Victorian residents are questioning whether the state's hosting of the 2026 Commonwealth Games will leave a worthwhile legacy.

World 100 metres champion Fred Kerley came up with the goods over 200m at the newly-named Maurie Plant meeting in Melbourne.

The awarding of July's World Squash Federation (WSF) World Junior Squash Championships to Melbourne has been billed as "the ideal way to kickoff a decade of sport leading up to the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Victoria".

Novak Djokovic, who is aiming to win a tenth Australian Open tennis men’s singles final in Melbourne tomorrow, says he has been affected by incidents involving his father Srdjan during his run at the tournament.

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic says he wants to "move on" as he returned to Australia a year on from his infamous deportation from the country on the eve of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Visit Victoria chief executive Brendan McClements believes the Australian state is reaping the rewards from its "aggressive" strategy to securing sporting events.

International Swimming Federation (FINA) President Husain Al-Musallam has heaped praised on organisers here for stepping into the breach after Russian city Kazan was stripped of the hosting rights for this year’s World Swimming Championships (25m).

The winner of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia will earn $1.6million (£1.4 million/€1.63 million) in prize money from a total prize pool of $5.6 million (£5million/€5.7million), the ICC has announced.

Melbourne has been announced as the replacement host of the World Swimming Championships (25 metres) following the event being removed from Kazan.

Melbourne has been announced as the hosts for the 2028 and 2040 editions of the Presidents Cup, making it the fourth and fifth time it has held the golfing competition.

Beijing 2022 Olympic gold medallist Jakara Anthony has been named as Snow Australia's Olympic Athlete of the Year at the organisation's annual gala event in Melbourne while Ben Tudhope won the Paralympic Athlete of the Year award.

Britain continued their Para Swimming World Series success, winning three gold medals on the penultimate day in Aberdeen, while Australian athletes recorded a whitewash in Melbourne.