Pavlos Kontides of Cyprus moved clear of the rest of the field in the laser event as he finished third and second in the two races held in the fleet at the Sailing World Cup in Gamagori today.

finishes of fifth and sixth today and is second on 14 points.Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist Tom Burton of Australia

 "We are pleased with our progress so far.”Mat Belcher and Will Ryan of Australia, the reigning

Transgender athlete Hannah Mouncey has been prevented from participating in the 2018 Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) competition.

player Caroline Layt, who represented New South Wales in the Women's State of Origin in 2008, told Australia

Gold Coast 2018 have revealed the list of around 3,800 people who will carry the Queen's Baton during its 100-day journey across the country in the build-up to the Commonwealth Games in April.

a truly memorable occasion for them and all the people who support the Relay as it travels through Australia

A university in Australian city Melbourne has joined forces with the local council to promote sport around the community.

Monash Council and Monash University became the "City in Motion" for Australia for the second year in

The university has five campuses around Australia, as well as a number of international centres.

Ikhsan Rumbay of Indonesia was the highest-profile casualty on day two of singles action as the seventh seed crashed out of the men's event on home soil following a shock defeat to Takuma Obayashi of Japan at the Badminton World Federation World Junior Championships in Yogyakarta.

in the women's singles event, enjoyed a much more comfortable outing as she swept aside Sasha Lim of Australia

Pavlos Kontides of Cyprus is locked in a three-way tie for top spot on the laser leaderboard after the first day of racing at the Sailing World Cup in Gamagori.

has 11 points, the same as Lorenzo Chiavarini of Britain and Italy's Francesco Marrai.Tom Burton of Australia

Former champions Italy will play Sweden for a place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia after the European play-off draw took place in Zurich earlier today.

Estadio Nacional of Peru in Lima on November 15.The other intercontinental play-off will be between Australia

A special tribute to Grand Master Chong Soo Lee was a highlight of the recent Canada Taekwondo Open in Montreal, which featured 903 competitors from 38 countries.

divisions as well as poomsae.The host country won the largest number of gold medals, at 31, followed by Australia

Gamagori will become the first Japanese host of a Sailing World Cup event when action at the opening competition of the season begins tomorrow.

scheduled for Saturday (October 21) and Sunday (October 22).Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist Tom Burton of Australia

US Open squash winners Ali Farag and Nour El Tayeb will hope to continue their fine form at next month's 2017 Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open, with tickets now on sale.

live on mainstream broadcast channels around the world, including BT Sport, beIN Sports, Fox Sports Australia

FIFA has revealed the seven nations who will join hosts Russia among the top-seeded countries for the draw for next year's World Cup.

Estadio Nacional of Peru in Lima on November 15.The other intercontinental play-off will be between Australia

Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula on November 10.The second leg is scheduled for November 15 at the Stadium Australia

Australia clinched the men's and women's Oceania Cup titles with victories over New Zealand on the final

win against their opponents at the Sydney Olympic Park.The women's final was a much closer affair as Australia

first-half goals from Jane Claxton and Kristina Bates proved enough to edge past New Zealand.The result saw Australia

Malaysia surged to the top of Pool B at the men's Asia Hockey Cup as they claimed an impressive 2-1 victory over defending champions South Korea in Dhaka.

Australia and New Zealand are set to contest the men's and women's finals at the Oceania Cup in Sydney

European nation's place.New Zealand were in rampant form as they set up a meeting with arch-rivals Australia

tomorrow.A World Cup berth was on offer to winner of the tournament at the Sydney Olympic Park but Australia

New Zealand ended their faint hopes.The women's final at the Oceania Cup is also due to be between Australia

and New Zealand.The two sides played out a dress rehearsal of the final today, with Australia earning

A Paralympic Winter sports development workshop has been held in South Korea as part of preparations for Pyeongchang 2018.

awareness of issues regarding people with an impairment.A total of 30 athletes and coaches from Armenia, Australia

There were 14 participants in the biathlon and cross-country coaching course from Argentina, Armenia, Australia

India thrashed hosts Bangladesh 7-0 to make it two wins from two at the men's Asia Hockey Cup.

South Korea meeting Malaysia.The men's and women's Oceania Cup tournaments in Sydney's Olympic Park in Australia