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Netball Australia secure five-year sponsorship extension with Suncorp

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Finance company Suncorp has renewed its sponsorship of Netball Australia for another five years, it has

Net Set Go" initiative and the Origin Australian Diamonds.Suncorp began its partnership with Netball Australia

Suncorp also developed "Team Girls", in collaboration with Netball Australia, in response to research

sport by the age of 17.The programme has worked with a range of experts, including ReachOut and Sport Australia

a library of resources designed to keep girls engaged with sport.Suncorp sponsor a range of Netball Australia

initiatives, including the Super Netball League ©Netball Australia"As we conclude another season it


Stickney topples Long to cap remarkable story as Pascoe captures 10th Paralympic crown

  • Swimming News

Morgan Stickney of the United States overhauled 14-time Paralympic champion Jessica Long with a gutsy final 50 metres to clinch women’s 400 metres freestyle S8 gold - two years after having her second leg amputated - at Tokyo 2020.

fashion.He led from start to finish as he powered to his third Paralympic title in 59.25.Grant Patterson of Australia

Pearse collected the bronze medal in 57.66.Mikaela Jenkins of the US edged out Jasmine Greenwood of Australia


Anton Kuliatin

  • Russian Summer Paralympic Athletes

The Russian Paralympic Committee's (RPC) Anton Kuliatin is the men's T13 1500 metres Paralympic champion after triumphing in a closely fought race at the Japan National Stadium.

line in 3min 54.04sec, edging out Tunisia's Rouay Jebabli by 0.51 seconds, while Jaryd Clifford of Australia


Osaka progresses to US Open women's singles second round on Grand Slam return

  • Tennis

Japan’s Naomi Osaka marked her Grand Slam return with s straight sets victory over Czech Republic’s Marie Bouzková on the first day of women’s singles matches at the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York City.

Republic 6-4, 6-0.Women’s eighth seed Barbora Krejčíková of the Czech Republic defeated Astra Sharma of Australia

of the first round draw is scheduled to take place tomorrow, with world number one Ashleigh Barty of Australia



Chinese-born duo claim table tennis golds for Australia at Paralympics

  • Table Tennis News

Yang Qian and Lei Lina - who switched allegiances to Australia after leaving China - captured table tennis

winning five Paralympic titles stretching back to Athens 2004.But Yang and Lei both decided to move to Australia

after Rio 2016 with a view to representing them at Tokyo 2020.It is a decision that has paid off for Australia

Partyka and Shiau Wen Tien of Chinese Taipei.Yang then ensured a second table tennis gold of the day for Australia

Alexandre.It was Yang’s fifth Paralympic medal of her career.Yang Qian left China after Rio 2016 to move to Australia



ANOC "deeply saddened" by death of former IOC President Rogge

  • ANOC News

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) said it is "deeply saddened" by the death of former International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge, who died yesterday at the age of 79.

Jacques had a special affection for Australia and we to him as chair of the IOC Coordination Commission


Streng seals gold as photo finish needed in dramatic men's T64 100m Paralympic final

  • Athletics News

Germany's Felix Streng won a dramatic men's T64 100 metres final at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, where the top four athletes were separated by only three hundredths of a second.

India's Sumit Sumit won gold by breaking the F64 world record with a mark of 68.55m.Michal Burian gave Australia

retain his men's T34 100 metres gold for a third Games in a row in a time of 15.01.Rheed McCracken of Australia


Bogdan Mozgovoi

  • Russian Summer Paralympic Athletes

Russian Paralympic Committee swimmer Bogdan Mozgovoi won 100 metres backstroke S9 gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

through in the closing 50 metres, beating Bealrus' Yahor Shchalkanau by 0.31 seconds.Timothy Hodge of Australia


Kashafali reflects on journey from refugee to fastest man in Paralympic history

  • Athletics News

Salum Ageze Kashafali clocked the quickest 100 metres time in Paralympic Games history here in Tokyo before reflecting on his life as a refugee.

smashing her own world record in the process.Zhou came flying down the track, overtaking Isis Holt of Australia

100m with 16.39 to win gold, leading a British one-two completed by Kare Adenegan.Robyn Lambird of Australia



Britain claim first Paralympic wheelchair rugby gold in tense final against US

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Britain claimed the nation's first-ever wheelchair rugby gold in a tense final against the United States at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

withdrawn midway through the second period for Robinson.In the bronze-medal match, hosts Japan beat Australia

the closing stages, making a slew of substitutions to protect their lead.Ryley Batt top scored for Australia


Boki wins fourth gold in four Tokyo 2020 races and Yamaguchi wins swimming gold for the hosts

  • Swimming News

Belarus' Ihar Boki claimed his fourth gold in as many swimming at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games here today, with a win in the men's S13 50 metres freestyle final.

the women's 4x100m freestyle relay 34 points gold in a time of 4min 23.17sec.Chased in by Italy and Australia

Palazzo, Vittoria Bianco, Giulia Terzi and Alessia Scortechini were the gold medallists in 4:24.85.Australia

SB14 100m breaststroke, breaking the world record in a time of 1:03.77.Silver medallist Jake Michel of Australia