Olympic champions Brazil overcame world champions Poland in a titanic clash in the International Volleyball Federation Men's Nations League.

United States claimed their first win of the tournament as they fought back from a set down to overcome Australia

World champion Rachel Atherton of Britain defied tough conditions to claim victory in the women's event at the International Cycling Union Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup in Fort William.

top the podium.The 31-year-old was over 1.6 seconds faster than nearest challenger Tracey Hannah of Australia

Olympic champions Brazil beat Australia in a high-scoring five-set thriller to clinch their second consecutive

points scored surpassed the record for the Nations League.A total of 234 points were scored in the Australia

Australia and New Zealand began their 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup campaigns

Reigning champions Australia saw off Afghanistan in Bristol by eight wickets after New Zealand had earlier

wicket by Rashid Khan.Steve Smith – also returning from an ICC suspension – was caught cutting with Australia

Baseball Australia has launched a fundraising project to help its men's team secure qualification for

Athens, are seventh on the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) baseball world rankings.Baseball Australia

Australia is ranked seventh in the WBSC world rankings and only five other national teams will join host

country Japan at the Olympics," said Vale.Baseball Australia is also planning to establish a women's

domestic league ©Baseball Australia"We rank 32nd out of 35 Olympic sports for funding per athlete and

Baseball Australia is also seeking donations to create a domestic league for women.Entitled "A League

American Margie Goldstein-Engle claimed the title at the Longines Global Champions Tour in Hamburg.

Flottbeck as she navigated the course in a net time of 72.95sec.At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia

Naomi Osaka's bid for a third consecutive Grand Slam title was left in tatters as she crashed out of the French Open.

previous best being two third-round appearances at the US Open.She will meet eighth seed Ashleigh Barty of Australia

France beat defending champions Russia on the first day of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's Nations League. 

closed out the game in Katowice against Australia @ausvolley ??

 The remaining pool three fixture saw Poland take on Australia, with the former winning 25-15, 24

Host nation France earned the first gold medal of the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Longboard Surfing Championship after triumphing in today's Aloha Cup team event in Biarritz.

plus the hosts.This resulted in a line-up of France, defending champions the United States, Britain, Australia

Li Wenwen, the most remarkable teenage talent in weightlifting, finished ahead of the reigning Olympic and world champions in the first two international competitions of her career this year.

plans, “has put us back 40 years”.When Cikamatana, 19, won the 81kg at an interstate competition in Australia

and does not feature in the Tokyo 2020 rankings.The next time Cikamatana does compete it will be for Australia

Hannah Roberts and Perris Benegas look set to go head to head for victory in the BMX Freestyle World Cup in Montpellier after dominating the semi-final.

sixth-best total with 78.2.American Angie Marino, Macarena Perez Gasset of Chile, Natalya Diehm of Australia

Football Federation Australia (FFA) director Heather Reid has apologised to former Australia women's

making public and private statements may have caused serious damage to Mr Stajcic’s reputation, both in Australia

Morning Herald published a story about the termination of Mr Stajcic’s contract by Football Federation Australia

Football Federation Australia confirmed Alen Stajcic had not been dismissed due to misconduct ©Getty

Australia are competing in next month's FIFA Women's World Cup, beginning their campaign in Valenciennes

Two points separate Fiji and the United States at the top of the World Rugby Sevens Series leaderboard ahead of the final event of the season in Paris.

 Pool B features Australia, South Africa, Wales and Kenya, with France, New Zealand, Scotland and

France's Antoine and Edouard Delpero will compete against each other in the men's main event final at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Longboard Surfing Championships in Biarritz.

competition is set to continue tomorrow with the Aloha Cup, featuring France, America, Peru, Brazil, Australia

Novak Djokovic made light work of world 104 Henri Laaksonen as he breezed into round three at the French Open at Roland-Garros in Paris.

three with a 6-3 6-2 victory against Japanese qualifier Kurumi Nara and eighth seed Ashleigh Barty from Australia