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Michael Pavitt: Return of sporting events a positive but packed schedule presents a challenge for athletes

  • Inside the Blogs

Nearly two years ago, I wrote about my tentative support for the UEFA Nations League format with the competition providing more structured international football matches in place of meaningless friendlies, as well as pitting nations of a similar level against each other.

internationals against Ireland, three tests and T20 fixtures against Pakistan, and are currently facing Australia


Burkhill added to Australian artistic swimming team for Tokyo 2020 after Stackpole retirement

  • Artistic Swimming

Hannah Burkhill has been added to Australian artistic swimming team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games following the retirement of Rose Stackpole.

Australia confirmed its artistic swimming team in February, with Rio 2016 Olympians Hannah Cross, Emily

of the team which competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju in South Korea, where Australia


Oceania Cup cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The 2020 Oceania Cup has been cancelled after organisers deemed it "impossible" to hold the rugby league tournament with the current COVID-19 restrictions in place.

play in the women's tournament.The men's tournament was held for the first time in 2019 and won by Australia

But the recent rise in cases in both New Zealand and Australia, coupled with ongoing restrictions on


Dual Para-athlete Pendergast announces retirement from skiing

  • Alpine Skiing News

Dual Para-athlete and two-time Winter Paralympian Tori Pendergast has announced her retirement from Alpine skiing at the age of 29.

was always the first to put her hand up to help at futures camps or within the Disabled Wintersports Australia

Pendergast is turning her attention to her role in the sales department at Torrens University Australia


IWBF Athlete Steering Committee to hold online forum over Players' Commission

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

An International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IBWF) Athlete Steering Committee will host an online forum as the group continues work on establishing a Players’ Commission.

The IWBF Athlete Steering Committee was formed in April, with Erica Gavel of Canada, Ella Sabljak of Australia


First Olympic gold medallist in butterfly dies aged 87

  • Swimming

A former world record holder who made history by becoming the first swimmer to win Olympic gold in butterfly has died.

died aged 87.It was the only gold medal won by the United States in men’s swimming at the Games in Australia



FIG competition set to resume with Szombathely World Cup in October

  • Gymnastics

International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)-sanctioned competition is set to return in October with a World Challenge Cup artistic gymnastics event in Hungary.

be only the fourth FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event of 2020, following legs in Melbourne in Australia




Van Aert clinches second stage win as Pogačar loses time at Tour de France

  • Cycling

Belgium’s Wout van Aert sprinted to his second stage win in three days at the Tour de France as splits in the peloton saw Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar lose key time in the battle for the overall race victory.

rival and current green jersey holder Sam Bennett of Ireland, as well as fellow sprinters Caleb Ewan of Australia



World champions to be crowned at World Triathlon Series event in Hamburg

  • Triathlon

The World Triathlon Series (WTS) is set to return in Hamburg this weekend, with world titles on the line due to the reduced calendar caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Relay Championships, with France aiming to defend their title, having finished ahead of Germany and Australia


Softball Australia National Championships moved over COVID-19 travel limits

  • Baseball and Softball

Softball Australia has rescheduled all national events that were set to be held in December 2020 and

national events now to be played between the last week of January through until early July.Softball Australia

October 30, with it being allowed to be pushed back to February 15 to 21 if deemed necessary.Softball Australia

played as a combined event in Queensland in late June, with a destination yet to be decided.Softball Australia