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Home players march on at BWF Syed Modi International in India

  • Badminton

India’s Sameer Verma and Saina Nehwal are the highest seeds left in the men’s and women’s single’s draws respectively as they reached the quarter-finals at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Syed Modi International.

seeds Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto will face sixth seeds Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong of China



Czech ice hockey legend appointed Beijing 2022 ambassador

  • Beijing 2022

Czech ice hockey legend Jaromír Jágr is to become an official ambassador of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, it has been announced in Prague.

follows on from a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2017 between the Czech Ice Hockey Association and China



Skiing events feature as Beijing 2022 launch second set of commemorative stamps

  • Beijing 2022

A second set of commemorative stamps for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing have been unveiled. 

, biathlon, cross-country and freestyle.The unveiling is part of a licensing programme allowing the China

 Previously, China issued a CNY1.20  (£0.13/$0.17/€0.15) stamp July 31 in 2015, to commemorate



Netherlands unbeaten at FIH Women's Hockey Champions Trophy after victory over Australia

  • Hockey

Hockey Federation (FIH) Women's Hockey Champions Trophy to remain unbeaten at the tournament in China

 Hosts China got their first win of the competition after beating Argentina 2-0, with the defending

3-0 vs @Hockeyroos at Wanglibao #HCT2018 China ??

Netherlands are now likely to make the final as one of the top two teams with their next fixtures against China

rest day tomorrow before the competition resumes on Thursday (November 22) when Argentina play Japan, China




Malaysia's Goh regains women's singles crown as BWF World Junior Championships conclude

  • Badminton

Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei regained the title she had last won in 2015 after beating Denmark’s Line Christophersen in the women’s singles final at the Badminton World Federation World Junior Championships in Markham in Canada.

China finished the event with the men’s doubles and women’s doubles gold medals thanks to their top-seeded


IOC warns Taiwan name-change could cost country right to compete at Tokyo 2020

  • OCA

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned Taiwan could lose its right to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games if a referendum seeking to change its name for the event passes.

elections.The name dispute comes from China's claim to Taiwan, which is officially called the Republic of China

Olympic Games and is not allowed its flag or anthem.These terms were agreed in the late 1970s after China


South Korea win both team golds on final day of IBSA Judo World Championships

  • Judo News

South Korea won both the women's and men's team competitions at the International Blind Sports Federation Judo World Championships in Portugal today, to finish the competition top of the medal table with five titles in all.

picked up two golds and two silvers yesterday at the Pavilhão Multiusos de Odivelas, the Koreans beat China