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AELTC assessing three scenarios for next year's Wimbledon

  • Tennis

The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) is planning for three different scenarios for Wimbledon in 2021, including the possibility of holding the tournament behind closed doors.

place under current Government restrictions.Current rules in Melbourne require that anyone arriving in Australia


Australian taekwondo player secures funding boost ahead of Tokyo 2020

  • Taekwondo

taekwondo player Reba Stewart will receive a five-figure cash injection after being named in the Sport Australia

Since representing Australia for the first time at the 2015 Cadet World Championships in South Korea,

Stewart has competed regularly for her country.During 2018, Stewart represented Australia at seven different

Olympic champion.The SAHOF programme is supported by the Australian Government, with funding from Sport Australia

, and has grown from offering five scholarships when it began in 2006 to issuing 32 this year.Sport Australia

swimming to modern pentathlon to judo, these scholarships will help more young athletes from across Australia


Australian rugby great Gregan to mentor "impressive" Para-long jumper Gesini

  • Athletics News

€6,000) grant and work under the guidance of Australian rugby legend George Gregan as part of the Sport Australia

was looking forward to being mentored by former scrum-half Gregan who achieved a record 139 caps for Australia

sportaustralia @theAIS @AthsAust @AUSParalympics @rugbycomau pic.twitter.com/CdYnJQRrJm— Sport Australia

£1,400/$1,800/€1,500).The programme is supported by the Australian Government with funding from Sport Australia


Coates claims foreign relations bill amendment could harm athletes and destroy Brisbane's Olympic bid

  • Beijing 2022

Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates has claimed an amendment to the Federal Government’s new foreign relations legislation could make athletes political pawns and "destroy" Brisbane’s bid to host the 2032 Olympic Games.

internationally recognised human rights and fundamental democratic freedoms".Patrick, a senator for South Australia

There are a wide range of options available to nation states like Australia to express concern about


Philip Barker: Sport has had to adjust to a new normal before

  • Inside the Blogs

In 2020, getting back to “normal” has been a constant theme in sport. After last week’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board meeting, President Thomas Bach was optimistic that the Olympics would take place next year.

Indian Learie Constantine.Warner described this as “cricket in excelsis”.First-class cricket resumed in Australia




Australia searching for new men's basketball head coach for Tokyo 2020 after Brown resigns

  • Basketball

Brett Brown has stepped down as head coach of the Australian men's basketball team and will not lead the side at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games next year.

NBA) team the Philadelphia 76ers.The 59-year-old American had been appointed head coach by Basketball Australia

Tokyo 2020 this year before the Games were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.Basketball Australia

It is important for me to give Basketball Australia, the coach, and players, the necessary time for a

Basketball Australia is naturally disappointed that Brett is no longer able to commit to being the Boomers

Basketball Australia will commence recruitment for this position in the coming period, with details of


October 18 deadline set for ICC chairman candidates

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has set a deadline of October 18 for the submission of candidatures to become the governing body's next chairman.

claimed last month the new chairman should not come from one of the "big three" cricketing nations of Australia


Toxic "save weightlifting" email dismissed by Coffa as IWF rift widens

  • Weightlifting

An anonymous email claiming that senior figures at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) are trying to change Olympic qualifying rules "for their own personal benefits" has been dismissed as "ludicrous" by Sam Coffa, an adviser to the IWF Board.

not a final document nor is it up to date," he added.The email claims that Coffa "wants a medal" for Australia

in Tokyo.Sam Coffa has been accused of wanting to shoehorn Eileen Cikamatana, who now competes for Australia

Fiji, into the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games ©Getty ImagesCikamatana, who switched nationality from Fiji to Australia



Return of sport provides encouragement to IPC on Tokyo 2020 Paralympics going ahead, says senior official

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Sport resuming across the world has provided encouragement to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) that the rearranged Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games can go ahead next year, according to the IPC's chief marketing and communications officer Craig Spence.

LockerRoom on the New Zealand-based website Newsroom, Spence highlighted events starting up again in Australia

Governments had reverted to type with attitudes towards disabled people ©Getty Images"In New Zealand and Australia



Hewett wins second French Open title in two days

  • Wheelchair Tennis

Alfie Hewett won his fourth singles Grand Slam title and his second at Roland Garros after defeating Belgium's Joachim Gérard in three sets in the men's wheelchair final.

his doubles team mate and second seed Andy Lapthorne of Britain.Alcott, the reigning Wimbledon and Australia