Australia’s national surfers have taken on the new identity of The Irukandjis - a reference to the venomous jellyfish that inhabit the nation’s marine waters - with the additional tagline of: Deadly in the Water.
Netball Australia has launched a worldwide search for a new chief executive following the departure of Marne Fechner.
Nine host cities and 10 stadiums have been confirmed for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has responded to criticism for using Asics to design the country’s uniforms for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics amid concern over the manufacturer’s links to Chinese forced-labour cotton.
Alisa Camplin-Warner, who became Australia’s first female Winter Olympics gold medallist at Salt Lake City 2002, has been named as deputy Chef de Mission for the national team at Beijing 2022.
Australian Taekwondo has announced plans for three selection events ahead of this year's World Championships in Wuxi.
Paralympics Australia has become a participating institution in the National Redress Scheme for institutional child abuse.
Ever since an F111 swooped over Sydney’s Olympic stadium at the end of the 2000 Games to capture the Flame in its afterburn, the Australians have made no secret of their wish for the Games to return to the land of the Southern Cross.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has suggested one major stadium could be constructed ahead of the proposed Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Brisbane has taken a huge step towards securing the hosting rights for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed the Australian region as its preferred candidate.
Australia and Qatar have withdrawn from this year's rearranged Copa América in Argentina and Colombia after the coronavirus pandemic forced changes to the qualification schedule for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
A training camp likely to play a big role in deciding Australia's softball squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is underway in the Australian Capital Territory.
Two-time Olympic swimming medallist Scott Miller has been arrested on drug charges in Australia, in connection with the trafficking of methylamphetamine hidden in candles.
A pre-Olympic bubble in Las Vegas for the Untied States, Australia and Spain to train and play exhibition games against one another before leaving for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is being proposed by USA Basketball.
At 20-player squad for the Australian women's wheelchair basketball team has been announced, with just two athletes who have past Paralympic experience included.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
Commonwealth Games Federation - Sport Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the international governing body that oversees the quadrennial Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. The CGF is a small passionate team, wholeheartedly committed to its vision, mission and values. Based in our central London headquarters and reporting to the CGF’s Sports Director, this role will play a key role within the team, providing operational and strategic support across all areas of the sport programme, including bespoke projects and events.
Tributes from across sport have been paid following the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99. Philip Barker recalls the Prince's deep connection to sport and his influence on it.
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