Defending champions Belgium are into the final of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men's Hockey World Cup, having dramatically won a shootout against rivals The Netherlands in the semi-finals today at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

©Getty ImagesBelgium's final opponents are Germany, who followed on from beating England to defeat Australia

before the buzzer to give the Germans a 4-3 win.Germany last made the final in 2010, where they lost to Australia

Dr. Malumbete Ralethe has received the coveted Honorary Member Award from the International University Sports Federation (FISU) for his "valuable contributions" to university sport at continental and global level.

Martin Doulton of Australia, Dr.

Australia defended their Netball Quad Series title in South Africa, although the final against New Zealand

Zealand returned to the final for the first time since winning the Quad Series in 2017, but it was Australia

International Convention Centre in Cape Town.New Zealand's lead was cut to 31-30 at the halfway stage, and Australia

FIFA and Shinai Sports have announced a new partnership that will see the platform acquire exclusive digital media rights in China for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

During the tournament, which will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand across nine cities, the platforms

Father of nine-time winner Novak Djokovic has sparked further Russia-related controversy at the Australian Open after being pictured with supporters of Vladimir Putin.

father Srdjan, second left, poses with a man wearing a Z T-shirt and holding a Putin flag ©TwitterTennis Australia

Norwegians Anders Mol and Christian Sørum return to defend their men's International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour title with the Finals set for the next four days in Doha.

from last year.Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medallists Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho Del Solar of Australia

England blew a late lead in the quarter-finals of the Men's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey World Cup in India, eventually losing a shootout to Germany at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

first time since 2010.The Netherlands ran out 5-1 winners against South Korea ©Getty ImagesThey face Australia

Top seeds have safely made it through to the semi-finals of the men's and women's wheelchair tennis singles at the Australian Open, Britain's Alfie Hewett and Diede de Groot of The Netherlands recording victories today.

Young Dutch stars and top quad doubles seeds Sam Schröder and Niels Vink thrashed Heath Davidson of Australia

The Australian Open in Melbourne will not recognise Australia Day tomorrow, and instead focus on celebrating

clash against Pakistan on a day that signifies "the beginning of genocide, massacres and dispossession".Australia

Gillespie called for the date to be changed to a "day in which all Australians can celebrate".Cricket Australia

has also stopped referring to Australia Day in any promotions for games on January 26.In previous years

Day celebrations on January 26.But Tennis Australia has announced it will largely ignore the Day."

on Friday (January 27).There was also an "All Abilities Day" yesterday.The only acknowledgement of Australia

Retired Ukrainian tennis player Alexandr Dolgopolov has called for a lifetime ban from the Australian Open for a spectator who wore a tee-shirt with the "Z" Russian war symbol during the men's singles quarter-final match between Andrey Rublev and  Serbia's Novak Djokovic in Melbourne.

Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl's win over neutral Russian player Kamilla Rakhimova.After this incident, Tennis Australia

Adidas' OCEAUNZ has been revealed as the official match ball for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia

Holders Belgium and Australia were the first sides to reach the last four of the International Hockey

Belgium battled to a hard-fought 2-0 win over New Zealand, while Australia edged an entertaining encounter

to see the holders through to a semi-final against either the Netherlands or South Korea.Elsewhere, Australia

Zalewski talks about his team's win against Spain in the quarterfinals of the #HWC2023.With this win, Australia

two minutes later.A double from Jeremy Hayward, with both goals coming from penalty corners, then put Australia

five minutes however captain Miralles saw his penalty stroke saved by Andrew Charter.The victory sees Australia

Swimming Australia has secured a new partnership with Indian IT giant Tech Mahindra to help boost athlete

using technologies including artificial intelligence, augmented reality and virtual reality.Swimming Australia

continue to drive that culture of innovation across the breadth of our business," said Buckley.Swimming Australia

In line with this, our partnership with Swimming Australia is a major step forward in enhancing our local

The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has opened its Virtual Cycling Centre with the aim of preparing athletes for the Olympic Esports Week later this year.

Rosemond was a short track speed skater who competed at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games for Australia

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Getty ImagesJiří Lehečka of the Czech Republic reached a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time in Australia