"Photo_gallery"Russia qualified for the finals of the women's volleyball competition by defeating Japan 3-1 ©Naples 2019

players line up for the start of the women's basketball bronze medal match ©Naples 2019Reigning champions Australia

New Zealand reached the final of the International Cricket Council Men's World Cup as they survived a late rally from India's middle-order and held their nerve to complete a thrilling 18-run victory at Old Trafford in Manchester.

reach their second consecutive Cricket World Cup final.New Zealand will play either defending champions Australia

The draw for the Asia/Oceania and Europe/Africa qualifying competitions for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic women's softball tournament has been made in Lausanne.

Korea, Philippines and New Zealand.Group B features world number six side Chinese Taipei as well as Australia

Indonesia and Hong Kong.The teams taking part are the top six from the Asian Softball Cup as well as Australia

Australian athletes starred on the second day of weightlifting competition at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games here as they swept the gold medals in both women's events.

bodyweight than New Zealand's Megan Signal, after both athletes had lifted 114kg.Sarah Cochrane, also of Australia

Lithuania's men and China's women claimed gold at the International Blind Sports Federation Goalball International Qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in Fort Wayne.

Israel won the bronze medal by beating Australia 12-2.

Defending champions Ukraine continued to make ominous progress at the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football World Cup in Seville as they won their second match today, 10-0 against the Spanish hosts.

denied Spain a single chance.They now top Group C with six points, and with Argentina - 4-1 winners over Australia

A second dead heat final of the week saw Japan's Shinnosuke Ishikawa and Russia's Egor Kuimov become joint-Universiade champions in the men's 100 metres butterfly final at Piscina Scandone here tonight. 

with Italy settling for silver.America won in 7min 09.77sec as Italy took second place in 7:10.43 and Australia

India's Dutee Chand won the 100 metres at the 2019 Summer Universiade here tonight - a victory against the odds following several years of finding herself in a spotlight she has not welcomed. 

following a 45-29 win against Russia and the men's foil bronze was taken by Russia after they overwhelmed Australia

India and New Zealand will hope to resume their semi-final match in the International Cricket Council Men's World Cup at Old Trafford in Manchester tomorrow after rain forced today's play to be abandoned.

 The second semi-final between hosts England and Australia is due to take place at Edgbaston in

Serena Williams beat fellow American Alison Riske in three sets today to reach the women's singles semi-finals at Wimbledon.

defeated Great Britain's Johanna Konta 7-6, 6-1.Riske, who beat world number one Ashleigh Barty of Australia

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has paid tribute to the late Nick Garratt, a four-time Olympic rowing coach who has died at the age of 71.

 Rowing Australia revealed it is working closely to support its current under-23 athletes, who are

Nick has given so much to rowing at every level and to the Olympic Movement in Australia over many decades

addition to his coaching of national team crews, Garratt was also responsible for coaching Western Australia

to a memorable King’s Cup victory in 1999 in West Lakes in South Australia.

in the Australia Day Honours.

Athletes will have the opportunity to secure multiple continental titles in a matter of days when the Oceania Taekwondo Championships take place here in Apia.

two earned from the Oceania President’s Cup event held last month in Gold Coast.Nations, other than Australia

the biggest upsets of Wimbledon so far as she fought back to beat world number one Ashleigh Barty of Australia

India captain Virat Kohli has claimed his team are relishing the pressure of becoming the favourites to win the Cricket World Cup as they prepare to take on New Zealand in the first semi-final at Old Trafford tomorrow.

washout against their semi-final opponents.India, seeking a third Cricket World Cup title, overtook Australia

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has claimed the Cricket World Cup is England's to lose ahead of their semi-final

Reigning Paralympic champions Lithuania edged hosts United States 6-5 in the quarter-finals of the men's tournament at the International Blind Sports Federation Goalball International Qualifier for Tokyo 2020.

off Finland 5-3.China eased through with a 5-0 success against Denmark and will square off against Australia