Hosts China enjoyed success in the naval pentathlon competition at the World Military Games in Wuhan.

Australia moved a step closer to securing a place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a 4-2 win over Russia in the first leg of their women's International Hockey Federation Olympic qualifier in Perth.

Belgium also have a two-goal lead going into their second leg with China after they beat the hosts 2-

Six teams will secure a place at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo when the first set of International Hockey Federation qualifiers take place this weekend.

Saturday.Australia, ranked second in the world, go up against Russia at the Perth Hockey Stadium, while China

Second seed Chou Tien Chen from Chinese Taipei was the main casualty of the men's second round at the Badminton World Federation French Open in Paris.

Kjærsfeldt.She will face An Se Young next.South Korean An progressed to round three when Chen Xiao Xin from China

China claimed all three diving gold medals available on day nine of the World Military Games in Wuhan

Russian pair Kristina Ilinykh and Iuliia Timoshinina in bronze on 256.71 points.There was more glory for China

compatriots Ri Hyon Sim and Kim Song I 4-0 to earn bronze.There was also a military pentathlon gold for China

Chikara Vivek defeated top seed Wang Sijun to claim men's recurve gold at the Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok.

final.The second seed edged to a 6-4 victory against South Korean fourth seed Kim Ran Sook.Zhou Jiamin of China

champion after seeing off Park Hong Jo from South Korea 139-132.The women's W1 champion is Chen Minyi from China

137-122 in the final.Indonesia claimed men's team recurve gold with a 6-0 win against South Korea, as China

World Curling Federation (WCF) President Kate Caithness has visited Beijing to discuss the legacy of curling after the Chinese capital hosts the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

the Beijing Sports University, where she is an honourary professor.Focusing on developing curling in China

adviser to the Board as he assists us in ensuring a successful legacy for curling following the Games in China

FIFA has confirmed it will select the host for the 2030 World Cup in 2024 and the bidding process will be launched in the second quarter of 2022.

governing body's preferred rotational model for selecting the host country.It is not clear whether China

the first to be held under the revamped format of 24 teams.FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed China

had been unanimously awarded the 2021 Club World CupReports surfaced earlier this week that China was

Edmond in Oklahoma will host the final men's sitting volleyball qualification tournament for next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo, World ParaVolley and USA Volleyball have announced. 

 They are joined by Brazil, winners of the Parapan American Games title earlier this year, and China

Top seed Kento Momota was given a stern test by Wang Tzu Wei, as he battled through to the second round of the Badminton World Federation French Open in Paris.

Jan Jorgensen 21-15, 21-16.In the women's draw there was a straight games victory for He Bing Jiao of China

Denmark under-21 international Ken Ilsø Larsen has been suspended by Football Federation Australia (FFA) for two years after testing positive for cocaine, it has been announced.

Bundesliga for Fortuna Düsseldorf.As well as his native Denmark, Ilsø also played in The Netherlands, China

Egypt's Nour El Sherbini will return from injury to defend her title at the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Women's World Championship on home soil in Cairo this week.

Francisco.The tournament will take place in front of the Pyramids of Giza ©PSAUS Open champion Nouran Gohar and China

South Korea will meet Indonesia in the final of the men's recurve team event tomorrow after safely navigating the knockout stages at the Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok.

group of neutral athletes defeated Malaysia 6-2 to secure bronze.The mixed team recurve final pits China

Gold medallists from last month's Road World Championships were among those honoured at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Gala in Guilin.

and Marianne Vos received the women's award.The UCI Cycling Gala 2019 is about to start in Guiling, China

Belarus were crowned women's team champions as the archery medal matches began at the World Military Games in Wuhan.

bronze with a 6-2 win against India.Russia were the mixed team winners in Wuhan after edging hosts China

5-4 in the final.France won 6-2 against Italy and completed the podium.Hosts China won the first badminton

beating Hungary 45-39 to win gold, as South Korea claimed third place with a 45-41 victory against China

WUHAN · CHINA 7th CISM Military World Games#7JMM @DefesaGovBr pic.twitter.com/npsL14fuGW— Rodrigo Zacca

, Ph.D (@RodrigoZacca) October 23, 2019Russia clinched women's sabre glory by defeating China 45-35,