Australia’s James Hodgson, who has led the sailing since the start at the Arafura Games beng held in Darwin, took gold today when he finished clear of New Zealand’s Megan Thomson.

in their semi-final, and Northern Territory, who beat Australian Defence Force 73-58.In men’s beach volleyball

and Gilbuena of the Philippines await the identify of their opponents in the second semi-final.Beach volleyball

Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia ©Arafura GamesThe semi-final line-up tomorrow in the women’s beach volleyball

it cost too much to run.This is the first edition since 2011.Athletics, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball

, boxing, football, indoor volleyball, muaythai, netball, sailing, swimming, sepak takraw, squash, table

Top seeds Barbora Hermannova and Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic will face the American pair of Brooke Sweat and Kerri Walsh Jennings in the final of the Port Dickson Beach Open in Malaysia.

The two teams progressed to the final of the event, part of the International Volleyball Federation Beach

Motions on the possibility of creating a European Para Winter Games and improving the gender balance on the European Paralympic Committee (EPC) Executive Board are set to headline the organisation's General Assembly in Israel tomorrow.

General Assembly in Katowice in Poland in 2017.ParaVolley Europe have submitted a request that sitting volleyball

Slovakia's Andrea Strbova and Natalia Dubovcova beat fourth seeds Laura Ludwig and Margareta Kozuch of Germany to reach the quarter-finals of the Port Dickson Beach Open in Malaysia.

Strbova and Dubovcova booked their place in the last eight of the International Volleyball Federation

Thailand’s Sakchai Chamchit claimed gold in muaythai competition at the Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia.

it cost too much to run.This is the first edition since 2011.Athletics, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball

, boxing, football, indoor volleyball, muaythai, netball, sailing, swimming, sepak takraw, squash, table

Top seeds Andre Loyola Stein and George Souto Maior Wanderley won their pool with a flourish today in the Port Dickson Beach Open near Kuala Lumpur.

The Brazilians got into the winning groove in this International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball

Fiji got off to a thumpingly good start in the netball at the Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia today as they trounced SAASTA Red 138-1 and went on to beat Singapore 83-18.

Australian Defence Force won both their matches today.Some 27 men’s teams were in action as the beach volleyball

When I read recently that England are the undisputed world champions at cheerleading, an activity that is seeking Olympic status (tell me one that isn’t) my immediate thought was that those ultra-jingoist upschoolers in the BBC and Sky commentary boxes, notably when covering athletics, winter sports and boxing, might be getting a crack at the podium themselves.

that it is no more absurd a sporting concept than synchronised swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, beach volleyball

Britain's Got Talent a decade ago ©Getty ImagesYet another leg show like rhythmic gymnastics and beach volleyball

Three teams topped 100 points as the men’s basketball pool matches got under way at the Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia.

developed women in the sport of sailing since 2016.Tomorrow will see competition getting under way in beach volleyball

Dowdy and Corinne Quiggle turned around a tie-break to progress to the main draw of the International Volleyball

Lima 2019 President Carlos Neuhaus says the Organising Committee can sense excitement growing across Peru for this year’s Pan American Games following the staging of the first test event.

to fans, attracting thousands of spectators over the four daysAdditional test events for athletics, volleyball

Australian Paralympic athlete Rosemary Little overcame the odds to break through for her first gold medal in women’s seated shot put at the Arafura Games.

it cost too much to run.This is the first edition since 2011.Athletics, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball

, boxing, football, indoor volleyball, muaythai, netball, sailing, swimming, sepak takraw, squash, table

Malaysia starts hosting its second Beach Volleyball World Tour event of the season tomorrow – the Port

Dickson Beach Open – which will feature the final weekend of qualifying for the 2019 Beach Volleyball

An inaugural International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) event, the three-star tournament starts with

matches on Saturday, the winning pairs sharing $10,000 (£7,740/€9,000) first-place prizes.The FIVB Beach Volleyball

is the last before the May 6 deadline to determine 23 men's and 23 women's teams from the FIVB Beach Volleyball

World Tour that will qualify for the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg, Germany from

Weightlifting events again headlined the sporting action on the second day of the Arafura Games in Darwin in Australia.

it cost too much to run.This is the first edition since 2011.Athletics, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball

, boxing, football, indoor volleyball, muaythai, netball, sailing, swimming, sepak takraw, squash, table

Rebecca Cavalcanti Barbosa Silva overcame the top seeds to win the women's title at the International Volleyball