Three-time Paralympic gold medallist Kurt Fearnley is among four commissioners appointed to Sport Australia’s Board.

Ireland and Pippa Downes had all been appointed.The quartet have all become members of the Board at Sport Australia

Innovators.Australia's Minister for Sport Bridget McKenzie said the appointments will strengthen Sport Australia

of fields and we are fortunate that progressing Australian sport is a passion they all share,” Sport Australia

I have every confidence their valuable perspectives and experience will benefit the Sport Australia Board

capability of the organisation and have been made at an exciting time for Australian sport as Sport Australia

China and Finland are set for what could be a crucial face-off tomorrow in the women’s draw at the World Curling Championship qualification event in New Zealand after both ended day three unbeaten.

in the standings alongside The Netherlands, who thrashed Brazil 10-3 this morning before seeing off Australia

Scotty James of Australia won the men’s halfpipe Snowboard World Cup title at Laax in Switzerland in

Commonwealth Games gold medallists England suffered a shock defeat to South Africa in the latest round of the Netball Quad Series in London.

Australia overcame arch-rivals New Zealand in the other match held today ©Getty ImagesDefending champions

Australia had no such trouble as they overcame arch-rivals New Zealand.Australia, the World Cup holders

trailed by 10 early on.New Zealand eventually clawed the deficit back to two but it was not enough as Australia

A number of National Federations have visited Gwangju to inspect preparations for this year's International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Aquatics Championships.

from July 12 to 28 ©Gwangju 2019Among the visiting federations were Canada, Italy, Germany, Japan, Australia

Australia's preparations for this year's FIFA Women's World Cup have been plunged into crisis after the country's football association sacked head coach Alen Stajcic amid concerns over his leadership.

In a statement, Football Federation Australia (FFA) confirmed it had terminated Stajcic's contract as

interim coach to take charge of the team until the Women's World Cup, which begins in France on June 7.Australia

The FIFA Women’s World Cup in France this year is being hailed as a watershed moment for women’s football in England.

Neville said he was concerned at the standard of refereeing following his team’s controversial draw with Australia

Defending champions Corey Frieswyk and Sarah Walker will aim to defend their elite titles at the Oceania BMX Championships in New Zealand.

Former winners Leanna Curtis of Australia and New Zealand’s Zoe Fleming are also due to compete.Frieswyk

https://t.co/hwdXMlt6IN pic.twitter.com/m8KSOs7GaP— BMX Australia (@BMXAustralia) January 9, 2019Over

International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Narinder Batra has claimed the Pro League will take the sport to the next level and repair the disconnect between fans and players on the eve of the opening match of the tournament.

champions and Olympic silver medallist in the opening Pro League contest.The two sides are joined by Australia

January 18, 2019The women's tournament, which begins next weekend, also includes nine teams - Argentina, Australia

Brazil and Hungary’s women and Poland’s men all made history today by winning their first matches at a world-level competition at the World Curling Championships qualification event in New Zealand.

win at world level as they emerged on the right side of a 10-9 scoreline.Elsewhere, New Zealand beat Australia

Women’s 5,000 metres world champion and Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist Hellen Obiri has been named as Kenya’s Chef de Mission for the first Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Zone V Genocide Memorial Youth Games in Rwanda later this year.

Championships in London.Last year, Obiri won 5,000m gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast in Australia

A century before Prince Harry devised the Invictus Games for wounded servicemen, soldiers took part in a major sporting event to celebrate the end of the First World War.

England, Australia and New Zealand did not send teams; they also snubbed the Olympic rugby tournaments

Britain's David Weir will race at this year's London Marathon for the 20th consecutive time, organisers have announced.

Marathon organisers have also announced the defending women’s wheelchair champion Madison De Rozario from Australia

Sports compression manufacturer SKINS, a backer of several high-profile sporting campaigns in recent years, has filed for bankruptcy with the Swiss Court. 

We helped bring greater awareness of homophobia in sport through our #RainbowLaces campaign in Australia

Tickets for this year's World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men's Softball World Championship in Prague and Havlickuv Brod have gone on sale.

Czech Republic, Denmark and The Netherlands are the European teams competing, while New Zealand and Australia