Fourteen women’s and men’s teams have qualified for the 3x3 basketball competition at next year’s Commonwealth Games here in Birmingham, it has been announced.

England have gained entry as hosts, while Australia qualified directly after winning basketball gold

ImagesThe traditional five-a-side format of the sport has featured at Melbourne 2006 and Gold Coast 2018.Australia

women’s team also made an impressive run at the event in Romania but will face strong challenges from Australia

The International Laser Class Association (ILCA) 6 World Championship is set to get underway tomorrow at the Al-Mussanah Sports City in Oman, starting off the qualification for the sailing at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. 

year and will look to win his second gold in a row in the men's laser radial event.Michael Compton of Australia

India has sided with Russia by supporting China's hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing, defying calls from close allies like the United States and Britain for a political boycott in protest of alleged human rights violations.

companies in the country.It bucks the trend set by nations in opposition to China's politics, with Australia

of the Games, which would mean no political representation from them.According to the Sydney Herald, Australia

Can it be really be less than a week since the International Olympic President Thomas Bach, minus mask in order to address the Smart Cities & Sport Summit in Copenhagen, joked about feeling "naked" without it, and warmly welcomed the return to face-to-face meetings, with all their "body language"?

for ten days was an ominous portent for the organisers of the event scheduled for December 11 to 21.Australia

result of the variant, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said poses a high risk globally.And Australia

Representatives from more than 70 countries have attended a diplomatic briefing held by organisers of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing.

officials.It took place at a time when several countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia

A Serbian side featuring men’s world number one Novak Djokovic, playing in both the singles and doubles rubbers, lost their latest Davis Cup Finals group match to Germany in Innsbruck, Austria.

alongside Nikola Ćaćić but the pair were defeated by Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 7-6, 3-6, 7-6.Elsewhere Australia

in a contest that lasted just over three hours, before Alex Bolt and John Peers secured victory for Australia

Britain's Katie Archibald claimed wins in the women's scratch and elimination races on the second leg of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Champions League, taking place in Panevežys in Lithuania.

for the victory in the scratch.Japan's Yumi Kajihara claimed bronze in front of Annette Edmondson of Australia

in the men's scratch in front of Britain's Rhys Britton and American Gavin Hoover.Kelland O'Brien of Australia

South Africa’s men’s team got their HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series campaign off to a flier as they won the Dubai leg for the eighth time, while Australia’s women’s side also dominated the opening event of the season.

Fiji at Tokyo 2020 by beating the Olympic champions 19-12 in the bronze final.In the women’s event, Australia

unlikely, as Demi Hayes needed just three minutes to skip past a defender as she surged downfield to put Australia

Double Paralympic gold medallists Jason Lees and Josh Hose have announced their retirements from wheelchair rugby.

The duo helped Australia win back-to-back Paralympic gold medals at London 2012 and Rio 2016.Lees and

silver medal in 2018.Both players competed at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games earlier this year, where Australia

Rio 2016 and London 2012 ©Getty ImagesLees will remain in the set-up and be employed by Paralympics Australia

They came in at a great time," coach Brad Dubberley said of the pair, speaking to the Paralympics Australia

South Africa’s men lived up to their position as favourites as they made a perfect start on the opening day in Dubai as the new HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series campaign began.

their class in wins over Ireland, Japan and Britain that set up a quarter-final against third seeds Australia

s men went unbeaten to top Pool B and earn a place in a quarter-final line-up that was completed by Australia

, the United States, Britain, Ireland and Kenya.Britain and Australia both won back-to-back matches to

Lithuania wants the United States and European Union to coordinate any potential boycott of next year’s Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing, the country’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said during a visit to Washington D.C.

to not send a team to Beijing 2022, but they could join countries like the US, Canada, Britain and Australia

Sweden, France and Croatia won their opening group matches on day one of the new-look Davis Cup Finals.

Lindstedt.The day’s Group D game, which took place at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, saw Croatia overcome Australia

Men's Olympic champions Fiji will seek to start the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series with victory as the new campaign begins in Dubai.

The two-time Olympic champions will compete in Pool A, where they are set to face competition from Australia

Olympic Games earlier this year, where they overcame France in the final.France are joined in Pool A by Australia

Australia is the latest country considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic

that would affect the ability of Australian athletes to compete in the Games has been ruled out.If Australia

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Sunday (November 21).China has already hit back at Australia

sanctions.One option being considered for Beijing 2022, the Sydney Morning Herald reported, was that Australia

Australia is poised to host the Rugby World Cup in 2027 after being named the preferred candidate by

As a result, we are entering into an enhanced relationship with England and Australia as exclusive Preferred

United States is entering into exclusive dialogue with World Rugby on the tournament ©Getty ImagesRugby Australia

exciting opportunity to shape a tournament which will continue the growth of our great game across Australia