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No surprises yet in Women's Handball World Championship

  • Handball

The first stage of the Women's Handball World Championship in Denmark, Sweden and Norway came to an end on Tuesday with a huge turnout, proving once again that handball is almost a religion in these countries.

Chile at the Jyske Banck Boxen in Herning, Denmark, or the 8,407 who watched Sweden's 36-24 win over China

6,000 that can be accommodated at the Palau Olympic in Granollers.In Pool A, favourites Sweden beat China


Asian Presence Takes Center Stage at HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2023

  • Badminton

There are eight qualifying spots in each of the five categories, with a maximum of two players per Member Association and a spot reserved for the reigning world champion.

Korea's Kim Ga Eun is in ninth place.Kodai Naraoka's 11,000 points from his victory at the LI-NING China

second-place finish gave him a total of 77,570 points, just falling short of Antonsen's 78,110.Hangzhou, China

of the HSBC BWF World Tour, qualified in fifth place with 89,000 points.Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chen of China

place in the HSBC Race To Finals rankings after their thrilling victory in the final of the LI-NING China

/Tse Ying Suet and Chinese Taipei's Ye Hong Wei/Lee Chia Hsin were neck-and-neck before the LI-NING China


Two Olympic champions claim gold in the opening day of Manchester 2023 Grand Prix Final

  • Taekwondo

spectators with jaw-dropping action and performances, culminating in athletes from Italy, Thailand, Hungary, China

Hungary stole the show in the men -68kg to claim his first-ever Grand Prix gold, and Zongshi Luo of China

Luo of China met Chinese Taipei’s Lo in the other semi-final.

who triumphed 2-0 in a highly skilled display of Taekwondo to move into the final.Zongshi Luo from China


IPC president attends the 2023 World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix Final

  • Para-Taekwondo News

On December 2-3 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final will be held in Manchester. A day earlier the 2023 World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix Finals took place again in Manchester. World’s best para taekwondoins were competing for one of the prestigious titles of the year.

Peru)Women’s 52 kgMaria Machado (Brazil) df Salma Ali Abd Al Moneem Hassan (Egypt)Women 57 kgYujie Li (China


Back and Forth on Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Tracks at Milano-Cortina 2026

  • Winter Olympics

Differing opinions have arisen regarding the location for the sliding center that will host bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events at Milano-Cortina 2026. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) insists on a foreign venue with a functioning track, while the Italian government considers reopening an old track in Cesana Torinese.

times in the Summer Games (most recently in Hong Kong, which has a separate Olympic Committee from China


Thailand lifts the curtain on the 2023 World Abilitysport Games

  • Non-Olympic Sports

From today until the 8th of next month, Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand) will celebrate the 2023 World Abilitysport Games. A diverse group of sports disciplines will allow fans to enjoy the talent at the 80th Birthday Anniversary Sports Complex track.

this is why an impressive field of world and Paralympic champions and medallists from countries like China


The Finals of the Women's Softball World Cup will be played in July 2024

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has already set dates for the Finals of the XVII Women's Softball World Cup, the first to be played with the new two-stage format

the Opening Ceremony, scheduled at 19:30, hosts Italy, ranked sixth in the world, will play against China

Italy (Group C) and China (Group B) advanced as the best third-place finishers.

The hosts, Italy, will face Canada, China, and the United States in Group A.


Herbert Mensah: "If we don't invest now, we will find somebody from Europe, America, or China coming

  • Rugby Sevens

"The best athletes in the world are from Africa, whether they play for France, England, or in any other country, you find Africans." Herbert Mensah, the newly elected President of Rugby Africa, the continental governing body for rugby in Africa, participated in an interview with the African news channel Africa24 English during the Africa Investment Forum, and his words were very illustrative.

warns that it may happen that "if you don't invest now, you will find somebody from Europe, America, or China


The HSBC BWF World Tour 2023 Tournament has its Finalists

  • Badminton

Hangzhou, China, will host the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2023 from December 13 to 17, 2023, with a total

After the conclusion of the Li-Ning China Masters this past weekend, those chosen to make the leap to

Kim Ga Eun from Korea is next in line, with her semifinal in the LI-NING China Masters 2023 boosting

Kodai Naraoka's 11,000 points from his victory at the LI-NING China Masters 2023 led him to top the HSBC

first place in the HSBC Race To Finals rankings on the back of their thrilling final win at the Li-Ning China

/Tse Ying Suet and Chinese Taipei's Ye Hong Wei/Lee Chia Hsin were neck-and-neck before the LI-NING China


Manchester is ready to host world’s best taekwondoins

  • Taekwondo

The top athletes of taekwondo will gather in Manchester from December 2 to 3 for the World Taekwondo Grand Prix. The last big event of the year will also give opportunities to the athletes to gain qualification points for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Tokyo 2020 champion Panipak Wongpattanakit of Thailand (W-49kg), 2023 World Champion Zongshi Luo of China


14th University Sports Gala in Portugal

  • FISU Section Pages

On November 21st, the "Convento de São Francisco" in Coimbra hosted the largest University Sports Gala organized by the Portuguese Academic Federation of University Sports (FADU), where medalists from the World University Games and the European University Championships, among other important awards, were honored.

medals (3 golds and 4 silvers), a record for Portugal in the World University Games held in Chengdu, China


France Wins Team Title in Mixed Relays in Val Thorens

  • Skiing

Val Thorens hosted the first ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup event with a high-level spectacle. In the mixed relays category, the French duo of Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet delighted the audience by clinching the first victory of the 2023/24 season after a tough battle with the Spanish team (Oriol Cardona and Ana Alonso), who crossed the finish line in second place. Giulia Murada and Nicolo Canclini secured the bronze medal for Italy.

With the new competition format for this season, 43 teams participated in the qualifying round, with China

The German, Slovakian, and Polish teams were slowly fading behind the group, with Slovenia, China, the


Naraoka breaks Nishimoto's dominance and wins the Li-Ning Master in China

  • Badminton

Kodai Naraoka needed five finals to secure his first HSBC BWF World Tour title, the Li-Ning Master China

Meanwhile, the host country China claimed the other three titles, but the last match was closely contested

explained the winner.Naraoka, winner of theLi-Ning Master in China.


The Scandinavian teams and France, favorites in Women's Handball World Championship

  • Handball

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has awarded the organisation of the 2023 Women's World Championship to Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. The tournament will take place between 29 November and 17 December in three countries where handball is extremely popular.

From there, the quarter-finals will be decided.Hosts Sweden are joined by Croatia, China and Senegal


The 2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup will take place in Shanghai, Incheon, and Singapore over three consecutive weeks

  • Swimming

The World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2024 will take place in three Asian cities over three consecutive weeks in October and November 2024. These events will serve as qualifiers for the 2024 (Short Course) Budapest World Championships.

. © Getty ImagesThe series starts in Shanghai, China, a familiar host that has previously organized five

they will also help inspire the upcoming generations of swimmers," said Zhou Jihong, President of the China