Defending champions Germany will face Mexico, Sweden and South Korea in Group F at the 2018 FIFA World Cup after the draw was conducted at a glittering ceremony in front of an audience in Moscow that included Russian President Vladimir Putin.

champions Portugal as they were placed in Group B along with Morocco and Iran.Group C includes France, Australia

Defending champions Australia were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by hosts India on the opening day of

second half minutes as Hardeep Singh opened the scoring for India before Jeremy Hayward levelled for Australia

to find a winner as the contest petered out into a draw, which will please the host nation more than Australia

in the other game in the group.In Pool B, meanwhile, India are set to play England and Germany face Australia

Hosts Australia have set their sights on winning both the men's and women's Rugby League World Cup titles

Zealand for the women's.The men's match is a repeat of the opening game of the tournament, which saw Australia

instead as England contest their first World Cup Final since 1995.On that occasion they lost 16-8 to Australia

Australia want to lift the title on home soil for the first time in 40 years and for the 11th time in

said fullback Billy Slater.Both women's finalists head into tomorrow with 100 per cent records with Australia

New Zealand roaring past England 52-4.The Kiwis had won all three editions of the tournament before Australia

Birmingham's wait to be awarded the 2022 Commonwealth Games will continue after an update on the current status of the bid process was postponed until next week.

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

and Sydney have all indicated they would be capable of staging the event but the Commonwealth Games Australia

extend the deadline for the 2022 Commonwealth Games selection process, updates have been received from Australia

Favourites New Zealand started from where they left with some explosive rugby on the opening day of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens.

26-14.Also in the last eight Russia will face Spain having also thrashed Japan 36-0 and lost to Australia

Brazilian swimmers proved the dominant force as the 2017 International Federation for Intellectual Impairment Sport (INAS) Swimming Championships began in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Oliveira came in the women’s 4x50m relay, with the Brazilian team combining to win the event in 1:58.51.Australia

Olympic champions Argentina will clash with Belgium in a repeat of the final at last year's Games in Rio de Janeiro after the two sides were drawn together in Pool A of the Men's Hockey World League Final in Bhubaneswar.

join Argentina and Belgium in Pool A.Pool B is comprised of defending Hockey World League champions Australia

face in the last eight.The tournament begins with two matches tomorrow as Germany play England before Australia

Lynne Seymour was 35 when she first picked up a bowl in anger and nowadays can face opponents who are younger than her 32 years in the sport.

You can go anywhere in Australia to a bowls club and you’re always welcome.

Sweden will bid for a sixth consecutive Women’s World Floorball Championships title with competition in Bratislava.

Slovakia will hope to advance as one of the top two teams in Pool C, but they will face competition from Australia

Organisers of the 2018 World Cup in Russia will hope the attention shifts from the numerous issues which have plagued the build-up to the event itself when the draw for the tournament takes place at a glittering ceremony in Moscow tomorrow.

comprised of Denmark, Iceland, Costa Rica, Sweden, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal and Iran.Serbia, Nigeria, Australia

FIFA are set to take over the running of the Football Federation Australia (FFA) after the organisation

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

than take over the running of the FFA, which would be seen as a huge embarrassment to the sport in Australia

 "We are the governing body in Australia.""

legal advice in these circumstances - it’s the normal course to do that.”The crisis in football in Australia

Papua New Guinea Commonwealth Games Association (PNGCGA) are preparing to welcome the Gold Coast 2018 Queens Baton.

Islands on December 9 and head to Vanuatu, Norfolk Island and New Zealand.It will eventually arrive in Australia

Malaysia secured top spot in their pool at the World Squash Federation Men's World Team Championship in Marseille with a victory over Austria.

Jamaica 3-0.Wales secured a 3-0 win over the Czech Republic to finish in second place in Pool D, with Australia

victors against Ireland to finish behind France in the standings, with the result setting up a clash with Australia

Australia captain Cameron Smith has been awarded the international rugby league player of the year for

Teuila Fotu-Moala won the women's player of the year title.Fotu-Moala will lead New Zealand against Australia

 He has been an ever-present force in the Australia team during 2017, kicking 24 goals to date in

The favourites once again came on top of the second day of the World Squash Federation Men's World Team Championship in Marseille as most of them secured passage through to the next round of the tournament.

though, things did not go to plan as they all lost their opening matches of the tournament to Germany, Australia

and New Zealand respectively.Following his side’s victory against Wales, Australia coach Paul Price