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Australia's men's hockey team, the Kookaburras, has been crowned world champions once again after an emphatic 6-1 win over World Cup hosts and Olympic silver medallists, the Netherlands.

The Hockeyroos are expected to rise to second in the world rankings after winning the silver medal at the World Cup on Saturday, going down 2-0 to the host nation, the Netherlands.

WAIS cyclist Cameron Meyer has won the second stage of the Tour de Swisse in a three-up sprint to the line in Sarnen.

The Hockeyroos are through to Saturday's World Cup final after a thrilling semi-final with the USA finished with Australia taking victory, 3-1 in the shoot-out after a 2-2 draw.

The Aussie Stingers, Australia's women's water polo team, have used a stunning six goal third quarter to set up a courageous 14-8 victory over host nation China at the FINA World League Super Finals in Kunshan.

The Australian Rollers men's national wheelchair basketball team have named their final 12 players who will represent Australia at the 2014 IWBF World Championships in South Korea.

WAIS athletes Luke Durbridge, Scott Sunderland and Melissa Hoskins have been named in Cycling Australia's 41-strong squad for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

The Hockeyroos qualified for the semi-finals of the hockey World Cup for the first time since 2006 with a tight 0-0 draw against rivals New Zealand.

A ferocious opening 25 minutes in which they scored four unanswered goals saw the Kookaburras progress to the semi-finals of the Hockey World Cup with a 100% record after beating India 4-0 to top Pool A with a maximum 15 points.

WAIS athlete and IAAF World Championships silver medallist Kim Mickle (WA) has placed third in the women's javelin at Round 4 of the IAAF Diamond League in Rome (ITA).