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Team Hasselborg take lead of group in front of home crowd at Curling World Cup

  • Curling

Sweden's Anna Hasselborg skipped her team to victory against Canada to lead Group A at the Curling World Cup in Jönköping.

Curling Club.The Olympic champions now lead Group A by one point, ahead of Russia who narrowly defeated China

to a 6-4 victory against Team Korey Dropkin of the United States.Group B saw Norway dominate against China

, then won against South Korea 9-3 in Group A.Norway defeated the US 10-6 before triumphing against China


Beijing 2022 deemed to be on track as latest IOC Project Review concludes

  • Beijing 2022

The conclusion of the latest Beijing 2022 Project Review was that China’s capital continues to be on track to host a successful Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

you’ve done it [during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games]," Samaranch was reported as saying by China


New look Davis Cup begins with 12 qualifiers across the globe

  • Tennis

The International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) new look Davis Cup began today with action starting across 12 qualifiers featuring 24 countries.

qualifiers are taking place to fill the remaining places at November’s event, with Slovakia versus Canada, China

Herzegovina.Millan saw off his opponent Damir Džumhur 6-3, 6-2, before De Minaur beat Mirza Bašić 6-3, 7-6.In China

at the Guangdong Olympic Sports Centre day one ended with the hosts and Japan locked at 1-1.China initially



European ski school opens academy in China to capitalise on Beijing 2022 potential

  • Beijing 2022

French company Ecole Française de Ski (ESF) has opened a ski academy in China in partnership with Club

Med China in a bid to capitalise on the expected growth in skiing during the build-up to the 2022 Winter

 It is projected that China will have 300 million snow sport enthusiasts by the time the Games take

;To reach this figure, there is a need for high quality winter sports facilities and instructors in China

sport enthusiasts by the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, with the Ecole Française de Ski ski academy in China

director of the mass ski division of winter sports administrative centre and Gang Han, vice president of China

Skiing is becoming more popular in China as the Olympic Games come up, with adventurous young millennials


Comeback win sees Swiss men move top of Group A at Jönköping Curling World Cup

  • Curling

Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller led his team to a comeback win against hosts Sweden today to move top of Group A in the men's competition at the World Curling Federation Curling World Cup in Jönköping.

Steffen Walstad, Scotland beat Norway 5-4 in Group B, in a shoot-out of their own.Great double takeout by China

pic.twitter.com/suDUzCQLXB— Curling World Cup (@curlingworldcup) January 31, 2019Canada meanwhile beat China

Curling pic.twitter.com/EA3zI8pT8h— Curling World Cup (@curlingworldcup) January 31, 2019In Group A China

the hosts winning 8-4, while Russia in the same session beat Canada 8-5.In the evening session though China


Chinese President expresses hatred for doping during meeting with Bach to discuss Beijing 2022 preparations

  • Olympics

Chinese President Xi Jinping has today expressed a strong stance against doping during a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Thomas Bach in Beijing, where they discussed the progress of preparations for the capital city's hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games and the development of sport in the country.

It comes after it was reported last month that China is set to make doping a criminal offence, with any

Sports Ministry and judiciary currently creating a draft proposal.Previously punishments for doping in China

demonstrates your vision becoming reality - that sport can contribute to the social development of China



World Para Ice Hockey looking for hosts for 2020 Championships

  • Para Ice Hockey News

World Para Ice Hockey is looking for countries to host three of its major events in 2020.

compete in the 2020 competition, with reigning champions the US, Canada and South Korea returning and China

 "Newcomers China stunned at the C-Pool, and Australia put together their first team in such a short



Hosts announced for FIVB Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournaments

  • Volleyball

Eleven of the 12 hosts of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Intercontinental Olympic qualification tournaments for Tokyo 2020 have been announced. 

joined by Serbia, Puerto Rico and Thailand, while Pool B will be hosted by reigning Olympic champions China

Tunisia in Pool D, with Russia hosting Pool E alongside Iran, Cuba and Mexico.Pool F is being hosted by China


Bach gives Beijing 2022 organisers full marks after visit to Winter Olympic venues

  • Beijing 2022

given Beijing's preparations for the 2022 Winter Games a "ten out of ten" mark after visiting venues in China

disciplines, in particular snow sports.Thomas Bach praised the growing popularity of winter sport in China

With an education programme, we see that there is a team of people who are touring China and spreading



Double Olympic champion Zhang appointed as chairman of Chinese Badminton Association

  • Badminton

Double Olympic champion Zhang Jun has been appointed as the new chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association (CBA).

vice chairman of the CBA in a reshuffle in 2018.He has now been confirmed as chairman, according to China

Daily, replacing Cai Zhen Hua.Zhang said his priority was the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with China, the

on both singles title at last year's World Championships which they hosted in Nanjing.According to China