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Captain Woods keen to continue Presidents Cup dominance

  • Golf

Tiger Woods will captain the United States team in the Presidents Cup that starts tomorrow, with the International Team desperate to arrest a dreadful record in the competition. 

claish with Canadian Adam Hadwin and South Korea’s Sungjae Im.Presidents Cup veteran Adam Scott of Australia


Greece to defend FINA World Men's Junior Water Polo title in Kuwait City

  • Water Polo

Greece will be chasing back-to-back titles when the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Men’s Junior Water Polo Championships start tomorrow, at the new Al-Nasar Sport Club in Kuwait City.

by the finals on December 20.The defending champions are in Group D along with Uzbekistan, Brazil, Australia

South Africa vs Croatia; Japan vs China; Spain vs Hungary; Canada vs Egypt; Kuwait vs Iran; Greece vs Australia


New Zealand netball team awarded Lonsdale Cup at Olympic Gala

  • ONOC

New Zealand’s netball team have been awarded the Lonsdale Cup at an Olympic Gala in Auckland, following their triumph at the World Cup.

claimed their fifth Netball World Cup title earlier this year in Liverpool, after they overcame rivals Australia


BOA issue "robust" response to athlete legal action over Rule 40

  • EOC

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has confirmed it has responded to a legal challenge from a group of athletes against its Rule 40 guidelines.

significantly scaled back the power of the longstanding regulation.Countries including the United States and Australia


China and Japan earn IBSA Goalball Asia-Pacific Championship titles

  • Goalball News

Japan were crowned winners of the International Blind Sports Federation Goalball Asia-Pacific Championships women’s competition in Chiba, while China secured the men’s title.

tournament runners-up.South Korea claimed the bronze medal courtesy of a hard fought 3-2 victory over Australia


Sweden advance to Women's World Floorball Championships quarter-finals

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Defending champions Sweden were one of four teams to directly advance to the quarter-finals of the International Floorball Federation Women's World Championships in Neuchâtel.

Poland, Germany, Slovakia & Latvia enter the playoffs along with Norway, Denmark, Singapore & Australia


Norway eliminate South Korea from IHF Women's Handball World Championship

  • Handball

Norway claimed a comfortable 36-25 win over South Korea today to move into first place in Group I of the main round at the International Handball Federation Women's World Championship in Japan.

the Democratic Republic of the Congo 29-27, while Cuba defeated Kazakhstan 33-31 and China overcame Australia


Finland thrash Germany at Women's World Floorball Championships

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Finland thumped Germany 17-0 to give themselves a strong chance of going straight through to the quarter-finals at the International Floorball Federation Women's World Championships in Neuchâtel.

meet the bottom-placed side from Group B in the play-off round on Wednesday (December 11).In Group D, Australia


Finals decided at IBSA Goalball Asia-Pacific Championships

  • Goalball News

Defending champions China and Japan are through to the respective men’s and women’s finals at the International Blind Sports Federation Goalball Asia-Pacific Championships in Chiba.

AssociationIn the second-half, it took Kakehata Eiko five minutes to find the back of the net again, but Australia

end the scoring.China await Japan in the final after they overcame South Korea 9-1.South Korea and Australia

Iran, Japan and South Korea occupied the top four places in the final standings, with Thailand fifth, Australia

women’s pool, South Korea beat Thailand 3-0 before China defeated Indonesia 12-2 and Japan overcame Australia

3-2.China, Japan, Australia and South Korea were the top-four finishers, with Thailand fifth and Indonesia


Tianjin set to host IWF World Cup as Tokyo 2020 qualification continues

  • Weightlifting

Chinese city Tianjin is set to play host to an International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup, an event doubling as a qualification competition for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

first Olympic weightlifting medal contender at Tokyo 2020, but now she is wearing the green and gold of Australia



Japan reach IBSA Goalball Asia-Pacific Championships semi-final despite thrashing from Iran

  • Goalball News

Japan progressed to the men's semi-final of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball Asia-Pacific Championships in Chiba, despite a heavy loss to Iran.

are due to meet again in the final four, however, with Iran booking their place when they overwhelmed Australia

 China set up a semi-final clash with South Korea having got past Australia 14-6.

 Australia were defeated 4-1 by China in the women's competition at the IBSA Goalball Asia-Pacific

games in the women's competition were held, with Japan edging past South Korea 2-1 and China beating Australia

decided tomorrow when Thailand take on South Korea, China play Indonesia and Japan come up against Australia


Russia ramp up challenge for IHF Women’s Handball World Championship title

  • Handball

Olympic champions Russia intensified their challenge for the title at the International Handball Federation Women's World Championship in Kumamoto inn Japan, today, winning their opening match to stay top of their main draw group with a perfect record.

32-19 winners over Slovenia - and Senegal, who beat Democratic Republic of the Congo 28-23.Cuba beat Australia


New Zealand hosts top medal table at UCI Track Cycling World Cup

  • Cycling

New Zealand riders topped the medal standings on the final day of the International Cycling Federation (UCI) Track World Cup on their home track at Cambridge.

six sprint wins and points in 14 of the other 20 sprints meant they finished with 129 points, with Australia