An expected heatwave across Europe this weekend will give competitors in Slovenia an extra challenge as the third International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Slalom World Cup of the season begins in Tacen, Ljubljana.

and it’s great to be part of both of these groups and work towards the collective goal of securing Australia

to go but we are all enjoying the journey so far.”Reigning K1 and C1 world champion Jessica Fox from Australia

Kenya’s Tegla Loroupe will reprise her role as Chef de Mission of the Refugee Olympic Team at Tokyo 2020.

benefitting from support from their host National Olympic Committees (NOCs).These includes the NOCs of Australia

The World Baseball Softball Confederation has opened ticket sales for its 2019 Premier12 Group A season which will act as a Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifier.

Intercontinental Baseball Stadium.Group C will be played in Seoul as hosts South Korea take on Canada, Australia

Argentina captain Bruno Motroni has been elected as a male athlete representative on the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Softball Division Board and the WBSC Athletes' Commission, it has been announced.

Softball World Championship title on Sunday (June 23) ©WBSCMotroni joins co-chairs Justin Huber of Australia

The 2019 International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup Final is set to take place over the coming four days with 72 competitors eager to secure Olympic qualification by winning gold in an event that doubles as an official test event for Tokyo 2020.

Getty ImagesBesides the absence of the injured Rio 2016 Olympic women’s champion, Chloe Esposito of Australia

New Zealand completed a 100 metres sprint double on the second day of the Oceania Athletics Championships in Townsville.

100m record holder Gus Nketia but was raised in Australian capital Canberra.He chose New Zealand over Australia

10.11 and become the first from the country to go under 10 seconds.Jack Doran was second for hosts Australia

Zoe Hobbs won the women's 100m title for New Zealand ©Getty ImagesIn the 1,500m Australia won both titles

for gold with New Zealand's Jordan Peters on 7.61m in silver.Bronze went to Christopher Mitrevski of Australia

were given increased importance in the World Championship qualification process.Regional powerhouses Australia

The inaugural season of the International Hockey Federation's Pro League will conclude in Amsterdam from tomorrow with the campaign-ending Grand Finals.

Germany.Argentina ended second and will square off with third-placed Australia.In the men's tournament Australia

and won eight of their Pro League matches, including victories on their travels against Argentina, Australia

have been in unstoppable Pro League form after winning 15 of their 16 matches.Their only defeat was to Australia

Many things are still unclear about the Dynamic New Athletics (DNA) programme that is making its international debut here within the 2nd European Games.

three-minute distance challenge, plus team razmattaz.Usain Bolt backed the Nitro Games initiative in Australia

Nitro Athletics has merely thrown them all into one meeting".Athletics Australia announced that the planned

International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin visited the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia to continue the roll-out of the Healthy Campus project.

include the University of Lausanne in the Olympic capital, where FISU are based.The University of Western Australia

Council (ICC) Men’s World Cup were dealt a serious blow after they suffered a crushing defeat against Australia

Finch’s century, supplemented by nine wickets between Mitchell Starc and Jason Behrendorff, helped Australia

David Warner and Finch battled through to their third 100-plus partnership in the tournament to give Australia

and went on to bring up his 15th one-day international century from 116 balls in the 36th over.The Australia

finished on 285-7.A comprehensive victory for Australia over the old enemy!

interrupted the English charge with an unplayable off-stump yorker to remove Stokes and from there, Australia

Netball Oceania has elected Fiji's Wainikiti Bogidrau as its new President.

members are the Solomon Islands and Norfolk Island, while Niue is listed under "other netball nations".Australia

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has claimed it has taken major steps to ensure its athletes are represented in the decision-making processes of the international governing body.

Former Olympic baseball star Justin Huber of Australia and softball counterpart María Soto of Venezuela

New Zealand's Oli Chignell and Australia's Melissa Duncan won the men's and women's 5,000 metres respectively as the Oceania Athletics Championships opened in Townsville.

#OCA2019#coles #blksport pic.twitter.com/uMpIMQZB3J— Athletics Australia (@AthsAust) June 25, 2019Jemima

position as Tonga's Atamaama Tu'utafaiva managed 16.15m for bronze.Nash Lowis won the men's javelin for Australia

Bangladesh rose to fifth in the International Cricket Council Men's World Cup standings and remain in contention for a semi-final berth with a 62-run win against Afghanistan in Southampton today.

one more game than all the teams above them, which also include leaders New Zealand, second-placed Australia

Najibullah Zadran to his tally.The Cricket World Cup is due to continue tomorrow when hosts England face Australia

Powerhouses Australia and New Zealand will both field strong teams at the Oceania Athletics Championships