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WAIS scholarship holders Nigel Barley and Clare McLean have been selected onto the Australian Cyclones team for the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships to be held in Baie-Comeau Canada, from August 29.

The Hockeyroos have been beaten 3-1 in the final Test match against Korea in Perth with the series drawn two wins a piece.

The West Coast Fever's unbeaten home record has gone after the Melbourne Vixens inflicted a nine goal (58-49) defeat on their hosts in front of 6,000 fans at Perth Arena.

Two WAIS scholarship holders have earned selection for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France after Athletics Australia today added 20 names to the travelling team.

A late penalty stroke consigned Australia's Hockeyroos to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Korea in Perth on Thursday, levelling the series at one game each with two matches still to play.

Western Australian Olympic kayaker Stephen Bird has awoken this morning to find his K1 kayak has been stolen from the roof of his car overnight at the Doubleview address he is house sitting for his sister.

Australian crews have picked up race wins in two classes as light winds again kept sailors on their toes at the final round of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Hyeres, France.

Western Australian Institute of Sport cyclists Luke Durbridge and Travis Meyer will compete in this month's Tour de Romandie for professional road cycling team ORICA-GreenEDGE.

Following the completion of the Australian domestic flatwater kayaking season, a number of the WAIS canoe group competed at the weekend Australian Surf Life Saving Championships on the Gold Coast.

WAIS athlete Nigel Barley has captured two nationals titles at last weekend's Para-cycling Road National Championships in Echuca, Victoria.