Bowls Australia (BA) chief executive Neil Dalrymple has reflected on a successful 2019 in his end-of-year

Dalrymple highlighted the increase in participation to a record level of 693,563 across Australia, but

 "Our 15 regional bowls managers continue to offer great services to the bowling clubs across Australia

as they seek to assist in growing the participation and sustainability of bowls in Australia."

Australia hosted this year's Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast this year as a test event

thank our commercial and licensing partners for their continuing support and investment in bowls across Australia

New Zealand's Maria Folau has retired from netball after playing 150 Tests for New Zealand, she has announced.

and Gold Coast 2018.She netted the winning goal in sudden death extra-time for the gold medal against Australia

;Maria Folau won two Commonwealth Games gold medals, including at Delhi 2010, when New Zealand beat Australia

North Korea are set to announce they will not compete in the third round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in South Korea in February - ending their chances of reaching Tokyo 2020.

have only beaten their rivals from the North once in 19 meetings.Four other teams in the third round - Australia

Australia has named its largest ever team for a Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in naming 33 athletes

I’m proud to announce the 33 athletes to represent Australia at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic

This reflects the growth of winter sport in Australia and the elite level of our junior athletes, competing

Mia Rennie, Abi Harrigan and Gus Broerson will represent Australia in freestyle skiing, with each athlete

International Netball Federation (INF) has updated its world rankings for the last time in 2019, with Australia

Australia won the Constellation Cup for the seventh straight time after a 53-46 win over New Zealand

A target of dramatically increasing the number of Para-ice hockey players in Australia with the aim of

The Australian Para-ice Hockey Association (APIHA) and Paralympics Australia have announced a new Memorandum

APIHA to identify more athletes, coaches, admin support and classification opportunities, to ensure Australia

Along with Paralympics Australia, we are also aligning with Ice Hockey Australia and collaborating on

Ultimately, APIHA and Paralympics Australia share the same desire to see our nation succeed on the world

 "Paralympics Australia has recognised our ability to play a lead role, and it’s a challenge we

Preparations are well in hand for the hosting of the International Ski Federation Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in the German resort of Oberwiesenthal, it has been claimed. 

Japan, Norway and Poland are on the list of entered nations so far.In cross-country skiing, Andorra, Australia

International Netball Federation (INF) President Liz Nicholl has claimed the world governing body should be "filled with great pride" by what has been achieved in the sport throughout this year.

July.The Congress was held prior to the Netball World Cup in the English city, where New Zealand beat Australia

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has announced prize money levels will increase by almost 20 per cent for the 2020 ATP Tour season, with the inaugural ATP Cup becoming the organisation’s richest event.

place in Brisbane, Perth and Sydney.The ATP Cup, due to be contested for the first time next month in Australia

Paralympics Australia chief executive Lynne Anderson received the prize for Leadership at the Australian

Anderson oversaw a significant year for the Paralympic Movement in Australia, having held the role of

a community, education and events centre at Paralympics Australia's base in Tullamarine.Paralympics Australia

in 2015, Lynne has revolutionised the way this organisation does business," said Paralympics Australia

drive is legendary. and the impact she had made on the Paralympic movement is not just being felt in Australia

I am proud of what Lynne has achieved at the helm of Paralympics Australia not just over the past year

An online page has raised thousands of dollars for the family of five-time Paralympic gold medallist Kieran Modra after the Australian cyclist's tragic death last month.

 Modra represented Australia at eight different Paralympic Games, in three different sports.After

winning his five Paralympic gold medals and three bronzes between Atlanta 1996 and Rio 2016.Paralympics Australia

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Executive Council approved a list of 48 international technical officials for next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo. 

Charlie Bethel of Britain, while the second is IWBF Asia Oceania secretary-general Don Perriman of Australia

level of refereeing will be six referee supervisors, Jon Burford of the United States, Matt Wells of Australia

New Zealand's Josh Junior won the Finn Gold Cup - the World Championship for the Olympic Finn class - in Melbourne today as Britain’s Olympic and European champion Giles Scott dropped out of the medal positions.

race with a 16-point advantage over his nearest challenger at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Australia

finish eighth.With the event also doubling up as the Oceania Continental Qualifier, Lilley also secured Australia

Leicester is set to again play host to the Wheelchair Rugby Quad Nations tournament next year in what will be the third edition of the event, Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) has announced.

The hosts will take on the world's two top-ranked teams, Australia and the United States, at the Morningside

 Between them, Australia and the US have won four of the gold medals since wheelchair rugby became

part of the Paralympic Games programme at Sydney 2000.The US won at Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008.Australia

 The US had won the first edition of the Wheelchair Rugby Quad Nations, beating Australia 56-55

New Zealand's Josh Junior looks set to claim the Finn Gold Cup title, as he heads into the medal race with a 16-point advantage over his nearest challenger in Melbourne.

Junior has enjoyed a successful week at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Australia, but faced one of