Australian Football League (AFL) teams are set to return to training next week as the competition's return to play plan was explained.

 More than 7,000 people have been infected with coronavirus in Australia, resulting in just under

The head coach of the Indian men's cricket team has suggested the sport should not focus on international tournaments as it plots a return from a coronavirus-enforced suspension of play.

Shastri's India team are due to go a tour of Australia later this year, playing warm-up games ahead of

the T20 World Cup and then taking on Australia in a Test series afterwards.Ravi Shastri has suggested

FIFA is set to announce the host of the 2023 Women's World Cup on June 25, world football's governing body has announced..

 Football Federation Australia and New Zealand Football have submitted a joint bid, while Brazil

currently finalising its evaluation report, which will be published in early June.Football Federation Australia

The 2020 World Shooting Para Sport Para Trap Championships in the Italian city of Lonato have been postponed to 2021. 

also part of the competition programme of the Sydney 2019 World Shooting Para Sport Championships in Australia

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) has taken its first steps towards establishing an elected Athletes' Commission by creating an athlete steering committee.

The four-strong group comprises Erica Gavel of Canada, Ella Sabljak of Australia, Egypt's Alhassan Sedky

Rugby Australia received AUD14.2 million (£7.5 million/$9.2 million/€8.5 million) in funding from World

which is being allocated to unions on an application and evaluation basis.Earlier this year, Rugby Australia

World Rugby and commend them on their leadership in managing this issue for the global game," Rugby Australia

The financial implications of the virus have been significant for Rugby Australia and this emergency

Hamish McLennan has been appointed chairman of Rugby Australia ©WikipediaRugby Australia also announced

 "Rugby has a deep heritage and strong community support in Australia, and everyone wants to see

Para-snowboarder Ben Tudhope has won Snow Australia's Paralympic Athlete of the Year award after a successful season on the sport's World Cup circuit.

/XrPvR8QZOG@AUSParalympics @NSWIS @Paralympics @ParaSnowSports pic.twitter.com/JYARAAcTIm— Snow Australia

(@SnowAust) May 12, 2020Snow Australia chief executive Michael Kennedy spoke of his pride at Tudhope

There will be no international rugby union played in July because of the coronavirus pandemic, World Rugby has confirmed.

the All Blacks.Australia and Ireland were set to play twice, while Fiji also had a rare game against Australia

The International Olympic Committee has approved the new dates for the Federation of International Basketball (FIBA) Olympic qualification tournaments, which were announced by the governing body last month.

dates.Eight teams have already qualified directly for the basketball competition at Tokyo 2020 - Argentina, Australia

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board confirmed the postponement of the Athletes' Commission elections until 2021.

chairperson Kirsty Coventry, co-chair Danka Barteková, France's Tony Estanguet, and James Tomkins of Australia

National Council Sports Education of Mexico (CONDDE) has expressed an interest in hosting a World University Games in the future.

Games in Naples ©FISUFISU Oceania President David Schmude suggested a future World University Games in Australia

International Tag Federation (ITF) has confirmed the cancellation of the Confederation Cup event due to the coronavirus.

aiming to schedule a return leg in spring 2021.The ITF also confirmed the Trans-Tasman Series between Australia

Agustín Pichot has confirmed his resignation as an Argentinian representative on the World Rugby Council, following his defeat to Sir Bill Beaumont in the governing body's chairman election earlier this month.

the Rugby Championship as another achievement, with the annual competition pitting the nation against Australia

International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin believes the launch of the organisation’s Healthy Campus initiative can help universities to ensure their students remain active despite the coronavirus pandemic.

variety of fields.Pilot participants were the University of Turin in Italy, the University of Western Australia

The qualifier for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

, the United States and The Netherlands are set to battle it out for a World Cup berth.New Zealand, Australia

knockout matches at the Women's Cricket World Cup in 2021 following controversy at the T20 World Cup in Australia