The United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) has paid tribute to goalball coach Sharon Gunderman, after her death at the age of 78.

Paralympic Games, with the highlight of her tenure coming at Beijing 2008 when the team beat hosts China

The organisers of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Chengdu 2021 World University Games are claiming to be the first edition of the event to be emissions-free.

Ceremonies.The construction of all electrical equipment has been completed, with the State Grid Corporation of China

been postponed from 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Reports suggest the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in China

Both Russia and Belarus have applied to host future major International Skating Union (ISU) events, despite athletes and officials from both countries currently being banned from its competitions.

and Budapest have declared interest in the World Figure Skating Championships.Beijing or Urumqi in China

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin claims the country’s sporting ties with China demonstrate the "

Friendship Cup ©Getty ImagesRussia last hosted the World Women's Handball Championship in 2005 whereas China

has never staged the event.According to TASS, the National Federations of Russia and China signed a

The first World Cup of the 2022 boccia season gets underway next week in Rio de Janeiro. And although the European Championships last November was the official opener of the new Paris 2024 cycle, it felt rather tied onto the back of the Paralympics.

Tokyo, there’s a big mix right across the world including Slovakia, Thailand, Brazil, South Korea, China

Yan Bingtao of China knocked out defending champion Mark Selby of England at the World Snooker Championship

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has revealed the emblems which are set to mark the first anniversary of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

silvers and 17 bronzes.Only the United States, who secured 39 golds, 41 silvers and 33 bronzes, and China

Nico Porteous, the Olympic and world ski halfpipe champion, has had surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) which he ruptured a month ago.

period and would "slow down" with adding content to Instagram.Double Olympic gold medallist Eileen Gu of China

There is growing speculation that the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games will be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

could be moved from September 10 to 25 to new dates in 2023.Numerous international sporting events in China

have been cancelled during the pandemic due to China implementing strict COVID-19 restrictions, which

Hangzhou 2022 for comment on the status of the Asian Games.The OCA has previously had to delay events in China

Mark Williams of Wales was in fine form as he thrashed compatriot Jackson Page 13-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

Stephen Maguire needs only two more frames to reach the last-eight after a 11-5 lead over Zhao Xintong of China

A record nine teams have been confirmed for the women's softball competition at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, with a 10th participant awaiting approval from its National Olympic Committee (NOC).

Japan, Chinese Taipei, China, the Philippines, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and India

first achieved at Bangkok 1998.The Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games matched the record, with Japan, China

Centre, the largest baseball and softball venue compatible with international competition standards in China

the Games.Tokyo 2020 Olympic champions Japan are ranked second in the world, with Chinese Taipei and China

, when Beijing hosted the Games in 1990.China won the first three women's softball titles at the Asian

French judo legend Teddy Riner has co-founded a new textile brand named Fightart, offering martial arts outfits, body protection, training accessories and a technical and leisure range.

Products are manufactured primarily in Pakistan, China and Taiwan in "ethical and responsible factories

Italy's Olympic 20-kilometre race walk champion Massimo Stano is set to make his debut over the new 35km distance, as he headlines the men's field at the Dudinska 50, part of the World Athletics Race Walking Tour.

Andres Chocho of Ecuador and Mexico's Horacio Nava are other contenders for the win.Qieyang Shijie of China

The first day of the Summer X Games got underway in Chiba, Japan today.

The 2020 Summer X Games, which were due to be held in Chongli, China, were cancelled due to the COVID

An Olympic champion from Qatar, a world champion from Colombia and a host of European athletes will be on the streets in the "Olympic capital" of Lausanne on Saturday as weightlifting takes a step outside its usual surrounds to stage an outdoor mixed gender team event.

it more accessible to a mainstream audience have been hot topics in recent months, most notably in China