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Quarter-final line-up completed at ATP Cup

  • Tennis

The quarter-final line-up was completed at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Australia

runners-up berths in the last eight.All of the knockout stage is taking place in Sydney, with hosts Australia

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


Hosts Thailand begin race for Tokyo 2020 in style at AFC Under-23 Championship

  • Football

Hosts Thailand began with a big victory on day one of the Asian Football Confederation Under-23 Championship, which is doubling as a qualifier for the men's Olympic tournament.

left in normal time, before a close-range finish in the 92nd minute.In the day's first Group A game, Australia

and Iraq drew 1-1 at Thammasat Stadium in Pathum Thani.Reno Piscopo gave Australia the lead with a free-kick

through Mohammed Qasim's superb long-range strike with 13 minutes left.Iraq hit back to earn a draw with Australia


Semi-final line-ups take shape at Tokyo 2020 Asian volleyball qualifiers

  • Volleyball

South Korea and Kazakhstan qualified for the semi-finals at the Women's Volleyball Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Thailand, after the second day of group play.

three teams, Chinese Taipei recovered from their 3-0 defeat to hosts Thailand yesterday by beating Australia

25-20, 25-18, 25-14.Australia will now need to beat Thailand in straight sets tomorrow to stand any

the group, with Chinese Taipei and Kazakhstan out.Qatar booked their place from Pool B after beating Australia

elsewhere in the group, seeing off winless India 25-19, 25-20, 25-23.It means they have moved level with Australia


World Flying Disc Federation announce results of Board elections

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has announced the results of its 2019 elections, with the WFDF member associations voting on several open positions on the Board of Directors. 

ultimate for the Pan American Masters Games, where we will showcase flying disc with venues in Europe, Australia


Australian Olympic Committee praise "inspiring" athletes for bushfire response

  • ONOC

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has described the response of athletes to the country's bushfire crisis as "inspiring".

At the ongoing ATP Cup tennis tournament in Australia, being held in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, players

event.Nick Kyrgios has pledged cash for every ace he hits at the ATP Cup ©Getty ImagesFootball Federation Australia

While the entirety of Australia feels the same despair, the bravery and generosity that has come out



ICC Women's T20 World Cup trophy tour launches at Bondi Beach

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The trophy tour for the 2020 International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's T20 World Cup was officially launched in Sydney today.

winning this year's ICC Women's T20 World Cup, due to begin on February 21, with defending champions Australia

Melbourne, Hobart and Adelaide.With bushfires devastating families, communities and wildlife across Australia

to support the ICC Women's T20 World Cup trophy tour," Stephen Lester, managing director of Nissan Australia

We are delighted to help share the excitement of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup throughout Australia,

Australia will be vying for a fifth ICC Women's T20 World Cup title.


Indoor Archery World Series leg to go ahead in Sydney despite bushfires

  • Archery

The Sydney Indoor Archery Festival will go ahead as planned this week despite the bushfire crisis in Australia

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

 Other sporting events are continuing in Australia amid the crisis, including the ATP Cup in tennis.High



Coates hoping to use Lausanne 2020 to promote Queensland bid for 2032 Olympics

  • Brisbane 2032

Queensland's campaign to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is set to move into a new, potentially significant, stage here this week when Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates presents its bid to leading officials.

 Like many other parts of Australia, Queensland has been badly hit by bushfires.

 Queensland has been affected by the bushfires engulfing Australia but not as badly as other parts

include Olympic gold medallists Cathy Freeman, who lit the Cauldron at the Opening Ceremony the last time Australia

campaign.Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman, who lit the Cauldron at the Opening Ceremony the last time Australia

for John O’Neill, the former chief executive of the Australian Rugby Union and Football Federation Australia


Russia and Britain reach last eight at ATP Cup

  • Tennis

as group winners, as action continued today at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Australia

of sets, while Belgium could still advance as a runner-up.In Group E at Brisbane's Pat Rafter Arena, Australia


David Owen: Formats - the long and the short of it

  • Inside the Blogs

It has been a particularly grim start to the year, with Australia burning and the Middle East - again

outstanding Aussie cricket writer Tweeted on 3 January, "No point trying to care about the cricket while Australia




Sixteen countries to bid for Tokyo 2020 spots at AFC Under-23 Championship

  • Football

Three teams will qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic men's football tournament through the Asian Under-23 Championship, which begins tomorrow in Thailand.

and Iran.No side has ever retained the title.Hosts Thailand are in Group A with 2013 winners Iraq, Australia

are in Group A, with Thailand beginning on home soil against Bahrain in Bangkok, after Iraq take on Australia