Defending champions Belgium qualified for the quarter-finals of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men's Hockey World Cup on the last day of pool competition in India with a 7-1 victory over Japan.

South Africa levelled four minutes after that through Nqobile Ntuli.The goals started to flood in for Australia

Australian rugby player Kurtley Beale has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel last month in the Sydney area.

hamper his chances to make the World Cup squad for a fourth time.Kurtley Beale has played 91 times for Australia

under Strike Force Titheradge," read a police statement.To date, Beale has played 91 times for the Australia

two-year stint with French team Racing 92 in 2020.He has since returned to the Waratahs last year.Rugby Australia

Australian middle-distance runner Peter Bol, who won the silver medal in the men's 800 metres at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, has took to Twitter to profess his innocence, having tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug erythropoetin, better known as EPO.

I ask that everyone in Australia believe me and let the process play out."

I voluntarily turned over my laptop, iPad and phone to Sport Integrity Australia to prove this."

medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics ©Getty ImagesBol has been regarded as a positive refugee story in Australia

family fled when he was just four years old due to the civil war.When he was eight, Bol arrived in Australia

at Birmingham 2022 behind Kenyan Wyclife Kinyamal and in front of England's Ben Pattison.Athletics Australia

Russian world number six Andrey Rublev complained to the umpire during his Australian Open second-round victory against Emil Ruusuvuori because of alleged verbal abuse from spectators holding a Ukraine flag.

A spokesperson for Tennis Australia told Australian newspaper The Age that three visitors were

The waving of Russian flags in the stands at the Australian Open in Melbourne this week prompted complaints from Ukrainian spectators and sparked indignation from Russian officials after the flags were removed.

Russian ambassador to Australia Alexei Pavlovsky accused tournament bosses of "sacrificing the spirit

The display of Russian flags at the Australian Open this week prompted Tennis Australia to enforce a

concerto number 1, a piece synonymous with the nation.This week in Melbourne, Pavlovsky accused Tennis Australia

England has ended Pool D in front of hosts India at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men's Hockey World Cup, beating Spain 4-0 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

Bijen got a double late on to add to the scoreline.The previous best result was a 12-0 victory for Australia

A professional men's netball league should be created in Australia if the sport is to have any chance

To show everyone it's not a 'girls' game and boys can be a successful too," he told Australia newspaper

men's professional league, the same as the Firebirds and Lightening, where we get to travel around Australia

Tergat has been named as ambassador for next month's World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Australia

It was in Australia that Tergat took part in one of the greatest races in history, finishing second in

gold rush occurred in Australia.This year's World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst in Australia

Australia’s Adam Scott has admitted it would be "unfortunate" if The Open champion Cameron Smith missed next year's Olympic Games, but claimed he had no sympathy for him and other rebels who have joined the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf tour.

may miss Paris 2024 after joining LIV Golf ©Getty Images"I think it would be unfortunate, yes, for Australia

Defending champion Rafael Nadal is out of the Australian Open after a straight sets defeat to Mackenzie McDonald in which he struggled with a hip injury.

from Russia or Belarus, is her next opponent following a 6-2, 6-1 victory against Olivia Gadecki of Australia

A report has been published detailing how some of the money pumped into the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham was spent.

use of Edgbaston cricket ground, which hosted a hugely successful women’s cricket tournament, won by Australia

Italian tennis player Camila Giorgi has denied wrongdoing, following allegations she obtained false proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.

that she had received one of her COVID-19 jabs from Grillone, but insisted she was eligible to enter Australia

Giorgi did not explicitly clarify whether she had used documents provided by Grillone to enter Australia

for last year's Grand Slam, but declared "I did everything what they ask, the Australia Government".

Speaking before this year's tournament, Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley said he did not

Russian Ambassador Alexei Pavlovsky has accused Australian Open tennis organisers of "sacrificing the spirit of fair play", after their decision to remove a Russian flag from courtside and enforce a blanket ban on all Russia and Belarus flags at the competition venue.

On top of already discriminating against Russian tennis players with its neutral flag policy, Tennis Australia

Medvedev defeated American Marcos Giron.It had been held by Russian born Eugene Routman who has lived in Australia

Australian Open will no longer be allowed to bring the Russian or the Belarusian flag to the site, Tennis Australia

The decision comes after Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia "strongly condemn[ed]" the Russian flag

being displayed in the stands at the Grand Slam, as reported by CNN.Tennis Australia wrote in its statement

I call on Tennis Australia to immediately enforce its ‘neutral flag’ policy."

The Netherlands became the first nation to book their spot in the quarter-finals at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men's Hockey World Cup in India, thrashing New Zealand 4-0 at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela.

International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) January 16, 2023In Pool A, a dramatically late equaliser saw Australia

10 minutes, but Tomas Domene equalised just after the start of the second quarter.Daniel Beale put Australia