Competing nations and the branding of the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) new home and away league will be unveiled at an event in London on June 21, chief executive Jason McCracken has revealed.

compete in the tournament, set to feature between seven and nine teams, at a meeting on June 8.Argentina, Australia

Athletics Australia has confirmed six athletes who will compete at this year's World Para Athletics Championships

Doha in 2015 or the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and also have a combination of at least two Athletics Australia

hoping to compete at London 2017 is set to continue in the coming weeks across various competitions in Australia

The queue of Federations applying for membership of SportAccord is growing with up to 29 knocking at the door at the last count.

core sport, and none has been more successful than T20 cricket, now a commercial phenomenon in India, Australia

Netball Australia has appointed Marne Fechner as their new chief executive.

 Australia are the current World Cup holders ©Getty Images"She has demonstrated her ability to drive

strong commercial outcomes and is well respected across corporate Australia, Government and within netball

Fechner said she was "incredibly privileged" to land the role, with Australia set to host a home Commonwealth

Australia's five-time world champion Bill Chaffey will be among those competing at the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Paratriathlon Series here tomorrow. 

will join him in the men’s field, with the first across the line receiving a nomination from Triathlon Australia

for a Commonwealth Games berth.Emily Tapp and Sarah Tait will represent Australia in the women’s event

Steve Moneghetti has claimed that Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) are working hard to ensure the best

bring together a team of some 470 athletes - including Para-athletes - across 18 sports to represent Australia

Commonwealth Games Australia is working closely with all sports and high performance partners to do all

we can to best prepare our team to do Australia proud on the Gold Coast."

athletes for next year's Commonwealth Games ©Getty ImagesIt looks set to stoke up the rivalry between Australia

gold, 42 silver and 46 bronze.Moneghetti hopes to build a team environment over the coming months as Australia

The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) have called for the inclusion of Para-sport onto the programme of the Arafura Games in 2019.

and 2011 editions of an event which takes its name from the Arafura Sea, which lies between northern Australia

Cities interested in bidding for the 2022 Commonwealth Games will have to express their interest by April 28.

 Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney in Australia have also claimed they may be interested.Other

Commonwealth Games Associations will be able to put forward more than one city for consideration, meaning Australia

South Korea claimed bragging rights at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s World Championships Division II Group A after beating neighbours North Korea today.

Pren and Sara Confidenti after Georgina Farman made it 8-0.The Netherlands then secured a 3-1 win over Australia

Primož Roglič of Slovenia has won the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country to move into second place in the overall classification.

crash to cross the line first in a time of 4 hours 23min 46sec.Former race leader Michael Matthews of Australia

World number two and 12-time grand slam winner Novak Djokovic will play in Serbia’s first rubber in the Davis Cup quarter-finals tomorrow.

host the United States at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane in the other quarter-final.The US head to Australia

Rio 2016 Olympic champions Fiji will continue their search for their first World Rugby Sevens Series stage win of the season this weekend as action moves to Hong Kong in China.

themselves in Pool B where they will face Canada, Kenya and France.England will contest Pool A with Australia

Hockey Australia have proposed that John Coates be made the Honorary President of the Australian Olympic

agenda items at next month’s AOC Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 6 in Sydney.Melanie Woosnam, Hockey Australia

In the event that there is a change in the Presidency, Hockey Australia believe it is important we be

will face the challenge of Andrew Plympton for the two spots on offer.Plympton has been nominated by Australia

Hosts South Korea secured another win today in the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Men’s Under-18 World Championships Division II Group A – which is acting as a test event for next year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

between North and South Korea in Gangneung.In Kwandong, Slovenia will play Britain and the Dutch take on Australia

Optus have been named as the official support network of Gold Coast 2018 with the company set to provide communications infrastructure and other services.

The telecommunications firm have also been confirmed as a sponsor of Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA

Commonwealth Games Australia welcomes Optus to the team sponsor family," said Craig Phillips, CGA chief

Hard Yakka all official supporters.Centium Softwatre, GPY&R, MediaCom, GL events, ExpoNet, Tourism Australia