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

Canada's Bianca Andreescu yesterday became the latest high-profile player to announce she would not compete at the US Open in New York City, with her absence meaning that the tournament will begin without both its reigning men’s and women’s singles champions for the first time since 2003.

player in the women's top 10 to withdraw from the event, following world number one Ashleigh Barty from Australia

The World Squash Federation (WSF) has announced a partnership agreement with i-Mask, allowing squash players a chance to win prizes and support local healthcare workers in the lead-up to World Squash Day.

Simon, who lives in Australia, quickly came up with an acceptable design and, once we had official approval

Ryan Palk and Arthur Brett have been appointed as pathway coordinators by Australian Sailing as the national body targets success in the kitefoil and windfoiling at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

initiatives aimed at supporting the development of athletes and coaches.Palk previously competed for Australia

and 2019 World Beach Games.Australian Sailing said Palk has a close relationship with Kiteboarding Australia

Australia has signalled its intentions in the classes by today announcing the appointments of Ryan Palk

The Netherlands' women's football head coach Sarina Wiegman will step down from her role following the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after being appointed the next head coach of the England women's team.

she will oversee the Lionesses' home European Championships in 2022, the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia

South Africa rugby sevens head coach Neil Powell has said that next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo is the ultimate goal for the men’s team after returning to training.

tournament.Defending Olympic champions Fiji, New Zealand, United States, Argentina, Canada, Britain, Australia

A Netflix documentary showing the best of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's T20 World Cup 2020 has now been released worldwide.

T20 World Cup final was played in front of a record 86,174 crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia

while live coverage hours went up around the world by 62 per cent to 1,529.The final, which saw hosts Australia

The three continental Para-badminton championships remaining on the 2020 calendar have been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

months due to the pandemic.The 2020 Oceania Para-Badminton Championships took place in Ballarat in Australia

UniSport Australia announced the division one and division two Nationals in 2021 will take place in Gold

Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) has signed an exclusive multi-year sponsorship deal with marketing

Having worked with the team at Sportfive for over 30 years, this announcement gives Commonwealth Games Australia

Australia won 198 medals at Gold Coast 2018, including 80 gold, and hope to maintain their position at

Birmingham 2022 by sending a team of 425 athletes ©Getty ImagesDamien Moston, Sportive's managing director, Australia-New

Announcing our partnership with Commonwealth Games Australia is fantastic," he said."

Australia have finished top of the medals table at seven of the last eight Commonwealth Games since Auckland

Table Tennis Australia (TTA) and Paralympics Australia has partnered to establish a coaching working

high-performance fields as well as the very best table-tennis knowledge and experience available in Australia

During this pivotal time for the Australian Paralympic Movement, Paralympics Australia is particularly

proud of our partnership with Table Tennis Australia," Lynne Anderson, Paralympics Australia chief executive

The wonderful staff at TTA continue to engage strongly with Paralympics Australia expertise, including

Pinder and our other Paralympics Australia staff, we have been pleased to see Table Tennis Australia

World Rugby has announced it will award hosting rights to the next two men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups within the same process.

Multiple countries have already shown interest in hosting the men's Rugby World Cup in 2027, including Australia

The World Bowls Championships in Gold Coast has been rescheduled for the second time, with the event now due to take place from September 7 to 19 in 2021.

to similar dates in 2021 - May 25 to June 6 - due to the coronavirus pandemic.World Bowls and Bowls Australia

competing countries to attend the event and therefore the best chance for the event to proceed," said Bowls Australia

support the staging of this event in September 2021," said World Bowls chief executive Gary Smith.Bowls Australia

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has postponed World Cup qualifiers planned for October and November.

Football Federation Australia was among those to react to the news."