Australia’s ice hockey federation has pulled out of hosting a lower-tier men's world championship event featuring Israel’s national team citing security concerns.

Australia's ice hockey federation said on Tuesday it had cancelled a planned international qualifying tournament due to safety concerns, with local media reporting the decision was linked to the participation of the Israeli national team.

Executive Council of Australian Jewry Co-Chief Executive Alex Ryvchin discusses the government’s decision to cancel a major ice hockey tournament in Melbourne.

India landed in Australia a couple of months ago proudly holding aloft the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. But when the squad returns home this week, it won’t have to fill out any customs declaration forms as India came out second best in the battle for supremacy between the best cricketing nation in the world versus the richest country in the sport of bat and ball.

Australia race to victory on day three of the Fifth Test in Sydney with Scott Boland taking 6-45 to help regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.