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Three sports receive funding boost for Victoria 2026 as Australia look to retain top spot

  • Victoria 2026

Bowls, netball and squash in Australia are set to receive a slice of a AUD$17 million (£9.7 million/$11.7

and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) have announced the funding commitment that aims to ensure Australia

The largest chunk of the AUD$17 million investment is set to go towards netball after Australia regained

at Gold Coast 2018.In squash, Australia are tied with England on 11 golds at the Commonwealth Games

Australia failed to register a squash medal at Birmingham 2022 but the sport is due to secure AUD$2.36

The Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games will take high performance sport directly to regional Australia,




US Court rules Saudi sovereign wealth fund behind LIV Golf in PGA Tour legal battle

  • Golf

A Federal magistrate judge in the United States has ruled that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is "the moving force behind the founding, funding, oversight and operation" of the controversial LIV Golf tour, and must produce documents in its legal battle with the PGA Tour.

members have been lured to LIV's lucrative tour, including last year's Open winner Cameron Smith of Australia



New three-stage format set to feature at UCI Cycling Esports World Championships

  • Cycling

The International Cycling Union (UCI) Cycling Esports World Championships is set to take place tomorrow in a new three-stage knockout format.

Adegeest of The Netherlands and bronze medallist Zoe Langham of Britain.Defending champion Jay Vine of Australia

medallist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, is expected to compete.Last year's runner-up Freddy Ovett of Australia


Football Australia partners with Sydney WorldPride after FIFA Saudi sponsorship controversy

  • World Cup

Football Australia has launched a partnership with the Sydney WorldPride festival, following criticism

that Visit Saudi, the Middle East nation's tourism board, is set to sponsor the Women's World Cup in Australia

on the rights of women continues to be heavily criticised too, despite some recent reforms.Football Australia

February 19) Cup of Nations match against Spain at the Western Sydney Stadium in Parramatta.Football Australia

with Pride in Sport, including the provision of refresher educational and training programmes.Football Australia

©Getty ImagesPride in Sport's national programme manager said the Women's World Cup jointly held in Australia







IBA pledges to help boxers from boycotting nations fight at World Championships

  • Boxing

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has pledged to provide financial assistance for athletes from boycotted nations to compete at the Women's and Men's World Championships, insisting that they should not be liable to "any political games".

the group but his organisation has not announced a boycott and neither have fellow CCA members Boxing Australia


Philip Barker: Half-a-century ago, Moscow was handing out invitations for world to visit them

  • Inside the Blogs

This week there have been videos from the Ukraine, a virtual summit of Sports Ministers and no doubt, many discreet discussions behind closed doors, all on the desirability or otherwise of inviting athletes from Russia and Belarus to next year's Olympic Games in Paris. 

, which meant Bach was unable to fence for a second Olympic gold medal.Olympic officials in France, Australia


FIFA announces "Going Beyond" 2023 Women's World Cup trophy tour

  • World Cup

FIFA will have a trophy tour with the theme "Going Beyond" for the 2023 Women's World Cup, as it is set to visit all the nations participating in the tournament.

A total of 32 nations will be competing in New Zealand and Australia from July 20 to August 20, which