For the first time since the start of the new Olympic qualifying programme last November, the focus of the weightlifting world is on Europe.

Batumi.Tatiana Kashirina, the Russian who suffered her first defeat since 2012 at the IWF Fuzhou World Cup in China

British Bobsleigh has launch an appeal for companies to support its campaign to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing after it lost its public funding.

We will be doing everything we can to ensure the team can get to China - especially as we believe they

Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist and former world champion Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan lived up to his top-seed billing as he claimed his fifth International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix gold medal in Antalya in Turkey today.

match-winning waza-ari score.It secured him his first IJF Grand Prix title since triumphing in Hohhot in China

Defending champions Fan Zhendong and Zhu Yuling of China eased through to the quarter-finals at the Asia

Hong Kong’s Doo in the quarter-finals, while Jeon is due to face Feng, the only player from outside China

Beijing 2022 executive vice-president Zhang Jiandong has claimed the first test event for the next edition of the Winter Olympic Games should set the benchmark for others to follow.

be an International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Skiing World Cup, the first such event to be held in China

Yanxia, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, also told Xinhua that China

Celebrated Italian athletes turned out in their numbers as the team draw ceremony for the Naples 2019 Summer Universiade took place at the host city’s Stazione Marittima.

Argentina.The United States have been drawn into Pool C alongside Chinese Taipei, Slovakia and Mexico with China

and Mexico drawn into Pool A.Pool B features Latvia, Croatia, Russia and Argentina, while Pool C pits China

sees Hong Kong take on Chile, Chinese Taipei, Ukraine and the Czech Republic, while Pool B comprises China

Russia drawn in Pool A with Canada, Thailand and Mexico.Pool B features Brazil, Germany, Ukraine and China

placed Hungary, Canada, the Czech Republic, Japan and France in Pool A and the US, Australia, Italy, China

Meiringen is set to open the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Bouldering World Cup season with two days of competition due to take place in Switzerland.

season, World Cup competitions are scheduled to take place at Moscow in Russia, Chongqing and Wujiang in China

World number one Kento Momota suffered a surprise second round defeat at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Malaysia Open.

down to beat Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke 18-21, 21-15, 21-9.He is now set to face second seed Shi Yugi of China

Cyclist Lee Wai Sze has been named the overall Best of the Best athlete at the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sports Awards.

year after taking a break and regaining the title means a lot to me,” said Lee, according to the South China

Kento Momota of Japan fought back from one game down to progress to the second round of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Malaysia Open. 

triumphed 21-12, 21-12 against France's Brice Leverdez in his opening match.Second seed Shi Yuqi of China

Hosts Canada beat Norway 10-2 in this afternoon’s session to remain top of the standings at the Men’s World Curling Championships in Lethbridge.

South Korea remain bottom and still searching for their first victories, while elsewhere Italy beat China

World number one Kento Momota will launch his bid to secure his first Badminton World Federation (BWF) Malaysia Open title when the 2019 edition begins tomorrow. 

against Denmark's Jan Jorgensen.A potential challenger for Momota could be second seed Shi Yuqi of China

World Rugby has announced the location and dates for the men’s and women’s regional qualification tournaments for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, taking place from June to November 2019. 

be staged in Fiji’s capital Suva from November 7 to 9 prior to a women’s competition in Guangzhou in China

is said to have expanded its international reach, with emerging markets such as the United States, China

Hungary’s Daniel Bali picked up three golds at the International Gymnastics Federation Aerobic World Cup in Cantanhede with victory in the individual men’s, mixed pairs and trios finals.

Albert Farkas in the trios event, scoring 22.166.Taking second and third were Russia’s second team and China

Antonio Papazov, Darina Pashova and Ana Maria Stoilova scored 21.727.They beat teams from Russia and China

victories in the men's and women's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League against Spain and China

opportunities and scored but we didn’t play really good today”, said Paredes.Their female counterparts beat China