Slovenian tennis player Dalila Jakupović collapsed to her knees on court, as bushfire smoke plagued the qualifying rounds at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

earlier been suspended due to the smoke, caused by the fire crisis that has blazed across huge parts of Australia

coughing fit while playing in thick smoke caused by the #AustralianFires. pic.twitter.com/WAJv6TzTjW— ESPN Australia

and left millions of animals dead.Sport has come together to donate money to the cause, with Tennis Australia

United Arab Emirates defeated North Korea 2-0 to move top of Group D at the Asian Football Confederation Under-23 Championship in Thailand, a tournament which will qualify three sides for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Thailand taking on Iraq and needing a victory to assure themselves of a last eight spot.Table-toppers Australia

Sixteen teams are set to compete for the four remaining places at the World Curling Championships at a qualification event beginning in Finland tomorrow.

 Australia, South Korea and Mexico complete the line-up.

A brave Australian comeback at the AFC Under-23 Championship saw them register a crucial 2-1 victory over hosts Thailand. 

 Australia top the group on four points, requiring just a point in their final game against Bahrain

A total of 311 archers are involved in qualification and early eliminations in the Sydney Indoor Archery Festival, the fourth leg of the 2000 Indoor Archery World Series - including reigning champion Sim Yeji.

compound men and 12 compound women.The Sydney Championships, taking place despite the bushfires raging in Australia

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is to donate AUD$100,000 (£53,000/$69,000/€62,000) to help support communities devastated by the bushfires sweeping across the country.

For more than a year now, Olympians have been travelling to schools around Australia with positive messages

In the same way that every Olympian has tremendous pride in representing Australia in their chosen sport

Professionals Cup, as his singles victory over Alex De Minaur established a decisive 2-0 lead over host nation Australia

Sydney Indoor Archery Festival, which will start tomorrow as planned despite the bushfire crisis in Australia

As has been widely reported, Australia is currently suffering from severe bushfires, particularly in

Jordan made an ideal start to their quest for a Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games place, winning their opening qualifying match at the Asian Football Confederation Under-23 Championship in Thailand.

matches, with Bahrain - beaten 5-0 by the hosts in their opening game - meeting Iraq, who drew 1-1 with Australia

at the Thammasat Stadium, Rangsit.Thailand will meet Australia in the second of the day's games, at

Spain's world number one Rafael Nadal redeemed a singles defeat with dramatic victory in the doubles, earning his country victory over Belgium in their ATP Cup quarter-final at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney.

revamped Davis Cup, held for the first time as one 18-team competition in November.It is taking place in Australia

Prince Harry is set to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC2021) draws at Buckingham Palace next week, in what will be his first major engagement since the shock announcement that he and his wife plan to quit as senior members of the Royal Family.

culminates with a double-header men's and women's final at Old Trafford in Manchester on November 27.Australia

South Korea completed the semi-final line-up at the Men's Volleyball Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Jiangmen, to move one step closer to a Tokyo 2020 place.

Nakhon Ratchasima, hosts Thailand secured their semi-final spot as Pool A winners by brushing aside Australia

win over Chinese Taipei.The result also sent the Taiwanese through to the last four after they beat Australia

Australia's doubles pairing Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur won a marathon champions tiebreak to defeat Britain and reach the semi-finals of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Sydney.

knocked out Argentina ©Getty ImagesDan Evans levelled things by beating De Minaur 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, before Australia

 Tomorrow's remaining quarter-finals will see Spain face Belgium for the right to meet Australia

revamped Davis Cup, held for the first time as one 18-team competition in November.It is taking place in Australia

International Rugby League (IRL) has appointed Greg Barclay, a highly respected and experienced sports administrator, to be the organisation's first independent chair following a wide-ranging governance review in 2018 and 2019.

Grant, who is from Australia, had a significant 22-year career in policing and emergency management before

Athletes who protest at Tokyo 2020 have been threatened with possible disciplinary action under Rule 50 guidelines developed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission.

well as the celebration of sport and human accomplishment, are diminished," it adds.Mack Horton of Australia