Three-time Commonwealth Games champion Adam Vella overcame a 52-year-old Fijian opponent to win the men's trap final on another day of Australian domination at the Oceania Shooting Championships in Sydney.

Shooting AustraliaHome shooter Dane Sampson won gold in the men's 50 metres rifle prone event ahead of New

gained the final quota place of the day by virtue of her victory in the women's 10m air pistol.She beat New

Zealand pairing Lucy Philips and Jocelyn Lees into second and third. 

France's Jonathan Lobert and Vasilij Zbogar of Slovenia claimed silver and bronze respectively after the medal race at the Finn Gold Cup - with the gold already secured by Britain's Giles Scott.

Only the second and third places on the podium were up for grabs on the final day in Takapuna, New Zealand

Zbogar jumped from fifth overall into the bronze medal position by coming home fifth.His success came as New

Zealand sailor Andrew Murdoch, who started the day third, slipped out of the medals completely on home

day of the regatta saw his lead become insurmountable ahead of tomorrow’s medal race in Takapuna, New

Zealand.

standings on 85 points but he will come under pressure in tomorrow’s double-point medal race, with New

extending his lead over his nearest rival to 52 points after the fourth day of racing in Takapuna, New

Zealand.

saw Scott finish in fourth place, with Sweden’s Max Salminen taking the victory after holding off New

Hosts Australia produced a commanding performance on the opening day of the Oceania Shooting Championships in Sydney, sweeping all three gold medals on offer to claim vital Rio 2016 quota places.

before launching a stunning comeback to wrestle herself back into contention, finishing level with New

podium sweep.She edged compatriot Linda Ryan in the final.Lalita Yauhleuskaya beat Jocelyn Lees of New

Zealand in the shoot-off for bronze.The highlight of tomorrow's action in Sydney is expected to be Australians

the two races sailed - but Britain’s Giles Scott was able to extend his lead further in Takapuna, New

Zealand.

France’s Bruno Jourdren, Eric Flageul and Nicolas Vimont-Vicary are targeting a hat-trick of victories in the sonar class at the Para World Sailing Championships, which are set to take place from November 27 to December 3 in Melbourne, Australia.

having already booked their place at Rio 2016.However Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, New

Zealand, Spain, the United States and the US Virgin Islands will be chasing the remaining six spots

Disabled Sailing Committee holding "slim" hopes of being reinstated at Tokyo 2020June 2015: ISAF reveal new

defending champion won the only race on a disrupted second day of the Finn Gold Cup in Takapuna, New

Zealand.

Defending champion Giles Scott of Britain and home favourite Andrew Murdoch of New Zealand share the

A joint commitment to developing a revised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between World Rugby and the International Rugby Players' Association (IRPA) has been agreed at the second annual Rugby Athletes' Commission (RAC) in a bid to ensure the sport’s continual growth.

Victor Vito, who won the World Cup for a second time with New Zealand last month, was among the attendees

Vito, who won the World Cup for a second time with New Zealand last month, added: "Both IRPA and World

FIFA is to trial the ADAMS database management system during the Club World Cup in Japan in December, in a move likely to be welcomed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as it battles through a challenging period.

National Anti-Doping Agencies (NADOs) - those from the United States, Canada, Ireland, Switzerland and New

Zealand - utilise a system called SIMON which manages doping control, results management, whereabouts

the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code allows approved systems other than ADAMS, and are waiting for the new

possible, this was likely to cost around $1 million (£653,000/€934,000).Related storiesNovember 2015: New

Jonah Lomu, the All Black winger who died suddenly this week aged 40, never won a Rugby World Cup winner’s medal.

, described the 20-year-old Lomu’s impact on the 1995 Rugby World Cup as taking rugby “to a whole new

not Lomu’s finest hour, then his most profitable as he played a huge part - really huge - in earning New

Zealand the gold medal thanks to a 21-12 win over the reigning World Cup Sevens champions Fiji.The

professional era, and Jonah was instrumental after the way he played in that tournament," said former New

Zealand team-mate Justin Marshall."

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt and American duo Ashton Eaton and Christian Taylor are the three finalists for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Male Athlete of the Year award while Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba, Dafne Schippers of The Netherlands and Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk are in contention for the women’s prize, it has been announced.

Monaco from November 25 to 27.French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie and shot putter Valerie Adams of New

Zealand won the respective awards in 2014.Related storiesNovember 2015: Sebastian Coe confirms cancellation

New Zealand rugby union legend Jonah Lomu, considered one of the greatest of all time, has died suddenly

Cup in England and had just arrived back in Auckland after spending time with family in Dubai.The New

Zealand star is survived by his wife Nadene and sons Brayley, six, and Dhyreille, five.

and of course he played such a massive part in supporting and promoting the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New

Zealand.”Related storiesMarch 2011: Lomu sees bright future for rugby sevens at expense of 15sOctober

Australia and Samoa went through day one of the Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship and Olympic qualifier undefeated today with both countries battling for the sole place on offer at Rio 2016.

Islands 48-0.They then thrashed American Samoa 50-0 before finishing with a 41-7 success over Papua New

wins a ticket for Rio 2016.The other quarter-finals will see Tonga play the Solomon Islands and Papua New

Guinea meet the Cook Islands.New Zealand, who are hosting the tournament, have already qualified for

Hong Kong braced to host Asia Rugby sevens Rio 2016 qualifierOctober 2015: Rugby will be taken to a "new