-Visma team-mate Jonas Vingegaard to win the 74th Critérium du Dauphiné.

latter a comfortable triumph, in an overall time of 29hrs 11min 22sec.AG2R Citroën rider Ben O'Connor of Australia

South Korean fighters had another productive day and shaded China on total medals won as the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge drew to a close in Muju.

Taipei’s Jhuang Tien-yu earned her nation a second podium finish after overcoming Saffron Tambyrajah of Australia

The final two teams competing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be confirmed this week as Qatar plays host to two inter-confederation playoff matches. 

Australia will face Peru tomorrow, before Costa Rica take on New Zealand on Tuesday (June 14) in a test

 Australia is an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member and the team is seeking to be the sixth

A new-look Australian women's hockey squad has been picked for Birmingham 2022, with 12 players set to feature at the Commonwealth Games for the first time.

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Hockey Australia and the Hockeyroos coaches have selected an exciting group of players to represent the

The main contenders were victorious today on the opening day of the Beach Volleyball World Championships in Rome, as the pool stage started.

Gharouti.On the women's side, Olympic silver medallists Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar of Australia

Ecuador's participation in this year's World Cup remains scheduled after the FIFA Disciplinary Committee closed proceedings against the nation without taking action. 

and African champions Senegal in the group stage of this year's men's World Cup.Peru are due to face Australia

Peter John Wells, a physiotherapist who worked with the Australian swimming team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, will have to wait longer for a case in which he is accused of historic child sex offences to be heard in court.

2002 and 2010 at Wells' physiotherapy practice in Brisbane and a sports complex in the city.Swimming Australia

We are devastated to hear of these allegations," said Swimming Australia in a statement supplied to Reuters

Australia's support staff at the Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics and had worked with Swimming Australia

Madison de Rozario and Ben Tudhope have been named as Australia’s Paralympians of the Year for 2020 and 2022, respectively.

which are largely based on performances at the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, at the Paralympics Australia

marathon and T53 800m.The 28-year-old was competing at her fourth Paralympics, having first represented Australia

Qian Yang and Lina Lei, who won silver at Tokyo 2020 as the women’s table tennis team, in class 9-10.Australia

This year’s total prize money for Wimbledon will be a record £40.3 million ($50.3 million/ €47.4 million) with the men’s and women’s singles champions set to earn £2 million ($2.49 million/ €2.35 million) each.

points.Serbian Novak Djokovic is the defending men’s singles champion while the retired Ashleigh Barty of Australia

Tributes have been paid to revered karate expert and chairman of World Karate Federation’s (WKF) Technical Commission Con Kassis, who has died at the age of 63.

expertise were "essential" to the International Federation.Born in Ioannina in Greece, Kassis moved to Australia

The Olympic qualification system for figure skating could be changed after the International Skating Union (ISU) agreed to set up a working group to evaluate "possible modifications and amendments".

Peter Lynch, President of Ice Skating Australia, welcomed the ISU’s decision to create the working group

South Korean capital Seoul is the backdrop for the Asian Fencing Championships, with women's épée and men's sabre contests due to raise the curtain tomorrow.

Asian Championships, with 13 in total and five gold.Athletes from more than 20 countries, including Australia