Australia booked their place in the semi-finals after beating New Zealand by four runs in their must-win

toss and elected to field.Her innings came from 50 deliveries and included six fours and two sixes as Australia

It was a crunch game, we handled it really well," said Australia captain Meg Lanning.Georgia Wareham

South Africa and England already confirmed as semi-finalists.South Africa will win the group and play Australia

South Africa won the Los Angeles Sevens after staging a superb comeback to beat Fiji in the final.

Africa saw off overall leaders New Zealand 17-0 in the semi-final while Rio 2016 winners Fiji thrashed Australia

43-7.New Zealand then pipped Australia 21-19 for bronze.In the quarter-finals, South Africa disappointed

Americans had been hoping to win their home tournament for the third year in a row.Fiji beat England 26-5, Australia

Elliot Hanson has been announced as the final sailor in Britain's Olympic sailing team for the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Hanson, 25, was selected on the back of a fifth place finish at the recent Laser World Championships in Australia

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) will allow athletes to switch entries from one competition to another in the remaining weeks of Olympic qualifying, as an indirect result of the spread of the coronavirus.

weightlifter Emily Muskett was among the winners at the Olympic qualifying competition in Canberra in Australia

Friday in Seoul, Korea were cancelled.Olympic qualifying competitions in Malta, Dubai and Canberra, Australia

Algeria and South Africa claimed victories on the opening day of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Afro Paralympic qualifier in Johannesburg.

day.The winner of the final will join United States, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Britain, Spain, Turkey, Australia

Paralympic tournament, where they will join The Netherlands, Britain, Germany, Spain, Canada, United States, Australia

Laurel Hubbard, the transgender weightlifter who is trying to qualify for Tokyo 2020 at the age of 42, broke a continental record but then bombed out in the Australian Open in Canberra, an Olympic qualifying competition.

before their first international competition.Eileen Cikamatana, the former Fijian who now competes for Australia

improve her chances of qualifying for Tokyo 2020 ©Australian Weightlifting FederationEmily Muskett, the Australia-based

Twenty cities from 14 countries have expressed an interest in hosting the 2026 edition of the Gay Games.

and Seattle, with Cape Town and Durban in South Africa also doing so.Other cities include Brisbane in Australia

New Zealand's Olivia Merry scored four goals as her team defeated Argentina 5-3 in Christchurch and moved above them in the women's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League table.

standings, with New Zealand sixth.Argentina's two teams are next in action on Friday (March 6) against Australia

South Africa and England have qualified for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals after respective Group B wins over Pakistan and West Indies at the Sydney Showground Stadium.

run rate.Inspired by 20-year-old Laura Wolvaardt’s 53 not-out from 36 balls in her first innings in Australia

Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-18 Men's Softball World Cup for the third time after beating Australia

into the final as favourites after winning all of their matches at the tournament to date, although Australia

the most valuable player at the conclusion of the tie.The result saw Japan avenge their 6-1 loss to Australia

The United States, aiming for a hat-trick of victories in their home leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series, made a strong start to reach the quarter-finals in Los Angeles.

next game against Scotland.The United States will meet South Africa in their last-eight match, while Australia

Exactly 107 years ago, as the Belle Epoque sashayed towards its cataclysmic conclusion, the International Lawn Tennis Association was founded in Paris.

it to be distinctly understood that should New Zealand wish to have separate representation later on Australia

World champion Lauren Parker triumphed at the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Paratriathlon Series in the Australian city of Devonport.

and Rakel Mateo Uriate of Spain in 1:45:33.Paratriathlon on the world stage as 2020 series opens in Australia

The final Tokyo 2020 teams are set to be determined at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Afro Paralympic qualifier in Johannesburg.

day.The winner of the final will join United States, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Britain, Spain, Turkey, Australia

Paralympic tournament, where they will join The Netherlands, Britain, Germany, Spain, Canada, United States, Australia

Japan maintained their unbeaten record at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-18 Men's Softball World Cup as the super round concluded.

The Japanese team were assured of participating in tomorrow’s gold-medal match against Australia, regardless