A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Hangzhou 2022 and Aichi-Nagoya 2026 - the Organising Committees for the next two editions of the Asian Games.

countries have a strong economic relationship, although there have been some tensions with Japan angering China

United States have committed to a diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 over human rights concerns in China

Elana Meyers Taylor of the United States claimed her first two-woman bobsleigh victory in the three years at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup event in Sigulda, while Germany's Francesco Friedrich quickly got his campaign back on track with two-man success.

they fell back into 15th place.Huai Mingming and Wang Xuan and Ying Qing and Du Jiani of Olympic hosts China

Familiar calls for unity, solidarity and words of a similar effect have featured prominently in sports leaders' end-of-year messages.

of the regime.The Winter Olympics and Paralympics is not the only major multi-sport event slated for China

 "The world is turning its eyes to China, and China is ready," President Xi Jinping insisted in

Not all those turning their eyes to China will feel harmonious while doing so.Then there is the FIFA

Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) chief executive David Shoemaker has backed next month’s Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to be held safely but admits one of the biggest challenges will be ensuring athletes do not contract COVID-19 within the next 30 days.

With its "COVID zero" strategy, China has some of the most strict coronavirus prevention policies in

A skating rink promoting the 2023 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Games in Yekaterinburg has been inaugurated.

expanded rink will be open each day of the week apart from Monday throughout the winter season.Chengdu in China

China will "spare no effort to present a great" Winter Olympics, President Xi Jinping has vowed in an

The Winter Olympics and Paralympics headline a year where China is due to stage several multi-sport events

have dominated the build-up to Beijing 2022.However, with the event only 34 days away, Xi insisted China

 "The world is turning its eyes to China, and China is ready."

China is ready", President Xi Jinping insisted in advance of Beijing 2022 ©Getty ImagesAll participants

rights has led several nations into a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics ©Getty Images China

Chengdu 2021 has unveiled the flame lantern and Cauldron for the International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Games.

Championships in Oregon.Eighteen sports are on the programme for the Games, which will be the third in China

Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian is set to represent Jamaica in the two-woman bobsleigh event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics following her performances on the North American Cup circuit.

rewarded with three qualified sleds for the Games, with the United States, Russian Olympic Committee, China

China has reportedly increased security in Tibet prior to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic

With just over a month to go until the scheduled start of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, freeskiing halfpipe and snowboard slopestyle competitions are set to take centre stage at Calgary’s Canada Olympic Park tomorrow.

winner of the opening round earlier this month at Copper Mountain in the United States, Eileen Gu of China

Sport is a five letter word that flourishes despite the predominance these days of the four letter variety. Alas, there is another of six letters which forces us to look back in anguish on the year of 2021. 

treacherous territory, potential minefields shattered with political intrigue and controversy.Both China

Beijing 2022 is shaping up to be a strange Winter Olympics for a number of groups, for athletes, for reporters - and for sponsors.

power to make their pricey association with the great global sporting spectacle pay off.And indeed in China

Others include Hong Kong, Taiwan and the increasing threat posed by China to the United States’s long-time

both Hong Kong and Beijing: "The episode quickly became one of the most talked-about topics online in China

to tread carefully in the run-up to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as a result of tensions between China

Intel added.The FT also said that the chipmaker earned "one-quarter of its revenue from customers in China

Daily COVID-19 cases in China have hit a 21-month high, fewer than 40 days before the Winter Olympics

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will discuss its participation in the upcoming Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in February among other international competitions next year.

horizon are the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in the summer, the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China

Curler Eve Muirhead is set to appear at her fourth Winter Olympic Games as Britain announced its latest athletes selected to compete at Beijing 2022.

The Scot joins Jennifer Dodds, Vicky Wrights, Hailey Duff and Mili Smith on the plane to China as the

two matches, with five consecutive wins before Turkey’s victory over Japan confirmed their place in China