World number one Iga Świątek is tipped for the singles title at the season-ending Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Finals in Fort Worth but will face a firm test from tournament newcomers.

The event was initially supposed to be held in Shenzhen in China after a deal was struck for the city

then announced in December of last year that the WTA was immediately suspending all WTA tournaments in China

Paulista defended their men's crown at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) University World Cup 3×3 Basketball in Istanbul.

University Sports Federation stepped in to host when COVID-19 restrictions made it impossible for Xiamen in China

China are in position to take both gold medals at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Cup Finals in Xinxiang

WTT Champions Macao winner Wang Chuqin of China held off a valiant comeback from countryman and second

The Solomon Islands has been warned by the World Bank that its debt levels will become "unsustainable" if it does not undergo fiscal reforms.

support Solomon Islands efforts to host the multi-sport event, with significant support coming from China

too.Initially, Taiwan was given permission to build facilities for the Games, but allegiances were switched and China

Olympic balance beam champion Guan Chenchen has retired from gymnastics at the age of 18, and is set to study at Zhejiang University.

sport and has enrolled at the institution in Hangzhou.Having contributed to a women's team silver for China

China.Guan has not competed at an International Gymnastics Federation event since Tokyo 2020, with China

Organisers of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games plan to stage five test events between May and July next year.

22 to 28 next year have been set for the Asian Para Games.It is among a number of sporting events in China

The United States are set to seek a record-breaking sixth consecutive women's team title at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, which are set to begin in Liverpool tomorrow.

favourites in the women's team event, with Brazil, including Olympic vault champion Rebeca Andrade, China

better that by extending a winning sequence which began back in 2014.On the men's side, Asian champions China

team title.Japan's team features Olympic all-around champion Hashimoto Daiki, while Zhang Boheng of China

0Ujo2gmhOH— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) October 27, 2022Parallel bars Olympic champion Zou Jingyuan of China

Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov stunned fans at the Infinity Arena by defeating number one men's singles player Fan Zhendong at the World Table Tennis Cup (WTT) Finals in Xinxiang.

home in defeat after falling short to China's Wang Chuqin 11-8, 11-3, 15-13, while Ma Long, also of China

win against China's Chen Xingtong.World number and last year’s WTT Cup Finals champion Sun Yingsha of China

Reigning Olympic champions Ma Long and Chen Meng recovered from slow starts to advance to the quarter-finals of the World Table Tennis Cup Finals in Xinxiang.

Chen's way before the Chinese star ran out a 7-11, 13-11, 11-4, 11-4 victor.Third seed Wang Manyu of China

13-11 against Germany's Ying Han.There were no such problems for defending champion Sun Yingsha of China

defeated Miyuu Kihara 7-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-6 in an all-Japanese first-round clash.Chen Xingtong of China

Teams from 18 countries are due to contest the International University Sports Federation (FISU) University World Cup 3×3 Basketball in Istanbul.

Sports Federation (TUSF) stepped in the when COVID-19 restrictions made it impossible for Xiamen in China

Top seeds Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha are set to arrive in Xinxiang seeking to retain the respective men's and women's singles titles at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Cup Finals.

with victory in Macao last week ©Getty ImagesThe 16-strong draw also includes second seed Ma Long of China

Belgium's World Cup bronze medallist Kim Meylemans and her partner, Brazilian slider Nicole Silveira, are to train together for the coming season.

but her preparations were badly disrupted after she recorded a positive COVID-19 test on arrival in China

The International Sambo Federation (FIAS) has once again offered its backing to conservation group Catmosphere's Catwalk campaign.

FIASThe Amur tiger, which is an endangered subspecies native to Russia's far east and some parts of China

Norway’s Jenny Stene, who earned silver in the women’s 50 metres rifle three positions event at the World Shooting Championships in Cairo, went one better today in the mixed team version of the discipline.

challengers Jan Lochbiler and Franziska Stark.Tokyo 2020 individual bronze medallist Li Yuehong helped China

concluding final of the day, the 50m pistol mixed team event, where Ranxin Jiang and Bowen Zhang - China

Mongolia 2 pairing of Munkhzul Tsogbadrakh and Davaakhuu Enkhtaivan by eight points.Bronze also went to China

Badminton superpower Indonesia is among the front runners to base itself at the sports hall, currently being constructed at Chambly in northern France, during the Paris 2024 Olympics.

interest from Indonesia, which stands second on the all-time badminton Olympic medals table behind China