A Canadian team including reigning Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak obliterated the junior world record by more than five seconds as they won the 4x200 metres freestyle relay crown on the opening day of the International Swimming Federation World Junior Championships in Indianapolis.

crossed in 3:17.99 to win the men's 4x100m freestyle relay.Poland finished second, 0.54 behind, with Australia

Ian Chesterman has been appointed as Australia's Chef de Mission for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, it was announced today. 

The 58-year-old has led Australia at every Winter Olympics since Nagano 1998 but Tokyo 2020 will be the

 In his role in winter sports in Australia, Chesterman has helped oversee steady improvement in

the Tokyo team is obviously bigger with a more diverse range of sports, if we can achieve that goal Australia

several challenges at Rio 2016, particularly in the Athletes' Village, which was not finished when Australia

Having pride in representing Australia on a world stage is in our DNA, Kitty Chiller and her team did

Martina Fidanza of Italy claimed victory in the women's scratch race to win the first gold medal of the International Cycling Union Junior Track World Championships in Montichiari.

this year.Mylene de Zoete of The Netherlands finished second today while Alexandra Martin-Wallace of Australia

Paddlers from Brazil, Australia and Russia all claimed gold medals on the opening day of the International

in 1:08.241, a marginal 0.18 clear of British bronze medallist Lindsay Thorpe.Jocelyn Neumueller of Australia

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have appointed Indian Sunil Joshi as their new spin-bowling coach.

short-term deal and will link up with the Bangladesh squad before their home two-test series against Australia

Defending champions England will face New Zealand in the Women’s Rugby World Cup final after beating France at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.

the third-place play-off between France and the US as well as the other play-off matches.Canada and Australia

today, marking the 42nd stop on its global tour in the build-up to next year’s Commonwealth Games in Australia

Caitlin Bassett has been named as the new captain of Australia's netball team.

 Once fit to return, Layton will re-join the Australia set-up as part of a four-person leadership

Robinson and Gabi Simpson have also been confirmed as co-vice captains.The leadership group will guide Australia

The Netball Quad Series features Australia, New Zealand, England and South Africa.The Australians will

 Bassett, who plays for club side Sunshine Coast Lightning, has won two world titles with Australia

Canada’s Michelle Li made a winning return to the scene of her 2014 Commonwealth Games triumph by coming through a tough opening-round women's singles match at the Badminton World Federation World Championships in Glasgow.

I know there are a lot of expectations after my wins in Indonesia and Australia, but I’m not really following

Andrew Wilson of the United States and Belarus' Ilya Shymanovich produced a stunning finish that saw them share the men's 100 metres breaststroke title at Taipei 2017.

of 303.54 points to finish well clear of their nearest rivals.Brittany O'Brien and Emily Meaney of Australia

Cyclist Shane Perkins has had his switch from Australia to Russia green-lighted after the latter nation

Australia clinched the 2017 International Basketball Federation Asia Cup title this evening with a 79

marking his best game of the tournament.Daniel Kickert amassed 14 points and Mitch Creek racked up 12.Australia

10.The event was the first-ever Asia-Oceania joint Continental Championship with 16 teams, including Australia

Australia earned a place in tomorrow's International Basketball Federation Asia Cup final after a 106

stitches after damaging the webbing on his hand and took no further part in the game.Mitchell Norton of Australia

Ellie Simmonds will be back in training this month and setting her sights on further glory at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

in South Africa, having her money stolen in China and camping next to Ayers Rock in the outback of Australia

A week after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in London, the season’s focus moves to Birmingham where a host of newly minted gold medallists will compete tomorrow in the 12th Diamond League meeting of the season.

Croatia’s world champion Sandra Perkovic faces the London silver and bronze medallists Dani Stevens of Australia