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Netherlands seal quarter-final berth with record win at Women's Hockey World Cup

  • Hockey

Defending champions The Netherlands broke the record for the biggest win at a Women's Hockey World Cup as they continued their rich vein of scoring form in a 12-1 demolition of Italy here today.

side aiming to secure an eighth Hockey World Cup title.In the other game in the pool, South Korea and China


China hire two Olympic champions as bobsleigh coaches

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Two bobsleigh Olympic champions have accepted coaching roles with the Chinese team.

four-man team to the silver medal while Lange switched sports to help with their luge programme.In China


Philippines basketball team withdraw from Asian Games following Australia brawl

  • Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games

The Philippines basketball team has withdrawn from next month's Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang as a direct result of their brawl with Australia during an International Basketball Association (FIBA) World Cup qualifying match.

sport.Philippines were the third-ranked country due to compete at Jakarta Palembag 2018, ranked third behind China


Hosts Ukraine and Sweden reach podium as Chinese gold rush continues at FINA World Junior Diving Championships

  • Diving

China’s domination continued at the 22nd  International Swimming Federation World Junior Diving Championships in Kyiv as they added two more titles today to take their overall medal tally to 12 gold, eight silver and one bronze with the final day to come.

platform in crushing fashion with 328.44 points.Lai Shiyun secured victory in the 3m springboard for China

Gosselin-Paradis and Nathan Zsombor-Murray, who scored 302.76.Lai Shiyun won the 3 metre springboard gold for China


China to meet Russia in mixed gender final at World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships

  • Taekwondo

success across the board on the second day of the World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships in Wuxi in China

China will now face Russia in the final of the mixed gender category at the Wuxi Taihu International

offering not just world titles but $40,000 (£30,5000/€34,000) in prize money.Seven mixed gender teams from China

Morocco, Turkey, Croatia, Korea and Russia faced off at the start of the day.By the end of the day, only China

bronze medal fights are scheduled to see Morocco face Korea, while Ivory Coast take on Croatia.Hosts China

World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships ©World TaekwondoIn the women’s category, six teams from China


Laymau named "official spirit" of 2018 BWF World Championships

  • Badminton

Laymau as the "official spirit" of this year's BWF World Championships, due to start in Nanjing in China

Leed claimed the partnership with Laymau sends a "strong message" about the strength of badminton in China

BWFLeed went on to describe Badminton as "the sport of choice" for many Chinese, citing the importance of China

attended the ceremony included former BWF vice-President Liu Fengyan, the head of sales at Infront China


Chinese Taipei look to continue domination of Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Korfball Federation (IKF) Asia Oceania Korfball Championship are set get underway in in Saitama in Japan tomorrow, with Chinese Taipei looking to win the title for the ninth time.

Tuesday (August 1).The other team to complete the line up in Pool A is South Korea, while Pool B features China






Four more medals for China on day five of FINA World Junior Diving Championships

  • Diving

China’s dominance of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Junior Diving Championships has continued today, as they took gold and silver in both the A boys' one metre springboard final and the B boys' platform final in Kyiv.

points.The bronze in the 1m final went to Australia’s Matthew Carter, who finished with a score of 517.90.China

the silver.Bronze in that event went to Russia’s Maksim Malofeev who scored 467.85.Tomorrow will see China




Top men's seed Ovtcharov beaten as main draw action begins at ITTF Australian Open

  • Table Tennis

China's Yu Ziyang dumped out Germany's top seed Dimitrij Ovtcharov in the first round of the International Table Tennis Federation Australian Open as main draw action began today.

Niwa was beaten by China's unranked Zhou Yu, 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 5-11, 11-5, 11-9.Second seed Xu Xin of China

Minami Ando 11-5, 7-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-7, 11-4.Second seed and Olympic team gold medallist Liu Shiwen of China