Was it really exactly half a century ago next Monday (March 8) that I sat at ringside as one of 760 scribes covering what had been labelled the Fight of the Century, Muhammad Ali versus Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden in New York, a city throbbing with lip-licking anticipation.

Does anyone really give a damn about Fury and Joshua in China or Africa?

Benjamin Karl clinched his fifth world title after triumphing in the parallel slalom at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Championships in Rogla.

set to be part of the 2021 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships in Zhangjiakou in China

American politician Nikki Haley believes the "terrible loss" athletes would feel if Beijing 2022 is boycotted is not a strong enough reason for countries to attend the Winter Games.

We must boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in China," she said, while linking to a petition aimed at new

American President Joe Biden, which asks him to 'stand up to Communist China'", wrote Haley."

and the prospect that empowering China will lead to even greater horrors down the road."

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Omu14TKFpa— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) February 28, 2021An Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, which

Changes have been made to the women's Olympic handball qualification groups after China once again withdrew

has resulted in Kazakhstan moving from Tournament 3 to Tournament 2.Kazakhstan came two spots below China

Tournament 3, along with Montenegro, while Argentina, Senegal, Sweden and hosts Spain make up Tournament 1.China

Chengdu 2021 say the number of registered city volunteers for the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games has exceeded 690,000.

slightly following the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.It is due to be the third time that China

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has confirmed the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) as its sole partner for the organisation and management of esports competition at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

OCA will provide full support for a successful esports event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China

China has withdrawn from the World Table Tennis (WTT) Middle East hub because of COVID-19 concerns.

We will not be able to send table tennis players to play outside of China until the Olympic Games due

 China is set to house the second hub in April, before a third in Europe later this year.

 The pandemic and border closures China has implemented in response could threatened the status

Not many sporting heroes go on to become leader of their country, address the United Nations and meet the President of the United States at the White House - but Marcus Stephen did.

Committee, flew to the island, Nauru had more lifters registered in international competition than China

Dmitry Loginov is to defend his parallel giant slalom and parallel slalom titles at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Championships in Rogla.

set to be part of the 2021 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships in Zhangjiakou in China

World number one Kento Momota, whose positive COVID-19 test in January this year led to him and the rest of the Japanese team pulling out of three scheduled events in Thailand, has been named top seed for next month’s All England Open Badminton Championships.

Rio 2016 silver medallist and reigning world champion from 2019 - PV Sindhu - seeded fifth.Neither China

The Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has been urged to "be aware of its collective responsibility to secure our long-term Olympic future" at a meeting tomorrow morning.

Zhou Jinqiang of China, Stian Grimseth of Norway and Florian Sperl of Germany have also spoken out.Papandrea

European University Sports Association (EUSA) President Adam Roczek attended the Sports Students' Union of Ukraine General Assembly virtually.

take place in Belgrade in Serbia from July 14 to 27, the Summer World University Games in Chengdu in China

German officials have expressed concern over the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) new candidature process, as the decision to install Brisbane as the preferred bidder for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics has effectively ended the Rhine-Ruhr proposal to host the Games.

year and then announcing the winner seven years in advance being abandoned.Qatar, India, Indonesia, China

Chengdu 2021 has held a Chinese New Year Lantern Festival Gala to help promote the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games.

Games.Chengdu 2021 is scheduled to take place from August 8 to 19.It will be the third time in 20 years that China

Host City Contract, as the organisation continues to face questions over the human rights situation in China

China has been widely condemned over its treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang as well as its crackdown

and its policies towards Tibet and Taiwan.A US State Department report published last month accused China

Trudeau has said the Canadian Government was "extremely concerned" about abuses of human rights in China

We have at this stage, no doubt that China will deliver on this host city contract."

farce to smear and defame China."