India's Hockey Pro League matches away to Britain next month have been postponed after the host nation's Government banned entry to those from the country in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases and the discovery of new variants.

 Australia, China and New Zealand have not played a Hockey Pro League game since the pandemic hit

Hangzhou 2022 is to launch a six-month global campaign to recruit 52,000 volunteers for the next Asian Games in May.

ensure they are qualified to work at the Games.Hangzhou 2022 is due to be the third Asian Games in China

©Getty ImagesHangzhou 2022 will be the third time that China has hosted the Asian Games, after Beijing

It won four Oscars, grossed more than $59 million (£42 million/€49 million) and is considered by some to be the greatest sports film ever made.

The son of a missionary, he was born in China and was a devout Christian.He returned to Scotland to study

After the Games, he returned to China as a missionary.

Former champion Stuart Bingham beat Ding Junhui in a final-frame decider to reach round two of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

It was 9-9 between England's Bingham and Ding of China in then first-to-10 opening round.Following a

Shi Zhiyong of China broke one of his own world records on the way to an emphatic victory in the men’

the women's 64kg, which was won by Chen Wen-Huei of Chinese Taipei.The strong favourite Deng Wei, of China

The ASEAN University Sports Council (AUSC) held an online seminar on the subject "University Sport Strategies and Development in Asia", which included a round of presentations and discussions by sports leaders from the continent.

federations.Sixty participants from Asian countries and territories attended the seminar, including people from China

Winterberg will host the Junior World Luge Championships next year with six Junior and Youth World Cup stops also scheduled for the 2021-2022 season.

Federation, via a "large majority".Junior lugers will also take part in the international training week in China

Kuo Hsing-Chun of Chinese Taipei broke two world records, and China had another 1-2 finish on day three

Australia’s Neil Robertson eased through while Scotland’s Stephen Maguire crashed out on a day of contrasting fortunes for players ranked in the world’s top ten at the World Snooker Championship.

Jones ran out a 10-4 winner at The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.Elsewhere, tenth seed Yan Bingtao of China

China’s seemingly unbeatable weightlifters finished the opening weekend of the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent with three gold medals, two silvers and two world records.

before even in training, according to her coach Vijay Sharma.Sharma’s advice to Mirabai was "to let China

opening two snatch attempts and, on 86kg, she went into the clean and jerk a long way behind.Li Fabin of China

World Archery has confirmed the withdrawal of South Korea from three Archery World Cup events ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

month, World Archery confirmed the second leg of the Archery World Cup had been moved from Shanghai in China

Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan finished with three consecutive century breaks as he reached the second round of the World Snooker Championship on the opening day of the sport’s blue riband tournament.

plenty more action across two tables.World number three Neil Robertson of Australia faced Liang Wenbo of China

overnight lead against compatriot Chris Wakelin.The remaining match saw Masters champion Yan Bingtao of China

The Chinese economy is back to powering ahead after its brief derailment following the emergence of COVID-19.

the uncertainties of the external environment, under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China

The World Rafting Championships (WRC) in Ziyuan have been postponed until 2022 - marking the second time the event has been delayed by 12 months.

the Government "will continue to impose restrictions and lengthy quarantines on foreigners entering China

behalf of the IRF Board of Directors, I wish to take this opportunity to thank the IRF member nations of China

A day after India had its first ever two-time women's champion at the United World Wrestling (UWW) Asian Championships in Almaty, through Sarita in the 59kg class, Divya Kakran became the second by securing the 72kg title with a match to spare.

with Mongolia’s Tsevegmed Enkhbayar claiming bronze.The absence of the powerful teams from Japan and China

The main aim was to wrestle the Japan and China wrestlers, but they are not here," Vinesh had said earlier