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Top seed Yamaguchi suffers shock early exit from BWF Denmark Open

  • Badminton

Top-seeded Japanese Akane Yamaguchi has been eliminated from the women’s singles event at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Denmark Open after losing to Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi in the first round in Odense.

Wong Wing Ki Vincent.The world number one, competing after back-to-back tournament victories at the China

2019 world bronze medallist beat two-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion Lin Dan of China



Ice hockey pre-Olympic qualifier switched due to Hong Kong unrest

  • Ice Hockey

Civil unrest in Hong Kong has led to the switching of a men's Olympic ice hockey pre-qualifier next month to Sanya, on the Chinese island of Hainan.

selected as the new venue for the tournament.Sanya is the second-biggest city on the island of Hainan in China


Historic win for Nystrom at World Shooting Para Sport Championships

  • Shooting News

Finland's Timo Nystrom made history as the first visually impaired gold medallist at the World Shooting Para Sport Championships, in the mixed 10 metre air rifle prone in Sydney.

Iryna Liakhu to the mixed team crown yesterday, amassed 225.8 points to claim victory.Yang Chao of China



Antonsen carries home hopes at BWF Denmark Open

  • Badminton

World silver medallist Anders Antonsen will carry home hopes in the men's draw at the Badminton World Federation Denmark Open, which begins tomorrow. 

Japanese world number one is the top seed and heads to Odense after back-to-back tournament wins at the China

drawn against Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi.World champion PV Sindhu of India suffered early exits in China


Hosszú among winners again at FINA World Cup in Berlin

  • Swimming

Hungary's five-time overall World Cup champion Katinka Hosszú clinched yet another victory as she won the women's 200 metres medley in Berlin.

in 59.12.Anna Elendt won the women's 50m breaststroke, touching the wall in 31.27.Qianting Tang of China


Hosts Russia top medal table at AIBA Women's World Championships

  • Boxing

Russia topped the medal table here at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women's World Championships after three of their boxers earned gold.

 Bronze medls went to Wang Lina of China and Nguyễn Thị Hương of Vietnam.Liudmila Vorontsova was


Fan wins German Open to end long wait for ITTF World Tour title

  • Table Tennis

China's Fan Zhendong won his first International Table Tennis Federation World Tour title for almost a year as he beat team-mate Xu Xin in the men's singles final at the German Open in Bremen.

11-6 victory.China's top seed Sun Yingsha took the women's singles title ©Getty ImagesSun Yingsha of China


Price earns middleweight title after successful appeal at AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships

  • Boxing

Welsh Commonwealth Games champion Lauren Price claimed the middleweight title here at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women's World Championships after appealing her 3-2 loss to Nouchka Fontijn of The Netherlands.

bronze medallists.Pan American Games lightweight champion Beatriz Ferreira eased past Wang Cong of China

Bronze medals went to Rashida Ellis of the US and Mira Potkonen of Finland.There was more misery for China


Reigning champions Japan seek Asian Baseball Championship defence in Taichung

  • Baseball and Softball

Reigning champions Japan are set to begin their title defence against Chinese Taipei as the 2019 Asian Baseball Championship begins in Taichung tomorrow, with the finalists being guaranteed a place at the final 2020 Olympic Qualifying tournament in March.

tournament, are due to take on Hong Kong.Second seeds South Korea will open their Group B account against China


Gohar fights back to claim PSA U.S. Open title in Philadelphia

  • Squash

Nouran Gohar and Ali Farag secured an Egyptian double as the Professional Squash Association (PSA) U,S. Open Squash Championships came to a thrilling conclusion in Philadelphia.

defeated fellow Egyptian Mohamed ElShorbagy in 40 minutes.ElShorbagy, winner at both the JP Morgan China




Skelhon and Denysiuk claim gold at World Shooting Para Sport Championships

  • Shooting News

Britain's Matt Skelhon triumphed in the mixed 10 metre air rifle prone event on the opening day of the World Shooting Para Sport Championships in Sydney.

ShootingParaSport pic.twitter.com/anMn055vYe— Shooting Para Sport (@ShootingPara) October 12, 2019Yan Yaping of China

mixed 25m pistol SH1 final with 27, three more than second-placed Zivko Papaz of Serbia.Yang Xing of China