Australia head the first ever women's world rankings following their 2017 Rugby League World Cup victory

Nine nations make up the inaugural Women’s rankings with Australia head coach Brad Donald delighted to

this has added significantly to their wonderful achievements through the tournament.”Unsurprisingly, Australia

World Cup finalists England into second, ahead of Tonga, Fiji and Samoa, but all are a long way off Australia

to maintain the status quo.”Maddie Studon, seen here scoring against Canada, is part of a dominant Australia

Rugby League International Federation, said: “On behalf of the RLIF board I would like to congratulate Australia

Dubai champions South Africa have named an unchanged 13-man squad to contest the home leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series in Cape Town.

winning the Dubai Rugby Sevens World Series ©Getty ImagesRunners-up in Dubai, New Zealand, will play Australia

Olympic champions Argentina are through to the Hockey World League title after a tense victory over India in Bhubaneswar.

torrential rain at the Kalinga Stadium.They will now face reigning world and Hockey World League champions Australia

That contest will be followed by the second of the semi-finals with Hockey World League title holders Australia

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) officials have urged Australian media to seek accreditation for Gold Coast 2018 following claims some organisations will boycott the event over news access rules.

year's Commonwealth Games.They were followed by Fairfax Media, one of the largest media companies in Australia

able to broadcast video and audio content of Gold Coast 2018.The CGF sold the rights to the Games in Australia

are a lot of benefits that come with that accreditation and we would like to encourage everyone in Australia

This is an event that is for the benefit of the citizens and communities of Australia, so your participation

Coordination Commission chairman Bruce Robertson has claimed Gold Coast will prove an excellent host for next year’s Commonwealth Games, which he believes will provide the city with a unique opportunity.

With strong support from the Queensland State Government, City of Gold Coast and Commonwealth Games Australia

organisers, while predicting the excitement would continue to grow when the Queen’s Baton Relay reaches Australia

Gold Coast 2018 believe excitement for the Games will grow further when the Queen's Baton arrives in Australia

Olympic champions Argentina battled through to the semi-finals of the Men's Hockey World League Final as they beat England 3-2 in Bhubaneswar.

time.Argentina will go on to face hosts India in the last four tomorrow.Germany face defending champions Australia

Football Federation Australia (FFA) has avoided being taken over by a Normalisation Committee after FIFA

and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).A delegation from FIFA and the AFC are due to travel to Australia

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

cover the professional and amateur games on an expanded 15-member Congress.The crisis in football in Australia

countries and territories remain on the Gold Coast 2018 Queen's Baton Relay tour, prior to its arrival in Australia

Island and New Zealand are the final countries and territories on the itinerary, before it arrives in Australia

sustainability around the Commonwealth with a visit to the Forum Fisheries Agencies.Following its arrival in Australia

Queensland Rail have announced that three new trains will begin passenger services on Monday (December 11), as the state prepares for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

been able to confirm that three trains will be running for next year's Games out of 21 delivered to Australia

India beat Pool A winners and Olympic silver medallists Belgium in a shootout at the quarter-final stage of the Men’s Hockey World League Final in Bhubaneswar.

Australia captain Mark Knowles was pleased with the ruthless nature of his team in their victory against

Spain ©Getty ImagesThe other match of the day saw defending champions Australia run out 4-1 winners

they should have at least forced a shootout as they missed some good opportunities, particularly when Australia

had a Daniel Beale sin-binned with the score at 1-1.Australia showed their class and ran away with the

Defending champions Sweden recorded a massive quarter-final victory as the Women's World Floorball Championships continued in Slovakian capital Bratislava today.

United States 10-7 in the ninth to 12th place play-off series.Thailand beat Japan 4-2 to finish 13th and Australia

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) have said they are close to awarding the 2022 Games with a decision likely to be made by the end of the year.

the organisation received an update on the process.Last week, the CGF said they had been updated by Australia

Double Commonwealth Games gold medallist Steve Scott has been named in a 20-strong Team England shooting squad for Gold Coast 2018.

shooters in the world and we’re confident that we will be sending the most prepared English team to Australia

Poland, Latvia, Slovakia and Norway were the big winners at the Women’s World Floorball Championships, in Bratislava.

win over the United States ©IFF/twitterOther countries were fighting for lower positions.Japan beat Australia

 Yui Goto made it 3-1 for Japan,  Rin Ozawa added another before Australia scored three goals

Gold Coast 2018’s preparations for next year’s Commonwealth Games are set to be assessed for the final time by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), while the organisation will also provide an update on the status of the 2022 event.

the conclusion of the international stage of its journey to Gold Coast.It will eventually arrive in Australia

able to broadcast video and audio content of Gold Coast 2018.The CGF sold the rights to the Games in Australia

extended deadline for cities to bid for the Games closed last week.The CGF said they had been updated by Australia