Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman has led welcomes for a change to the Australian national anthem which has been introduced today.
Hockey Australia chief executive Matt Favier committed to "take the necessary action" once the inquiry into allegations of a "toxic" culture has been completed.
Hockey Australia were aware of concerns from members of their women's squad regarding the leadership of the team as far back as 2017, it has been reported.
A training camp has been organised for the Australian women's basketball team in January to aid preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Up to half of the Australian women's hockey squad are reportedly considering a strike just eight months before the rearranged Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are due to open amid a protracted dispute with senior team officials.
"Unique" is a much-overused word in sportswriting; few happenings so described truly are.
Australia women’s rugby sevens star Charlotte Caslick has been assured Tokyo 2020 will go ahead - with Chef de Mission Ian Chesterman pledging to "put his house on it".
If you were to draw up a list of the 10 most famous Olympic fencers whose fame derived primarily from their exploits away from the piste, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach might well be on it; James Wolfensohn, who has died aged 86, definitely would.
Australian Taekwondo's national coaching director Karim Dighou has been running weekly online training sessions, which have featured demonstrations from athletes.
Suncorp Super Netball chief executive Chris Symington is stepping down from the role next month to spend more time with his family.
Hosts and defending champions New Zealand are set to play Australia in the 2021 Rugby World Cup group stage following the completion of the draw for the women's tournament.
Australia, Ivory Coast and Saudi Arabia clinched their respective regional conference titles during the first weekend of this year's International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Esports Open.
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack's doping ban has been halved to two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after it ruled she had not intentionally taken a prohibited substance.
Softball Australia has unveiled two new indigenous-inspired tops that aim to celebrate athletes’ journeys from all parts of the country to the top of the sport.
Australian swimmers James Magnussen and Christian Sprenger have claimed it would be unfair if they were to lose their Olympic relay bronze medals after London 2012 team mate Brenton Rickard revealed a sample he provided at the Games had tested positive for a banned substance.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
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As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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