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Australia dominate home ITTF Oceania Championships in Gold Coast

  • Table Tennis

Hosts Australia won all five senior titles at the International Table Tennis Federation Oceania Championships

taking place at Oxenford Studios which will stage Gold Coast 2018 competition.Xin Yan triumphed for Australia

gold medallist Jian Fang Lay.The women's doubles title went to Melissa Tapper and Michelle Bromley as Australia

hope I can make a strong performance once again when I'm back on the Gold Coast," he said.In total, Australia


Curtis to defend Oceania BMX Championships title

  • Cycling

defend her women's elite title when the Oceania BMX Championships get underway tomorrow in Bunbury in Australia

is currently racing in Europe.New Zealand Champion Rebecca Petch is on her way to Bunbury, Western Australia


ISA President claims he lobbied to have surfing included at Gold Coast 2018

  • Gold Coast 2018

International Surfing Association (ISA) President Fernando Aguerre has claimed he campaigned to have the sport included at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Opening Ceremony at Gold Coast 2018 will feature 400 surf life savers ©Queensland Surf LivesaversSurfing Australia



4. Cathy Freeman carries the Aboriginal and Australian flags on victory laps at Victoria 1994

  • Top 10 Commonwealth Sports Moments

At just 16-years-old Cathy Freeman ran her way into the history books at Auckland in 1990 when she became the first female Aboriginal ever to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in the 4x100 metres.

start of a remarkable career that will be remembered as much for the social barriers she broke down in Australia

packed the flag, designed in 1971 by Luritja artist and land rights activist Harold Thomas from Central Australia

host nation by declaring the two islands of New Zealand should be "the seventh and eighth states of Australia


Danson landmark nears as England women's hockey team seek first Commonwealth gold at Gold Coast 2018

  • Gold Coast 2018

England women's hockey captain Alex Danson is set to reach 300 international appearances as she leads a squad of 16 athletes announced for next month's Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Gold Coast Games next month than at the Glasgow 2014 Games, where they lost the final on penalties to Australia

for the semi-finals.Pool A will contain the Glasgow 2014 bronze medallists New Zealand, and the hosts Australia



Cikamatana and Nakarawa honoured at Fiji Sports Awards

  • ONOC

Eileen Cikamatana and Leone Nakarawa were named Athletes of the Year at the annual Fiji Sports Awards.

records.Cikamatana had previously set the records at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Australia




De Grasse withdrawal boost chances for Blake at Gold Coast 2018

  • Gold Coast 2018

Canada's Olympic sprint medallist Andre De Grasse has withdrawn from next month's Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast because he claims he is not fit enough. 

Commonwealth Games was going to be a great opportunity to display my talents to a passionate fan base in Australia

fourth in the world.The 28-year-old Blake, long predicted to be Usain Bolt's successor, arrived in Australia


New Zealand select men's basketball squad for Gold Coast 2018

  • Gold Coast 2018

New Zealand have named their men's basketball team for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games next month.

Twelve players have been confirmed for the event in Australia, where the Kiwis will play in the seeded

 New Zealand will play hosts Australia, Canada and Nigeria in the seeded pool.The top two sides


Double Paralympic champion Cox to miss Gold Coast 2018 through injury

  • Gold Coast 2018

Double Paralympic gold medallist Kadeena Cox has withdrawn from the England squad for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games due to injury.

27-year-old sprinter and cyclist was due to compete at the Games for the first time in her career in Australia



England confirm Gold Coast 2018 basketball squads

  • Gold Coast 2018

England have named their men's and women's basketball squads for next month's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

finishing in the bottom two of the seeded group.The women will play in the seeded group with hosts Australia