The Olympic Channel surpassed 3.3 billion views across all platforms following a ground-breaking fourth year of operation, it has claimed..

Olympic Committees, including recent launches on CBC GEM in Canada, Swisscom in Switzerland and 7plus in Australia

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike promised a Paralympic Games "brimming with hope" as the countdown for the event reached the one-year-to-go mark.

Australian Paralympic team are among those marking one year to go until Tokyo 2020 ©Getty ImagesParalympics Australia

Three new inductees have been added to the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket Hall of Fame today as part of the 2020 edition.

first woman to achieve the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in ODI cricket.She was part of the Australia

I was fortunate enough to learn from the best when I entered the Australia team – Belinda Clark, Karen

Paralympian Derek Derenalagi has changed allegiances from Britain to Fiji in a bid to raise the profile of people with disabilities in the country of his birth.

People in Fiji, they don't really see disability the way that people in Australia or the UK see it.

Sophia Popov of Germany took a three-shot lead on the penultimate day of the Women's British Open on on the Old Course at Royal Troon.

 She looks set to be challenged on the final day by Minjee Lee of Australia, who shot 69 to finish

 Minjee Lee of Australia is in joint second place with Jasmine Suwannapura of Thailand going into

I found myself nodding in rare agreement with Conservative politician Sir Iain Duncan Smith earlier this week, when he acknowledged there was only a "very minimal" chance the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will move the 2022 Winter Olympics Games from Beijing.

on the Hong Kong and Uyghur human rights situation, before touching on China’s alleged bullying of Australia

Sir Iain Duncan Smith has called for the United Kingdom Government to take "strong position" on the 2022 Winter Olympics taking place in China, including considering a boycott of the Games over alleged human rights abuse in Hong Kong and of Uyghur Muslims.

China on Hong Kong in June has also drawn criticism from the US and the UK Governments, as well as Australia

The Australian Olympic Committee has added five track and field athletes to its team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, including reigning javelin world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber.

event at Gold Coast 2018.However, Barber could be the best chance of an Olympic medal in athletics for Australia

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive David Grevemberg has suggested the organisation will be willing to give Hamilton 2026 more time to secure the required Government support if it has seen enough progress by the initial deadline.

only bidder, although Grevemberg has since claimed the organisation has received strong interest from Australia

Certain members of a Hamilton City Council committee made abundantly clear their opposition to the pivot from a bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games to the 2026 edition of the event during a key meeting last week.

Commonwealth Games is expected to cost at least CAD$1 billion (£573 million/$747 million/€634 million).Australia

for over a year, and cited how the CGF has other options on the table following revived interest in Australia

Yet.The CGF chief said Australia and India had expressed strong interest in hosting a future Commonwealth

The interest [from Australia and India] isn't speculative.

United Through Sports (UTS) has launched the Virtual Youth Festival 2020 to avoid a cancellation of the event altogether due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

lifestyle can save lives," said IOC President Thomas Bach.The 2019 UTS Youth Festival took place in Australia

The player agreement between Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Australian Baseball League (ABL) has been extended for a further three seasons.

cements the status of the league as the premier baseball competition in the Southern Hemisphere.Baseball Australia

the league and presents plenty of competition for our local talent, including members of Boral Team Australia

Rugby sevens player Chloe Dalton revealed she will not return to play in this year's Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) season in order to prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Dalton, who earned Olympic rugby sevens gold with Australia at Rio 2016, has played for AFLW team Carlton

Australia impressed after winning rugby sevens gold at Rio 2016, claiming the World Rugby Sevens Series

Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates has led the tributes to Melbourne 1956 high jump silver medallist Charles Porter, after his death from cancer aged 84.

He represented Australia in the men's High Jump event at the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Summer Games

his Melbourne appearance, and won seven national titles.In 2011, he was inducted into the Athletics Australia

Charles was a great athlete and ambassador for athletics in Australia and abroad," Coates, an International

It is a privilege today to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Commonwealth Sport Movement.

will forget the nail-biting Gold Coast 2018 netball gold-medal match that saw Team England beat Team Australia