The International Cricket Council (ICC) have compiled a women's team of the best one-day international (ODI) and T20 international players of the year.

The two sides were selected by the same panel, including former England and Australia captains Charlotte

from Buckingham Palace on March 13 in London, the Queen's Baton arrived in Commonwealth Games host Australia

Gold Coast 2018's chief executive, were also on hand alongside Craig Phillips, the Commonwealth Games Australia

on March 13 ©Getty ImagesThe first Australian stop for the Baton will be Melbourne Cricket Ground as Australia

After its epic international journey, the Queen's Baton will now embark on a 100-day voyage around Australia

McEvoy added: "With the arrival of the Queen's Baton in Australia, the countdown to Gold Coast 2018 is

England has become the latest member of the recently-established World Snooker Federation (WSF).

governing body, launched to improve the sport's Olympic prospects earlier this year.England follows Australia

Australian Taekwondo has hired Ben Exton as its new participation manager, it has been announced.

Safwan Khalil was one of four athletes that represented Australia in taekwondo at the Rio 2016 Olympic

So Birmingham - a belatedly willing and patently capable bidder to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games - has finally had its wish. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has finally crossed all its T's, dotted all its I's and confirmed this English bidder as the official replacement for the original planned host, Durban.

There had also been interest expressed by Melbourne, hosts of the 2006 Games, in taking the Games to Australia

Commonwealth Games in 1954, with its epic mile race between Britain's Roger Bannister and John Landy of Australia

I am hoping that I am not alone in this, but do you think every year about this time it gets busier and busier? It’s the usual ‘silly season’ stuff, plus work. Once upon time, people slowed down noticeably; now it’s a million miles an hour right up to Christmas Day.

been one of the first to want to help with some of the social issues we’ve advanced.Most notably in Australia

SKINS established this campaign in Australia in 2016 and continued it again this year.

2018 Queenslander of the Year, which means he is a finalist for the Australian of the Year named on Australia

Jason McCracken has resigned as chief executive of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for personal reasons, the sport's worldwide governing body has confirmed.

worked in executive roles across global banking, insurance and financial organisations in New Zealand, Australia

A number of star athletes from New Zealand will take part in the official cultural handover and farewell of the Gold Coast 2018 Queen's Baton Relay at Auckland Museum tomorrow.

Action Plan that seeks to use the Commonwealth Games to strengthen and empower First Nations peoples in Australia

Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry has been named the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's Cricketer of the Year for 2017.

the one-off Ashes Test against England in Sydney last month.The 27-year-old, who has also represented Australia

 “A special thanks to Cricket Australia for the incredible amount of support they provide to the

women’s cricket team and the way in which they continue to lead the development of women’s sport in Australia

and our support staff, thanks so much for making it so enjoyable and memorable to tour and represent Australia

Germany's three-time Paralympic medallist Anna-Lena Forster secured her first win of the season on a day of slalom races today at the World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup in Kuhtai.

women’s visually impaired in a time of 1:54.26 in front of two British pairings.Melissa Perrine of Australia

Italian duo Omar Visintin and Michela Moioli won the men’s and women’s qualification at the International Ski Federation Snowboard Cross World Cup event in Cervinia.

800 metre course at the foot of the Matterhorn in the Alps.Two-time World Champion Alex Pullin, of Australia

Speed skater Daniel Greig has been selected as the seventh member of the Australian team to compete at Pyeongchang in next year’s Winter Olympics as the countdown to the Games hits the 50-day mark.

“I love representing Australia in every sports competition that I enter, and the Olympics is the pinnacle

I like to show people that anything is possible, even being an Olympic Speed Skater from Australia.”Daniel

Team Wales have announced the final five athletes to join their Para team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

para-athlete development we have in here in Wales.”The 2018 Commonwealth Games will take place in Gold Coast, Australia

Kenya are due to send a 132-strong athlete delegation to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, the country’s Chef de Mission Barnabas Korir has confirmed.

Speaking after returning to Kenya from a fact-finding tour in Australia, Korir was reported by Citizen

While in Australia, Korir inspected various sporting zones where Kenyans are set to compete."