And so Summer Olympic and Paralympic year has dawned. For the second year running.

costs are anything but trivial, though.I was struck, while preparing this piece, by a Tweet from Tennis Australia

Plans to quarantine Australian Open players at the Westin Melbourne have been cancelled after concerns were raised by residents on the site.

will be able to practice up to five hours a day under strict bubble arrangements devised by Tennis Australia

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Spain’s Rafael Nadal are expected to headline a stellar cast at next month’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in the Australian city of Melbourne.

to the coronavirus pandemic.After players have completed a 14-day quarantine period upon arrival in Australia

We would like to thank our partners, Tennis Australia, for their dedication and commitment to staging

for the 2021 ATP Cup is based on the world ranking of each country’s top-ranked singles player, while Australia

Minaur, who earned two wins over top players at last year’s ATP Cup, will once again lead the way for Australia

International Korfball Federation (IKF) President Jan Fransoo admits that "multiple" national organisations have been left "fighting for survival" due to the coronavirus pandemic, but is "confident" major competition will return in 2021.

We are also hopeful for Oceania to host a meet between Australia and New Zealand some time soon, and

Athletes from Papua New Guinea have asked to be allowed into Australia to train for this year's Olympic

 He claimed the ability to travel to Australia to train would be a "godsend", per ABC.Sailing siblings

Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley has quashed reports suggesting India are considering boycotting

India are due to take on Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Thursday (January 7) before

for the final Test due to the stringent measures, having already gone into isolation upon arrival in Australia

were forced to self-isolate following a possible breach of COVID-19 protocols.The BCCI and Cricket Australia

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari has praised how baseball has spearheaded attempts to hold sporting events in Japan amid the coronavirus pandemic.

It is certainly an honour for the softball community and especially the six qualified teams - Australia

China and Italy have agreed to support each other in hosting the Beijing 2022 and Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

 Politicians from Britain, Australia and the United States have called for a boycott due to the

It was pointed out by our editor Duncan Mackay that yesterday marked the anniversary that I joined insidethegames back in 2015, alongside my colleague Liam Morgan.

The organisation said in November it remains in discussions with Australia, Canada and Sri Lanka over

Australian cabinet papers have revealed security concerns heading into the Sydney 2000 Olympics largely centred on the possibility of a team being taken hostage at the Games.

The National Archives of Australia has released cabinet papers from August 2000, entitled Progress of

United States, Israel and Turkey as being as the greatest threat from existing terrorist groups in Australia

The life of Ágnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic champion who is due to celebrate her 100th birthday on Saturday (January 9), has been marked by the publication of an ebook recently translated into English.

the advent of the global pandemic with team mates, family members, students and friends from Hungary, Australia

This coming Saturday (January 9), a remarkable woman - and significant sporting figure - is due to reach the landmark of her 100th birthday.

by the Soviet Union, and Keleti, along with 44 other athletes from her country, sought to remain in Australia

the advent of the global pandemic with team mates, family members, students and friends from Hungary, Australia

Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman has led welcomes for a change to the Australian national anthem which has been introduced today.

While Australia as a modern nation may be relatively young, our country’s story is ancient, as are the

and a student from the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, before a rugby union match between Australia

Yukon communities.Although written in 1878 by Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, Advance Australia

Fair was not officially adopted as the Australian national anthem until 1984.In 1956, when Australia

Olympics for the first time, God Save the Queen was played in Melbourne.At the Sydney Olympics, Advance Australia

The Australian women’s softball team’s hopes of winning gold at Tokyo 2020 have received a boost thanks to a "generous" donation from members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Softball Association.

Australia finished third at Beijing 2008 - when softball was played at the Olympic Games.It was the country's

and we wanted to assist the Aussie Spirit in achieving their Olympic dream," added Roberts.Softball Australia

Garbiñe Muguruza has spoken of her determination to win an Olympic medal and team up with Spanish great Rafael Nadal in the mixed doubles at Tokyo 2020.

We should have already left for Australia and the postponement has disrupted the planning," added Muguruza