Second seed Shi Yuqi of China suffered elimination from the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Indonesia

her in the final of both the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the 2018 World Championships in Nanjing in China

 Third seed Chen Yufei of China is also through to the last eight thanks to a 21-11, 21-11 win over

More than 2,500 children are now playing ice hockey in Beijing, it has been claimed, as the popularity of the sport increases in the build-up to the Chinese capital hosting the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

involved in winter sports," Sun added.The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has recently told China

automatic home nation qualification for Beijing 2022.In May of last year, the IIHF voted to guarantee China

again breaking with the tradition of forcing the hosts to qualify.A new domestic league will launch in China

are the only other home nation to have previously been given automatic qualification.According to the China

by promising to build a domestic professional league that would sustain the sport's development in China

Women's singles top seed Nozomi Okuhara of Japan crashed out of the Badminton World Federation Indonesia Masters as she suffered a straight games defeat to China's Chen Xiaoxin in Jakarta.

champion Carolina Marin of Spain joined Yamaguchi in the second round after she defeated Zhang Yiman of China

Two Olympic champions are among four new doping positives from Thailand's 2018 World Championships team, taking to six the number of Thais who have failed tests from the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) flagship event in Turkmenistan last November.

was despite praise for the "Tbilisi Decision" which saw nine nations - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China

Finland's women and The Netherlands' men became the last two teams to qualify for this year's World Curling Championships following wins in today's second play-off session at the inaugural World Qualification Event in Naseby in New Zealand.

second player Maija Salmiovirta and lead Lotta Immonen, had suffered the disappointment of losing 4-3 to China

It was a really good game against China this morning," Kauste said."

Twenty-nine tennis players from 20 countries will receive the 2019 International Player Grand Slam Grant, financed by the Grand Slam Development Fund (GSDF). 

 Former Australian Open and French Open winner Li Na of China, three-time French Open champion Gustavo

China has expanded its national curling squad in preparation for their home Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

 China is hoping to boost their curling pedigree before a home Olympics ©Getty Images"In the past

, we had to travel around China and overseas to prepare for the Winter Olympics, and it was very tiring

Biarritz in France will host the 2019 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Longboard Surfing Championship (WLSC) at Côte des Basques, it has been announced.

continents of the globe, as well as introducing new, non-traditional nations to the event, including China

country to the gold medal position at the 2018 ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship in Wanning in China

South Korea, England and The Netherlands secured places in the men's play-offs at the World Curling Championship qualification event in New Zealand as the host nation missed out.

Brazil following the hosts.The three women's play-off places were confirmed yesterday, with Finland, China

record as they secured a seventh consecutive win by overcoming Hungary 6-4.The group winners will meet China

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the hosts of six qualifying events for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Chinese Taipei, Italy and the United States will host Olympic baseball qualifiers, while Canada, China

Asia/Oceania: Shanghai, China ?? 24-29 September pic.twitter.com/ScLHakV9DS— WBSC ⚾?

International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin has led a visit to Chengdu to assess preparations for the 2021 Summer Universiade, claiming "our team is amazed by the quality of the presentation".

 Chengdu would be the third Summer Universiade host in China in two decades, after Beijing in 2001

play-off spot at the World Curling Championship qualification event in New Zealand as they overcame China

at this year’s World Championships in Denmark available for the eventual top two sides, Finland and China

Pingtan Island in China will play host to the first Beach ParaVolley Standing World Series event later

confirmed in March.Teams may come from any World ParaVolley zone.Pingtan is the fifth largest island in China

Vietnam booked their place in their second consecutive Asian Cup quarter-final as they beat Jordan on penalties in the United Arab Emirates.

back from a goal down to overcome Thailand ©Getty ImagesThailand struck first in their encounter with China

fourth continental title and first since 1976.Vietnam will face either Japan or Saudi Arabia, while China

China's Lin Gaoyuan defeated compatriot and the 2018 Youth Olympic Games champion Wang Chuqin to win the men's title at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Hungarian Open. 

13-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-9 to clinch the Hungarian Open crown.Lin had defeated second seed Xu Xin of China