Hong Kong and Japan won the respective men’s and women’s titles at the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai as they booked their places at next year’s Rugby World Cup Sevens.

A 33-7 thrashing of South Korea saw Hong Kong clinch the men’s crown, while Japan defeated China 14-12

in the semi-finals when they crashed out to a 21-14 defeat to South Korea, while Hong Kong thumped China

Congratulations to China, Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, who all booked their places at the Rugby

up two wins to progress to the knockout stages.In the semi-finals, Japan thumped Hong Kong 29-0 and China

New photographs and videos appearing to show Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has failed to allay concerns over her safety with Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) chief executive and chairman Steve Simon insisting it "remains unclear if she is free".

Simon described a video of Peng released by state media in China as "insufficient" and said he remained

I have been clear about what needs to happen and our relationship with China is at a crossroads."

This approach means we will continue our open dialogue on all levels with the Olympic Movement in China

Djokovic of Serbia.US President Joe Biden is also "deeply concerned" with the situation, and wants China

makes it an unfit Olympic host, and the Peng case is likely to give rise to more criticism over how China

Cambodia has been awarded the 2029 Asian Youth Games, it was announced here today.

 The 2021 Asian Youth Games were given to Shantou in China, but that has now been postponed until

The United States' Erin Jackson continued her dominance of the women's 500 metres event on the International Skating Union Speed Skating World Cup circuit with a third victory of the season in Stavanger in Norway.

Natalia Czerwonka also contributing to the winning time of 1:28.364.Canada were second with 1:28.547, and China

third with 1:28.574.China clinched the men's team sprint title with a time of 1;20.122, hosts Norway

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games champion Ivan Litvinovich suffered a shock elimination in the semi-final of the men's individual event at the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in Baku.

Page of Briton progressed with 55.115.In today's finals at the Milli Gimnastika Arenasi, Belarus and China

women's event, Zhang Xinxin and Hu Yicheng continued their fine form from qualifying, earning gold for China

The Netherlands' Suzanne Schulting added a further two gold medals to her season tally as the first finals were held at the third leg of the International Skating Union's Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Debrecen.

relay.The Netherlands will join them in the final as they clocked the quickest time of 4:07.286, with China

Chinese pop star Yi Yangqianxi has recorded an official song for Beijing 2022 which transforms the motto of next year’s Winter Olympics in musical form.

due to widely documented atrocities being carried out against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, although China

Committee (IOC) official has admitted the organisation could be forced into taking a hard-line approach to China

Pound also dismissed the possibility of the IOC demanding a meeting with Peng, admitting that China does

©Getty ImagesUS President Joe Biden is also "deeply concerned" with the situation, and wants China to

We know the PRC (People's Republic of China) has zero tolerance for criticism and a record of silencing

The calls for China to verify Peng's safety were met with a fresh twist when journalist Shen Shiwei,

who works for China Global Television Network, a state-run network that published the unverified and

Pfizer and BioNTech are to donate doses of their COVID-19 vaccination to athletes competing at the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced.

according to the requirements of their respective home countries at least 14 days prior to departure for China

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has threatened to pull out of 2022 events hosted in China due to

pic.twitter.com/jb6yXwxENA— CGTN Europe (@CGTNEurope) November 17, 2021Now the WTA chief has threatened China

The sad part about this is that we have some tremendous partners and some tremendous friendships in China

I heard that the WTA is willing to pull out from China with all the tournaments unless this is resolved

to verify Peng's safety were met with a fresh twist, as journalist Shen Shiwei, who works for China

makes it an unfit Olympic host, and the Peng case is likely to give rise to more criticism over how China

Belarus and Japan successfully defended their men's and women's team titles at the International Gymnastics Federation Trampoline World Championships in Azerbaijan's capital Baku.

164.245.Reina Satake, Yumi Takagi and Narumi Tamura also featured on the Japanese team.Silver went to China

champions.Canada notched 102.400 to earn bronze.In women's synchronised trampoline qualification, two pairs from China

Canadian Olympic bronze medallist and men's 1,000 metres International Skating Union Short Track Speed Skating World Cup leader Pascal Dion eased into the quarter-finals at the Főnix Arena in Debrecen in Hungary.

also comfortably recorded the best time in the men's 5,000m relay quarter-finals, clocking 6:42.778.China

After a long build-up in China punctuated by COVID-19 scares and a serious crash, the Luge World Cup

a Beijing 2022 test event, taking place at a key Winter Olympic venue.Top-level lugers have been in China

Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet has called for the "greatest transparency" regarding the health and safety of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, in contrast to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) previously stating it would take an approach of "quiet diplomacy".

makes it an unfit Olympic host, and the Peng case is likely to give rise to more criticism over how China

Up to 200 food dishes will be available daily to athletes during the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing, Chinese organisers have promised.

shu pork.In addition, two snacks join the menu - lyudagun, a kind of bean flour roll, and pea cake, China

dishes every day," Yan Han, in charge of dining services at the Olympic Village at Beijing 2022, told China

Chen, executive chef of the NUO Hotel Beijing and who will oversee the menu at Yanqing Village, told China

were used daily.Catering services during Beijing 2022 will strictly follow the playbook, organisers in China