A ground-breaking ceremony has been held at Honiara's King George VI school to mark the beginning of the construction of the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Football Academy.

rocked the Solomon Islands late last year, with the Government's decision to forge close ties with China

The first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been reported in Beijing, 19 days before the Chinese capital is scheduled to host the Winter Olympic Games.

the variant were also reported on Monday (January 10) in Anyang, and the city has become the third in China

Chinese New Year.All Olympic participants will enter a "closed-loop management system" when they get to China

Iran Seyad Reza Salehi Amiri, President of the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NOCIRI), has met with the Chinese Ambassador to Tehran to discuss preparations for the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

history of cultural, political and economic exchanges along the Silk Road.The NOCIRI President said that China

Indonesia, winning 20 gold, 20 silver and 22 bronze medals.Chang thanked the NOCIRI for supporting China

A coalition of human rights groups has urged United Nations (UN) secretary general António Guterres to revoke his acceptance of an invitation to attend the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

would "undermine" the organisation and would be a "kick in the teeth for all human rights defenders".China

 Allegations include China using forced Uyghur labour, operating a mass surveillance programme,

prompted to do so or when asked during a press conference.Critics have claimed the IOC has pandered to China

Azerbaijan's capital Baku has been announced as the host of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Judo World Championships later this year, with Cagliari in Italy set to stage the European Championships.

and European Championships.Judo is also set to feature at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou in China

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Athletes' Commission will talk about ways of making weightlifting faster and more entertaining for viewers and spectators at a meeting on Monday (January 17).

Davies' comments come a week after high-ranking officials from China and Norway, both future hosts of

champion Lu Xiaojun sits on the IWF Athletes' Commission and has a large following ©Getty ImagesIn China

It's a good move from China to suggest changes - weightlifting is such a big sport there."

If the general weightlifting population is going to listen to any nation it's likely to be China, because

The IWF World Cup in China [in Tianjin just over two years ago] is the only one I’ve ever competed at

Denmark is joining the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and will not send any Government officials to the event.

It is no secret that we on the Danish side are very concerned about the human rights situation in China

sending Government officials to the Games in a move seen as seeking to appease both Western allies and China

 The diplomatic boycott is largely focused on allegations that China has committed a "genocide"

Turin has been awarded next season's Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, with Orléans granted the rights to the 2023 finale.

The Palavela, a Turin 2006 Olympic venue, held the third leg of the season just gone after the Cup of China

Prix of Figure Skating Final to actually take place, in December 2019, as the 2020 season's climax in China

series and features six regular-season stops, usually in the United States, Canada, France, Russia, China

World champion Marcus Kleveland is safely through to the men's slopestyle final at the Snowboard World Cup in Laax.

Kimata scored 79.18 and 78,53, respectively, to complete the top four.Su Yiming, the 17-year-old from China

Eight British Wheelchair Basketball Women's Premier League games will be shown live by the BBC when the competition makes its debut this year.

basketball tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, where the team lost to eventual silver medallists China

Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing have been told to "exercise extreme caution" when eating meat in China

for athletes to "only to eat at places given the all-clear by event organisers" in countries such as China

presence in meat liable to be consumed by athletes living in, or visiting, various countries, mainly China

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has offered his support for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, although did express "our views, expectations and sensitivities" on Uyghurs.

Çavuşoğlu emphasised Turkey's opposition to the politicisation of sport during the meeting in Wuxi in China

Turkey is the first country to sign the Belt and Road Initiative cooperation deal with China, which showed

the Turkish side insists.Activists say China's treatment of Uyghurs amounts to a genocide and makes China

the 2008 Summer Olympics in expressing his confidence about Beijing 2022 ©Getty ImagesIn Xinjiang, China

not allow violent terrorist acts targeting China or anti-China activities that harm China’s territorial

China's cabinet has announced two changes to the composition of the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee with less than a month to go until the opening of the Winter Olympic Games.

of COVID-19.A closed-loop system will be in place at Beijing 2022 ©IOCMore than 20 million people in China

to approved locations.The build-up to the Games has also been dominated by human rights concerns in China

Those who were fortunate enough to be there will never forget the moment when gymnast Li Ning soared towards the heavens to light the Beijing 2008 Olympic Cauldron.

carried in by children wearing costumes which organisers claimed were from the 56 ethnic groups in China

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has issued advice to athletes amid concerns China could carry out