Australia's netball team will finish its preparations for next year's Commonwealth Games in the Gold Cost by visiting London and Johannesburg in January to take part in a Quad Series. 

New Zealand in the Constellation Cup.The Quad Series features New Zealand and South Africa as well as Australia

Defending champions Japan and hosts Australia both recorded victories on the opening day of men's action

Japan thrashed Chinese Taipei 12-2, while Australia overcame Hong Kong 11-6 in a high-scoring affair

The women's tournament, featuring Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand and defending champions

International Stadium Yokohama will be the heart of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, it emerged today as the match schedules were released.

, the 2003 winners, will be in action against Tonga the following day in Sapporo.The same city sees Australia

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has attacked those who criticise the Olympic Movement but insisted that no organisation can be immune from wrongdoing however good its governance is.

who admitted the IOC can appear "arrogant and aloof" when speaking on The Ticket radio programme in Australia

Australian X Factor winner Dami Im has been named as the headline performer at the Gold Coast 2018 Charity Gala and Medal Reveal.

The Queensland singer, who also represented Australia at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, is due to

charity of next year’s Commonwealth Games in August.Dami Im won X Factor in 2013 and has represented Australia

Australia will stage the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships for the third time, with competition set

China in the South Korean county Uiseong.They will again face competition from China, along with hosts Australia

line-up is completed by New Zealand and Qatar.Six teams will compete in the women’s competition, with Australia

World Rugby has announced the appointment of Taisho Pharmaceutical as an official sponsor of the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan.

sees England, France, Argentina, United States and Tongo go head-to-head, while Pool D is made up of Australia

Nauru has welcomed the Gold Coast 2018 Queen’s Baton as the relay begins travelling around its final region.

follow, before the Baton heads to Vanuatu, Norfolk Island and New Zealand.It will eventually arrive in Australia

‘’Let Everyone Shine’’ The 2018 torch song made its Olympic and international debut in the historic Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens on Tuesday as the flame was formally handed over to Pyeongchang 2018 Organising Committee (POCOG) President Lee Hee Beom.

Norman’s composition The Flame was sung by Tina Arena at the 2000 opening ceremony.Cathy Freeman of Australia

the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia

Prince Charles has met with athletes preparing for next year's Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast as the Queen’s Baton Relay arrived in Singapore.

to depart for Nauru later today to begin the Oceanian leg of the relay.It will eventually arrive in Australia

South Africa have beaten France and Ireland to be the preferred choice of World Rugby to host the 2023 World Cup.

 Argentina, Australia, England, Italy, New Zealand, Scotland and  Wales carry three votes apiece.Japan

one vote apiece.Each union with multiple votes can chose to split up their allocation, meaning that Australia

Football Federation Australia (FFA) have postponed tomorrow's Emergency General Meeting in a bid to buy

opposition from the state member federations, A-League clubs and the union, the Professional Footballers Australia

representing the players themselves.The clubs, who say they generate 80 per cent of cash for football in Australia

is made.FFA chairman Steven Lowry is under pressure to find a solution with the game's governance in Australia

the FFA in the first week of December.A joint FIFA-Asian Football Confederation delegation came to Australia

Hong Kong has been named as the first Asian city to host the Gay Games after being awarded the 2022 event, seeing off strong competition from the United States and Mexico.

there too.”Inspections of the three bidders took place in June and July by a team of inspectors from Australia

The President of the International Surfing Association, Fernando Aguerre, has been awarded the Silver Surfer at the tenth Annual Gala Fundraiser of the California Surf Museum.

come a long way since the ISA was founded in 1964, during the inaugural World Surfing Championship in Australia

The Olympic Movement is mourning the loss of three-time Olympian and Australian amateur boxer, Tony Madigan, who has died at the age of 87.

 Olympic Gold medallist John Devitt, a swimmer, represented Australia alongside Madigan at the 1956

“Tony was one of the greatest boxers to represent Australia," Devitt said."

“He was a credit to his sport and a credit to Australia.