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24.01.2022 LIVE: Brisbane announced as "preferred host" for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games

20.01.2022 FIRST TENNIS PLAYER IN HOTEL QUARANTINE TESTS POSITIVE Paula Badosa has become the first tennis player to test positive to coronavirus whilst in hotel quarantine. The world number 67 tweeted the news saying she felt unwell and was showing some symptoms. Bodosa said she would try to recover as soon as possible, but had been taken to a health hotel to self-isolate and be monitored by doctors Bodosa had been one of the players who had been placed in a hard lockdown after someon...e on her flight had tested positive to coronavirus. In now-deleted tweets, Bodosa hit out at having to enter a hard lockdown saying At the beginning, the rule was the positive section of the plane who was with that person had to quarantine. Not the whole plane, Not fair to change the rules at the last moment. And to have to stay in a room with no windows and no air. See more

15.01.2022 SO CLOSE: AUSTRALIA LOSES THEIR SECOND T20 Australia has lost their second T20 falling 5 runs short of the 220 target, with New Zealand claiming victory by a narrow 4 runs. A remarkable effort from West Aussie Marcus Stoinis with 78 runs, but that wasn’t enough to lead the team to victory.

08.01.2022 QUARANTINE CHOIR A Fijian rugby team undergoing hotel quarantine in Sydney has farewelled iso by singing a song from their balconies. The Kaiviti Silktails are set to play in this year's Ron Massey Cup after undergoing 14-days in isolation.

07.01.2022 AUSTRALIA GETS BIG BOOST TOWARDS HOSTING THE 2032 OLYMPICS Australia has taken a giant leap forward when it comes to its prospects of hosting the 2032 Olympic Games. This comes after reports, by well-known Olympics website Inside the Games, that Brisbane will be recommended as the preferred destination for the 2032 event by the International Olympic Committee as early as Wednesday night. ... Other cities that had shown interest in the 2032 games included Doha, Budapest, Istanbul, Jakarta, New Delhi and St Petersburg.

07.01.2022 ANDY MURRAY "GUTTED" TO MISS AUS OPEN Former world No.1 Andy Murray will not play in the Australian Open after testing positive to COVID-19 earlier this month. Murray is isolating at his home in London, meaning he was unable to fly into Australia in time to complete the 14-day quarantine players are required to undertake. ... "We’ve been in constant dialogue ... to try and find a solution which would allow some form of workable quarantine, but we couldn’t make it work, Murray said.

02.01.2022 REPORTS THE GOVERNMENT HAS CANCELLED THE OLYMPICS Japan’s government has privately concluded the Tokyo Olympics will have to be cancelled because of the coronavirus, The Times reported on Friday, citing an unnamed senior member of the ruling coalition. The government’s focus is now on securing the games for Tokyo in the next available year, 2032, the newspaper said. The Australian Olympic Committee says Tokyo Olympics will still go ahead in July and that Japanese Prime Minister Suga and IOC President Bach have this week strongly reaffirmed their commitment to this. "The AOC is continuing its planning to ensuring the Australian Olympic Team arrives in Tokyo, competes and returns home safe and COVID-free" an AOC spokesperson said.

02.01.2022 BARTY SET TO KICK OFF TENNIS YEAR IN ADELAIDE Ash Barty is set to kick off her year by playing at the Adelaide exhibition match ‘Day at the Drive’ on January 29. The world number 1 will be in good company in Adelaide, joining other big names such as Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, Dominic Theim and Novak Djokovic. Barty will then make her way down to Melbourne to play in a WTA 500 event at Melbourne Park on January 31. Barty has not played competitive Tennis since the Qatar Open in February last year, opting to miss the majority of the year due to coronavirus concerns.

01.01.2022 NOVAK DJOKOVIC TWEETS LETTER TO AUSSIE PUBLIC Novak Djokovic has cleared up the air about his ‘list of demands’ that he released regarding the quarantine for tennis players. 72 players are currently in hard lockdown and are barred from leaving their rooms, and Djokovic had made several suggestions to Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley to improve their quarantine. Djokovic denies his list was a series of demands and said it was was a brainstorm about potential im...provements that could be made to the quarantine of players in Melbourne that were in full lockdown. Djokovic said although he had earned his tennis privileges he found it very difficult to be an onlooker saying he uses his privilege to be of service as much as I can where and when needed. Djokovic also apologised for Tennis Players giving off the impression that they were ungrateful because of their view towards quarantine I am very sorry that is has come to that because I do know how grateful many are See more

01.01.2022 THE WINNER IS ...BRISBANE.. KINDA Brisbane Declared 'Preferred Host' For 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games. The Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates says there remains a lot of work to be undertaken as the candidature process continues. More to come.