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Canada in quartet of unbeaten qualifiers at FIBA Basketball World Cup

  • Basketball

Canada, Germany, Lithuania, and the Dominican Republic have all advanced to the second round of the International Basketball Federation World Cup with 100 per cent win records.

29, 2023Germany battered Finland 101-75 at the Okinawa Arena to stroll into the second round while Australia


Ballard and McGrath appointed Australia's co-captains for Paris 2024 Paralympics

  • Paris 2024 Paralympics

Six-time Paralympian Angie Ballard and Para canoeist champion Curtis McGrath have been named as Australia's co-captains for the Paris 2024.

selected from a shortlist of nominees put forward by their sports, which were discussed by the Paralympics Australia

Australia finished eighth on the medals table at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, winning 21 golds


World Bowls Championships resumes in the Gold Coast after seven-years since last event

  • Non-Olympic Sports

World Bowls World Championship for almost seven years is at last taking place on the Gold Coast in Australia

women’s singles, because 2016 men's gold medallist Shannon McIlroy and women's champion Karen Murphy of Australia

in 2016 ©World BowlsGuernsey’s Commonwealth Games silver medallist Lucy Beere has also travelled to Australia

Kumar, three quarters of their 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medal winning fours team.Aaron Wilson of Australia

can add World Singles gold to his Commonwealth Games gold medals ©Getty ImagesIn the women’s triples, Australia


Regional Spanish football heads U-turn and urge disgraced Rubiales to resign

  • Football

Pressure is mounting on disgraced Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales to resign after regional heads unanimously called on him to step down.

Rubiales has been widely condemned for his conduct after Spain's FIFA Women's World Cup victory in Australia

lips during the presentation ceremony and grabbing his crotch in the Presidential box at the Stadium Australia


Australia’s Paralympic talent search receives financial boost for Brisbane 2032

  • Brisbane 2032

A programme which aims to unearth future Paralympic champions in Australia has received almost half-a-million

A total of 179 athletes represented Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, including 63 that emerged

programmes.Among those include swimmer Rowan Crothers, cyclists Paige Greco and sprinter James Turner who helped Australia

We all remember our last home Paralympics in Sydney, where Australia finished on top of the table, achieving

Paralympics Australia chief executive Catherine Clark added: "We need to make sure every day of the next

While our current Paralympians prepare to do Australia proud at Paris 2024 next year, we need to make


Bol hauls Dutch to women's 4x400m relay gold in final act of World Athletics Championships

  • Budapest 2023

Femke Bol concluded the World Athletics Championships here with a stunning anchor leg to carry The Netherlands to women's 4x400 metres relay victory, and Ukraine won their first gold through Yaroslava Mahuchikh in the women's high jump.

the silvers she had won in Doha in 2019 and Eugene last year.Defending champion Eleanor Patterson of Australia


Powerlifting and football glory highlights Ukrainian success at IBSA World Games

  • Paralympics

Ukraine's powerlifters dominated at the International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) World Games to help spur the country to a leading tally of 31 gold medals in the British city of Birmingham.

as they became the first ever cricket team to win silverware at the IBSA World Games after defeating Australia


Germany and Latvia win tight contests as group action continues at FIBA World Cup

  • Basketball

The third day of action at the International Basketball Federation World Cup saw Germany and Latvia win closely-fought affairs.

thrilling match at Okinawa in Japan in Group E, which saw the lead change hands six times, Germany overcame Australia

seconds.Dennis Schroder was the top scorer in the match for Germany with 30 points, while Maodo Lo scored 20.For Australia





Ireland vote to continue as member of International Boxing Association

  • Boxing

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) has decided to stay with the International Boxing Association (IBA) as the special resolution proposed to amend its current constitution was defeated.

welcomed the decision from IABA today and that of SwissBoxing yesterday ©IBANew Zealand Boxing, Boxing Australia


FIFA suspends Rubiales over kiss incident as RFEF releases photos claiming Hermoso "lied"

  • World Cup

The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has released photos claiming Jennifer Hermoso "lied" over a controversial kissing incident with its President Luis Rubiales, who has today been suspended by FIFA.

team collected their medals after defeating England in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final in Sydney in Australia

reported by BBC Sport.FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee opened an investigation into events at Stadium Australia


Bach watches dominant Jackson and Lyles defend 200m titles at World Athletics Championships

  • Budapest 2023

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was among the spectators on day seven of the World Athletics Championships here, where Jamaica's Shericka Jackson and the United States' Noah Lyles defended their 200 metres titles in dominant fashion.

leapfrogging the 63.18m from Anete Kociņa of Latvia.Back-to-back world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber of Australia