its first air quality monitor in the southern hemisphere, at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre in Australia

measure air quality at stadiums around the world.IAAF President Sebastian Coe, accompanied by Athletics Australia

Air quality is something we mostly take for granted in Australia, but air pollution has a direct impact

launched devices in Monaco, in September, and Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, in November.Athletics Australia

Jordan stunned defending champions Australia with a 1-0 victory on day two of the Asian Football Confederation

half goal but Baha' Abdel-Rahman's free-kick was pushed onto the bar.Awer Mabil struck the post for Australia

A member of staff from Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom is helping Japan's rugby sevens squads prepare for their home 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

a-side rugby union club players.The sport made its debut at Rio 2016, with Fiji winning men's gold and Australia

Hosts United Arab Emirates scored a late penalty against Bahrain today to salvage a 1-1 draw in the opening match of the Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup in Abu Dhabi.

their first match against each other taking place tomorrow.In Group B tomorrow defending champions Australia

Several women in Australia have been awarded taekwondo scholarships as part of the "pink belt" programme

donations and aims to empower women through martial arts.Crowdfunding has helped two women, one in Western Australia

Switzerland defended the International Tennis Federation's Hopman Cup after beating Germany 2-1 in a repeat of the 2018 final.

, but they could not take it that step further, losing the deciding set on a tie break.Elsewhere in Australia

Hosts United Arab Emirates will kick off the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup against Bahrain tomorrow in the opening match of the tournament. 

17.UAE, Bahrain, Thailand and India make up Group A, with Group B consisting of defending champions Australia

entry into the UAE before the Asian Cup tournament began ©Getty ImagesThe last tournament in 2015 saw Australia

Hakeem Al-Araibi.Al-Araibi is a former national team player of Bahrain who was granted refugee status by Australia

 With Australia, Thailand and Bahrain all taking part in the competition, #NewFifaNow has urged

Germany will meet Switzerland in the final of the Hopman Cup after they defeated hosts Australia today

With both Germany and Australia undefeated in the competition so far, the final match of Group A would

Alexander Zverev then confirmed his country's place in the final, beating Matt Ebden 6-4, 6-3.Australia

event.She will meet Karolína Plíšková of the Czech Republic, who triumphed against Ajla Tomljanović of Australia

In June, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic hosts. One way or another, they could be heading "back to the future".

"Only one thing worries us, it is the quarantine imposed by Australian law on all horses coming to Australia

Roger Federer's victory in the men's singles match against Stefanos Tsitsipas was enough to send Switzerland through to the final of the Hopman Cup despite losing to Greece overall. 

 Switzerland's opponent in the final will be decided tomorrow when Germany play Australia in Group

ImagesSpain meet France in the remaining match of the round-robin stage, a dead rubber.On the other side of Australia

New Zealand's Lisa Carrington has been voted by canoeing fans as the athlete who provided the highlight of the 2018 paddling season.

water.Para-canoeist Serhii Yemelianov came in third thanks to his defence of the KL3 world title in Montemor, while Australia

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Oceania has been launched following a historic merger of the Baseball Confederation of Oceania (BCO) and the Oceania Softball Confederation (OSC).

 The new confederation has 14 founding members, including American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands

general and treasurer, while Inoke Niubalavu of Fiji, Ralph Tarasomo of Papua New Guinea, Cam Vale of Australia

Defending champion and top seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine suffered an upset to Belarus' Aliaksandra Sasnovich to exit the Brisbane International. 

defeated Alize Cornet of France at the Hopman Cup in Perth ©Getty ImagesDefending champion Nick Kyrgios of Australia

 Elsewhere in Australia, the mixed-gender Hopman Cup continued in Perth at the RAC Arena.

6-3, 6-4 but her compatriot Matt Ebden lost to David Ferrer 7-6, 7-5.In the deciding doubles match, Australia

Council have confirmed the teams which have qualified directly for the 2020 Men's T20 World Cup in Australia

As per the qualification criteria, Australia as hosts were always guaranteed a spot in the tournament

Zealand, the West Indies, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.The top eight teams - which includes Australia

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Dame Louise Martin described 2019 as an "incredibly important year" for the organisation in her New Year's message.

first reflected on an a successful 2018, a year which included the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia