Plans have been revealed to stage an Iumi Wan Festival celebrating local talent during this year's Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara.

programme.China has heavily backed the Pacific Games as part of its increasing influence in the region, but Australia

Saudi Arabia’s bid to secure the 2034 FIFA World Cup has received a huge boost after Indonesia withdrew from the race and joined fellow members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in supporting the Gulf state.

Indonesia revealed last week that it was in talks with Australia, Malaysia and Singapore over potentially

The Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games Athletes' Villages are now ready to host more than 5000 people for the event scheduled to take place from November 19 to December 2.

 Rod Hilton, High Commissioner of Australia to the Solomon Islands, reiterated Australia's support

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) will be subject to an independent review as part of the host nation's efforts to maximise performance at its home Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

the National Intermodal Corporation and sits on the Board of Venues New South Wales.Sport Inclusion Australia

Japan has extended its advantage over the United States at the top of the men's baseball world rankings.

Netherlands are seventh and Cuba are eighth.Dominican Republic have moved up one spot to ninth, leap-frogging Australia

Indranil Datta of India and Britain's Kathy Lipscomb are set to chair teams of technical officials for archery competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, respectively.

Bjarne Strandby of Denmark, Iranian Ghazaleh Rasouli, Chinese Taipei's Karen Pan, Alison Hagaman of Australia

World Lacrosse said it wants to find "creative solutions" to allow the Haudenosaunee to compete at Los Angeles 2028 when the sport returns to the Olympic programme.

lacrosse around the world, and along with international advocates from the United States, Canada, England, Australia

the FIFA Women's World Cup has been credited for record attendance in women's domestic football in Australia

Australia held the tournament for the first time with New Zealand in July and August, and enjoyed a run

Community groups have called for dugong, a marine mammal also known as a "sea cow" to be considered as the mascot for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.

The country has the largest population of dugongs which are found in western Australia and also in Moreton

2032 Organising Committee as part of their role in leading event preparations," a statement said.When Australia

Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley believes the sport's return to the Olympic programme after

was simply a one-off match between teams from Britain and France.As cricket is extremely popular in Australia

There’s a wonderful opportunity here in Australia and across the globe for all these sports to capture

last appearing at Tokyo 2020 where our softball players, with their proud Olympic history, represented Australia

been added, providing an opportunity for Australian athletes ©Getty Images"Lacrosse has been played in Australia

Activists from the Extinction Rebellion group have spread oil across the entrance of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) to protest against the sponsorship of the 2023 Rugby World Cup by petroleum company TotalEnergies.

Final at Twickenham.They also interrupted play at Wimbledon and the first day of the England versus Australia

Australia won their first match of the International Cricket Council Men’s Cricket World Cup after a

from the roof on to seats, leading to spectators moving to a safer area ©Getty ImagesIn their reply, Australia

leg before wicket in the fourth over, leaving them 24 for two.Wicketkeeper Josh Inglis top scored for Australia

scored 40 as they steadied the ship.Glenn Maxwell, with 31, and Marcus Stoinis, with 20, accelerated Australia

to the finish line as they won by five wickets with just under 15 overs to spare.It gives Australia

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has acknowledged here term limits are "necessary", but again refused to rule out an Olympic Charter amendment which would allow him to run again in 2025.

President Luis Mejía Oviedo and Djibouti's Aïcha Garad Ali.IOC Legal Commission chair John Coates of Australia

Regula Meier has been re-elected as President of the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) at the organisation's Plenary Assembly in Paris.

general, with Pierre-François Dupont re-elected as vice-president of sport and events.Ramone Cooper of Australia

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has announced plans to rescue the 2026 Commonwealth Games with a "streamlined" event.

Tate met with Commonwealth Games Australia chief executive Craig Phillips and representatives from the

the Rugby World Cup.No details about the streamlined Games plan have yet emerged.According to 9 News Australia

pitch and were unaware of the project.insidethegames has approached the CGF and Commonwealth Games Australia