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Home gold for Australia as they win thrilling men’s fours final at World Bowls Championships

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Australia won home gold as they took a thrilling men’s fours title after edging out Scotland at the World

Scotland levelled the scoreline after seven ends.A good conversion shot from skip Sherriff in end 12 gave Australia

draw the shot with his remaining bowls.Marshall’s last bowl came up just short of the target, with Australia

scoring a double to clinch a 12-10 win.The result gives Australia their fourth gold of a home Championships

singles, with Ireland’s Gary Kelly taking on Ryan Bester of Canada, and the women’s triples, where Australia


FIBA seek to keep Russian Basketball Federation President on Central Board

  • Basketball

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) is seeking to maintain Russian Basketball Federation President Andrei Kirilenko’s place on the organisation’s Central Board.

 The Central Board has today appointed FIBA Oceania President David Reid of Australia as the governing


UniSport extends Australian Nationals partnership with Epic Medals until 2025

  • Universiade

UniSport, the governing body for university sport within Australia, has extended its partnership with

UniSport Australia has renewed the deal with Epic Medals to cover the next three UniSport Nationals,

design for 2023 makes the kangaroo the key emblem linking UniSport to its Australian history.UniSport Australia

group of designers and sports lovers who worked together on the Gold 2018 medal ceremonies.UniSport Australia



Cook Islands NOC thanks Australian couple for donating football equipment

  • ONOC

The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) has expressed its gratitude to an Australian couple who have donated football equipment to teams and schools in the country.

Nine News in Australia reported Sharon Pascoe and Wayne Parrott from Gorokan in New South Wales were



First titles and more Paris 2024 spots awarded at World Rowing Championships

  • Rowing

Australia’s Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager won the PR3 mixed double sculls title at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade to seal their place at next year’s Paralympics in Paris.

qualified boats for the Olympics in the women’s double sculls.Italy, Ukraine, Britain, Israel, Germany and Australia


ITF meets Asian leaders to discuss "main goal" of developing taekwon-do on continent

  • Taekwon-Do

The International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) has made developing the sport and increasing professionalism in Asia its "main goal", inviting leaders from member nations to share their concerns and ideas here.

New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United States have a really good level, in Argentina 100,000 people


Hasegawa clinches snowboard double at FIS Park and Pipe Junior World Championships

  • Snowboard

Halfpipe competitions at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Park and Pipe Junior World Championships were cancelled due to insufficient early season snowfall in the resort of Cardrona in New Zealand, but Taiga Hasegawa of Japan starred with a double success.

gaps between the top three, with Italy's Fanny Piantanida scoring 77.25 in second and Ally Hickman of Australia


Commonwealth Games could be delayed until 2027 to help Australia find new hosts, Senate inquiry told

  • Victoria 2026

The 2026 Commonwealth Games could be delayed by a year to help Australia find a state willing to host

Organisers are busy working on a "final solution" for the event, Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) chief

staged in Queensland.Perth's Basil Zempilas had also expressed an interest in taking over but Western Australia

Premier Roger Cook has announced he would not support the plan.Commonwealth Games Australia chief executive

they had done for Melbourne 2006, the Senate inquiry were told ©Getty ImagesPhillips claimed that if Australia

Australia is recognised as a safe pair of hands for the Games," he said.insidethegames has asked the


Abraham twins seal Paris 2024 ticket for Chile at World Rowing Championships

  • Rowing

Chilean twins Melita and Antonia Abraham sealed a ticket for next year’s Olympics in Paris on a day where qualification for the Games was on the line at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade.

the women’s pair at Sava Lake in the Serbian capital.Other qualified boats included Romania, Ireland, Australia

champions Britain, world and Olympic silver medallists The Netherlands and reigning Olympic champions Australia

their ticket to the Olympics along with the US and The Netherlands, while Britain, New Zealand and Australia

advanced from the other semi-final.The Netherlands, China, Romania, Britain, Switzerland and Australia


France backed to stage "magnificent" Rugby World Cup before Paris 2024

  • Rugby Sevens

France will be aiming to deliver Rugby World Cup glory on home soil in what is expected to be a big test of the country’s security before next year’s Olympics in Paris.

chairman Sir Bill Beaumont believes France will deliver a "magnificant" Rugby World Cup ©World RugbyWales, Australia


All-female policing team ensured security of FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia

  • World Cup

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is celebrating the work of an all-female team that ensured the safety and security at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup.

in partnership with state police, the operation aimed to provide security for the 16 teams based in Australia

Penfold added: "Operation Tasman was a dedicated protective security resource to each team based in Australia


Philip Barker: An Olympic gold medal must be the highest peak for any sport in the Games

  • Inside the Blogs

Earlier this week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board announced there would be a delay to their decision on which of nine bidding sports will be admitted to the programme in five years from now.

lobbying group which included Argentina’s Agustin Pichot, Kenya’s Humphrey Kayange, Cheryl Soon of Australia

format cricket can be a wonderful spectacle.Anyone who followed the Test series between England and Australia