Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee, who won six gold medals at last year's Asian Games and is seen as the poster girl for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, has revealed that she has been diagnosed with leukaemia.

Asian Games.But she sought medical treatment after feeling unwell during a three-week training camp in Australia

I was feeling ill and urgently came home from Australia, underwent testing and the diagnosis was leukaemia

Organisers of this year's Summer Universiade in Naples have confirmed the entrants for each of the team sports on the programme.

the men's or women's volleyball tournaments at their home Summer Universiade ©Getty ImagesArgentina, Australia

The eight nations who will compete at the 2019 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Women’s Under-25 World Championships have been confirmed. 

Britain will return to defend their title.This will be their third consecutive appearance along with Australia

Championships in Beijing, the pairings for the draw are Britain and Germany, South Africa and Turkey, Australia

Top seed Abhinav Manota cruised into the third round of the men's singles event as the Oceania Badminton Championships began in Melbourne.

Wong in the next round after he overcame compatriot Keisuke Takeda 21-10, 21-19.Keith Edison, also of Australia

Gibraltar and Trinidad and Tobago have received praise as an inspection team completed their visits to the respective bidders for the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games.

Commonwealth Youth Games, which were first held in Edinburgh in 2000.Editions have also taken place in Australia

Seoul has been chosen as the South Korean candidate city for the joint Korean bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was announced today.

Should the joint Korean bid come to fruition as expected, the two nations could go up against Australia

Refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi is set to return to Australia today after Bahrain withdrew a request

Minister Scott Morrison confirmed Al-Araibi has been released from prison and is due to fly home to Australia

a police station during Arab Spring protests in the Gulf country, charges he strongly denies.Former Australia

In a statement, Football Federation Australia (FFA) chairman Chris Nikou said the governing body "was

grateful to the Governments of Thailand and Bahrain for taking the decision to allow Hakeem to return to Australia

Irina Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu won the doubles deciding rubber as Romania stunned defending champions the Czech Republic to reach their first Fed Cup semi-final in Ostrava.

Sabalenka had the honour of sealing Belarus' last four berth as she dispatched Laura Siegemund 6-1, 6-1.Australia

Top seeds Abhinav Manota of New Zealand and Australia's Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu will aim to retain their men's and women's singles titles when the Oceania Badminton Championships take place in Melbourne this week.

defended her title at every tournament since.All of the top three seeds in the women's draw are from Australia

Sweden’s Perseus Karlström triumphed for the second successive year at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Race Walking Challenge in Adelaide.

#thisisathletics pic.twitter.com/tJJ8BKnOwD— Athletics Australia (@AthsAust) February 9, 2019There was

Australia's men and women overcame Germany in contrasting fashion as the European nation's International Hockey Federation Pro League campaigns began with defeat in Hobart.

for Germany in the second quarter to ensure the match was all-square at the break.Grace Stewart gave Australia

scored her second of the match.Neither team could find a winner and the game went to a shoot-out and Australia

beaten only once, while Edwina Bone, Brooke Peris and Mariah Williams all successfully converted for Australia

Defending champions the Czech Republic and Romania could not be separated after the opening day of their Fed Cup clash finished level in Ostrava.

ensured France would go into day two with a lead as she beat Elise Mertens 7-6, 6-2.The tie between Australia

Australia's women bounced back from their recent defeat to Belgium as they overcame China in a seven-goal thriller in a dramatic International Hockey Federation Pro League contest in Hobart.

matches with a 4-3 victory at the Tasmania Hockey Centre.Mariah Williams was the star of the show for Australia

for her side.Williams broke the deadlock in the first quarter with a penalty corner deflection to put Australia

secure maximum points in Hobart ©Getty ImagesAfter neither side found the net in the third stanza, Australia

gave China a glimmer of hope as she reduced the deficit to one goal with four minutes remaining but Australia

United States moved to the brink of qualifying for the Women's World Floorball Championships by winning the first leg of their playoff with Canada in Detroit.

USA Floorball (@usafloorball) February 9, 2019Switzerland have qualified as the host nation, while Australia

American sensation Chloe Kim added to her growing collection of major titles as she further cemented her status as the best on the planet with victory in the women's halfpipe at the International Ski Federation Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships.

Olympic bronze medallist Scotty James of Australia made history as he became the first male snowboarder

level with France's Edgar Gospiron on the all-time list of men’s freestyle victories.Matt Graham of Australia