Russia’s London 2012 Olympic champions are the focus of the International Judo Federation's (IJF) "Judo for the World" series.

values in our athletes.”The "Judo for the World" has previously visited Japan, Cuba, Brazil, Turkey, Australia

Hosts Chinese Taipei defeated the Czech Republic at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-12 World Cup as rain wiped out every other match on the schedule.

ImagesIn Group B all three scheduled games - United States v Germany, South Korea v Nicaragua and Panama v Australia

Lauren Fendrick and April Ross became the first pairing to win their pool at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Championships in Vienna.

The American team beat Louise Bawden and Taliqua Clancy of Australia 21-16, 21-13 to secure a third straight

Thailand's former world number one Ratchanok Intanon leads the entries for the Badminton World Federation New Zealand Open, starting tomorrow in Auckland.

year-old opponent Jesica Muljati of Indonesia.World leading stars from China, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Australia

A Commonwealth Games lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTI) community consultation has taken place in Gold Coast.

University, The Star Casino, The Gold Coast Arts Centre and a number of LGBTI sporting groups from cities in Australia

Scotland's Gold Coast 2018 Chef de Mission John Doig said the country is targeting their best ever overseas display at next year's Commonwealth Games.

Our previous best was Australia in 2006.

Bowls Australia has unveiled changes to its high-performance programme as it aims to "improve its effectiveness

was a thorough process that took more than 12 months to complete, with the ultimate aim of ensuring Australia

Russia ended the United States’ reign as International Basketball Federation Women’s Under-19 World Cup holders by beating their rivals in the final in Udine.

secure a narrow 67-60 win over Japan at the Palasport Primo Carnera in the Italian city.France beat Australia

American Lilly King and Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú headlined the final day of the International Swimming Federation World Aquatics Championships in Budapest at the Duna Arena.

time of 3:51.55 in a dominant performance.Russia impressed to win the silver medal in 3:53.38, while Australia

Kyren Wilson claimed snooker gold in an all-British final on the last day of competition at the Wrocław 2017 World Games here.

Cup final, played in Guildford in England, the Americans defeated North American rivals Canada 11-8.Australia

Mexico pulled off a surprise result at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-12 Baseball World Cup in Chinese Taipei today by defeating the tournament's top ranked side Japan in Group A.

Czech Republic beat Brazil 8-2.South Korea recorded their first victory of the tournament by beating Australia

first victory in Group B.They recovered from losing 1-0 to Panama yesterday by comfortably seeing off Australia

Japan held off a late fightback from Australia to clinch their third consecutive International Basketball

deadlock late on, which proved crucial to her side's success.Before Mizushima converted a three-pointer, Australia

on to the FIBA Women's Asia Cup crown, which they have held since winning the biennial event in 2013.Australia

Egypt claimed a sixth consecutive women’s title at the World Squash Federation Junior Championships with their victory against Malaysia in New Zealand today.

finished seventh after a 2-0 win against Germany.Canada claimed ninth place with a 3-0 victory over Australia

Team Sky’s Michal Kwiatkowski sprinted to victory today at the Clásica de San Sebastián in the latest one-day race on the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour.

world champion completed the 130km route in Kraków in a time of 2:56:16.Orica-Scott’s Caleb Ewan of Australia

Anya Shrubsole’s heroics in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World Cup final have seen her move to a career position of seventh in the bowling rankings.

stayed top of the leaderboard, while India’s Jhulan Goswami has gone from sixth to second.Meg Lanning of Australia