January is comfortably one of the worst months of the year in Britain. The days are short, the weather is cold and the festivities of December are in the past. The only positive is waking up to entertaining sport elsewhere in the world.

over the Philippines campaign, while Italy’s 2006 World Cup winning coach Marcelo Lippi has guided China

Defending champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand retained her title at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Malaysia Masters after defeating reigning Olympic and world champion Carolina Marin of Spain in the final. 

not to get concerned about a loss or win.”South Korea's Son Wan Ho beat Olympic champion Chen Long of China

tournaments ©Getty ImagesIn the men's final, South Korea’s Son Wan-Ho beat Olympic champion Chen Long of China

China and Finland are set for what could be a crucial face-off tomorrow in the women’s draw at the World

the table with four wins from four.Having already beaten Hungary, hosts New Zealand and Hong Kong, China

urrTiEBUrp#WQE2019 #curling pic.twitter.com/zBIHnu5sg9— World Curling (@worldcurling) January 19, 2019Both China

China secured a clean sweep of the women’s aerials podium at the International Ski Federation Freestyle

Five teams remain unbeaten after two days of action at the World Curling Championships qualification event in Naseby in New Zealand.

hosts New Zealand have all picked up two wins from two so far, while in the women’s competition both China

session, while Finland thrashed Brazil, who claimed their first win at world level yesterday, 10-2.China

China are guaranteed success in the women’s singles event at the International Table Tennis Federation

Guangzhou, Budapest and Indianapolis have been confirmed as the locations for the International Swimming Federation’s (FINA) Champions Swim Series.

The announcement from FINA provides confirmation of the reports that city’s in China, Hungary and the

International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Narinder Batra has claimed the Pro League will take the sport to the next level and repair the disconnect between fans and players on the eve of the opening match of the tournament.

tournament, which begins next weekend, also includes nine teams - Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Britain, China

Russian athletes will hope for further success at the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) Ice Climbing World Cup in Beijing this weekend.

qualification the focus tomorrow.The host nation will be represented by an 18-member team.Along with China

Brazil and Hungary’s women and Poland’s men all made history today by winning their first matches at a world-level competition at the World Curling Championships qualification event in New Zealand.

but three further points in the sixth and ninth ends sealed their win.In the other women’s matches, China

A century before Prince Harry devised the Invictus Games for wounded servicemen, soldiers took part in a major sporting event to celebrate the end of the First World War.

most representative athletes in the A.I.F. to compete at this classic gathering of warrior sportsmen.’’China

New Zealand got proceedings off to a strong start at their home International Cycling Union Track Cycling World Cup in Cambridge today, picking up three gold medals from four events.

Thomas Clarke by 0.613 seconds, with a time of 43.121sec.France won the bronze medal final against China

place with a time of 3:55.204.The day’s only other final was won by the Holy Brother Cycling Team from China

The first event of a new qualification format for the 2019 World Curling Championships will start tomorrow with two men's and two women's spots up for grabs.

qualified for both the men's and women's World Championships.Aiming to join the women's event are Brazil, China

Construction of the major structures for all the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games venues in Zhangjiakou is due to be complete before the end of 2019, it has been claimed.

snowboarding, freestyle skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined and biathlon.As reported by China

Winter Olympics projects has started in Chongli, accounting for 85.5 per cent of the total.Furthermore, China

South Korea defeated China at the Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates

addition of Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min to the team, with the striker captaining the side which beat China

third-placed finishers from either Group A, B or F in Dubai next Tuesday (January 22).Despite losing, China