Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Katie Sadleir believes the organisation's new roadmap was what encouraged Victoria to put itself forward for the 2026 event.

on Monday (February 21), where talks will be held with the State Government and Commonwealth Games Australia

 "Having a large, very experienced country like Australia putting up a proposal that has some decentralised

Australia.Last week, Tasmania announced its plans for 2026 with the CGA tasked with choosing which area of Australia

should bid.Victoria hosting would continue a UK-Australia pattern for the Games following Glasgow 2014

Different countries co-hosting sports could be a way to break the Commonwealth Games' UK-Australia cycle

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has doubled the prize money for the winners of the Women's Cricket World Cup to $1.32 million (£975,000/€1.15 million).

the World Cup every time they have hosted the event, including 2017, and also emerged victorious in Australia

in 2009.However, with six trophies won out of a possible 11, Australia are the most successful team

International Olympic Committee (IOC) broadcast and marketing director Timo Lumme claimed here today that the broadcast coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games have given rights holding networks "a position of dominance".

but its streaming service has being smashing records ©NBCLumme also hailed  viewing figures in Australia

Victoria in Australia is set to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after entering an exclusive dialogue

The State of Victoria and Commonwealth Games Australia (CGAus) today signed a Heads of Agreement with

April.Victoria’s decision to commit to hosting the Games followed a late flurry of interest from across Australia

nbsp;"We are pleased to have entered into an exclusive dialogue with Victoria and Commonwealth Games Australia

We are very excited to be working closely with Victoria and Commonwealth Games Australia to explore the

Hosting Great Games is a key pillar in the Commonwealth Games Australia strategic plan and given our

England skipper Heather Knight and South African batter Keegan Petersen have been voted as the International Cricket Council (ICC) Players of the Month for January.

, said: "One hundred and sixty eight is the highest Test score by any female English batter against Australia

Cricket (@englandcricket) February 15, 2022"It is also the second-highest score in women's Tests in Australia

The 2022 Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) W Championship is set to be hosted in Monterrey in Mexico between July 4 and 18.

The region’s top teams will qualify for the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup, held in Australia and New Zealand

Seokhun Lee, Australia's new national high-performance coach for taekwondo, has arrived in Melbourne to begin work in the role.

Korean's appointment was confirmed in December by Australian Taekwondo and the Combat Institute of Australia

I'm really pleased to be part of taekwondo in Australia and lead the high-performance programme," said

added: "We're very fortunate to attract someone of Seokhun's pedigree and experience to taekwondo in Australia

Novak Djokovic has claimed he is not an anti-vaxxer but is not prepared to take the vaccination against COVID-19 himself, even if that means he could miss out on making history by being unable to play in the world’s top Grand Slam tournaments like the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.

 He spent 11 days in Australia following two visa cancellations, two court challenges and five nights

Russia completed the 12-nation field for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women’s World Cup in Sydney after a comfortable 102-68 victory against Puerto Rico at Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic

., and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada and Japan in Osaka.Group A in Belgrade saw Australia, Serbia and

Group B, which also took place in the Serbian capital.Despite taking part in the event in Belgrade, Australia

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has revealed that it will award women's under-23 titles in the road race and time trial at the Road World Championships, starting with this year's competition in Wollongong.

junior events also staged for both genders.The qualification system for the Road World Championships in Australia

Australian netball champion Caitlin Bassett, who represented her country on 102 occasions, has announced her retirement.

https://t.co/oNg2cp4H21— Netball Australia (@NetballAust) February 11, 2022"Netball has been such a huge

Netball Australia chief executive Kelly Ryan echoed the same emotions and thanked her for her contribution

Russia and Puerto Rico are set to battle it out for the final spot at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's World Cup with the other 11 places wrapped up in the Serbia and Japan qualifying tournaments.

Anderson starred for the hosts as she was the team's top scorer across their fixtures with South Korea, Australia

Russia tomorrow at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto to decide the final place in Australia

Kaillie Humphries claimed the first-awarded women's monobob gold medal today, topping the podium for her adopted nation United States, at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Humphries, falling behind Meyers Taylor on the final run.Laura Nolte of Germany and Breeana Walker of Australia

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has revealed plans to create a new women's competition from August 2024 with the prize of a guaranteed place at the Qualification Tournament for the World Cup or the Olympic Games.

were then divided into groups of four, with teams needing to finish in the top three to join hosts Australia

Golf Saudi has attained full member status of the European Disabled Golf Association (EDGA) in a move which aims to promote the sport for all players with disabilities in the country.

membership, although more than one-third of these are classed as outside Europe, including in Argentina, Australia