France's Perrine Laffont returned to winning ways with victory at the latest International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup moguls event in Tazawako.

ImagesSecond place on the day went to Junko Hoshino of Japan with a score of 79.75 with Jakara Anthony of Australia

International Laser Class Association (ILCA) Laser Radial World Championships title in Melbourne in Australia

It was a long journey to Fiji - the 28-hour extravaganza from London, which featured a stopover in Los Angeles, highlighted the remoteness of the island.

Australia and New Zealand are the two biggest countries, and despite large populations and numerous resources

A gulf was revealed there, however, between Australia and New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Australia took all nine quota places for the men’s competition, while two New Zealand boxers and one

 "For us in the Pacific, there is a big gap between us and Australia and New Zealand,” he said."

 Shelley Watts of Australia was one of three boxers from Oceania to reach the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

World number one Japan underlined their quality with a comfortable 12-1 win over hosts New Zealand in their opening World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-18 Men's Softball World Cup game at Colquhoun Park in Palmerston North.

top seeds in Group A and two-times World Cup winners - in a shock 8-3 win.In the other two matches, Australia

Australia edged out India 4-3 in a seven-goal thriller in the first game of their FIH Pro League double

their two goal advantage courtesy of a field goal from player of the match Lachlan Sharp.A minute later Australia

final minute but Rupinder Singh's penalty corner went wide, sealing a hard earned three points for Australia

overall Pro League standings, Belgium are top with 14 points, ahead of The Netherlands on 11, with Australia

Fiji Amateur Boxing Association (FABA) President Manasa Baravilala has appealed to the International Boxing Association (AIBA) for a separate Olympic qualifying tournament for Oceania, claiming the continent feel "neglected".

for Oceania.Oceania and Asia were grouped together for the Rio 2016 Olympic qualifying event, with Australia

For us in the Pacific, there is a big gap between us and Australia and New Zealand."

The United States topped the group on day one of the Wheelchair Rugby Quad Nations in Leicester after back-to-back victories.

The opening match saw the US take control early in their match against Australia, winning the match 54

these teams met in the Quad Nations in the inaugural tournament in 2018, the US won by one point over Australia

in a score of 56-55.In the late match, the hosts would get a win on the board with a 58-46 win over Australia

Football Confederation (AFC) Olympic Qualifiers Final Round playoff against South Korea in Sydney in Australia

China have now been infected with coronavirus ©Getty ImagesThe other qualifying tie will be between Australia

World team champion Jade Carey of the United States topped qualification in the women's floor event at the International Gymnastics Federation Apparatus World Cup in Melbourne.

routine was rewarded with 14.266 points.The three-time world champion edged out Mitchell Morgans of Australia

finished first in the men's vault qualifying on 14.666 points, qualifying in front of James Bacueti of Australia

New Zealand head into the World Softball Baseball Confederation (WSBC) Under 18 Men's Softball World Cup as one of the favourites to win the competition in front of a home crowd at Colquhoun Park in Palmerston North.

2001, winning their second title in 2016.However, the reigning champions are their Pacific rivals, Australia

world number two making the medals only twice - but won both in 2014 and 2016.They sit in Group A with Australia

Belarussians Aliaksandra Ramanouskaya and Hanna Huskova will look to capitalise on their previous aerials wins in the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Ski World Cup with a win in their home capital city in Minsk.

 Australia have made the podium in the past two races too with Laura Peel and Abbey Wilcox a threat

Defending champions Australia were stunned by India in the opening match of the International Cricket

balls.Ashleigh Gardner prevented Poonam from taking a hat-trick, but the Indian bowler had reduced Australia

to put the tournament favourites under pressure.Spinner Poonam Yadav guided India to victory against Australia

unlikely 21 runs to win the match.Molly Strano was run out with the penultimate ball of the match, as Australia

Forty years ago this week, a deadline imposed on the Olympic Movement expired.

 Carter had strong backing from Governments in Australia, Canada and Great Britain and even sent

French NOC President Claude Collard said.Many were encouraged by the actions of sports officials in Australia

Association chairman Sir Denis Follows was prominent amongst those who resisted Government pressure and in Australia

Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Twenty20 tournament begins tomorrow, with the top ranked nation Australia

tournament's warm-up matches and Bangladesh, who have never played a T20 international against either Australia

or New Zealand.Group B features England, runners-up to Australia at the last Women's World Twenty20,

their international debut in the summer of 2007.Matches will be played in various locations across Australia

Britain will look for success in their home event as the Wheelchair Rugby Quad Nations tournament comes to the Morningside Arena in Leicester in an important warm up for this year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo. 

The hosts are due to take Australia and the United States with the three teams playing each other twice

the last match.The first day is scheduled to conclude with Britain's second game when they will play Australia

 Both the US and Australia have participated in the tournament before when they competed in the