Tension is mounting among swimmers over controversial star Sun Yang's participation in the World Aquatics Championships here in Gwangju.

prohibited substance trimetazidine.With the swimming programme set to begin tomorrow, swimmer Mack Horton of Australia

When the Closing Ceremony wrapped up at the end of the Pacific Games yesterday, the Pacific Games Council (PGC) would have felt their decision to hand over the event to Samoa with just 18 months notice had been justified.

The controlled integration of Australia and New Zealand appears to be working.

Just as Fiji and Samoa's teams have been with the latter.Largely, this has led to Australia and New Zealand

teams ultimately went down to talented opposition.The PGC are right to still be gentle with easing Australia

scales.The battle for medals at Samoa 2019 has proved fierce ©Pacific Games News ServiceThe importance of Australia

France breezed into the round of 16 at the Men's Junior World Handball Championship after crushing Australia

Jamaica and Malawi will contest the fifth-place playoff at the Netball World Cup after both teams won their placement matches in Liverpool today.

competition.Action is scheduled to continue tomorrow.It will be headlined by the semi-finals between Australia

The Trans-Tasman Challenge, a three-test series of ice hockey matches between New Zealand and Australia

 New Zealand and Australia last met at the 2018 Winter Games NZ with the teams having previously

Resort College confirmed in the 2019 programme, and we look forward to some great New Zealand versus Australia

The United States will begin their bid for a record-extending eighth triumph at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Under-19 Women’s World Cup when the 2019 edition begins in Bangkok tomorrow.

they won the FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Udine two years ago.The US have been drawn in Group C with Australia

Russia's artistic swimmers Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina both won their third gold medal of the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju as they teamed up to win the duet free routine final today.

Getty ImagesIn Pool D Italy maintained their perfect start to top the pile as they saw off China 14-6.Australia

Japan.Play-off games will be played on Saturday (July 20) with Greece meeting China, Kazakhstan playing Australia

A last-gasp Maria Folau miss handed Australia a 50-49 victory in the Group F decider against New Zealand

Arena.An impressive second-half from the Silver Ferns brought them right back into the game, but it was Australia

chance to equalise in the dying moments.Her attempt was off target, however, and 11-time champions Australia

Ireland beat Germany today to secure a ninth-place finish at the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football World Cup in Seville.

on the scoresheet, registering one goal each.Also held today was the 11th-place playoff, which saw Australia

More than 22,000 people took part in an International Cycling Union (UCI) public survey on the future of road events.

in the United States, France, Spain, Belgium and Italy with the United Kingdom, Germany, Colombia, Australia

Sweden beat Australia by 14 goals in each half, running out 44-16 winners as they recorded their second

top-scored for Sweden with seven goals, while Jake Ljungberg and Pavle Proki grabbed five each for Australia

Hosts England and South Africa booked their places in the semi-finals of the Netball World Cup after both won their Group G matches in Liverpool today.

winning margin of 27 a reflection of that.There is also a Group F decider scheduled for tomorrow, between Australia

Hosts India enjoyed a commanding start to the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships as their men's and women's teams progressed to the next round in style in Cuttack.

and South Africa by 3-0 margins in Group B.There was a surprise result in Group C as Malaysia ousted Australia

qualified for the super eights from Group B, while Singapore and Wales progressed from Group A.Malaysia and Australia

Thirteen-year-old pair Chen Yuxi and Lu Wei claimed a 1-2 in the women's 10 metres platform at the World Aquatics Championships as China's diving domination continued in Gwangju.

up.Defending champions Croatia made it two wins from two in Group B by beating the United States 17-7.Australia

North and South Korea have been grouped together in Asian qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

and Afghanistan.Group A includes China, Syria, Philippines, Maldives and Guam while Group B features Australia