Hosts New Zealand fought back from 7-0 down to beat South Africa and maintain their 100 per cent record at the third World Rugby Sevens Series event of the season in Wellington.

An Australian delegation led by Minister for Tourism and International Education Richard Colbeck has attended a series of workshops in Qatar in a bid to enhance relations between the countries ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

A total of 17 athletes have been selected to represent Australia at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

Football Federation Australia (FFA) has announced they will introduce fifth and sixth officials for matches in the Hyundai A-League and Westfield W-League 2016 Finals Series.

Jordan and the United Arab Emirates became the last two countries to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championships as the group stage concluded in Qatar today.

Australia’s women’s team were crowned winners of the Rio 2016 basketball test event after defeating the host nation Brazil in their final round-robin match.

The United Arab Emirates squandered the opportunity to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championships - which is doubling as a Rio 2016 Olympic qualifier - after being held to a goalless draw by Jordan at the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha.

Hosts Brazil and Australia both made it two victories out of two at the Rio 2016 women's basketball test event - to set up a showdown for overall honours tomorrow.

Table tennis player Melissa Tapper is closing in on becoming the first Australian to appear at both the Olympics and Paralympics.

Australia's women enjoyed a crushing 87-37 win at the Rio 2016 basketball test event at the Carioca Arena 1 in this summer's Olympic host city.

Fortescue Metals Group has signed a deal to become a sponsor of the Australian women’s hockey team, while they have also extended an existing deal for the men’s team.

The United Arab Emirates made a winning start to their Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championships campaign after an 85th minute own goal from Australia’s Giancarlo Gallifuoco handed them a 1-0 victory at the Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha.

Paralympic champions Michael Gallagher, Susan Powell and David Nicholas head-up a 14-member squad selected by Cycling Australia for the Para Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy, in March.

Netball Australia has won the rights to host the Fast5 Netball World Series for the next three years, the International Netball Federation has announced.

Australian hockey star Anna Flanagan has urged caution after her country's proposed crackdown on social media use at the Rio 2016 Olympics.