gold medals on the third day of the Para Swimming World Championships saw Italy extend their lead over China

Defending world champion Ju Wenjun of China was held to a draw in the second round of the International

Ju came to the Azerbaijan capital straight after defending her world title in a match in China and joined

With Paris 2024 spots on offer, the International Cycling Union (UCI) Cycling World Championships in Glasgow is set to be an exciting affair as all main disciplines come together at this level for the first time in history.

is expected sweep the medals but Olympic sprint champion Kelsey Mitchell of Canada and Bao Shanju of China

World records tumbled on day two of the Para Swimming World Championships as new bests were set on five different occasions at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in England.

🚨World Record alert🚨🇨🇳 Yuyan Jiang grabs one more🥇 for China by swimming the women’s 100m freestyle

The Netherlands smashed seven goals past Vietnam to ensure they topped Group E at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

performance against Portugal ©Getty ImagesReigning European champions England finally hit top gear to blow China

There were golds galore for China as they continue to make home advantage count at the International

points.Compatriot Wang Yi joined Chen on the podium when she notched 280.35 for silver.Xia Yuyu of China

crown ©Chengdu 2021The bronze medal was won by Sophia Verzyl of the United States after scoring 253.45.China

table tennis competition by winning the men’s and women’s team titles.There were two golds claimed by China

Hu Kai clinched the men’s 10m air pistol crown.India added two more shooting golds as they overcame China

Yang triumphed in the women’s 25m pistol final.Swimming action also got underway in Chengdu with hosts China

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in as athletes celebrated birthdays at the Village ©FISUAction from the match between Slovakia and China

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Alessia Russo scored the opener for England in the fourth minute before the Europeans dominated China

among those who found the back of the net for England ©Getty ImagesWang Shuang scored a consolation for China

Georgian Grandmaster Levan Pantsulaia will be the opponent for world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway in round two of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Cup in Baku tomorrow.

.🔥 What a dramatic match between GM Xu Yinglun (2531, China) and GM Aydin Suleymanli (2586, Azerbaijan

Karthik Venkataraman of India.In the FIDE Women's World Cup, the entry of world champion Ju Wenjun of China

Hosts France won the women's Volleyball Challenger Cup with victory against Sweden in Laval, while Turkey won the men's tournament in Qatar's capital Doha.

Ukraine.Ukraine recovered to take bronze 25-21, 25-19, 25-18.World number 12 side Turkey are set to replace China

A total of seven North Korean judoka are expected to compete at this year's Asian Games in Hangzhou.

response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Athletes from North Korea - a country that has close political ties with China

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volleyball team in the preliminary round against Czech Republic ©FISUZhang Minjie, left, and Zhang Jiaqi of China

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has signed a new two-year deal with Chinese sportswear company Qiaodan Sports.

vice-chairman Ni Zhennian during the Chengdu 2021 World University Games which is currently taking place in China

Of course, renewing the contract here in China, in the company's home country, has a special meaning,

it is mine and Qiaodan's home country, but also because almost 80 per cent of our clientele is from China

against Qiaodan, which is the transliteration of Jordan into Chinese, over the use of the name.The China

Hosts China extended their lead at the top of the medal table at the International University Sports

Two golds were won by China on the opening day of diving competition at the Jianyang Cultural and Sports

and Sandro Melikidze bagged bronze with 343.17.Zhang Jiaqi and Zhang Minjie also delivered gold for China

Mizuki Sugimura was crowned women’s under-78 kilograms champion.Jia Chundi ensured another gold for China

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) is aiming to nail down a host for the 2027 Winter World University Games by the end of this year after revealing interest from four countries.

FISU Acting President Leonz Eder told insidethegames that Norway, France, China and Kazakhstan have all

municipality held talks with FISU officials after attending Lake Placid 2023.Since then, Eder said France, China

We have also had talks with Kazakhstan and China."

in 2017 with Almaty as host.This year’s Summer World University Games is taking place in Chengdu in China