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Wheelchair Sports WA celebrated their 2014 Sports Star Awards last weekend at the Rendezvous Grand Hotel in Scarborough with world champion wheelchair basketball athlete Shaun Norris claiming the top award.

Emily Smith's goal just 30 seconds from full time helped the Hockeyroos to a 3-2 win over rivals New Zealand in Wellington last Sunday as WAIS athlete Kathryn Slattery scored her first international goal for Australia.

Kookaburras Head Coach Graham Reid has called on the experienced duo of WAIS athlete Fergus Kavanagh and Russell Ford as the team looks to defend its Champions Trophy title in India next month.

WA Institute of Sport cycling trio Robert Power, Sam Welsford and Michael Storer have all been nominated for awards at the 2014 Australian Cyclist of the Year Awards night.

New Zealand has denied the Australian FAST5 Flyers an historic FAST5 World Netball Series title for the second consecutive year with a 35-31 victory in a thrilling Grand Final in Auckland, New Zealand last weekend.

A young Western Australian Institute of Sport team has come away with three wins from four matches in the opening weekend of the 2014 Australian Water Polo Institute Challenge.

WAIS swimmer Brianna Throssell has earned selection for the Australian Short Course Team to compete at next month's World Championships in Doha after the 2014 National Championships completed in Adelaide over the weekend.

India has completed a series defeat over the Kookaburras in Perth, winning the final test 3-1 as the Australians prepare to announce their 2014 Champions Trophy squad.

Sam Welsford has made a successful debut at senior Track World Cup level over the weekend, winning a gold medal as a member of the Australian team pursuit squad in Mexico.

WAIS athletes have medalled on the first night of finals at the 2014 Australian Short Course Championships in Adelaide.