Defending champions Japan and hosts China claimed victory in their opening matches in the men's tournament at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Shenzhen.

Japan, skipped by Yuta Matsumura, beat Australia 8-5 to get their campaign off to a winning start at

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center.The Japanese rink were 5-2 ahead at the halfway stage before Australia

 "Australia put a lot of stones up in front, making it tougher."As cool as you like ?

wrong side of a 6-5 scoreline in their clash with Japan.Chinese Taipei edged out Kazakhstan 12-11 and Australia

Australia secured their place in the last 16 of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria

Goals from Noah Botic either side of Peter Olawale's strike at the Estádio Bezerrão in Gama sent Australia

teams.Nigeria had already qualified for the next stage of the tournament as Group B winners.Ecuador joined Australia

Hosts Australia will be hunting two gold medals on the final day of the World Singles Champion of Champions

Hosts the United States moved into the lead on the team standings after the sixth day of competition at the World Junior Surfing Championship at Huntington Beach in California.

format and involves the top eight teams from the previous two editions of the event - Japan, the US, Australia

Vladimir Morozov of Russia won the men's 50 metre freestyle race at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup in Kazan.

 Cate Campbell of Australia was victorious in the women's 50m freestyle ©Getty ImagesIn the women's

competition, overall leader Cate Campbell of Australia, a double Olympic gold medallist and four-time

Second-seeded Czech Karolína Plíšková beat reigning Wimbledon champion Simona Halep of Romania today, completing the singles semi-final line-up at the Women’s Tennis Association Finals in Chinese city Shenzhen.

finish in the purple group and sets up an intriguing battle against world number one Ashleigh Barty of Australia

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 is set to begin tomorrow, with two qualification berths for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games baseball event up for grabs at the 16-day event.

5 to 7.Group C is at the Gocheok Sky Dome in South Korea's capital Seoul from November 6 to 8, with Australia

last featured on the Olympic programme at Beijing 2008, will need to finish above Chinese Taipei and Australia

Final preparations are underway at Yokohama International Stadium, as England and South Africa stir themselves for tomorrow's Rugby World Cup final in Japan.

Rassie Erasmus, who is stepping down after the game.Appointed England coach in 2015, Jones also took Australia

Australian athletes will be vying for 14 event quota positions for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Oceania Shooting Championship in Sydney.

Sport Federation (ISSF), based on the performances of athletes at Olympic qualification events.To date, Australia

Nick Bruce of the United States topped the men's BMX Freestyle Park World Cup qualification leaderboard at the International Festival of Extreme Sports (FISE) World Series in Chengdu.

FISEChengdu #TheFinalShowdown pic.twitter.com/kaVxkgiWrQ— FISE (@fiseworld) November 1, 2019CJ Wellsmore of Australia

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has confirmed the four men's and women's teams to have directly qualified for the 3x3 basketball competitions at Tokyo 2020.

France, United States, Germany, Uruguay and Indonesia, while Iran, Japan, Ukraine, Turkmenistan and Australia

The Netherlands are through to the final of the men's ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier in United Arab Emirates, where they will play Papua New Guinea (PNG). 

 All semi-finalists have qualified for the T20 World Cup in Australia next year, with Papua New

Nigeria will become the first African team to compete at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championship, at the week-long tournament in Shenzhen.

opponents will be Kazakhstan tomorrow.Defending champions Japan, last year's silver medallists China, Australia

World Cup finalists England and South Africa are among the five nominees announced for the 2019 World Rugby Team of the Year award. 

England have secured a first Rugby World Cup final appearance for 12 years after overcoming Australia

comprises Rugby World Cup winners Richie McCaw of New Zealand, John Smit of South Africa, George Gregan of Australia

Three teams are still in a perfect position at the VISSLA International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing Championship, after five days of competition at Huntington Beach, California. 

Australia, Hawaii and Spain are fully intact with no eliminations, meaning all of their 12 surfers are