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WBSC announce locations and groups for Premier12 event

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) have announced the locations and groups for November's Premier12 event, which will act as a qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

2015 champions, South Korea, will compete on home soil at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome alongside Cuba, Australia


David Owen: In praise of the draw

  • Inside the Blogs

One difference between British and American sports fans of my vintage is that we in the UK accord proper respect to the concept of the draw. 

2,346th.Not for nothing is J.H.Fingleton's gripping account of the first tied match in Brisbane between Australia


Australia's biggest netball festival set for return to Sunshine Coast

  • Non-Olympic Sports

NetFest, Australia's biggest netball festival, is set to return to Queensland's Sunshine Coast for the second year running, it has been announced.

take place in Mooloolaba and Maroochydore from October 10 to 13, will see netball fans from all over Australia



Japan's Olympics Minister apologises for remarks on swimmer Ikee's leukemia diagnosis

  • Tokyo 2020

Japan's Olympics Minister Yoshitaka Sakurada has been forced to apologise for making comments he admitted "lacked consideration" after he suggested that the leukaemia diagnosis of the country's star swimmer Rikako Ikee could dampen her team-mates' excitement for Tokyo 2020.

no problems.Ikee sought medical treatment after feeling unwell during a three-week training camp in Australia


Ross beats defending champion Manota to reach final at Oceania Badminton Championships

  • Badminton

Tahiti's Rémi Ross overcame defending champion Abhinav Manota in a repeat of last year's final to reach the men's singles gold medal match at the Oceania Badminton Championships in Melbourne.

16, 22-20 in the other last four encounter.Ross will aim to become the first player from outside of Australia

In the women's singles draw, top seed Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu of Australia continued her pursuit of a fifth

Championships title as she ousted New Zealand's Sally Fu.Chen, who was born in Taiwan but represents Australia


Australia to face rest of the world team in newly launched World Bowls Challenge

  • Non-Olympic Sports

World Bowls have announced an international event which will see Australia face a rest of the world team

The competition will take place at the Moama Bowling Club in Australia in November.Titled the World Bowls

Steve Glasson will head their team.The event will take place on November 29 and 30.World Bowls said Australia

the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.The competition was jointly launched by World Bowls and Bowls Australia

Champions, so the enthusiastic and generous support exhibited by this globally renowned club and Bowls Australia

facilities, will be showcased through this exciting new format of competition," said Neil Dalrymple, Bowls Australia


Australian Government establishes new overarching agency to tackle doping and corruption

  • ONOC

An overarching agency tasked with fighting doping and other forms of corruption in sport has been established by the Australian Government.

The new group, set-up following recommendations made in a review of the current system in Australia,

from the Government today has been welcomed by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).Sport Integrity Australia


South Korea dreaming of baseball success at Tokyo 2020 Olympics as Beijing 2008 gold-winning manager returns to role

  • Baseball and Softball

The manager of South Korea's Olympic gold medal-winning baseball team at Beijing 2008 has been re-appointed to the role prior to this year's World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 event and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

for the historic return of Olympic baseball at Tokyo 2020.South Korea will need to finish ahead of Australia


Leading campaigner claims Infantino could have done more as Al-Araibi arrives home in Australia

  • Football

Former Australia international Craig Foster has claimed FIFA President Gianni Infantino could have done

more to help secure the release of Hakeem Al-Araibi as the refugee footballer arrived home in Australia

touched down in Melbourne 77 days after his arrest in Thailand.The 25-year-old, who has refugee status in Australia

to SBS News, Al-Araibi said he would "never forget" those who had campaigned for his safe return to Australia

I am famous now in Australia...I see the people, I see the shirts 'Save Hakeem', this was a big surprise


Defending champions safely through to quarter-finals at Oceania Badminton Championships

  • Badminton

Defending champions Abhinav Manota of New Zealand and Australia's Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu progressed to the quarter-finals with comfortable victories at the Oceania Badminton Championships in Melbourne.

Championships 2019 ➡ https://t.co/wp8aLM3Yrb— Badminton Oceania (@BadOceania) February 12, 2019Jennifer Lam of Australia

Wong 21-14, 21-16.The New Zealander's opponent in the quarter-finals will be seventh seed Peter Yan of Australia

, who overcame team-mate Hoe Keat Oon 24-22, 21-17 in a hard-fought contest.Daniel Fan of Australia,