Jon Dutton, chief executive of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, has welcomed an emergency loan of £16 million ($20 million/€18 million) provided by the UK Government to support the sport during the coronavirus pandemic.

Australia will aim to defend the men's World Cup title next year ©Getty ImagesEighteen venues are scheduled

Sir Bill Beaumont has won a second term as World Rugby chairman, seeing off the challenge of Agustín Pichot.

Rugby Canada all said publicly that they had voted for Sir Bill, while New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia

Australian sailor and veteran official Iain Murray has been appointed as the independent regatta director for the 2021 America's Cup in Auckland.

ImagesCOR 36 technical director Matteo Plazzi also welcomed the appointment of Murray, who represented Australia

The election for the chairmanship of World Rugby, which is being contested by Sir Bill Beaumont and Agustin Pichot, is being described as "too close to call" as voting closes tonight.

self-protection from existing players versus those of us, particularly the SANZAAR (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia

reports suggest Japan are leaning towards Sir Bill, while other reports claim South Africa will follow Australia

Sharelle McMahon and Kurt Fearnley have been appointed to leadership positions on the Australian Commonwealth Games team for the 2022 edition in Birmingham.

 A former national team captain, McMahon was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2016

Commonwealth Games Australia is planning to send one of its largest teams to compete in an away campaign

 Australia was represented by 473 athletes on the Gold Coast with the team topping the medal tally

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) Athlete Committee held a video conference with the governing body's President José Perurena to discuss concerns arising from the pandemic.

Australia has said its borders will remain closed until September, possibly December, so I’m getting

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Paraclimbing Committee held a teleconference meeting during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sebastian Depke of Germany, Para-climbing experts Wayne Geary of the United States and Sian Spencer of Australia

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) today celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding on April 29 1920.

Originally formed as the Australian Olympic Council, it marked the formal separation of Australia and

, which were combined as Australasia at previous Games in London in 1908 and Stockholm in 1912.With Australia

this name until June 19 in 1990, when it was rebranded as the AOC.AOC President John Coates believes Australia

The AOC Centenary is a chance for us to reflect on all the attributes of the Olympic Movement in Australia

Australia sits ninth on the all-time Summer Olympic medals table, with 150 golds and 507 medals in total

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has confirmed that this year's US Open has been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 11 and 15.Competitions in Switzerland, Malaysia, France, India, New Zealand, Singapore, China, Australia

Rugby Europe have announced they are supporting Sir Bill Beaumont in his bid to be re-elected as World Rugby chairman.

 South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina (SANZAAR) and Six Nations countries have three

Football Federation Australia (FFA) has named a "starting XI" panel of experienced football minds to

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to ensure that we continue to do the work which will be vital to launching the future of football in Australia

Two of Australia's top swimmers have expressed their relief over the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, due to their respective health concerns.

Olympic champion in 16 years ©Getty ImagesChalmers became the youngest Olympic swimming champion from Australia

New Zealand were crowned champions of the 2020 Anzac Day Indoor Rowing Challenge.

Anzac Day is an annual event observed by Australia and New Zealand to commemorate the citizens of both

nations who served and died in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.It is named after the Australia

being covered between the countries - around one and a half times the distance from Albany in Western Australia

Cove near Gallipoli.Money raised during the challenge will go towards the Returned and Services League Australia

Anzac Appeal or the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association.Rowing Australia and Rowing

Australia and Melbourne Rebels flyhalf Matt Toomua has said there should be a rethink of the Super Rugby

suspended.Toomua believes that the 15-team competition needs to be replaced by more local tournaments.Clubs from Australia

there's a lot of people who are wanting to have a domestic model for quite a while now, whether it be Australia-focused

or Australia-New Zealand focused or something along those lines."

The parents of Australian swimmer Mack Horton have claimed they have been threatened and harassed by supporters of controversial three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang at their family home in Melbourne.

analyst told the magazine the threatens and attacks formed part of a wider operation of harassment in Australia