The World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced it has been forced into the "difficult" decision to suspend the Curling World Cup for the 2019-2020 season.

the inaugural Curling World Cup Grand Final in Beijing last month as their men’s team defeated hosts China

final and their women beat world champions Switzerland to victory.The Curling World Cup was launched in China

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system took centre stage as France edged to a dramatic 1-0 victory over Nigeria at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

home after Marina Hegering’s header had been tipped on to the post by Dlamini.Elsewhere in Group B, China

Serbia and Italy will defend their titles at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup due to begin tomorrow in Amsterdam.

pools of five, with the top two in each qualifying for the quarter-finals.Nine countries - Russia, China

Korea, while Pool B has Russia, Mongolia, Ukraine, Estonia and Puerto Rico.Pool C contains Slovenia, China

made up of Japan, Latvia, Brazil, Poland and Australia.In the women's competition, Pool A will see China

Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic champions David Ahman and Jonathan Hellvig of Sweden will bid for glory at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball Under-21 World Championships which begin in Udon Thani in Thailand tomorrow.

fine traditions within the sport saw them claim both the men's and women's under-21 titles in Nanjing, China

South Korea claimed double gold by winning both the men's team sabre and women's team épée titles at the Asian Fencing Championships in Chiba today.

bronze.Oh and Gu were both part of the line-up which won South Korea the world team sabre title in Wuxi in China

medallist Mojtaba Abedini, Ali Pakdaman and Mohammad Rahbari, came through in the last four against China

South Koreans beat Hong Kong's Man Wai Vivian Kong, Yik Hei Coco Lin and Kaylin Sin Yan Hsieh 45-31.China

Hosts Iran maintained their place at the summit of the International Volleyball Federation Men's Nations League with a straight sets win over Russia.

Brazilians won 25-19, 25-21, 25-18 to match Iran on eight wins.The other game in Pool 9 saw Serbia beat China

World (@FIVBVolleyball) June 16, 2019It is a fifth win of the Nations League for Serbia, but leaves China

After winning together in the men's 10 metres platform synchronised competition, Yuan Song narrowly defeated Chinese team mate Yang Ling in the solo category at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix in Bolzano, Italy.

Marsaglia of Italy were second with 351.33 while China's Xiaohu Tai and Chao Zhang were third on 340.59.China

Georgia won the International Handball Federation Emerging Nations Championship on home soil with a 31-21 victory over Cuba.

scorer with 66 goals.Earlier, wild cards United States earned fifth place with an impressive win over China

Hosts Japan won the men's team foil title as the Asian Fencing Championships continued in Chiba.

The trio of Takahiro Shikine, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kenta Suzumura combined to edge China 45-43 in a

Jun Heo and Young Ki Son 45-33.Hong Kong then pipped the Koreans to bronze, 45-42.Yaqi Shao helped China

to the team sabre gold medal ©Getty ImagesIn the women's team sabre, China went one better as they clinched

individual event while Kim, the London 2012 Olympic champion, added to her solo bronze.In the semi-finals, China

After waiting 20 years for a gold medal at the World Archery Championships, Chinese Taipei secured their second within 24 hours as they defeated South Korea 6-2 to win the women's recurve team title in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.

could and we are now very happy.”British trio Sarah Bettles, Byrony Pitmann and Naomi Folkard overcame China

 There was also a new champion in the men's event as China beat India to take their first recurve

retained their title in the men's ParaVolley Asia Oceania men's Sitting Volleyball Championship, while China

The Iranians earned a straight-sets win over China at Huamark Stadium in Bangkok, triumphing 25-21, 25

reassert its authority in the region as they swept all of their matches without dropping a single set.For China

Paralympic Games after winning the 2018 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championship title, China

game to take the first set at the death, and found their bearings to rifle through the second before China

were dominant as they won the title without dropping a set.Japan led during the first set, before China

World champions The Netherlands beat Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallists Britain at London's Lee Valley Hockey Centre today in the International Hockey Federation Women's Pro League thanks to a late strike by Kelly Jonker.

Earlier in the day, China ended their Pro League campaign with a comfortable victory 4-0 over the US.Goals

from Peng Yang, Gu Bingfeng, Zhang Xiaoxue and Guo Qiu ensured that China ended their campaign in style

Hosts Georgia and Cuba will meet in the final of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Emerging Nations Championship.

 China narrowly defeated Nigeria 28-24, while the United States beat Colombia 42-32.The victors

Canada and the United States qualified for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo as New Zealand continued their pursuit of a fifth overall title by reaching the quarter-finals of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series event in Biarritz.

Aguiléra.The US did so in style as they claimed victory in their three Pool C matches.They eased past China

.A 27-14 victory against England earned New Zealand top spot in the group and set up a meeting with China

Iran and Russia climbed above France into first and second place, respectively, in the International Volleyball Federation Men's Nations League with victories at Ghadir Arena in Urmia, Iran.

22, 21-25, 25-19, 25-20 winners.Brazil eased to a 25-15, 25-18, 25-22 triumph against Pool 9 rivals China