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The Hockeyroos and the Kookaburras have received their draws for the preliminary rounds of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games after the International Hockey Federation made the announcement on Tuesday.

Hockey Australia yesterday announced the Perth will play host for a five-match Test Series between the Hockeyroos and Spain in January next year.

WA sailors have made a bright start at the Sail Melbourne event currently underway at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club.

Australian representative swimmer Zac Incerti is hoping to earn a maiden berth at the Commonwealth Games next year after an impressive 2017 campaign.

The Western Australian Institute of Sport officially launched its first dedicated Paralympic sport program on Tuesday, November 28 with the Minister for Sport and Recreation, the Hon. Mick Murray MLA on hand to declare the WAIS Wheelchair Basketball Program open.

With the Oceania Track Championships well underway in Cambridge, New Zealand, WAIS cyclists Conor Leahy and Rihana Pezaj have put forward some impressive performances, both achieving podium finishes.

The Hockeyroos have redeemed themselves after a devastating loss to Japan in the International Festival of Hockey, winning all three games of their recent Test Series against the side in Adelaide.

The Wally Foreman Foundation announced its 2017 scholarship recipients, awarding three grants to athletes working towards international success.

Elite track cyclist Cameron Meyer has become the first athlete to win three WAIS Athlete of the Year titles after he claimed the 2017 prize at Thursday's WAIS Awards night at the Pan Pacific Perth.

Australia's best up-and-coming sailors will head to Melbourne later this month where they will compete in Sail Melbourne prior to flying to Sanya, China for the 2017 Youth Sailing World Championships from the 9th to the 16th of December.