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The 2008 Dream Team - Nominated for the Basketball Hall of Fame

  • Basketball

The U.S. team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Vince Carter, among others, has been nominated for the Basketball Hall of Fame for the first time. Carter and Augustus stand out individually.

titles with the Phoenix Mercury and was the Most Valuable Player of the 2006 World Championship, leading Australia


Australian Taekwondo is in an excellent position, believes AUSTKD president

  • Taekwondo

Jean Kfoury, the president of the Australian Taekwondo summed up the 2023 in his final speech of the year.

Bayley Lewis then followed with a bronze at the Paris Grand Prix, and Team Australia placed second at

Manchester.”, told the president,For 2024,  Kfoury believes that Taekwondo will have a bright future in Australia


Does the Australian Open violate freedom of speech?

  • News

Tennis Australia has announced new security measures for media personnel, including a requirement for

The cost is AUS$50 (€31 euros).This decision by Tennis Australia is in contact to the other three Grand

sporting events, particularly for independent media.It is therefore unclear why the organisers of the Australia


Nations announced for the Baseball "Premier12" in 2024

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has revealed the participants for the third Premier12 to be held from 10-24 November 2024, with the final to be played at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.

South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Venezuela, the Netherlands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Australia


The Rugby Sevens Repechage will take place at Stade Louis II in Monaco

  • Rugby Sevens

The Rugby Sevens repechage tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held in Monaco from June 21 to 23, 2024, just over a month before the start of the XXXIII Paris Games.

Paris 2024 include the host nation France, New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji (double gold medalist), and Australia

Japan (Asia).On the women's side, in addition to France, New Zealand (coming off a win at Tokyo 2020), Australia


Messi, Haaland and Mbappé nominated for FIFA Men's Player of the Year Award

  • FIFA

There were no surprises in the announcement of the world's best players. Lionel Messi, the reigning Ballon d'Or winner, will battle it out with Mbappé and Norway's Haaland for the title of the world's best player, according to FIFA. In the women's category, Bonmati, Caicedo and Hermoso are vying for the honour.

revealed.The finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper are (in alphabetical order):Mackenzie Arnold (Australia


IPC to support Refugee Paralympic Team at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

  • Paralympics Pages

At the 2023 World Refugee Forum in Geneva, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced its plans to support a Refugee Paralympic Team (RPT) at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

million refugees - more than twice the total population of the UK or nearly five times the population of Australia


WBSC Africa announces dates and venues for World Cup Qualifiers

  • Baseball and Softball Section Pages

The WBSC Africa has announced the dates for the qualifying tournaments for the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup, the WBSC U23 Baseball World Cup, the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup and the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup due to be held in 2024.

 Oceania (1): No. 11 Australia. Wild Card (1): No. 24 China.

 -Meanwhile, defending champions and world number two Australia and number seven New Zealand qualified


Big six for World Athletics

  • Athletics

For the first time in history, it's not been two, but six athletes who have been awarded by World Athletics: Tigist Assefa, Mondo Duplantis, Kelvin Kiptum, Faith Kipyegon, Noah Lyles, and Yulimar Rojas were announced as World Athletes of the Year for 2023 during the ceremony in the Principality of Monaco.

Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey (10,000 meters); Abbott World Marathon Majors received the WA President's Award; Australia


Netflix organizes a duel between Nadal and Alcaraz in Las Vegas

  • Tennis

A spectacle is guaranteed. Rafa Nadal, former ATP number one and one of the greatest players in history, will face his compatriot, also former number one, Carlos Alcaraz. Nothing new so far. Both tennis players have faced each other several times with important titles at stake. However, this time everything changes because it will be in Las Vegas and in an exhibition match. Netflix has organized this duel scheduled for March 3 in Las Vegas. The venue will be the Michelob Ultra Arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort, and obviously, there won't be any titles at stake, but there will...

been out of competition for a year due to an injury and recently announced his return to the courts in Australia


56 countries and 236 players at the Riyadh 2023 Global Esports Games

  • Home

The #worldconnected gaming community is gathering in the Saudi Arabian capital ahead of the Riyadh 2023 Global Esports Games (#GEG23) from 12-16 December, the flagship multi-title competition hosted by the Saudi Esports Federation (SEF) and presented by the Global Esports Federation (GEF).

Europe also has 17 representatives, while Oceania's hopes lie with Australia and New Zealand.


Australian women's Pumas 7's crowned champions in Cape Town

  • Rugby Sevens

The Argentinians defeated Australia 45-12 in the men's final, securing the first title of the Sevens

In the women's category, Australia took home the gold and the top spot.

The Pumas 7’s triumphed 45-12 against Australia, who had previously defeated Fiji in the semis (24-7)

pic.twitter.com/P6Zgb72JK0— HSBC SVNS (@SVNSSeries) December 10, 2023In Women:In the women's category, Australia

HSBC SVNS 2024 will be in 2024 when the third leg of the World Circuit takes place in Perth (Western Australia


Syd Millar CBE, forever remembered by World Rugby

  • Rugby Sevens

Syd Millar CBE, former president of the International Rugby Board (IRB) from 2003 to 2007, was honored by the global organization following his demise at the age of 89.

restructuring of the game and presided over what is considered the first modern Men's Rugby World Cup in Australia


Three candidates to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027

  • World Cup

Yesterday marked the deadline for the submission of bids to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027, and it was a record-breaking turnout. Two joint bids and Brazil will vie for the prestigious title in women's world football.

United States from hosting it for the third time in 10 World Cups, including the 2027 edition.BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

Stina Blackstenius of Sweden controls the ball under pressure from Ellie Carpenter and Mary Fowler of Australia

during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Third Place Match match between Sweden

and Australia at Brisbane Stadium on August 19, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia.


Edmonton wins bid to host 2027 World Triathlon Championships

  • Triathlon

The World Triathlon Executive Board decided to award Edmonton, Canada, the prestigious sports event: World Triathlon Multisport Championships 2027.

The next year, it will be held in the city of Townsville, Australia, in 2024.About the competition:Six