Britain's Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre will bid to retain their 470 World Championship title when this year's competition gets underway in Vilamoura in Portugal.

Championships ©Getty ImagesThe men's event will be missing defending champions Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan of Australia

Federico Pizzolini has been named as the new head coach of the Italian women’s softball team, following the death of Enrico Obletter last month.

since Beijing 2008.Hosts Japan - who won the gold medal that year - world champions the United States, Australia

More than 400 weightlifters have returned to the platform to compete live in Spain and the United States this weekend, raising hopes of a return to some sort of normality after a year lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.

590 athletes from 20 countries taking part.Eileen Cikamatana, formerly of Fiji and now lifting for Australia

The Japan Softball Association (JSA) is set to announce its final Olympic roster on March 23, following the completion of a training camp in Okinawa.

part of the Beijing 2008 Olympics team.Japan had aimed to play competitions in the United States and Australia

The Tokyo 2020 women’s football playoff between South Korea and China is now set to take place in April - more than a year after it was originally scheduled to be held.

April 13.A place at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be at stake, with the winner joining Australia

moved to Nanjing and then to Sydney in Australia.China were then forced to quarantine upon arriving in Australia

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has confirmed the match schedule and tip-off times for the men’s and women’s tournaments at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

stage the women’s competition from July 26 to August 8.The opening day of the men’s event is set to see Australia

other Group B clash sees Nigeria face the US at 4:40am GMT.On the same day are Group C contests, with Australia

This year's Men’s Under-19 World Floorball Championship has been pushed back to August because of the coronavirus pandemic.

in Group B.Group C includes Slovenia, Russia, Canada and New Zealand, with Norway, Poland, Japan and Australia

American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin believes the International Olympic Committee (IOC) should take "more consideration" when selecting host cities with Beijing 2022 embroiled in controversy.

from an Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, which includes politicians from the US, Britain, Japan, Australia

Barring another downwards spiral in world affairs, I would be surprised if any major winter sports nation proceeds with a full-scale boycott of Beijing 2022.

with getting a Chinese team to Los Angeles 2028 (which would be a shame, given China’s role at LA1984).Australia

Australian Taekwondo has announced plans for three selection events ahead of this year's World Championships in Wuxi.

for which dates and a venue have yet to be determined.Carmen Marton won World Championship gold for Australia

is not an issue when Wuxi is scheduled to play host to its flagship event between October 12 and 18.Australia

World Rugby has recommended the postponement of the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand until next year, with a decision expected to be made at its Executive Committee meeting on March 8 and 9.

suggested the country's borders could remain closed for much of 2021, but indicated travel bubbles with Australia

edition to be held in the Southern Hemisphere.Five-time winners New Zealand are due to be joined by Australia

Cricket Scotland has appointed a full-time women's head coach for the first time.

 Before that, Coles was high-performance manager for the Western Australia women's team and at Wellington

American politician Nikki Haley believes the "terrible loss" athletes would feel if Beijing 2022 is boycotted is not a strong enough reason for countries to attend the Winter Games.

2021An Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, which includes politicians from the US, Britain, Japan, Australia

Organisers have today announced the cancellation of this year’s edition of the Badminton Horse Trials, one of six annual horse trials that is graded as CCI5*, the highest level of International Equestrian Federation competition.

the Kentucky Three-Day event in the United States, the Australian International Three Day event in Australia

Paralympics Australia has become a participating institution in the National Redress Scheme for institutional

providing environments that are safe, supportive and fun for children and young people," said Paralympics Australia

Paralympics Australia chief executive Lynne Anderson added: "Any form of abuse is abhorrent - we acknowledge