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Australian Open to be pushed back to February to incorporate quarantine period

  • Tennis

Next year's Australian Open will reportedly take place from February 8 to 21 to incorporate a period of quarantine for players.

nbsp;The Victorian Government has confirmed players will have to undergo quarantine upon arrival in Australia

 According to reports in Australian media, Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley also confirmed

In an official statement, however, Tennis Australia said it was still awaiting confirmation from the

 In total, Australia has reported more than 27,900 cases and 908 deaths.   


McLoughlin to remain as Australian Chef de Mission at Beijing 2022 after Tokyo 2020

  • Beijing 2022

Paralympics Australia (PA) has announced Kate McLoughlin will stay on as Australian Chef de Mission for

respected and highly dedicated to the goals we set for our teams and the wider Paralympic Movement in Australia

McLoughlin said there was "plenty to be excited about" ahead of Beijing 2022 as Australia looks to build

ensure these brilliant sportsmen and women have everything they need to realise their potential and do Australia

Australia has a strong reputation at the Winter Paralympics."

and 12 Para-athletes and sighted guides to compete in snowboarding and Alpine skiing at Beijing 2022.Australia


Matera stripped of Argentine rugby captaincy due to racist tweets

  • Rugby Sevens

Argentina's rugby skipper Pablo Matera has been stripped of the captaincy and suspended alongside two other players after the emergence of racist posts on Twitter.

win over the mighty All Blacks, the three-time world champions, and they also drew 15-15 with hosts Australia

famous win over New Zealand ©Getty ImagesTheir squad is now in disarray ahead of their second match with Australia


Swimmer Chalmers eyes title defence at Tokyo 2020 after shoulder surgery

  • Swimming

Olympic swimming champion Kyle Chalmers has set his sights on defending his title at Tokyo 2020 after undergoing shoulder surgery.

InstagramA post shared by Kyle Chalmers (@kyle_chalmers3)"But then when the borders opened between South Australia

NSW and so we could actually fly to Sydney to get the opinion of a specialist recommended by Swimming Australia


Adelaide to host Australian Women’s Championship and two Women’s Showcase games

  • Baseball and Softball

Adelaide is set to be the epicentre for Australian women's baseball in 2021.

Championship in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.Victoria were the champions in 2019, with Western Australia

runners-up and South Australia third.Adelaide is the capital of South Australia.The inter-state tournament

Getty ImagesTwo of those games will be played as a double-header in Adelaide on January 17.Baseball Australia

A significant amount of work has been put into the women’s programme in South Australia and it’s a great

Again, we are grateful for the support from the Office for Recreation Sport and Racing here in South Australia


Casado re-elected World Triathlon President

  • Triathlon

Marisol Casado has been elected to serve a fourth term as President of World Triathlon after seeing off challenger Mads Freund in a virtual vote at the organisation’s Congress.

behind Jamaica's Alan Beckford on 49.St-Jean, Gabriella Gallegos of the United States, Miles Stewart of Australia





Worrell’s way - the match that saved cricket from itself

  • The Big Read

"Unique" is a much-overused word in sportswriting; few happenings so described truly are.

unfolded 60 years ago, before a disbelieving crowd of just 4,000 at the Woolloongabba ground in Brisbane, Australia

The protagonists in this mould-breaking clash were Australia, who had begun to escape the long shadow

This left Australia needing 233 to win in their own second innings.The hosts were soon in trouble against

cricket’s long history, which had begun all the way back in March 1877, when England squared up to Australia

Ground, destined later to be used as the main stadium for Australia’s first Olympic Games.In theory, Australia


Matytsin does not expect CAS decision to impact Russia bid for Rugby World Cup

  • Rugby Sevens

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has claimed the country’s bid for the Rugby World Cup would not be impacted if the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) loses its appeal against World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions.

2031.Russia has said it will lodge bids for the tournaments.The country will face competition from Australia


Leeper to challenge "racially discriminatory" CAS ruling at Swiss Supreme Court

  • Athletics News

Paralympic sprinter Blake Leeper has appealed a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling that upheld World Athletics' decision to ban him from competing against able-bodied athletes to the Swiss Supreme Court.

Asian subjects, with people of African descent excluded.These studies focused on athletes from Spain, Australia


Australian students receive Olympic Change-Maker awards

  • ONOC

Twenty-one Australian students have received Olympic Change-Maker awards in recognition of the work they are doing to promote sport in their area.

Small, Koti Ngawati, Jake Whetton, Steph Moorhouse and Ashleigh Brennan where they will look at how Australia


IWRF appoint regional general managers as part of development restructure

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

The International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) has appointed four regional general managers as part of the restructure of its development department.

the regional general manager for the Americas, having served as the Zonal President.Wheelchair Rugby Australia