Sporting action will begin at the Arafura Games tomorrow after a vibrant Opening Ceremony in Darwin today.

celebration at Darwin Waterfront.The event takes its name from the Arafura Sea, which lies between northern Australia

Nigeria secured the maiden international victory by an African member association against France at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Stavanger.

what we do.”Their victory was not enough to qualify from Group C into the round of 16, however, with Australia

Australia won men’s and women’s matches as their teams faced New Zealand on Anzac Day in the latest round

Anzac Day is observed by Australia and New Zealand and commemorates the citizens of both nations who

A tense final day of round-robin action is in prospect at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships tomorrow, with 13 of the 16 available play-off slots still to be decided.

 In other games in this group, Wales beat Croatia by 9-5 and Australia, who are still in the play-off

Germany scored two second-half goals to beat Britain 2-0 in the women's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League in Mönchengladbach.

the United States at Lee Valley Hockey Centre in London on Saturday (April 27), while New Zealand and Australia

Belgrade, Poznan and Trakai are vying to host the 2023 World Rowing Championships as the sport’s governing body confirmed bidders for a series of events.

Championships, and Trakai in Lithuania are also in contention.The 2025 World Championships appear set for Australia

Germany has emerged as a potential candidate to host the 2025 Summer Universiade after a delegation of officials from the country held talks with the International University Sports Federation (FISU).

feasibility study.Other countries who could bid for the 2025 Summer Universiade include South Africa, Australia

Paralympics Australia has welcomed its first major corporate donation to its new Para-sport Equipment

Australia’s AUD$1 million (£547,000/$711,000/€632,000) investment to launch the fund last year, Paralympics Australia

 It was facilitated by five-time Paralympian and Paralympics Australia Board member Kurt Fearnley.Paralympics

Australia chief executive Lynne Anderson said the donation was not only generous, but would make an

Research suggests that almost 20 per cent of people in Australia live with a disability but only one

Paralympics Australia continues to pursue financial contributions to the fund through corporate sponsorship

A Ghanaian Sub-Committee investigating the charges of visa fraud in connection with last year’s Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast has claimed its efforts have been hindered by the "uncooperative attitude of the Australian Border Control and the Ghana Immigration Service".

last year flagged up that more than 65 Ghanaians had either been stranded, detained or deported from Australia

by immigration authorities of Australia and transit countries like Singapore on suspicions of visa fraud.The

interest in identifying the suspected impersonation of a boxer from his governing body.Lamptey’s trip to Australia

Gold Coast 2018 mascot Borobi, a blue male surfing koala bear, has been bought out of retirement as an animated Indigenous language champion.

There used to be 250 Indigenous languages spoken in Australia, now 90 per cent are considered endangered

Commonwealth Games Australia President Ben Houston claims Borobi’s involvement in the Yugambeh language

Switzerland continued their pursuit of a second consecutive World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship title by thrashing Brazil in Stavanger.

all picked up their second victories.Wales dispatched France 8-4, China were narrow 5-2 winners over Australia

Canada won the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Kitakyushu with a last gasp try and conversion against England in the final. 

 England had defeated Australia 21-7 and France 19-17.The US claimed the bronze medal with a 36-

win against France.It was the first time in the World Series seven-year history that New Zealand and Australia

 The US have slipped to third as a result on 64 points with defending series champions Australia

Stosur beat Victoria Azarenka and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the deciding doubles rubber to send Australia

going into the second day and the teams again shared victories in the singles contests.Barty moved Australia

set.Barty and Stosur, backed by a raucous crowd inside the venue, held their nerve in the third to give Australia

Caroline Garcia beat Mihaela Buzărnescu in straight sets to level France's Fed Cup semi-final with Romania at 1-1 after the opening day of singles rubbers.

Simona Halep's victory over Kristina Mladenovic at the Kindarena in Rouen.The other semi-final between Australia

tmPVmtnM1s— Fed Cup (@FedCup) April 20, 2019Aryna Sabalenka put Belarus ahead in their semi-final with Australia

I was so pleased and happy for Ash’s output today,’’ said Australia captain Alicia Molik.

Milan Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026 and Stockholm Åre 2026 will not send full delegations to next month's SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit as part of measures introduced to save costs in the bidding process for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Both candidates confirmed to insidethegames that they would have a limited presence in Gold Coast in Australia