Dylan Alcott - the retired world number one of wheelchair tennis - will be one of the latest athletes to join Madame Tussauds Sydney wax museum as a tribute for his achievements on the court.

Alcott had already become Australian of the Year for 2022 and he received the Order of Australia for

InstagramA post shared by Madame Tussauds Sydney (@tussaudssydney)"Four and a half million people in Australia

Masters and the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.In wheelchair tennis doubles, he won four successive Australia

An inaugural Australia-UK Sports Diplomacy Dialogue event took place at the Gabba to discuss the role

inaugural event was billed an as an opportunity to examine how sport can be used to build relations between Australia

on the strategic use of sports innovation and technology in diplomacy and discussed how the UK and Australia

building diplomatic relations to leverage and build better trade relations more broadly for the UK and Australia

Jo Freeman, Consul General for Queensland and Northern Territory and Director of Trade for Australia

Australia have recorded their sixth consecutive win of the Women’s Cricket World Cup after beating second

Meg Lanning of Australia scored an unbeaten 135 - her 15th one day international century - as she led

Gardner 22 from 26 deliveries and Sutherland almost went for a run a ball with 22 from 23 balls as Australia

The Miami Open got underway today with the first round of qualifying in the men's and women's singles starting at the giant Hard Rock Stadium in Florida.

 Storm Sanders of Australia won 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 against Germany's Jule Niemeier, while her compatriot

The Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay has completed its brief visit to Australia after taking an

#QBR #Birmingham2022 #B2022 #GreaterTogether pic.twitter.com/qCGCdtsbmA— Commonwealth Games Australia

#ThingsYouLoveToSee #QBR pic.twitter.com/JP21PMorW1— Commonwealth Games Australia (@CommGamesAUS) March

To get that opportunity to represent another country, and especially Australia, where you get respected

#QBR #B2022 #GreaterTogether pic.twitter.com/r1EzdP5AJO— Commonwealth Games Australia (@CommGamesAUS

Australia's head coach Graham Arnold has been fined AUD$25,000 (£14,000/$18,500/€17,000) after defying New South Wales Health COVID-19 self-isolation protocols having been placed there before being able to continue preparations for his country's FIFA World Cup qualifying matches in Sydney this week. 

Football Australia acknowledged reports that Arnold has breached the rules by taking a walk along Narrabeen

Thursday (March 17) as the Socceroos gathered to get ready for their match against Japan at Stadium Australia

Graham Arnold is seeking to guide Australia to its fifth consecutive FIFA World Cup but preparations

have been overshadowed after he broke COVID-19 self-isolation rules ©Getty ImagesAccording to Football Australia

upcoming matches against Japan before they travel to play Saudi Arabia in Jeddah next Tuesday (March 29).Australia

A South East Queensland (SEQ) City Deal has been signed to deliver a reported AUD$1.8 billion (£1 billion/$1.3 billion/€1.2 billion) worth of infrastructure investments into the region, which is claimed will ensure the state is in the best position to host a successful Olympics and Paralympic Games in 2032.

South East Queensland is one of the fastest growing regions in Australia, and with the population expected

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has claimed "it is not currently possible to completely cancel" its controversial sponsorship deal with Russian energy giant Gazprom, despite concerns that it could threaten the sport’s chances of maintaining its spot on the Olympic programme.

A total of 18 National Federations, including the United States, England, France, Australia, New Zealand

Economic issues dominated the agenda at the latest Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) secretary generals workshop meeting, as discussions floated towards target setting and problem solving in the build-up to Paris 2024.

stakeholders includes the Organisation of Sports Federations of Oceania, Oceania Paralympics, Oceania Australia

Foundation, Australia Paralympics, and the Australian Olympic Committee."

Sports business consultancy 4 Global has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support Hamilton's bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games.

Canada are working with the Ontario and Canadian Governments on how they can support the bid.Victoria in Australia

French captain Antoine Dupont has revea that he could represent his country at its home Olympic Games in the men's rugby sevens tournament at Paris 2024.

sevens has featured on the Olympic programme since Rio 2016, where France finished seventh after beating Australia

Wheelchair Basketball Canada (WBC) has announced that 22 athletes have been invited to attend a training camp for the new season as they seek to put the disappointment of last year's Paralympic Games behind them. 

Nicolas Palmer, both from Canada.Feriani served as an assistant coach to the national teams in Italy, Australia

Netball Australia will host the first PacificAus Sports Netball Series in Sydney this month to consolidate

 "Netball Australia is a global leader in growing the game of netball and we can’t wait to showcase

talents and success stories of female athletes, coaches, and leaders from the Pacific," said Netball Australia

Australia, Singapore and the Pacific have long-lasting friendships and connections through netball."

Oceania Netball World Cup Qualifiers in Fiji in July.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Netball Australia

Over recent weeks sport has been forced to react to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Various governing bodies and elite athletes have taken a principled stance, denouncing the atrocities, by banning Russia’s involvement in sport.

To help build on this momentum I have collaborated with Torrens University Australia to create a series

star Sonny Bill Williams, former Matilda’s Captain and co-chief executive of Professional Footballers Australia

Australia made it five wins on the spin as their dominant start to the Women's Cricket World Cup continued

Healy and an unbeaten 30 off 20 off the bat of Beth Mooney also contributed to a win which qualifies Australia

opening stand of 121 from Healy and Rachael Haynes was a good way to start.With 10 points on the board, Australia

eight runs off the last over, but Mooney made short work of that.Four, two, four was how it ended as Australia