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Olympic sevens champion Pelite named as ambassador of Wheelchair Rugby World Championship

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Australian rugby sevens Olympian Evania Pelite has been appointed as an event ambassador for next month's Wheelchair Rugby World Championship in Sydney.

place between August 5 and 10.Matches will be played at the Quaycentre at the Sydney Olympic Park with Australia

 Australia will play in Pool A in Sydney with Japan, Sweden, New Zealand, Denmark and Ireland.Pool



Defending champions Australia wary of strength of field at World University Rugby Sevens Championship

  • Universiade

Australian men's team manager Christina Hickman urged her side to be wary of the strength of the field as they prepare to defend their World University Rugby Sevens Championship title in Namibia.

men's event at the tournament in Swakopmund, due to begin tomorrow and concludes on Saturday (July 14).Australia

, defending champions France play Belgium, Brazil and South Africa in Group B.Group A includes Australia



Iroquois nationals stalled travelling to Men’s Lacrosse World Championship in Israel

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The Iroquois national team have been delayed in their attempt to travel to Israel for the 2018 Men’s Lacrosse World Championship due to passport procedural issues while departing Canada 

medals and three silver medals.Also competing in the blue division will be the Iroquois nation and Australia

 Australia are among the six teams that will contest the blue division ©World Lacrosse 2018Australia



Kenyan double on opening day of IAAF World Under-20 Championships

  • Athletics

Kenya took double gold on an opening day of the International Association of Athletics Federations World Under-20 Championships in the Finnish city of Tampere in which a  record on the track and a one centimetre margin of victory in the field topped the bill.

over American rival Adrian Piperi.Greece's Odysseas Mouzenidis took a distant bronze medal with 21.07.Australia


Ireland through to semi-finals at ICC Women's World Twenty20 qualifying tournament

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Ireland have progressed through to the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Twenty20 qualifying tournament after an eight-wicket win over Uganda in The Netherlands today.

Papua New Guinea in their semi-final on Thursday (July 12).Both finalists from the tournament will join Australia



Nick Butler: Thrown chairs, blood in the water and pulling a rival off a horse - some of the best fights in world sport

  • Inside the Blogs

Violence and foul play was an enduring theme across sport last week, with differing incidents occupying varying levels on the fighting-ometer.

three with a lap to go.And we had a spectacular mass brawl at a Basketball World Cup qualifier between Australia

Hungary were involved in another water polo scrap against Australia during the 2016 Rio Olympics.A spectacular

fight erupted in a basketball World Cup qualifier between Australia and The Philippines in Manila last


Chinese Taipei head to super round in style at World University Baseball Championship

  • Baseball and Softball

Hosts Chinese Taipei finished the group stage with a 100 per cent record at the World University Baseball Championship in Chiayi.

The home side have qualified for the super round as the Group A winners after their 10-0 win over Australia

group as runners-up.They ended with a record of two victories while the Czech Republic managed one and Australia



Canada continue perfect start at home Junior Men's Softball World Championship

  • Baseball and Softball

Hosts Canada made it two victories from as many games as the Junior Men's Softball World Championship continued in Prince Albert.

after their 11-1 win over United States today.Elsewhere in the group, Guatemala beat Hong Kong 5-1.Australia

maintained their 100 per cent record ©WBSCIn Group A, defending champions Japan, Australia and Mexico