The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced Rwanda as the host nation for the 2025 Road World Championships on Friday (September 24), which will mark the first time the event takes place on the African continent.

Canada breaking the mould in hosting the 1974 event.Venezuela, United States, Japan, Colombia, Canada, Australia

Yoshihide Suga has claimed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games served as a symbol of global unity during a message at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in one of his final international engagements as Japanese Prime Minister.

General Assembly," said Suga, who was in Washington D.C. for a summit meeting with the United States, Australia

Australia's women's football team are to play Brazil in two matches in Sydney next month, marking a rare occasion where an international event in the country has been added to a schedule hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Numerous international sports competitions in Australia have been canceled due to the health crisis -

the Junior Hockey World Cups, an Olympic baseball qualifier and the Rugby League World Cup.Brazil and Australia

Our team at Football Australia put together a submission based on global best practice, focused on ensuring

 "The new arrangement, which is the first for any sport in Australia, allows international football

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Tuesday (September 28) is a very special 40th anniversary for the Olympic Games and all its athletes.

refusing to join the boycott.On the morning of her gold-medal race she opened letters from back home in Australia

country continued to trade with the Soviet Union.Only 126 of the 273 athletes originally selected for Australia

held directorships of the Australian Sports Commission, Australian Sports Foundation, and Swimming Australia

Director of Sport at the University and Ecole Polytechnique of Lausanne, Switzerland, before returning to Australia

Teenager Alysa Liu ensured there will be three American women in the figure skating competition at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with victory at the Nebelhorn Trophy in German town Oberstdorf.

©Getty ImagesAlexia Paganini of Switzerland, Anastasiia Shabotova of Ukraine and Kailani Craine of Australia

The United States, Canada, Argentina and Ireland are set to replace Australia and New Zealand in the

The upcoming netball series between Australia and England has been cancelled because of travel restrictions

England were due to play three matches in Australia in October, with further details including the venues

that the Roses will instead return to England in the coming days, with the series cancelled.A Netball Australia

Netball Australia, in consultation with state governments, has been progressing quarantine plans to meet

We want to thank Netball Australia for their tremendous partnership in trying to make the tour possible

Australia are top of the World Netball world rankings, with New Zealand second and England third.England

Team Europe got off to a formidable start in the Laver Cup in Boston and lead Team World 3-1 after the first day.

US Open champion Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, and Germany's Zverev.Nick Kyrgios of Australia

The United States enjoyed a fine day at the Nebelhorn Trophy - the final figure skating qualifier for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - with Vincent Zhou and Alysa Liu starring in the short programme.

come second with Belarus’ Viktoriia Safonova picking up 62.02 to take third spot.Kailani Craine of Australia

Rwanda looks set to become the first African nation to stage the International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships in 2025.

hosted by Venezuela in 1977, the United States in 1986, Japan in 1990, Colombia in 1995, Canada in 2003, Australia

2010 and Qatar in 2016.The 2022 Road World Championships are scheduled to be held in Wollongong in Australia

The Trap Concaverde in Lonato del Garda is set to host the World Shooting Para Sport Trap Championships for the second time after staging the 2018 event, with the hosts touted as hot favourites.

silver medallists will be in action in the PT1.Italy’s Oreste Lai beat Finland’s Juha Myllymaki in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has insisted there will be "no special deals" for the England cricket team as doubts continue to be raised over the upcoming Ashes series.

not budge to allow loved ones to join them on the six-week tour.The English team are due to arrive in Australia

likely to first play in the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman before flying directly to Australia

they would not be willing to play in the Test series if existing restrictions are not eased.Cricket Australia

I don't see a great deal of difference in skilled workers or students who will be able to come to Australia

Seven female taekwondo athletes from Afghanistan are now safely on Australian soil after a daring escape mission from the Taliban.

Afghanistan's capital Kabul and "surrounded by violence"All eight women were granted refugee visas by Australia

A visa to Australia has been secured for one more athlete, and we are working with the relevant agencies

to get her safely to Australia."

I feel so good about arriving in Australia," she said. "We are safe here without any danger."

 "We are now waiting to do some useful things for Australia and repay your help." 

A kangaroo called Karlu has been unveiled as the mascot for the Women’s Basketball World Cup, which is due to start in exactly one year’s time.

Hosts Australia and the United States, as the reigning Olympic champions, have spots in the 12-team field

Brazil and Canada.The top four teams from the upcoming FIBA Women's Asia Cup, including World Cup hosts Australia

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue has called on the global sporting community to increase its cooperation with Governments to help with peace efforts.

the Afghanistan crisis after eight members of the women's national team were granted refugee visas by Australia