Double Commonwealth Games discus champion Dani Stevens has announced her retirement after an illustrious athletics career.

Holders West Indies were heavily beaten by England on the first day of the International Cricket Council Men’s T20 World Cup Super12 stage, as the second phase of the tournament got underway in the United Arab Emirates.

The 2021-2022 Australian Baseball League (ABL) season has been cancelled before it has even started due to "too much uncertainty" surrounding COVID-19 restrictions in the country.

Australian Sports Minister Richard Colbeck has admitted Brisbane hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is likely to cost more than the initial budget of AUD5 billion (£2.7 billion/$3.7 billion/€3.2 billion).

Rugby Australia (RA) is to send a delegation to the United Kingdom next month to meet senior figures from World Rugby and European nations as the country steps up its bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

The Ashes series between Australia and England this December now seems likely to go ahead. England named a touring party this week after long discussions between the two cricket Boards.

Golf Australia has been forced to cancel the men’s and women’s Australian Open tournaments due to travel and quarantine restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Sports Minister of Victoria, Martin Pakula, has urged tennis players to get vaccinated against COVID-19 if they want to play in the Australian Open next year.

Queensland politician and special envoy for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics Ted O'Brien has been slammed by the state's Health Minister Yvette D'Ath after suggesting that the Federal Government could withdraw its half of a AUD5 billion ($3.6 billion/£2.6 billion/€3.15 billion) funding agreement for the Games.

Australian basketball star Liz Cambage is to appear at a private hearing as the investigation into an incident during a Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games warm-up match against Nigeria approaches its conclusion.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Board has given its approval for the winter Ashes tour to go ahead in Australia following lengthy discussions regarding COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Former Australian coach John Wright has been accused of committing sexual and physical abuse against a number of young swimmers, with national governing body Swimming Australia (SA) facing criticism for how it handled the allegations.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has appointed herself Minister for the Olympics and will head the State Government team overseeing planning for Brisbane 2032.

Football Australia (FA) has worked with the Federal Government agency Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) to develop an independent complaints process, following allegations of abuse made by Matildas legend Lisa De Vanna.