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China's Zhang retains global crown in inline freestyle at World Roller Games

  • Non-Olympic Sports

China’s Zhang Hao won his third consecutive global crown in men’s classic slalom as inline freestyle action continued today at the World Roller Games in Barcelona.

ranked second and third, respectively, at the Spanish city's Sant Jordi Club.There was also success for China



Sillman drives through transport woes to claim Universiade gold in personal best

  • Naples 2019

Miia Sillman put aside transport difficulties to win a stunning Summer Universiade heptathlon gold at San Paolo Stadium in Naples.

compatriots Masatora Kawano in 1:23.20 and Yuta Koga in 1:23.35.Japan took gold in the team event ahead of China

team Universiade title ©Naples 2019In the team event, Australia won gold as Ukraine claimed silver and China


Jamaica hope hosting 2021 IBSF Congress will help make it more influential in sport

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Jamaica hope hosting the Congress of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) in 2021 will help grow its influence in the sport.

Jamaica Tourist Board to put a presentation together at this year’s Congress, and we were successful as China

to have a seat on the world governing body's groups.The 2020 IBSF Congress is due to take place in China



Zou and Logutenko claim second golds at IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup

  • Wheelchair Fencing News

China's Xu Feng Zou and Russia’s Alexander Logutenko both claimed their second gold medals as action continued today at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Warsaw.

Russian success in the men's foil category A as Roman Fedyaev overcame Paralympic champion Ye Ruyi of China

Dimitri Coutya of Britain came out on top ahead of China’s Hu Daoliang.Paralympic champion Feng Yanke of China


Italy set to stage fifth event of FIBA 3x3 Women's Series

  • 3x3 basketball

Italy head coach Angela Adamoli has admitted she is expecting a competitive tournament when Lignano hosts the latest leg of the International Basketball Federation 3x3 Women's Series this weekend.

event, due  to begin tomorrow and conclude on Sunday (July 14).Italy will take on world champions China

China, the world champions, Romania and Spain in our group are top-level teams, which shows how competitive


Top singles seeds Fan and Chen beaten at ITTF Australian Open

  • Table Tennis

Top seeds Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng were knocked out of the men's and women's singles events, respectively, at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Australian Open in Geelong.

to beat Portugal’s Marcos Freitas 11-9, 13-11, 11-9, 12-14, 9-11, 11-8.Olympic champion Ma Long of China







Record-breaking numbers as World Rugby releases Year in Review 2018

  • Rugby Sevens

A record number of people are playing rugby worldwide as the sport continues to grow and prosper across the globe, according to the World Rugby Year in Review 2018.

worldwide, driven by young people consuming sevens digital content in emerging markets like Brazil, China


Draw made for two Tokyo 2020 softball qualifying tournaments

  • Baseball and Softball

The draw for the Asia/Oceania and Europe/Africa qualifying competitions for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic women's softball tournament has been made in Lausanne.

tournaments, run by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), with world number eight side China