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Puerto Rican softball team open World Games training camp

  • Baseball and Softball

A first pre-World Games training camp for Puerto Rico's women's softball team is underway in Guaynabo.

Kamalani Dung are set to lead the pitching staff when they arrive at a later date.Puerto Rico replaced China

tournament is doubling as a World Championship and Peurto Rico, who did not initially qualify, replaced China



US early pace-setters in men's Volleyball Nations League

  • Volleyball

The United States have taken an early lead in the men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) standings after winning all four of their opening games.

 Alongside their reversal against the US, Brazil suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to China

 China were only awarded a place in the men's VNL following the expulsion of 2018 and 2019 winners




COVID-19 blamed as badminton's US Open cancelled

  • Badminton

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has confirmed this year's US Open has been cancelled due to organisational complications related to COVID-19.

North American competition on the 2022 BWF World Tour.Lin Chun-yi of Chinese Taipei and Wang Zhiyi of China


Chinese team set to join Russian Women's Handball Super League as nations strengthen ties

  • Handball

A Chinese club is expected to join the Russian Women’s Handball Super League, underlining China’s close sporting and political ties with Russia despite the widely-condemned war in Ukraine.

spot.Should the Chinese club join the Russian Women’s Handball Super League, it will not be the first time China

that has been denied by China’s Foreign Ministry.A new cross-border road bridge between Russia and China

A conflict or a war are the last thing that China would want to see in Ukraine," said Chinese Defence

China supports negotiations between Russia and Ukraine."




Indian Sports Ministry offers backing for 2024 Asian Beach Games bid

  • Asian Beach Games

The Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has given its support "in principle" for an Indian Olympic Association (IOA) bid to host the Asian Beach Games in 2024.

IOA's preferred host city to bid for the 2024 edition ©Getty ImagesThe 2020 version set for Sanya in China

in Indonesia hosted the inaugural Asian Beach Games in 2008 before Oman's capital Muscat, Haiyang in China


Saudi Arabia to host esports festival with $15 million prize pool

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The Saudi Esports Federation is set to host an eight-week Gamers8 festival, with the event boasting a $15 million (£12.2 million/€14.3 million) prize pool.

hold  men's football's 2027 Asian Cup, although the 2023 edition is also now up for grabs after China





Belgium men cruise as women suffer shock defeat in FIH Pro League

  • Hockey

registered another routine win over South Africa while the women’s team suffered a shock defeat to China

The women’s match ended in a 1-1 draw as Gu Bingfeng and Barbara Nelen scored for China and Belgium respectively.The

shootout saw China win 2-0 with previous shootout wins over England and Spain giving the Asian side