A petition launched to convince organisers of the 2022 World Games to allow the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team to compete has called for 10 countries to boycott the event in Birmingham in Alabama over their exclusion.

lacrosse player Aidan Fearn, had been signed by more than 23,000 people at the time of writing.It calls on Australia

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has been urged to hold a worldwide symposium "as soon as possible" to address the coaching culture within the sport in the wake of several abuse scandals.

focuses on USA Gymnastics and the Larry Nassar scandal, gymnasts from countries including Britain, Australia

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has been forced to postpone two more qualification events later this year due to the coronavirus crisis.

ICC conformed the postponement of the Men's T20 Cricket World Cup which had been due to take place in Australia

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates has been added to Rugby Australia's Rugby World Cup Advisory Board.

Coates is one of two new appointments to the Board, alongside former international Gary Ella, as Australia

the position after stepping down from the IOC Executive Board for the minimum two-year period.Rugby Australia

Former Australia international Gary Ella was also added to the Board ©Getty ImagesRugby Australia also

Rugby Australia announced its bid in 2017, having hosted the tournament alongside New Zealand in 1987

and alone in 2003.Australia is the favourite to host the tournament, following Argentina’s withdrawal

A new weightlifting competition for mixed-gender teams could be a formula to follow around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused so much disruption to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) calendar.

against each other in different rounds of the league - Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Fiji, Nauru, New Zealand, Australia

The World Squash Library has now added the individual men's and women's World Junior Championships to its database for public use.

Moignan to become the first junior women's champion in 1981 and, for the next 12 years, England and Australia

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has begun an Olympic rewind series which will show previous matches to coincide with the original schedule for Tokyo 2020.

Stadium in Columbus, Georgia.Eight teams participated in the Atlanta 1996 softball tournament, with Australia

round match at Athens 2004 will be broadcast on July 26, followed by the gold medal contest featuring Australia

August 2 and their gold medal tie against the US shown the following day.The series will conclude with Australia

The World Rugby Executive Committee has recommended a revised and temporary international calendar for 2020, with the aim of making the most of the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

continuing impact on international borders and travel.The Rugby Championship 2020, which features Argentina, Australia

World Rugby has labelled suggestions of misconduct in the election which saw Sir Bill Beaumont win a second term as chairman "unsubstantiated and erroneous".

Rugby sevens was on the Olympic programme at Rio 2016, with Fiji winning the men's gold medal and Australia

Jess Trengove is the latest athlete to speak about her Olympic experience with schoolchildren as part of the Australian Olympic Committee's (AOC) Olympics Unleashed programme.

saw Olympians visit classrooms in person.Trengove's talk was the first delivered online for a South Australia

With the scheme offered to primary schools across the state of South Australia, more than 100 have registered

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has led celebrations of International Boxing Day in a letter asking the sport's community to continue to use the day to attract people to boxing.

feature the best fan videos in a compilation.Nations that have taken part so far include Iran, Turkey, Australia

Scotland's Lachie Stewart, whose victory in the 10,000 metres was one of the highlights of the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, has had part of a leg amputated almost 50 years to the day of his gold medal performance.

A new Scottish record, beating world record holder Ron Clarke of Australia and Scotland's first gold

The fixture schedule for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup has been announced with hosts England's men featuring on the opening day against Samoa.

start the wheelchair tournament on November 11.This will see Spain face Norway and England take on Australia

second men's semi-final on November 20.On the opening day of the men's tournament, defending champions Australia

will run alongside one of the men's quarter-final matches on November 13.Defending women's champions Australia

Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) has announced Cube Partnership has been appointed as the tournament’s official retail and merchandise supplier.

-team men's Rugby League World Cup is scheduled to run from October 23 to November 27 in 2021, with Australia

The Men's T20 Cricket World Cup, which was due to take place in Australia later this year, has been postponed