Retail company Harvey Norman has been named as an official partner of Australia's Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games team.

athletes, along with the communities that their extensive store network reaches," said Commonwealth Games Australia

and I’m very much looking forward to what is shaping up to being an exciting Commonwealth Games for Australia

The man who oversaw Victoria’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been tipped to lead the Australian state's preparations for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

He’s a public servant of many, many years standing in both the UK and Australia, working in transport

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has missed yet another deadline in its seemingly never-ending elections process.

worked as a lawyer for more than 40 years, won Commonwealth Games and Oceania Championships medals for Australia

Cricket’s pursuit of being on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic programme has intensified after Major League Cricket (MLC), the United States’ official franchise league due to launch in 2023, united with the Knight Riders Group to build a new 10,000-seater cricket venue in South California.

be included at the Games.The next Summer Olympics to follow Los Angeles is due to be in Brisbane in Australia

Beijing 2022 Olympic gold medallist Jakara Anthony has been named as Snow Australia's Olympic Athlete of the Year at the organisation's annual gala event in Melbourne while Ben Tudhope won the Paralympic Athlete of the Year award.

, and I wouldn't be where I am without all of them.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Snow Australia

(@snowaust)"To have won the Olympic gold medal, two Crystal Globes and now the Snow Australia Athlete

It takes an army of people to succeed as a winter sport athlete in Australia, so I'm really grateful

Olympic softball medallist Tracey Freeman has advocated for the inclusion of the sport at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, insisting "it would be phenomenal" if it were staged in her home country.

Australia finished fifth in the softball standings at Tokyo 2020 after the sport returned after 13 years

©Getty ImagesSoftball and baseball made a successful comeback at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where Australia

Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu in the women's singles final at the Oceania Badminton Championships in Melbourne in Australia

to a 21-5, 21-9 victory over Sydney Tjonadi in an all Australian semi-final.Unseeded Nathan Tang of Australia

Oscar Guo produced the other big shock of the tournament when he took out second seed Anthony Joe of Australia

against Brisa Hennessy at the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour event at Margaret River in Australia

New Zealand’s Paddy Bevin triumphed in a reduced bunch sprint on the third stage of the Tour de Romandie in Valbroye.

the prologue and stage two, finished as the runner-up on the same time.Race leader Rohan Dennis of Australia

Caitlin Connor and Vincent Hancock triumphed in the mixed team skeet competition as the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Lonato concluded.

and three bronze, with the hosts securing the most medals at the World Cup.Spain, Britain, Croatia, Australia

England has announced its nine-member wrestling team for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with medallists Charlie Bowling and Georgina Nelthorpe starring for the home nation.

event.Nelthorpe, one of England's Generation 22 athletes, will also be seeking to build on her success in Australia

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has confirmed that its athletes will not be competing at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

Football Australia has announced Julie Dolan, Kate Jenkins and Awer Mabil as the first members of an

ambassador programme in the build-up to next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand

#Legacy23 #FIFAWWC @dolanj4 @Kate_Jenkins_ @awermabil17 pic.twitter.com/9wwRUw4Z7f— Football Australia

, while building capacity in women’s leadership across football.Jenkins will work with Football Australia

in 2018.Football Australia said further ambassadors will be announced in the build-up up to the FIFA

Women’s World Cup, which is being co-hosted with New Zealand.Sydney's Stadium Australia has been chosen

and New Zealand recover from the coronavirus pandemic.Nine cities and 10 stadiums across Australia and

Kelly Slater faces the elimination round in the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour leg at Margaret River following an underwhelming opening day.

WSL champion is scheduled to compete against Brazil’s Jadson Andre and Jack Thomas from host national Australia

Home favourite Anthony Joe was stunned by New Zealand's Oscar Guo in the last-16 of the men's singles at the Oceania Badminton Championships in Melbourne.

Australian and fifth seed Adam Dolman 21-13, 21-16.Ricky Cheng of New Zealand overcame Kai Chen Teoh of Australia

12-21, 21-15, 21-4 success.Lau will now look forward to a meeting with fourth seed Jacob Schueler of Australia

next go up against Isabella Yan who beat fellow Australian Sarah Ung 21-8, 21-10.Victoria Tjonadi of Australia

after beating compatriots Jazmine Lam and Dania Nugroho in straight games.Second seed Louisa Ma of Australia