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

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed Britain as the hosts of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals at the Emirates Arena this November, confirming the line-up for the tournament in the process.

involvement in the invasion of Ukraine.Runners-up from 2021 Switzerland return, as do losing semi-finalists Australia

Australian wheelchair rugby player Ryley Batt is to face disciplinary action for an image posted on Instagram last week.

.Ryley Batt is one of the best-known wheelchair rugby players in the world ©Getty ImagesParalympics Australia

Paralympics Australia does acknowledge that Ryley has represented Australia with distinction for more

Paralympics Australia wrote to the Canadian wheelchair rugby groups as well as World Wheelchair Rugby

Glasgow 2014 silver medallist Frank Baines and Gold Coast 2018 bronze medallist Hamish Carter are the top names selected to represent Scotland in gymnastics, with its team being announced for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

However, when lockdown restrictions were lifted in 2020, I was seeing the guys I'd been to Australia

Atlanta 1996 gold medallist Louise Dobson and former long jumper David Culbert have been appointed as co-chairs of a new-look Australian Olympians Association.

developing alumni connections, providing mentoring and running state-based events.Each athlete who represent Australia

serve as Queensland's state delegates, with softball player Selena Bushell holding the role for South Australia

volleyball gold medallist Natalie Cook and three-time rowing Olympic gold medallist James Tomkins represent Australia

Our Olympians across Australia inspire the next generation of athletes and the AOC congratulates Louise

Australia placed sixth on the medals table at Tokyo 2020 with 17 golds, seven silvers and 22 bronzes.It

Australia has announced 14 divers, a mixture of experience and emerging talent, for the Commonwealth

synchronised and women's 1m individual events.A group of seven divers are set to make their debuts for Australia

The International Skating Union (ISU) Congress in Phuket has accepted a proposal to raise the age limit for figure skating competitions to 16 from the 2023-2024 season and 17 from after that.

following the death at the age of 20 of Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, who was born in Russia and competed for Australia

Australian Olympian Tony Vidmar is set to lead the country's men's under-23 football team, the Olyroos, in its bid to qualify for Paris 2024. 

Tony has shown he is a world class player, coach and mentor and I congratulate him and Football Australia

I know Tony and the team at Football Australia will do everything in their power to see the Olyroos proudly

representing Australia in Paris, and I look forward to following the team’s progression through the

Vidmar amassed 76 senior caps for Australia from 1991 and 2006.He was also part of the squad that exceeded

Paris 2024 is set to commence in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2023.For the Tokyo Games, Australia

Australia dominated the delayed Oceania Karate Championships held in Nouméa, claiming more than half

against Nikolaus Dusterwald in the under-75kg weight division.Declan Squire provided another gold for Australia

podium presence with a bronze.Liam Singer of New Zealand overcame Daniel Tielen in the final to deny Australia

Oceania Karate Championships in Nouméa ©InstagramThe women's team kumite gold went to New Zealand, with Australia

placing second and New Caledonia third.It was Australia who dominated the individual competitions, triumphing

respectively.New Caledonia's Lara Lemestre was the other women's kumite winner, defeating Imogen Crampton to deny Australia

Australia are set to start the defence of their men's beach volleyball Commonwealth Games title against

Canada and Australia were allocated Pools A and B respectively in both draws as the top two ranked Commonwealth

now-retired Damien Schumann en route to gold at Gold Coast 2018, and is set play with Paul Burnett for Australia

Hawaii claimed the team title at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing Championships at Surf City in El Salvador, aided for victories in the under-18 age category for Eweleiula Wong and Luke Swanson.

points, while Japan's Mirai Ikeda took bronze with 10.77.Hawaii topped the team standings, followed by Australia

Australia's Minjee Lee held her nerve to clinch victory on the final day of the 2022 US Women’s Open in North Carolina. 

which she had previously posted bogeys in the third round.Mina Harigae congratulates Minjee Lee of Australia

New Zealand’s Holly Robinson has been appointed as Member of New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee honours list.

Robinson is currently in Australia to represent New Zealand at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships