European champions England will wear their new strip for this year's FIFA World Cup when they face Copa America Femenina winners Brazil in the inaugural women’s Finalissima at Wembley Stadium tomorrow before a sell out crowd of around 90,000.

they lost 1-0 to Team GB ©Getty ImagesBoth teams have qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia

and New Zealand.England’s last warm up match is scheduled to be against co-hosts Australia next Tuesday

Groups have been drawn for this year's Women's World Floorball Championships in Singapore. 

 Hosts Singapore headline Group C, where they will be facing France, Australia and Germany.Group

Chris Stanley has been appointed as the managing director of the local operating company for Australia's hosting of the men's Rugby World Cup in 2027.

chair of the Board of Directors for the men's and women's World Cup, with the latter set to be held in Australia

the prospect of being involved in delivering the most prestigious men's and women's rugby events in Australia

The men's Rugby World Cup will take place in Australia in 2027 ©Getty ImagesThe rugby calendar in Australia

 "This experience, coupled with a passion for Rugby World Cup and major events in Australia, will

The women's Rugby World Cup will be held in 2029 in Australia ©Getty ImagesAndy Marinos, the Rugby Australia

Asia has been granted the final wildcard for the new two-stage Women’s Softball World Cup, it has been announced.

to play in Group A scheduled to begin on July 15  in Dublin.They will join host nation Ireland, Australia

Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) has appointed Robin O’Neill as its general manager for team performance

time for this year's Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago, scheduled for August 4 to 11.Australia

Commonwealth Games in Victoria in 2026.O’Neill succeeds Tim Mahon, who retired after Birmingham 2022, where Australia

gold medals at Birmingham 2022 ©Getty Images"I’m thrilled to be joining the team at Commonwealth Games Australia

administration and management, and we look forward to the impact he will make to our Commonwealth Games Australia

The Sambo Federation of Australia is looking to grow the sport in the country after hosting a first Beach

 "Despite the fact that there are enough beaches in Australia, not all athletes have yet mastered

Australia is due to compete at the Asian and Oceanian Sambo Championships in Kazakhstan ©FIASAustralia

Britain's Lucy Hall won her first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup shotgun event in the Cypriot city of Larnaca, triumphing in the women's trap.

with 29 targets hit, staving off a strong challenge from Wu Cuicui of China who hit 27.Penny Smith of Australia

Football Australia (FA) has initiated plans to develop a high-performance inclusion policy, aiming to

from July 20 to August 20 this year.This includes representation from FA, Professional Footballers Australia

best represents their gender identity", and this is set to remain in place during the process.Football Australia

participate in the world game".The announcement follows reports of controversy in New South Wales.Daily Mail Australia

that an investigation has been launched into Kirralie Smith, director of anti-trans lobby group Binary Australia

The New Zealand men's and women's teams both won their respective tournaments in the latest round of the World Rugby Sevens Series that took place in Hong Kong.

the women's tournament, New Zealand extended their winning run to 30 matches as they took gold, while Australia

Zealand had already secured their place at Paris 2024 during the Vancouver round of the series, with Australia

total for the competition to eight, as New Zealand won 26-17 in the final.Charlotte Caslick scored for Australia

I love playing Australia - they make us a better team, they’ve been amazing all season.

Mongolia defeated defending champions Australia in the final of the men's International Basketball Federation

Onolbaataryn Enkhbaatar guided the nation to their second ever title, after their gold in 2017.They defeated Australia

of last year's event, 21-18 to win the title for the second time, after a previous triumph in 2017.Australia

but came up short.In third was New Zealand, who defeated China 21-13 in the bronze-medal match.The Australia

away from reaching the final, only losing to the eventual champions by one point.On the women's side, Australia

The draws have been made for the men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and water polo tournaments at the International University Sport Federation Summer World University Games in Chengdu.

Republic and India.Hong Kong, Argentina, China and Germany will meet in Pool B, while Japan, Colombia, Australia

Manuel Lombardo of Portugal, the world number 31, sprung a major surprise in the International Judo Federation (IJF) Judo Grand Slam in Antalya as he defeated reigning world champion Tsogtbaatar Tsend-Ochir of Mongolia, who was disqualified for improper use of the head.

as an ippon and was enough to secure Quadros the victory.Bronze medals went to Katharina Haecker of Australia

In the last few days, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have insisted that the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics was not discussed at this week's Executive Board meeting.

One of the most telling ways in which the opposition of Australia and other independent nations to the

James Kitching has joined the Shooting Australia Board as its fifth member in what has been hailed as

company The FC, and has had several sports tribunal appointments.Kitching was nominated by Target Rifle Australia

I am delighted to have been elected to the Board of Shooting Australia and am honoured and grateful to

Shooting is set to return to the Commonwealth Games programme in Australia at Victoria 2026 ©Getty ImagesSims

double trap bronze medallist Deserie Baynes, Robert Maddocks and Gleniss Lawrence on the Board.Shooting Australia

Commonwealth Games at Birmingham 2022, but is on the programme for the multi-sport event's return to Australia

Double World Cup winner Mo'onia Gerrard has been appointed by Netball Australia as the athlete director

from the 2020 State of the Game Review that looked to help grow the sport.She will join the Netball Australia

Mo'onia Gerrard won the Netball World Cup with Australia in 2007 and 2011 ©Getty ImagesGerrard founded

 “Having a Tongan heritage living in Australia, and being a former Diamond, I feel I can bring this

Gerrard, whose brother Mark played in 23 rugby union Tests for Australia, had a successful club career

Netball Australia has also announced Michael Thomson, who joined the Board in 2021, will not be seeking