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Section winners decided at World Youth Bowls Championships

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Winners of the two sections in the men's, women's and mixed pairs categories have been decided at the World Youth Bowls Championships at Broadbeach in Gold Coast.

Ellen Ryan of host country Australia kept up her good form in section one of the women's event by

with a total of 21 points, after beating Namibia's Cabous Olivier 21-4 and Turkey's Sercan Yanik 21-3.Australia


Russia 2018 nations to attend FIFA World Cup workshop in Sochi

  • Football

Representatives from all 32 teams set to compete at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia will attend a workshop in Sochi this week, to learn more about preparations for the tournament.

including security and technical issues.Of the 32 teams at the tournament, only five - Germany, Portugal, Australia


Welsh Netball appoint Hoornweg as interim head coach prior to Gold Coast 2018

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Welsh Netball have announced that Australian Julie Hoornweg has been appointed as interim head coach of the Wales team.

take the lead for the Superleague season and the Commonwealth Games before returning to her family in Australia

Getty ImagesHoornweg, who will replace Trish Wilcox as Welsh coach, began her netball playing career in Australia


BWF confirm line-ups for Thomas and Uber Cups

  • Badminton

The Badminton World Federation have confirmed the line-ups for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup team competitions.

tournament, along with England, France and Germany - the European semi-finalists along with Denmark.Algeria, Australia

South Korea qualified alongside Denmark, Germany, Russia and Spain from the European group.Mauritius, Australia



Australia unveil Paratriathlon team for Gold Coast 2018

  • Gold Coast 2018

Australia have named six athletes in their Paratriathlon squad for this year's Commonwealth Games

It’s a big team, it’s on home soil, it’s in Australia and I know it’s going to be so exciting."



Hosts swept aside as China’s men reach seventh consecutive ITTF Team World Cup final in London

  • Table Tennis

China’s men, favourites to win a seventh consecutive title at the International Table Tennis Federation Team World Cup, duly reached tomorrow’s final at the Copper Box Arena on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London with a predictable 3-0 win over England.

“It is a good situation for us going into another big event, the Commonwealth Games in Australia."


Full Australian athletics team for Gold Coast 2018 held up by appeal process

  • Gold Coast 2018

Australia’s full athletics team announcement for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games has reportedly been delayed due to appeals from athletes who have not been selected.

appeals tribunal is expected to make a decision, with cases worthy of considering sent back to Athletics Australia


Dennis takes Abu Dhabi Tour race lead after time trial triumph

  • Cycling

Australia’s Rohan Dennis claimed the Abu Dhabi Tour race lead after winning the individual time trial on stage four at Al Maryan Island.

lead, said "It’d be great for me to win the overall classification of a stage race outside of Australia


Australia triumph at home Rugby League Commonwealth Championship

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Australia were crowned as winners of the men’s and women’s competitions at the Rugby League Commonwealth

 Australia had conceded just four points in their opening matches of the under-23 nines tournament

thrashed Tonga 20-0 in the second semi-final to progress to the gold medal match.They fell short against Australia



Nova Peris defends daughter Jessica over "trial-by-media" following positive drugs test

  • Athletics

Australia’s Olympic gold medallist Nova Peris has insisted that her daughter Jessica, currently awaiting confirmation of a positive doping test, is a "clean athlete" and claimed she is being unfairly subjected to "a public ‘trial-by-media’".

made by 100 and 200 metres sprinter Jessica Peris in the media after the story was broken in an Australia

the Court of Arbitration for Sport or elsewhere in due course, in the event that ASADA and Athletics Australia

For now though we ask that ASADA and Athletics Australia properly and professionally deal with Jessica



Saint Lucia Olympic Committee provide funding boost for boxing quartet

  • PASO

The Saint Lucia Olympic Committee (SLOC) has provided funding for four of the country's boxers who have attended a one-month preparation camp in Trinidad and Tobago.

Kareem Boyce are all taking part in the camp as they eye the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia