Hosts Italy and beleaguered Argentina each earned significant wins at the men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Rimini today, seeing off France and Serbia respectively.

, 15-12.The defeats could prove to be costly for top-four challengers Serbia and France.Brazil beat Australia

Brazil powered on at the men’s Volleyball Nations League, chalking up their 10th victory in 11 matches with a 3-1 win over Iran in Rimini.

Iran had been surprisingly beaten yesterday by bottom ranked team Australia so came out determined to

to qualify for the semi-finals.All three won today, Serbia beating Bulgaria 3-0, Slovenia defeating Australia

3-0.Week four is due to come to an end tomorrow with top-of-the-table Brazil meeting bottom placed Australia

Brazil retained its position at the top of the men's Volleyball Nations League after beating fourth-placed Slovenia 3-2 in a thrilling encounter in Rimini.

against The Netherlands, who recorded only their second win.In another surprise, bottom-of-the-table Australia

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has confirmed the match schedule for the three-team Final Olympic Qualifier in Mexico.

Republic - ranked eighth, ninth and 10th in the world, respectively - will contest the event after Australia

More than 40 coronavirus cases have been confirmed as being linked to the Copa América, according to the Brazilian Health Ministry.

from COVID-19 and there are fears another wave could plunge the nation into further crisis.Qatar and Australia

One of Bulgaria’s two weightlifters at the delayed Olympic Games in Tokyo may have to forfeit his place after a fellow member of the national team was charged with refusing to give a sample to testers.

for a diuretic at Sydney 2000, just as two others had done at Seoul 1988, the team was sent home from Australia

Star goalkeeper Rachael Lynch is set to return after being named in Australia's 16-strong squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics - but a mystery player has appealed the decision not to select them for the Games.

Rachael Lynch has been included in the Australian Tokyo 2020 squad ©Getty ImagesHockey Australia has

homophobic behaviour and body shaming.Two months prior to the release of the damning report, Hockey Australia

Argentina's match against Venezuela at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's AmeriCup in Puerto Rico has been postponed due to "inconclusive" COVID-19 test results in the team's camp.

Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, will qualify for the 2022 Women's World Cup in Australia

Kumar Sangakkara, the first overseas cricketer to become President of the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club, is one of 10 inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame to celebrate the inaugural World Test Championship final which begins on Friday (June 18) in Southampton.

1930.Monty Noble, the other representative from the "early cricket era", was an all-rounder who led Australia

 He stood for Parliament, flew to Australia by private plane and later became England’s chairman

took 325 wickets and captained his country but is best remembered for a devastating 8 for 43 against Australia

The Czech Republic's Lukas Rohan gave the hosts another gold medal on the final day of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague, winning the men's canoe event.

Matej Benus and Poland's Kacper Sztuba completed the top six.Two-time Olympic medallist Jessica Fox of Australia

Swimmer Mack Horton has agonisingly missed out on the chance to defend his Olympic title after failing to make the Australian squad for Tokyo 2020.

Winnington described Horton as his "hero" and admitted he was now looking forward to representing Australia

Venezuela have been forced to call upon emergency replacements for the Copa América after being hit by a COVID-19 outbreak before their opening match against hosts Brazil.

and drinks company Ambev pulled out of their sponsorship deals following the public outcry.Qatar and Australia

The United States thrashed Dominican Republic to get their title defence off to an ominous start at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's AmeriCup in San Juan.

Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, will qualify for the 2022 Women's World Cup in Australia

aspiring into Australian schools to inspire and motivate students, has officially launched in Western Australia

in Gosnells to celebrate the occasion.The programme is set to run initially for one-year in Western Australia

The rearranged Copa América is set to get underway in Brazil amid public opposition to the country stepping in to host the event at the last minute and COVID-19 concerns.

would not boycott the event, although they expressed opposition to their nation staging it.Qatar and Australia