Japan have won the Asian Women’s Volleyball Cup title for the first time after a four-game victory over China

China were chasing a sixth win in this continental tournament, and beat Japan in straight sets to win

Arena in Pasig City, Philippines.Japan took the first two games 25-23 and 23-21 in the final, before China

a first win in this competition, by taking the fourth game 25-16 to complete the triumph.Japan and China

-1 and Australia 3-0 respectively.Top three teams, newly-crowned champions Japan, silver medallists China

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The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced its World Tour calendar for the 2023 and 2024 seasons with the Super 1000 level Malaysia Open set to begin the action in each of the next two calendar years.

events on the 2023 calendar are scheduled to be the BWF Sudirman Cup Finals, due to be held in Suzhou, China

events in 2023 are due to take place in the form of the Indonesian Open from June 13 to 18, and the China

Championship for 2024 for senior athletes, the BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals, due to be held in China

Next year's Under-18 Fistball World Championships have been cancelled, with low participation and financial uncertainty for organisers in New Zealand blamed for the decision.

), which made the announcement in collaboration with the Organising Committee, said that Brazil and China

Serbia won in straight games to start the Volleyball Men's World Championship with a victory in Katowice against Ukraine, as they aim for silverware at the competition for the first time.

Lavia led the scoring with 18 points for Italy, who won the contest 25-13, 25-18, 39-37.Turkey defeated China

Top seeds Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and Japan's Akane Yamaguchi have progressed to the finals of the Badminton World Championships in Tokyo following convincing straight-game wins.

women's draw, reigning world champion Yamaguchi is set to take on Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Chen Yufei of China

Two years into his Presidency of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), Ary Graça was literally bouncing up and down in a state of high excitement at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw.

million fans and high participation, across attractive markets, including Italy, Brazil, Japan, Poland, China

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) helped the China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) to host the second

For China and the rest of the Asia region to play a role in strengthening the global anti-doping movement

Former badminton world number one Ye Zhaoying has claimed that she was ordered to lose her women's singles semi-final against Chinese compatriot Gong Zhichao at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Ye had progressed to the tournament's final four while Denmark's Camilla Martin and Dai Yun, also of China

TV 2 Sport.Ye Zhaoying feared that if she disobeyed the order she would be labelled as a traitor to China

©Getty Images"The Olympics is the most important tournament for China."

but to obey the order as she claims that if she had won the semi-final but lost in the decider then China

essentially erased from history as no results appear if their names are searched on the internet in China

Jonatan Christie squandered five match points as he crashed out of the Badminton World Championships at the hands of Chou Tien Chen at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

41 minutes.The other semi-final will see Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn play against Zhao Junpeng of China

Yamaguchi of Japan will face South Korea's An Se-young.An survived a nervy match against Han Yue of China

Serbian outfit Ub Huishan NE are favourites for another International Basketball Association (FIBA) 3x3 World Tour event victory as they prepare to compete at the Debrecen Masters tomorrow and Sunday (August 28).

starts today and also features teams from Canada, Mongolia, Spain, The Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, China

Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) President Liu Guoliang has been appointed as a Board member of the World Table Tennis (WTT).

Liu is considered as a table tennis great in China having claimed singles and doubles golds at the Atlanta

An all-women officiating crew is due to take charge of a match at a World Para Ice Hockey event for the first time at the Women's World Challenge this week.

programme.Para ice hockey is a mixed-gender sport at the Paralympic Games, but dominated by men.Yu Jing from China

South Korea topped the standings at a home World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Changwon after claiming 10 gold medals.

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The Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) has arranged a year-long training camp in Thailand for badminton athletes Anish Gurung and Jimba Sangay Lhendup to help them prepare for the rescheduled Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

as promising stars by the Bhutan Badminton Federation and are expected to represent the country in China

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen and Japan's Akane Yamaguchi claimed victories on day two of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships to continue their quest to win the men's and women's titles in Tokyo.

America's Beiwen Zhang.Zhang defeated France's Léonice Huet 21-8, 21-14 to progress.Wang Zhi Yi of China