Italy's multiple world and Paralympic champion Alessandro Zanardi was beaten by half a wheel in the men's H4 road race at the International Cyclng Union (UCI) Para-cycling Road World Championships in Pietermaritzburg as Tim de Vries of The Netherlands earned a historic win.

Durst was not sure of victory until the last few hundred metres.WT2 Paralympic champion Carol Cooke of Australia

Jordan Mercer won her ninth International Surfing Association (ISA) gold medal as Australia claimed

London 2012 Olympic gold medallist Jessica Rossi claimed the women’s trap title on day two of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Championships in Moscow.

of 43 hits out of 50 at the Foxlodge Shooting Range.Reigning Olympic champion Catherine Skinner of Australia

Argentina’s Millenium team came out on top in the artistic precision event on day seven of the 2017 International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) World Roller Games in Chinese city Nanjing.

third.Inline hockey action continued today ©Marco Guariglia/FIRSItaly and Chinese Taipei both beat Australia

two nations at the Youth Olympic Sports Park.New Zealand, 15-2 winners over India today, will face Australia

today for defending champions Canada and Italy.Canada overcame South Korea 16-0, while Italy edged Australia

The International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup season is due to begin in New Zealand tomorrow without star name Anna Gasser of Austria.

Japan and will not risk it at the start of the Olympic winter.Instead, Gasser will continue to train in Australia

I don't have to hunt for my Olympic spot, it's better for me to concentrate on the training here in Australia

The United States started with a big victory at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-18 Baseball World Cup as they chase a fourth consecutive title in Thunder Bay.

Canada were disappointed as they fell to a narrow 7-6 defeat against Chinese Taipei.South Korea beat Australia

Hungary’s Norbert Hegyi was among a trio of athletes to shoot a perfect 50 after two rounds of the men’s trap competition as action begun today at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Championships in Moscow.

first two rounds of qualification with 47.Among them was Rio 2016 Olympic champion Catherine Skinner of Australia

The United States will be aiming to win a fourth consecutive gold medal at the Under-18 Baseball World Cup when the 2017 edition due to begin in Canadian city Thunder Bay tomorrow.

countries have qualified for world baseball’s 12-nation, premier youth tournament.The field is made up of Australia

Gold Coast 2018 has announced XXXX Gold as the official beer of next year's Commonwealth Games.

Aussies take the Gold while they cheer for the Australian teams," Slocombe added.Commonwealth Games Australia

participation race as part of the Southern Hemisphere’s largest annual snowsports event in Falls Creek in Australia

and Valerio Leccardi of Switzerland third.Slovenian-born Barbara Jezersek, who has been competing for Australia

participation event.A number of skiing scholarships were awarded as part of the event ©Ski & Snowboard Australia

Canada's Lionel Sanders defied a punctured tyre to win the International Triathlon Union’s Long Distance (ITU) World Championships in Penticton today.

his Australian compatriot Jo Gambles coming through for the bronze medal in 5:26:23.Sarah Crowley of Australia

England and Scotland will feature in the opening match of the men's basketball tournament at next year's Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast after organisers revealed the schedule for the competition.

on April 6 when they take on fourth seeds Mozambique in Pool A in Townsville.Canada and England join Australia

Former Australian Sailing high performance head Peter Conde has been announced as the replacement for Matt Favier as director of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).

approach of the "Winning Edge" strategy he spearheaded.Matt Favier is taking up a new post at Hockey Australia

New Zealand's first Test against England at Eden Park in Auckland next year will be played under lights, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced today. 

the United Arab Emirates later this year.Three of the five day-night Tests so far have been staged in Australia

, including the inaugural fixture between Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide in November 2015.

 Australia will also host the sixth men's pink-ball Test during this summer's Ashes series in Adelaide

in November, while the first women's day-night Test will take place between Australia and England at

Brazil have won the women's football gold medal at the Summer Universiade following a dramatic extra-time winner here this evening.

sole strikes from Marina Fedorova, Natalia Mashina and Viktoriia Shkoda Elsewhere this evening, Australia

win the women's basketball title at Taipei Arena.Leading 73-51 before the start of the final quarter, Australia