Australia qualified for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-15 World Cup after being

Australia reached the quarter-finals of the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup today after

John Davies Oval as they bowled out their opponents for just 127.Skipper Jason Sangha scored 58 for Australia

as they were bowled out for just 96.Pope, a leg spinner, finished with remarkable figures of 8-35 as Australia

The draw for the first-ever Commonwealth Games beach volleyball competition at Gold Coast 2018 has been made.

world ranking.Each team will play each other once in their respective pools ©Gold Coast 2018Volleyball Australia

chief executive Andrew Dee said: "It's a very special day for beach volleyball, not only here in Australia

France's Grégory Gaultier overcame England's Nick Matthew in a four-game thriller at the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tournament of Champions in New York City.

first-ever French woman to win the tournament last year, coming out on top against Donna Urquhart of Australia

Australia made it two victories from two in the first Netball Quad Series of 2018 as they beat hosts

the third quarter, with the score 37-34.The fightback proved to be too little, too late, however, as Australia

Park Arena on January 25, the second match for both sides.The Series will conclude on January 28 when Australia

The Tour Down Under became the latest sporting event to welcome the Gold Coast 2018 Queen's Baton as the build-up to the Commonwealth Games continued.

2018The Queen's Baton was also taken to the Adelaide Oval RoofClimb by Holly Takos, who represented Australia

Jersey athlete Elliott Dorey has won an appeal to join the Channel Island's team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

has now been allowed onto the team, meaning the total number of athletes set to represent Jersey in Australia

The men's World Championship silver and bronze medallists will be among those to do battle at the International Skating Union Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, which are due to begin in Taipei.

the Cup of China bronze medallist, could also feature.Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Harley Windsor of Australia

United States claimed the first gold medal of the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Longboard Surfing Championships on Riyue Bay in Wanning today.

were judged to have been worth more than seven points, with their quartet ending 24 points clear of Australia

Japan and Singapore made ideal starts to the Asia-Oceania qualifying tournament for the Men's Floorball World Championships by earning comfortable Group B wins on Jeju Island in South Korea.

the result info #Floorball #wfcprague— IFF (@IFF_Floorball) January 22, 2018Tournament favourites Australia

Hosts Sweden will collide with Paralympic champions Lithuania in the men's group stage of this year's World Goalball Championships after the draw was made in Malmö.

, which will take place at Baltiska Hallen between June 3 and 9.Algeria, China, Belgium, Argentina, Australia

will also meet the Paralympic champions after being selected with Turkey in Group C.Russia, Japan, Australia

Commonwealth Games long jump champion Greg Rutherford has announced that he will not be participating at the upcoming edition in Gold Coast.

I want to wish the team all the very best out in Australia."

Scotland beat Northern Ireland 52-31 in Perth today to ensure they finished top of the European qualifying tournament for the 2019 Netball World Cup in Liverpool.

 The five top-ranked countries currently are defending World Cup champions Australia, New Zealand

 Australia, New Zealand, England and South Africa are currently playing in the Quad Series at the

 After England beat New Zealand 64-57 and Australia defeated South Africa 54-50, action is due to

The first week of the Australian Open has brought back a number of issues that usually surround the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.

These protocols were most recent used during the Tour Down Under in Australia, which concluded today.

Eighty years ago, they celebrated the 150th anniversary of arrival of settlers to establish modern day Australia

For The Sydney Morning Herald it was ‘"the most important athletic carnival ever held in Australia".Officially

"British Empire Games" but many referred to them as an "Empiad" or Olympiad for the Empire.In 1930, Australia

The sum of £10,000 was needed to cover transporting the teams to Australia.

"This will be a glorious opportunity to advertise Australia and we must tackle our task with confidence

"The Empire Games will further strengthen those who urge the right of the Commonwealth (of Australia)