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Momota withdraws from BWF Hong Kong Open

  • Badminton

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) Hong Kong Open has had its first major shock, with world number one Kento Momota pulling out of the competition.

forfeiting his first-round match against India's Srikanth Kidambi.Just last weekend Momota won the Fuzhou China



South Korea's Kim wins women's title at Modern Pentathlon Asian Championships

  • Modern Pentathlon

South Korea's Kim Se-hee won the women's individual title on day one of the Modern Pentathlon Asian Championships in Wuhan.

 Asian Games champion Mingyu Zhang earned an Olympic quota spot for China ©UIPMOnly one space is

ended third and fourth, with Sunwoo Kim and Mina Jeong scoring 1,348 and 1,338 respectively.Uzbekistan, China


Momota seeking further success at BWF Hong Kong Open

  • Badminton

Kento Momota will be looking to continue his superb run of form when he competes at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Hong Kong Open this week.

world number one arrives in Hong Kong on the back of winning his 10th title of the season at the Fuzhou China

Kidambi.Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien-chen, who back-to-back world champion Momota beat in the Fuzhou China

seeded fourth, just ahead of China's Chen Yufei, who clinched the successful defence of her Fuzhou China


Fan chases second consecutive title at ITTF Austrian Open

  • Table Tennis

World number one Fan Zhendong will bid for a second consecutive title on the International Table Tennis Federation World Tour at the Austrian Open, which begins tomorrow.

third.World number one Chen Meng, the defending champion in Austria, has won four World Tour tournaments for China


Australia’s new weightlifting sensation can break world records - but she cannot go to Tokyo 2020

  • Weightlifting

It has been a long wait for Eileen Cikamatana, but at last she is back on the international weightlifting stage - and what a return she made on the final day of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Grand Prix here.

Olympic Games.She not only won gold in the snatch and total, she beat the 2018 world champion from China

champion, by 4kg.Next stop for Cikamatana, who has a Chinese grandmother, is the IWF World Cup in Tianjin, China


China retain men's and women's titles at ITTF Team World Cup

  • Table Tennis

China continued their dominance of the International Table Tennis Federation Team World Cup by retaining

a marathon doubles encounter.It was a fleeting moment of joy for the South Korean team, however, as China

last three rubbers to ensure the trophy returned to its usual home.Fan Zhendong restored parity for China



Cockroft claims 11th title at World Para Athletics Championships

  • Athletics News

Five-time Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft won the 11th world title of her career by triumphing in the women’s T34 100 metres in Dubai.

distance of 6.45m to narrowly win gold, with China’s Xingyu Chen second on 6.43m.Dongdong Di, also of China



China book Tokyo 2020 place with victory at Asia Women's Sevens

  • Rugby Sevens

China qualified for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo after they thrashed Hong Kong in the final of

China will make their Olympic debut in women's rugby sevens at Tokyo 2020 following their thumping 33

Australia, Brazil, Britain, Kenya, Japan and Fiji in the women's tournament at Tokyo 2020.Tears of joy as China

Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/xSZ2cRSGXS— Asia Rugby (@asiarugby) November 10, 2019"Congratulations to China



Aján under fire as unhappy IWF Executive Board members call for scrapping of doping sanctions panel

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) should scrap the body that dishes out punishment to nations with multiple doping offences and turn instead to the International Testing Agency (ITA) and its own board members, according to IWF general secretary Mohamed Jaloud.

He was referring mainly to China, which had three gold medallists disqualified from the Beijing 2008