Baseball and softball matches at the postponed Olympic Games will be played behind closed doors after organisers confirmed spectators would be banned from the venue in Fukushima.

Confederation (WBSC).It also means the first sporting event of the Games - the softball match between Australia

Defending champions the United States and their North American neighbours Canada both stayed unbeaten at the International Basketball Federation Under-19 World Cup, albeit in contrasting fashions.

that will determine places nine to 16 at the tournament.In the first round of classification matches Australia

Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) has followed the Australian Olympic Committee and Paralympics Australia

#ReadySetTokyo #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/9zfGJ3cC0E— Commonwealth Games Australia (@CommGamesAUS)

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the delayed Olympics after spectators were banned from the Games in Tokyo.

It’s been my dream to represent Australia at the Olympics and I know I may never get that opportunity

The World Lacrosse Board of Directors is considering proposed changes to the governing body's membership requirements and application process, following its most recent meeting via videoconference.

This came after it received a report from the Membership Working Group, chaired by Shelley Maher of Australia

Medals were handed out in the final quota tournament, as part of a Para-archery world ranking event in Nové Město, doubling as a final qualifier before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 

In the gold medal final of the men’s compound master category Peter Marchant of Australia defeated Daniel

Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic defeated second seed Aryna Sabalenka to reach the Wimbledon women’s singles final, where she will face Australia’s Ashleigh Barty, the top seed.

in the decider and she kept her nerve to seal victory with an ace.Women's top seed Ashleigh Barty of Australia

The Queensland Maroons rugby league team have been placed under 24 hour surveillance before the third match in the State of Origin Series after a member of the squad breached coronavirus protocols by bringing a woman into the team hotel.

would be played at the McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle.The match was due to be played at Stadium Australia

From the official letter received by the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) on June 10, we learned that this decision could be made at the next Session of the International Olympic Committee on July 20 and 21 in Tokyo.

Athletes representing five continents, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Pan-America and Australia, are expected

Labour, the main opposition party in the United Kingdom, has joined calls for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

growing calls to allow the UN unobstructed access to the region to investigate.Politicians in Canada, Australia

Defending champions United States maintained their 100 per cent record in the International Basketball Federation Under-19 World Cup in Latvia as they reached the quarter-finals with a 132-60 victory over South Korea at the Olympic Sports Center in Riga.

that will now switch to the Arena Riga will be Spain, who earned their place with an 86-73 win over Australia

take place at the Olympic Sports Center in Riga, will see Iran playing Mali, Japan meeting Turkey, Australia

National Basketball Association player Patty Mills will become the first Indigenous Australian to carry the country’s flag at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Opening Ceremony on July 23 after being selected for the honour alongside swimmer Cate Campbell.

Olympic gold medal.Mills, point guard at the San Antonio Spurs, has won four Oceania Championships with Australia

Dauareb-Meriam man, it’s incredible," Mills said.Swimmer Cate Campbell will share flag-bearing duties for Australia

also be competing in her fourth Games.She will be the first female swimmer to be the flag bearer for Australia

Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah was not released by the club to play at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, meaning Egypt will be without their talisman at the Games.

Egypt face a tough group featuring Spain, Argentina and Australia and coach Shawky Gharib must prepare

22 in Sapporo, a day before the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics.They face Argentina on July 25 and Australia

The Australian Grand Prix will not take place during the 2021 Formula One season due to the tight border controls imposed by the nation's Government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MotoGP's Grand Prix of Australia, which was set for October 24 at Phillip Island in Melbourne, has also

We appreciate the challenge Australia faces with current international travel restrictions and the importance

While it is disappointing we won't be racing in Australia this season, we are confident we can deliver

The top two seeds reached the women’s singles semi-finals on day eight of the Wimbledon Championships in London, which saw capacity crowds on the show courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club for the first time this year.

singles quarter-finals played today were decided in straight sets, with top seed Ashleigh Barty of Australia