Shamil Tarpishchev, the President of the Russian Tennis Federation (FTR), has insisted that the continued involvement of Russian athletes in major tennis competitions is more important than membership of the national governing body.

The ITF decided that Australia will replace Russia for the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup as they were the

qualified for this year’s finals after claiming the title last year.Slovakia, who were anticipated to play Australia

Japan were crowned women’s winners for the first time at the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup, overcoming defending champions The Netherlands in Vilamoura.

set 7-5.Japan become just the fifth team to win the women’s title, with China triumphing in 2017 and Australia

be held tomorrow at the Portuguese venue.The Netherlands will face Spain in the men’s final, while Australia

Indonesia and China are set to defend their Thomas and Uber Cup titles in Bangkok less than seven months after they triumphed at the delayed 2020 edition in Aarhus.

ThomasUberCups | #Bangkok2022 pic.twitter.com/6P6BPlkKzo— BWF (@bwfmedia) May 7, 2022Chinese Taipei, Spain and Australia

The United States comfortably beat Australia to claim the top spot in Group C at the International Federation

ifcpf) May 7, 2022England’s two wins and a draw mean they are set to play Iran.Canada are due to face Australia

The Alexandri triplets struck gold on the first day of competition at the Australia-run online leg of

went to Canada who received 85.4000, while Kazakhstan collected bronze with 80.4000.Artistic Swimming Australia

Home sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala won the concluding 100 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi in 9.85sec - the fastest time of the season so far - to ignite scenes of joy in a crowd which included the Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta.

Hamish Kerr and Japanese indoor record-holder Naoto Tobe.World javelin champion Kelsey-Lee Barber of Australia

The Netherlands and Japan will meet in the women’s final at the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup after securing victories in their semi-final matches in Vilamoura.

Egberink, who was a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 winner against Casey Ratzlaff in a hard-fought contest.Britain and Australia

give Britain a 2-0 win over The Netherlands.Straight-sets wins for Riley Dumsday and Saalim Naser gave Australia

Shooting Australia has announced that it has created a dedicated Commonwealth Games working group to

before the end of the month.The Australian Clay Target Association, the National Rifle Association of Australia

, Pistol Australia and Target Rifle Australia all have representatives in the group as well as several

plans to develop a proposal for the sport's inclusion, which will be briefed to Commonwealth Games Australia

Birmingham 2022.Shooting was staged at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games ©Getty Images"Shooting Australia

Shooting Australia and the Commonwealth Games Working Group will be doing everything they can to influence

The final leg of the International Swimming Federation's Artistic Swimming World Series is due to be held virtually over the next two days.

Artistic Swimming Australia is organising the online event which is being staged two weeks before the

to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.All performances must be filmed and submitted to Artistic Swimming Australia

Blockchain technology company Algorand has been announced as a partner of FIFA, becoming the governing body's first new United States based sponsor since 2011.

and Europe.The company will also serve as an official sponsor for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia

Nigel Avery, New Zealand's Chef de Mission for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, has welcomed the changes which could make it easier for the country to host the event again.

countries, while athletics and swimming will be the only compulsory sports on the programme.Victoria in Australia

The Arena Games Triathlon Grand Final is due to take place tomorrow in Singapore, with double Olympic medallist Alex Yee among those competing for the first-ever triathlon esports world titles. 

 Nieschlag, Max Stapley of Australia and Olympic team champion and solo runner-up Yee are also performing

The Football Federation of Chile (ANFP) has launched a last-ditch appeal to qualify for this year's FIFA World Cup, claiming Ecuador fielded an ineligible player in qualifying.

to fourth in the qualification standings, leapfrogging fifth-placed Peru - who face a playoff versus Australia

David Porcher scored four goals in nine minutes to help England earn a second group-stage win at the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) Men’s World Cup in Salou.

against Venezuela and England respectively.Iran ensured their place in the knockout stage by beating Australia

Olympic bronze medallist Aidan Walsh has been named in Northern Ireland's 13-member boxing team for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The preparation will finish with a massive international training camp in Belfast, with teams from Australia