The host contract agreement for this year's World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Baseball World Cup has been signed in Viera.

States will be joined by five-time defending champions Japan, Canada, Cuba, Venezuela, The Netherlands, Australia

Powerlifter Sakina Khatun has been awarded a conditional slot on the Indian women's team for Gold Coast 2018 after saying she would consider suicide if her appeal for a place at the Commonwealth Games was rejected.

Khatun was initially denied a place in Australia after the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) failed

Australia have announced a 13-member team for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympics, with Mitchell

Australia will hope to earn their first Winter Paralympic gold medal since Salt Lake City 2002, where

The schedule for the first-ever Commonwealth Games beach volleyball competition has been made, with 36 preliminary matches due to take place at Gold Coast 2018.

sanctioned by the International Volleyball Federation for the men's and women's competitions.Hosts Australia

Jessica Peris, the daughter of Olympic hockey gold medallist Nova Peris, has reportedly failed a drugs test which appears to have ended her hopes of competing at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

place in the Australian team for the Commonwealth Games ©Getty ImagesNova Peris was a member of the Australia

Fiji's place at the upcoming Rugby League Commonwealth Championship is in doubt as a number of their players are still waiting for Australian visas to come through.

had visa issues.Viliame Kikau was close to missing the Rugby League World Cup semi-final defeat to Australia

to an expired visa.Viliame Kikau, in white, nearly missed the Rugby League World Cup semi-final in Australia

Wednesday so it depends on the visa so we're just waiting because we've got all the support letters from Australia

Gold Coast 2018 have reiterated the news access rules for the Commonwealth Games as the countdown to the multi-sport event in April continues.

News access has been a source of debate in recent months, with several organisations in Australia threatening

related to the use of video.They were followed by Fairfax Media, one of the largest media companies in Australia

Clarence House have confirmed that Charles, the Prince of Wales, will be joined by his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, for the opening of Gold Coast 2018.

It had previously been reported that Camilla would not be making the journey to Australia as she is known

England have named their five-strong wrestling team for April's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

I haven't been to Australia before so it will be a unique experience for me and the competition will

We can't wait to get out to Australia and for the Games to get underway."

The Netherlands and Germany took the men's and women's team recurve titles at the World Indoor Archery Championships in Yankton.

The Netherlands team, consisting of Sjef van den Berg, Rick van den Ven and Steve Wijler, thrashed Australia

 Taylor Worth of Australia claimed bronze with a 6-4 victory against Canada's Crispin Duenas.Germany

A total of 14 nations will gather for the International Fistball Association (IFA) 2018 Women’s World Championship in Austria, making it the biggest World Championship in the sport's history.

Poland, Serbia and Switzerland.America will have Argentina, Brazil, Chile and the United States, while Australia

The British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (BVIOC) have announced that they will be represented by ten athletes at April's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

Australia is a long-haul trip and many of our athletes will begin their journey in a few weeks so that

The Netherlands team have qualified for the final of the recurve event at the 2018 World Archery Indoor Championships following a semi-final victory over Ukraine in Yankton.

van den Ven] is back on track, so we feel confident in our team.”The Netherlands are now due to face Australia

, whose team of Taylor Worth, Ryan Tyack and Astin Darcy, thrashed Russia 5-1.Australia beat Russia 5

American television network NBC’s viewership for the opening week of the Winter Olympics is down seven per cent from the same period at Sochi 2014, it has been revealed.

likes of snowboarder Jarryd Hughes have helped lead to unexpectedly high television viewing figures in Australia

©Getty ImagesIn Australia, Seven Network has achieved some extremely strong viewing figures across its

With tennis you can understand it - it's in Australia, it's tennis, it's [Roger] Federer and [Rafael]

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) officials are set to hold meetings with the Football Federation Australia

voices across the whole of the game to be heard in this important step in the evolution of football in Australia

".Football Federation Australia have proposed adding two teams to the A-League ©Getty ImagesTheir FFA

State Federations went against.The clubs, who say they generate 80 per cent of cash for football in Australia