The knockout rounds were mapped out at the Thomas and Uber Cups in Bangkok following the conclusion of the group stage today.

the quarter-finals after they lost a 2-0 lead in a 3-2 defeat to Indonesia.Indonesia are set to play China

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed the city is capable of staging the "greenest Olympics ever" as he wages a campaign to make London "the sporting capital of the world".

Olympics, London is not the only interested party.Officials in Indonesia, India, Hungary, Egypt, Qatar and China

It was a day of few upsets at the Thomas and Uber Cups in Bangkok, where heavyweights including Viktor Axelsen's Denmark and Kento Momota's Japan clinched their places in the quarter-finals of the men's team tournament.

-0 victory against France at the Thai capital's Impact Arena, beating Toma Junior Popov 21-8, 21-11.China

booked their places in the last eight yesterday, in advancing.In the Uber Cup, defending champions China

pic.twitter.com/Kq6pvA8mnr— BWF (@bwfmedia) May 10, 2022Both teams advanced to the quarter-finals yesterday, and China

has confirmed that the fourth leg of this year's Grand Prix of Figure Skating will not take place in China

It is the latest major sporting competition in China affected by COVID-19 restrictions.The Grand Prix

The ISU was informed of the cancellation of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Cup of China 2022,

The ISU regrets that the hosting of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Cup of China is no longer

athletics meetings were also moved from Shanghai and Shenzhen.Since the beginning of the pandemic, China

Phnom Penh in Cambodia has stepped in to host this year's Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly after the meeting was moved from Hangzhou.

despite reported case numbers being relatively low.Only 415 cases were announced across the whole of China

Concerns over the future of Paralympic sport in Ukraine has been expressed following the invasion of the country by Russia. 

Ukraine has made the top 10 in the medal table at every Paralympic Games and finished second behind hosts China

China has confirmed it is funding the renovation of eight venues for the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic

project between Senegal and China.The stadium is one of the venues which will receive funding from China

was present at the ceremony, with the official hailing cooperation between the nation and China.The #China

agreement will see Dakar’s preparations for the Summer Youth Olympic Games receive support from both China

Group B heavyweights China and Chinese Taipei cruised into the quarter-finals of the Uber Cup with their

Somerville in the second doubles match, before Chen Su-yu defeated Tiffany Ho 21-12, 21-13.Uber Cup holders China

up back-to-back 5-0 victories, this time against Spain.Olympic champion Chen Yufei was in action for China

to a 5-0 victory over Algeria in Group B, defeating Youcef Sabri Medel 21-9, 21-11.Ten-time winners China

Global Sports Week President and co-founder Lucien Boyer believes this year’s event here is a great chance for sporting leaders to share ideas in time of "tension" caused by war in Europe and the COVID-19 pandemic.

format in 2021 ©GSWThe pandemic is also continuing to have an impact on the staging of events, with China

Olympic bronze medallist Anthony Sinisuka Ginting suffered a defeat in his Thomas Cup opener in Thailand's capital Bangkok, but defending champions Indonesia recovered to beat Singapore.

both began with comfortable 5-0 victories over Germany and Canada, respectively.The Uber Cup holders China

One of the lasting thoughts when leaving China after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was "how exactly

initially to South Korea, ensuring there could be a change of crew, rather than allowing them to get off in China

respective Governments are for others more qualified than me to discuss, but it illustrated the lengths China

 China has maintained its zero-COVID policy, leading to strict lockdowns in several cities ©Getty

appears unlikely to change for the foreseeable future.The clock has been reset on several events in China

Sporting bodies which consider events in China must wonder whether they will at some stage be forced

World Athletics chief executive Jon Ridgeon has praised the attitude and support of the Diamond League’s title sponsor, Wanda, following the announcement that, for the second year running, the Shanghai and Shenzhen meetings would not go ahead because of COVID-19 concerns.

coronavirus pandemic which drastically reduced events in 2020 and which, after its recent resurgence in China

We’ve not been able to stage the events in China, but they’ve been really good about it.World Athletics

On Thursday (May 13) Doha is due to host the opening Diamond League meeting of the season at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium.

COVID-19 pandemic which drastically reduced events in 2020 and which, after its recent resurgence in China

We’ve not been able to stage the events in China. But they’ve been really good about it."

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has reported a positive turn in its finances following the COVID-19 pandemic, at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Bangkok.

The next AGM is set to take place in Suzhou in China in May 2023 at the same time as the BWF Sudirman

Japan were crowned women’s winners for the first time at the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup, overcoming defending champions The Netherlands in Vilamoura.

Kamiji claimed the deciding set 7-5.Japan become just the fifth team to win the women’s title, with China