Queensland Police have confirmed a Mauritian team official has left Australia, despite being formally

he said.Queensland's deputy commissioner Steve Gollschewski,centre, confirmed the official had left Australia

Jordan, hosts of this year's Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Women's Cup, received a jolting defeat in their opening match today as they went down 2-1 to a Philippines side making their first appearance in the finals for 15 years.

tournament underway at the King Abdullah II Stadium, with defending champions Japan facing Vietnam and Australia

Ireland, New Zealand and Poland sealed the remaining three places on offer at the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation World Championship as the qualification tournament for the event continued in Nottwil.

become the main focus with the Australian city hosting between August 5 and 10.Paralympic champions Australia

China's women have earned promotion to the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 2019 after winning the qualifying tournament attached to the men's Hong Kong leg that got underway today.

Canada, during which Willy Ambaka scored his 100th try in the World Rugby Sevens Series, and Spain upset Australia

All four male judoka who represented Australia at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics will be among the athletes

The sun shone for most of the day, the waters of the Pacific sparkled and giant beach balls were thrown into the crowd as beach volleyball made its Commonwealth Games debut here.

the beach volleyball stadium ©Getty Images"Behind the scenes there was a lot of work from Volleyball Australia

 "It is a great advertisement for Australia and for the Gold Coast."

At the Sydney 2000 Olympics, the court was on Bondi Beach and Australia took women's gold through Kerri

Australia's men will play the United States for the gold medal tomorrow at the Water Polo World League Intercontinental Cup in Auckland after both finished pool play unbeaten.

Australia won their group with a 21-6 thrashing of Kazakhstan and the United States were convincing 14

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victory in the men's 200m freestyle event ©Getty ImagesMatt Glaetzer was one of two gold medallists for Australia

ImagesStephanie Morton came out on top in the women's sprint competition ©Getty ImagesThere was also success for Australia

Scotland's Katie Archibald clinched the women's individual pursuit title here on a day when Commonwealth Games records fell with regularity at the Anna Meares Velodrome.

earned by New Zealand's Dylan Kennett, who claimed a comfortable win over Australia's Jordan Kerby.Hosts Australia

yesterday, beat Lauriane Genest of Canada in straight rides for the bronze.Morton's gold was the 100th Australia

Switzerland will host the International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Cross Country Championship tomorrow for the first time since the inaugural edition took place in Lausanne in 1978.

university ranks with student-athletes from the countries of Algeria, Morocco and Uganda - the teams from Australia

Ellie Black recovered from a fall on the uneven bars to spearhead Canada to their first women's team gold medal at the Commonwealth Games for 28 years as they edged England in the final at Gold Coast 2018 here today.

Georgia-Rose Brown, Alexandra Eade, Georgia Godwin, Rianna Mizzen and Emily Whitehead delivered bronze for Australia

stands during the fourth, safe in the knowledge that a medal was guaranteed.England took silver and Australia

Kyle Chalmers capped a triumphant return from heart surgery to win an all-star men's Commonwealth Games 200 metres freestyle title with a superb last burst on an evening of Australian domination here at Gold Coast 2018.

England's Lewis White took the silver medal in 56.77 and there was bronze for Brenden Hall, also of Australia

 Leiston Pickett of Australia was a further two hundredths back in third.England's world record

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has confirmed the 12 host countries which will stage events on the 2019 World Tour.

and 16 and then a regular event in a to-be-decided South Korean city between July 2 and 7.Geelong in Australia

An unnamed athlete competing at the Commonwealth Games is in hospital in a serious condition after contracting malaria in the build-up to Gold Coast 2018.

before arriving in the host nation.Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease which is not found in mainland Australia

There is no locally acquired malaria in mainland Australia."

Former captain Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft have accepted Cricket Australia's bans for their role in the ball-tampering scandal during the third Test with South Africa.

an attempt to change its behaviour.Warner admitted last week that he was resigned to not playing for Australia

again.David Warner has admitted he expects not to play for Australia again ©Getty Images“I am truly

I have today let Cricket Australia know that I fully accept the sanctions imposed on me."