South Korea have sealed an epic win over Japan, in the semi-finals of the Asian Men's Handball Championship in Kuwait.

earlier matches, Australia defeated arch-rivals New Zealand 37-24 in Placement Group 3, while Hong Kong, China

Top seed Akane Yamaguchi has won a thrilling semi-final in the women's singles of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thailand Masters in Bangkok.

competitive, with third seed Ng Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong just too strong for second seed Shi Yuqi of China

The National Stadium in Beijing is among several public buildings to have been closed by Chinese authorities as they battle to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus which is sweeping across the country.

the virus, and Beijing's Forbidden City has also been closed temporarily.Parts of the Great Wall of China

women's tournament at Tokyo 2020 from Wuhan to Nanjing, 550 kilometres away.Group B will be led by hosts China

Hosts New Zealand began the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series event in Hamilton with two victories. 

consecutive Series win this season, beginning their campaign with a 40-7 victory against invitational side China

 China still had something to celebrate, however, managing to record their first try against New

 Fiji are second on four points, surpassing England 26-19 but suffering a shock 17-12 loss to China

 Final pool positions are set to be decided tomorrow, when England take on China and New Zealand

UK Athletics has appointed former Premier League general secretary Nic Coward as its interim chief executive after Zara Hyde Peters failed to take up the post following allegations about her husband.

England Golf and the England and Wales Cricket Board Regulatory Committee.He also has advisory roles in China

International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) legend Flex Wheeler has started his recovery after having part of his leg amputated. 

his leg amputated in October, due to ongoing complications with his kidney, according to the South China

Slovenia made table tennis history today, qualifying for the Olympic Games team event for the first time, at the International Table Tennis Federation World Qualification Tournament in Gondomar in Portugal.

 One of the round-of-16 games of the day was between Hong Kong, China and Serbia, with the Europeans

The Asian and Oceania boxing qualifying event for this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo will now be held in Amman in Jordan, it was announced today.

It is due to take place from March 3 to 11, having originally been scheduled for Wuhan, China, from February

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Getty ImagesThe American was another to suffer a shock defeat, losing 6-4, 6-7, 7-5 to Wang Qiang of China

Ju Wenjun of China won the tiebreak at the Women's World Chess Championships to retain her title.

Japan's Aya Ohori upset the odds to beat second-seeded home player Ratchanok Intanon and reach the women's singles semi-finals, at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thailand Masters in Bangkok.

Tunjung 25-23, 21-14, while Marín beat Japan's Sayaka Takahashi 21-9, 21-16.Second seed Shi Yuqi of China

The Black Ferns will be seeking a third consecutive win in the women's World Rugby Sevens Series this weekend, on the home turf of Hamilton - where men's and women's Series events are being co-hosted for the first time.

who missed the double triumph in Dubai and Cape Town due to injury.They will face invitational side China

With exactly six months to go before Tokyo 2020 begins, a new forecast suggests hosts Japan may be on course to hit their 30 gold-medal target.

projection, by sports-data company Gracenote Sports, puts Japan on 30 gold medals exactly, trailing only China

World Skate and Street League Skateboarding have announced the dates and locations for the 2020 World Pro Tour, a three-stop series allowing the sport's biggest stars to showcase skills on three different continents.

set to compete on the WS WLS World Pro Tour ©Getty ImagesThree of those eight events will be held in China

Russia's Sergey Bida is seeded first for the men's event at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Épée Grand Prix in Qatar's capital Doha, where action begins tomorrow.

Games and 2018 World Championships, is the top seed, while 2019 world silver medallist Lin Sheng of China