Australian lawyers acting for Victoria after the shock announcement by the State’s Premier Daniel Andrews to withdraw from hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games have returned home from London without having agreed a compensation deal.

withdrawing as hosts for 2026 ©Arnold Bloch LieblerIt has also been reported that Commonwealth Games Australia

[He] needs to explore ways to stage the Commonwealth Games in Australia to restore the reputation that

The Olympic Rings and the Paralympic Agitos have been unveiled in Queensland this weekend to mark the nine-year countdown to the Games in Brisbane.

the Sunshine Coast.It was the first time the Olympic Rings and the Agitos have appeared together in Australia

billions of people watching the Olympics and Paralympics," said Palaszczuk in a ceremony televised on Sky Australia

Australia is set to be represented by a team of 98 athletes at the summer edition of the International

athletes travelling to the Chinese capital, slightly down from the squad of 39 announced by Athletics Australia

players, a women's water polo team of 15 and one wushu athlete.Decathlete Alec Diamond won a silver for Australia

part of the team for Chengdu 2021 ©Getty ImagesIt features representatives from 26 institutions across Australia

sports.Estimates for the number of athletes set to compete at Chengdu 2021 have varied, but UniSport Australia

to participate.This would be significantly down from the 118 countries who featured at Naples 2019.Australia

Ariarne Titmus broke the women’s 400 metres freestyle world record as Australia captured four gold medals

pic.twitter.com/Jkzwmp0xFb— World Aquatics (@WorldAquatics) July 23, 2023Sam Short delivered another gold for Australia

claimed silver in 3:10.49, while the US touched the wall in 3:10.81 for bronze.Gold number four for Australia

following the completion of the playoffs.France have set up a last-eight meeting with Spain after beating Australia

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are one of eight countries making their FIFA Women's World Cup debut at the expanded tournament in Australia

Puerto Rico and The Netherlands earned places in next year's World Baseball Softball Confederation Women's Softball World Cup Finals, with China missing out despite topping the Group B round-robin in Valencia.

to secure the win.Puerto Rico and The Netherlands join hosts Italy as well as the United States and Australia

Australian Grandmaster Fay Shacklock has insisted she intends to continue her illustrious taekwondo career and wants to bring the sport "to as many age groups and ability levels as I possibly can".

Co-hosts Australia broke television ratings and crowd records when they defeated the Republic of Ireland

viewers turned in to Australian broadcaster Seven Network’s coverage of the opener at the Stadium Australia

in Sydney on Thursday (July 20).Australia, who were without star striker Sam Kerr due to injury, beat

high as 2.28 million at one stage during the clash played in front of crowd of 75,784 fans at Stadium Australia

on Nine.A record crowd of more 75,000 fans watch the FIFA Women's World Cup opener between co-hosts Australia

and the Republic of Ireland at Stadium Australia ©Getty ImagesLewis Martin, head of network sport and

Brian Harman of the United States took a five-shot lead at the midway point of golf’s The Open Championship after a six-under-par round of 65.

bogey at three that he will want to forget.Three players sit in a tie for fourth in Min Woo Lee of Australia

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Philippines are one of eight teams making their FIFA Women's World Cup debuts at the expanded tournament in Australia

Olympic champions Canada were held to a goalless draw by Nigeria in their FIFA Women's World Cup opener in Melbourne, with legendary captain Christine Sinclair having a penalty saved.

red - the first dismissal of the tournament.The result left both teams on one point behind co-hosts Australia

Faith Kipyegon earned her third world record in less than two months at the Monaco Diamond League meeting as she ran the women’s mile in 4min 07.64sec, obliterating the mark of 4:12.33 set by her long-time rival Sifan Hassan on the same Stade Louis II track in 2019.

proved enough to earn the American a win, with Ernest Obiena of Philippines and Kurtis Marschall of Australia

Spain setting an area record of 12:45.01 in fourth place.Olympic silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers of Australia

Puerto Rico and The Netherlands sealed the remaining two playoff places on the final day of round-robin action in Group B of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Softball World Cup in Valencia.

-0.The playoff matches in Valencia are due to be played tomorrow.Hosts Italy, the United States and Australia

FIFA has claimed it has sold out of partnership packages for the Women's World Cup in Australia and New

supporters in the tournament's nine host cities, with 60,000 listed on the travel agency's platform in Australia

among the Women's World Cup partners announced by FIFA in the days leading up to the tournament in Australia

and New Zealand ©FIFAFIFA has also revealed details of its plans with Visa to make the tournament in Australia

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has urged Australia to "honour its commitment" in staging the 2026 Commonwealth

My simple reaction is that the Australian Government now needs to think about how Australia is going

consider putting the city forward.Jeremy Rockliff and Peter Malinauskas, the leaders of Tasmania and South Australia