Commonwealth Games Wales (CGW) has launched its official countdown to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

the Commonwealth Games since the event’s founding in 1930.At the last edition, held in Gold Coast, Australia

Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has protested the Premier of Western Australia's refusal to back a bid for the city to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

the Games and establish itself as a "big events city".However, Mark McGowan has insisted that Western Australia

Zempilas has backed claims from Commonwealth Games Australia that the event would make money for Western

Australia and offer other benefits, using a local newspaper column to once again call for Perth and

been to four of them [Commonwealth Games]", Zempilas wrote in The West Australian.Mark McGowan Western Australia

coincide with the centenary of the inaugural British Empire Games in the Canadian city - to one in 2026.Australia

International Surfing Association (ISA) President Fernando Aguerre insists he is "more motivated than ever" to push for the sport to be included at the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games.

the World Para Surfing Championship and the arrival of new grassroots programmes in countries such as Australia

Organisers of the Australian Open in Melbourne are reportedly considering introducing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate in a move which could prevent a number of the top players from participating at the first tennis Grand Slam of the year.

lockdown.Melbourne-based newspaper The Age reported this would not apply to tennis players - or those travelling to Australia

mandate could be enforced for January's Australian Open.Citing an unnamed source, The Age said Tennis Australia

Australia has some of the strictest COVID-19 rules across the entire world, which has sparked concern

over the Ashes and Australian Open going ahead as planned.Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley

Japan and China are to meet in the International Basketball Federation Women's Asia Cup final for a second time in a row, following semi-finals victories today at the Prince Hamza Hall in Amman.

Japan & Australia?? was a NAIL-BITER ?!!

Women's Asia Cup (@fibasiacupwomen) October 2, 2021Japan had to scrap their way to victory against Australia

Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers ended Vladimir Morozov of Russia's four-year Swimming World Cup winning streak in the 50 metres freestyle event as the circuit opened in Berlin today.

23.56 to beat Sweden's Michelle Coleman, who was 0.32 behind in second place.Madison Wilson, also of Australia

Australia are preparing to send their "largest team ever" for an oversees Commonwealth Games when they

Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) has unveiled Borobi as the mascot for the team heading to Birmingham

pic.twitter.com/xw2WwZs0T1— Commonwealth Games Australia (@CommGamesAUS) October 1, 2021CGA has also

The words were endorsed by a broad group, including the Commonwealth Games Australia Athlete Advisory

Sportspeople have been included on a list of workers from Australian state Victoria that are required to have two doses of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of November.

your first jab by (Oct. 15)," Andrews said during a media conference.Protests took place in parts of Australia

Getty ImagesIt is currently unclear whether the rule applies to visiting athletes from other states in Australia

Sunday's (October 3) National Rugby League (NRL) Grand Final between the Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs at Brisbane's Lang Park will be held in front of a reduced crowd of 39,000 following the imposition of tightened COVID-19 restrictions by the Queensland Government, and could still be moved to Townsville.

Australia.This year's National Rugby League Women's Premiership (NRLW) has been postponed until 2022, while Australia

Former Virgin Islands Olympic Committee President Edgar Iles has died aged 93 in Frederiksted on the island of Saint Croix.

He went to Australia for the Olympic Games; saw the Games in Munich, Germany, during a very politically

The Solomon Islands has been inducted into the Oceania Cycling Confederation as its 11th member as one of four new nations officially recognised by the International Cycling Union (UCI).

The Solomon Islands joins Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, New Zealand, Samoa and Vanuatu as

in sports administration, including director, anti-doping at the UCI, chief executive of Triathlon Australia

The UCI Road World Championships return to the Oceania region in 2022 with Wollongong in Australia set

Australia and South Korea joined Japan and China in the semi-finals of the International Basketball Federation

Australia defeated rivals New Zealand 72-61, while South Korea overcame Chinese Taipei 80-74 to join

and China had already qualified for the semi-finals by virtue of topping their groups.Japan will play Australia

while racking up four rebounds and four assists in a hard-fought win.Sami Whitcomb showed her class for Australia

Australia's most decorated Olympian, Emma McKeon, headlines a strong line-up at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Swimming World Cup season's first leg in Berlin, which is set to run from tomorrow until Sunday (October 3).

overall men's Swimming World Cup champion in 2019 - and reigning women's champion Cate Campbell of Australia

staff members have been kicked out of The Rugby Championship for breaching COVID-19 rules while in Australia

The Rugby Championship, which also includes Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, has been operating

strict coronavirus restrictions in Australian state Queensland.Governing body South Africa, New Zealand, Australia

Joaquín Díaz Bonilla, Felipe Ezcurra, Santiago Medrano and Santiago Socino for their final match against Australia

year because of travel difficulties and quarantine requirements related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

features on the men's and women's UCI WorldTour, will also not take place in January.The two events in Australia

to 2020 but were cancelled last year.The Tour Down Under, which had been due to take place in South Australia

Festival of Cycling and not return until 2023.Hitaf Rasheed, the executive director of Events South Australia

We’re looking forward to the community-focussed event returning to the streets of South Australia to

Australia is due to host the UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong in New South Wales from September