With Russia and the World Anti-Doping Agency taking the vast majority of recent headlines, an important week in the race for the 2026 Winter Olympics has felt consigned to the backburner.

Games.Given the legacy concerns over the Alpensia Sliding Center, it will be interesting to see how China

Katinka Hosszú of Hungary won three gold medals as Sarah Sjöström picked up two and an International Swimming Federation World Cup record at the latest stop on the circuit in Doha.

evening came in the women’s 200m medley as she defeated Russia’s Yuliya Efimova and Sishi Zhang of China

To all you card game fans out there I sincerely apologise, but I have to ask because it has been bugging me for weeks.

The same questions arise in relation to wushu, in which China won 10 of the 14 golds last month and pencak

the Women's World Team Squash Championships with victories over Hong Kong and France respectively in China

France moved top of Pool B at the International Volleyball Federation Men’s World Championship after beating Egypt in straight sets in Ruse today.

two wins and a loss from their three matches.The other match in Pool B today saw The Netherlands beat China

recovered from an early upset to reach the semi-finals of the Women's World Team Squash Championship in China

surprise win over third-seeded United States at the WSF Women's World Team Squash Championships in Dalian, China

World champion Kento Momota barely allowed China’s double Olympic champion Lin Dan to reach double figures as the home favourite powered through to the semi-finals at the Badminton World Federation Japan Open.

ranked 26, continued as he made his first semi-finals at an event of this level by beating Chen Long of China

Ying the day before, winning 21-17, 21-16.Ohori, meanwhile, beat China’s Gao Fangjie 21-14, 21-12.But China

Koe produced a nerveless shot to earn victory over Switzerland at the Curling World Cup in Suzhou in China

©Curling World CupNorway lead the way in Group A on nine points following their 7-3 victory against China

In the women's tournament, Sweden recorded their fourth straight victory by defeating China 9-2 in Group

Balich Worldwide Shows will create and produce the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia, it has been announced.

Games has already taken place across Jakarta and Palembang, having run from August 18 to September 2.China

Yushan County in central China is building a 4,000-seat arena in an attempt to rival Sheffield in England

the chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), told AFP that China

snooker theme and will be renamed Snooker Bay," said Ferguson.Snooker has become hugely popular in China

new base, in part because the region’s bluestone slate is used to make snooker tables.The sport in China

World Championship final to England's Mark Selby.Ferguson described the growth of the sport in China

Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended a junior judo competition in Vladivostok as part of the 2018 Eastern Economic Forum.

with the judo competition featuring 16 weight categories and judokas from five countries; Russia, China

European champion Michael Schmid progressed to the final of the men’s lightweight single sculls as the World Rowing Championships continued in Bulgaria.

to the US, while European champions Russia were third.Denmark won the second race, with Poland and China

continued their undefeated form at the World Squash Federation Women's World Team Championship in China

Finland.New Zealand beat Japan 2-1 to qualify in second.Group C saw third seeds United States beat China

the men's tournament at the inaugural Curling World Cup series at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre in China

won once and lost once.United States and Norway have two wins from three, with the Americans beating China

disciplines gaining a spot at the Grand Final in Beijing.It is seen as a key way of promoting curling in China

Hasselborg made it two wins from two in Group A today.Her quartet defeated Japan and Satsuki Fujisawa 7-4.China

Swedes 8-4.In Group B, Sarah Anderson and Korey Dropkin of the US are undefeated.They saw off China

 Winless South Korea lost twice, 11-5 to China and 11-1 to the Swiss.Eight teams in each event have

Reigning world champion Kento Momota set up a mouthwatering quarter final with double Olympic gold medallist Lin Dan at his home Badminton World Federation Japan Open.

finals by beating Japanese home hope Kenta Nishimoto 21-13, 21-17.Reigning Olympic champion Chen Long of China