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Moore advances on opening day of World Surf League event in Rottnest Island

  • Surfing

American Carissa Moore eased through her heat at the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour in Rottnest Island, but Tatiana Weston-Webb was forced into the elimination round.

set to take place from until May 26 at the Australian venue.Three events have already been held in Australia



Rottnest Island to host latest World Surf League event

  • Surfing

Rottnest Island is set to host the final Australian leg of the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour season.

Three events have already been held in Australia to date this season, with the Newcastle Cup, Narrabeen


Healy and Azam win ICC Player of the Month honours

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Alyssa Healy and Babar Azam have been named the International Cricket Council (ICC) Players of the Month for April.

amassed 155 runs at an average of 51.66 and a strike rate of 98.72 across the three games, all of which Australia




Swimming Australia shifts dates of second COVID-19 doses to avoid Olympic trials impact

  • Tokyo 2020

Swimming Australia has amended the dates athletes were due to receive their second doses of COVID-19

vaccines.An estimated 2,050 people nominated by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and Paralympics Australia

, swimmers had reported side effects from the first dose.Swimming Australia and the AOC have agreed to

with that second jab, but there's still kind of the possibility of some flu-like symptoms," Swimming Australia

chief executive Alex Baumann told News Corp Australia."

Swimming Australia has moved the dates of second doses to avoid a potential impact on trials ©Getty ImagesIan


Nadal battles through at Italian Open as top seeds make smooth progress

  • Tennis

Rafael Nadal came from a set down to battle through in a final set tie-break and reach the quarter-finals of the Association of Tennis Professionals Italian Open in Rome.

floodlights in the last match of the day by Italian Lorenzo Sonego.Women's top seed Ashleigh Barty of Australia

Tennis Association Premier 1000 tournament, being held at the same venue, top seed Ashleigh Barty of Australia


Netball Australia unanimously approve governance reforms with members

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Netball Australia has unanimously endorsed reforms to its governance along with its eight member organisations

As part of the reforms Netball Australia and the Super Netball League Commission will be merged into

a single nine-person Board with six directors appointed by the Netball Australia Board and three elected

the Suncorp Super Netball competition.As part of the reforms, Paolina Hunt has resigned as Netball Australia

director and chair after nine years on the Netball Australia Board, serving the last four as chair.This

the Board.The Nominations Committee is now also comprised of an independent external chair, a Netball Australia


IWBF conducts draw for wheelchair basketball tournaments at Tokyo 2020

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

The top four finishers at the 2018 World Championship have been drawn together in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Defending Paralympic champions the United States, reigning world champions Britain, world bronze medallists Australia

Algeria in Group B of the women's competition.Rio 2016 silver medallists Germany are in Group A with Australia

, Australia??, Germany??, Algeria?? & Iran??

, Australia??, Germany?? & Japan??


Pools for final Tokyo 2020 rugby sevens qualifier in Monaco drawn

  • Rugby Sevens

The pools for the final Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualifying tournament in rugby sevens, the World Rugby Sevens Repechage, have been drawn ahead of the competition taking place next month in Monaco.

These matches are set to be held at the Stade Louis II.Fiji and Australia are the reigning men's and


WBSC signs streaming deal with ESPN+ for Americas Tokyo 2020 qualifier

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has penned a deal which will see the Americas Qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics streamed on ESPN+ in the United States.

the WBSC's Final Qualifier which is due to be held in Taiwan from June 16 to 20.Hosts Chinese Taipei, Australia


Schedule announced for Tokyo 2020 wheelchair rugby competition

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Organisers have announced the schedule for the Tokyo 2020 wheelchair rugby competition following the completion of the draw for the event.

opening Pool B fixture against New Zealand.That is followed by the opening match for defending champions Australia

and 6pm JST respectively.At Rio 2016, the wheelchair rugby competition ended in dramatic fashion with Australia



England Netball hires three coaches amid build-up for Commonwealth Games defence

  • Birmingham 2022

Commonwealth Games netball champions England have added three coaches as the team prepares to defend its title on home soil at Birmingham 2022.

Commonwealth Games.She was capped 123 times and was England's assistant coach for a development tour to Australia

and New Zealand in 2019.Other roles include working in Australia for NSW Swifts.Murphy also represented

England won their first Commonwealth Games title at Gold Coast 2018, after dramatically beating hosts Australia