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CAS sets November date for hearings in Russian doping case against WADA

  • News

Hearings in Russia's long-running case against the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) are set to take place at the Court of Arbitration for Sport between November 2 and 5.

Williams of Australia, has been convened to decide on a case which is set to have far-reaching consequences


Exclusive: Indian weightlifter wants compensation for "injustice" of unclosed 2017 doping case

  • Weightlifting

An Indian weightlifter who suffered "mental trauma" and, she says, lost her chance to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games because of an unexplained mix-up over a doping positive is seeking compensation from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

©Getty ImagesBesides those and other complaints, Sanjita was tested 11 times in 11 months in India, Australia

was Sanjita still in the Commonwealth rankings in March, why was she allowed to win a gold medal in Australia


Documentary following Canadian wheelchair rugby team premieres

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

A documentary following the Canadian wheelchair rugby team at the final Tokyo 2020 qualification event has premiered.

due to take place from August 24 to September 5 next year.The Canadian team are set to join Japan, Australia


National Olympic Committee of Kosovo begins mental skills seminar

  • EOC

The National Olympic Committee of Kosovo has begun a four-part international mental skills seminar with 40 elite athletes taking part over the video conference platform Zoom.

Graziella Thake, the founder of the Optimisation HUB organisation from Australia, is serving as the seminar

with international licenses – Elda Gjoka of Albania, four-time Olympic softball medallist Mel Roche of Australia


Mike Rowbottom: If the IOC think they can "switch off" athlete protests at Tokyo 2020 they can forget it

  • Inside the Blogs

If the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics do take place next summer it will mean, one would fervently hope, that the COVID-19 pandemic has been controlled, if not eradicated. And if so, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) needs to gird itself.

podium, including silver medallist Peter Norman, who had been a critic of Australia's former White Australia


Suncorp Super Netball 2020 season to start in August

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season is due to start on August 1, having been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 pandemic started to quickly affect the nation, causing sport to shutdown nationwide.To date, Australia


Canoeist Funk warns long term effects of coronavirus on athletes are "still unknown"

  • Canoeing

German canoe slalom paddler Ricarda Funk says she believes that the long-term effects of coronavirus should be a "concern for all athletes."

medals including one gold as well as two overall World Cup titles in the K1 class, was on her way to Australia

) May 29, 2020The decision to postpone Tokyo 2020 by 12 months was taken as Funk returned home from Australia


Plans to redevelop Sydney Olympic Stadium scrapped over economic impact of COVID-19

  • Football

The New South Wales Government has confirmed it has dropped plans for the refurbishment of ANZ Stadium, with AUD800 million (£432 million/$533 million/€480 million) now set to be redirected towards a new fund for job-creating infrastructure projects.

Stadium Australia, which is commercially known as ANZ Stadium, features as part of Australia and New

World Cup.The venue is one of two stadiums in Sydney expected to be used at the tournament, should Australia

Venues in Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Launceston and Adelaide were also venues outlined in Australia


Formula One season poised to start with two races in Austria

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Formula One (F1) now plans to stage two season-opening races in Austria on July 5 and 12 after approval from the Austrian Government was granted yesterday.

iconic race in Monaco - with a further six races postponed.The F1 season was due to begin on March 15 in Australia


Incoming coach Rennie calls for Rugby Australia infighting to end

  • Rugby Sevens

Incoming coach Dave Rennie described the situation at Rugby Australia as "messy" and urged for the infighting

Rennie is set to take over as coach from Michael Cheika, who left after Australia crashed out of the

2019 Rugby World Cup at the quarter-final stage.He joins an organisation in crisis, with Rugby Australia

Izack Rodda, Harry Hockings and Isaac Lucas were recently released from their contracts with Rugby Australia

 Dave Rennie suggested former Rugby Australia chief executive Raelene Castle had been bullied ©Getty

New Zealand under-20s and most recently the Glasgow Warriors in Scotland.He was appointed by Rugby Australia


Calendar congestion sees 2022 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships deferred to 2026

  • Swimming

The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships have been deferred to 2026 due to a number of sporting events taking place in 2022.

was due to the host the event, with the country and the three remaining Pan Pacific charter nations - Australia

 "We now look forward to hosting a great event in 2026, welcoming our fellow charter nations Australia



Discussions on ICC chairman election process deferred until June 10

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The process to elect Shashank Manohar's replacement as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has been delayed after the Board opened a confidentiality investigation following the leak of a letter to the media.

postpone this year's T20 World Cup was leaked to the Times of India.In a letter to the ICC, Cricket Australia


ITU Multisport World Championships in Almere moved to 2021

  • Triathlon

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) Multisport World Championships in Almere have been postponed to 2021. 

nbsp;Dates are to be confirmed at a later stage.The Multisport World Championships in Townsville in Australia

Multisport news:Almere Multisport World Championships moved to 2021.World Championships in Townsville (Australia


ICC defer decision on T20 World Cup after postponement proposal leaked

  • Non-Olympic Sports

has shelved a decision on this year's T20 World Cup after a proposal to postpone the tournament in Australia

In a letter to the ICC, leaked to the Times of India, Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings suggested

Australia has thankfully managed to 'flatten the COVID-19 curve', meaning there is greater certainty

of being able to play in Australia in 2021 [which is key to maintaining member distributions]," Eddings