Novak Djokovic has been granted a visa to enter Australia and play in tennis' first Grand Slam of 2023, new Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has confirmed.

year.Djokovic was not able to play in the US Open - or several other high-profile ATP Tour events in the United

States - because American immigration rules still require travellers to be vaccinated against COVID-

Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece triumphed in what observers said was one of the best men’s tennis matches of the year, beating Daniil Medvedev in three sets to keep his hopes of reaching the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals knockout stage alive.

the last four from that group.Spain’s Rafael Nadal is already eliminated, meaning Taylor Fritz of the United

States and Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada will face off in a straight shoot-out for the remaining semi-final

China’s defending world individual trampoline champion Yan Langyu has admitted to a different type of pressure as he began the defence of his world title in Sofia.

titles are set to be decided at the Arena Sofia.World Games men’s tumbling champion Kaden Brown of the United

States is hoping for an unusual double gold after his victory in Birmingham in July.Sweden’s three-time

The rise of women's sport and entertainment featured prominently in panel discussion on the second day of the Host City 2022 Conference and Exhibition here, with the importance of "how you present it and position it" emphasised.

£35 million/€40 million) in prize money, compared to $4 million (£3.4 million/€3.8 million) for the United

States team who won the last edition of the Women's World Cup in 2019.However, the popularity of the

International Sports Journalists Association (AIPS) President Gianni Merlo has described facilities at the Media Centre for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as “the best ever, the most elegant ever and the most effective,” but warned against problems with traffic congestion during the tournament.

Media Centre may well prove the last of its kind because the 2026 World Cup is to be spread across the United

States, Canada and Mexico."

Sunisa Lee, the Olympic all-around women’s artistic gymnastics champion, will end her United States college

late withdrawal of her team-mate Simone Biles, the Rio 2016 all-around champion.She became the sixth United

States gymnast to capture all-around Olympic gold and the fifth in a row after Carly Patterson in 2004

Marathon world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge is among five athletes representing five countries named as finalists for the World Athletics Men's Athlete of the Year award.

at London 2017 and Doha 2019, respectively.Another victor in the Oregonian city, Noah Lyles of the United

States, is included.The 25-year-old set a personal best of 19.31sec to snatch the 200m title and add

Four-time Olympic ice hockey medallist with the United States Angela Ruggiero was among the speakers

SportAccord President and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member Ivo Ferriani has expressed his "dream" here to have Vladimir Putin join fellow political leaders Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in attending the key international sport convention.

" for SportAccord, with a host for next year due to be announced shortly.This included the Russian, United

States and Chinese heads of state attending to share their thoughts on sport."

The French and American national football teams have spoken out about Qatar's record on human rights record, and in particular the treatment of the LGBTQ+ community, prior to competing at the FIFA World Cup in the country.

The United States' side have redesigned their logo by replacing red stripes with rainbow colours in a

shared by Génération2018 (@generation.2018)"We not only want to draw attention to social issues in the United

States, but also abroad," he said, as reported by L'Équipe."

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has announced changes to its Statutes during its Congress in Istanbul, Turkey.

of the Olympic Charter and its own Statutes ©Getty ImagesDuring the Congress, Steve Butcher of the United

States, a former FIG Technical Coordinator and President of the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical

FIFA has launched a "Football Unites the World" campaign involving some of the sport's biggest stars, including Argentina's Lionel Messi and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, with the start of men’s World Cup in Qatar only days away.

and Qatar's Hassan Al-Haydos.Lucy Bronze of England, Giulia Gwinn of Germany and Carli Lloyd of the United

States also appear."

French President Emmanuel Macron and United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken are reportedly

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and his FIFA counterpart, Gianni Infantino, have called for peace at the G20 Summit in Bali, with the football official directly pleading for a ceasefire for the length of the men's World Cup in Qatar.

World leaders - such as United States and Chinese Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping - have gathered

A competition between athletes from only like-minded states is not a credible symbol of peace."

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;UTS President Stephan Fox was among the many speakers on day one ©UTSParalympian Ezra Frech of the United

States, right, shared his inspiring story in Bangkok ©UTSGovernment officials and diplomats were present