Three-time Olympic champion Zhang Jike has negotiated the qualifying rounds on his return from the global wilderness and will feature in the main draw of the International Table Tennis Federation Hong Kong Open which officially starts tomorrow.

players in the history of the sport.But, despite remaining among the most recognisable athletes in China

Defending Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thomas Cup champions Denmark recorded their second 5-0 win in two days with victory against Russia at the IMPACT Arena in Thai capital Bangkok.

matches, by a 4-1 scoreline.It means Japan are level at the top of Group C with Chinese Taipei.Favourites China

finish top of Group C and have three points to their name compared to Denmark's two.In Group D, both China

and Indonesia booked their spots in the knock-out stages.Defending champions China beat Malaysia 4-1

Cultivators in Canadian city Calgary will be sending hemp fibre from cannabis plants to help shore up the sliding track being built for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

swimming pools and skateboard parks in North America.The company have sent a 163 kilogram shipment to China

A man has been arrested for alleged trademark infringement after being found to be in possession of fake commemorative medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

arrested.Kotani, who intended to sell the medals, reportedly told police that he purchased them online from China

reproduced on the medals ©Getty ImagesAccording to the police, Kotani purchased a total of 80 medals from China

Brazil have named their 10-man squad for next month's International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) Football World Championships in Madrid.

tournament begins owing to the nation's doping scandal, Mexico, South Korea and Asian title holders China

Host nation Thailand built on yesterday's 5-0 victory against Germany by recording a convincing win by the same scoreline over Hong Kong on the second day of action at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Uber Cup.

-1 victory against Australia, who are now bottom of the group on zero points.In Group C, favourites China

opened their campaign by beating France 5-0.Over in the men's Thomas Cup, number one seeds China recorded

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have said that Chinese Taipei cannot change their name to Taiwan at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Taiwan is subject to a territorial dispute with China ©Getty ImagesChinese Taipei's IOC member CK Wu,

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

Games and they are not allowed their flag or anthem.These terms were agreed in the late 1970s after China

China A recorded a convincing victory against defending champions Austria to win the World Cup of Pool

semi-final earlier in the day, defeated defending champions Austria, who had seen off competition from China

Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent-Lapointe won her second gold medal in two days on the final day of action at the International Canoe Federation Sprint World Cup in Szeged.

Korobov’s compatriot Henrikas Žustautas rounded off the podium with a time of 38.738.Shixiao Xu of China

Antalya is set to host the second stage of the 2018 Archery World Cup this week with four automatic places for the Final up for grabs in the Turkish city.

held in another Turkish city, Samsun, following wins at the opening leg of the campaign in Shanghai in China

Credit to Gianni Infantino. His plans for a revamped 24-team Club World Cup have already made the tournament far more entertaining than the existing one.

in Barcelona’s case - mid-season friendly tournaments in far flung destinations such as Australia, China

Top seeds Japan eased to a 5-0 victory over Australia on the opening day of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Uber Cup in Bangkok.

former defeating Hong Kong 4-1 and the latter overcoming Germany 5-0.Olympic champion Chen Long helped China

, who defeated Russia 4-1.Competition also started today in the men's BWF Thomas Cup with top seeds China

New Zealand and Spain claimed double gold as six other countries enjoyed victories today at the International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged.

took a good win in the women's C2 500m in 1:53.513.The Canadian duo beat Ma Yanan and Sun Mengya of China

China qualified two teams for the semi-finals of their home World Cup of Pool in Shanghai today.

.Austria won 9-3 against The Netherlands in the other half of the draw.There was also a 9-1 win for China

Defending champions Denmark have been backed by head coach Kenneth Jonassen to go all the way in this year’s Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thomas Cup, which is set to begin tomorrow in Bangkok alongside the Uber Cup.

D.Ratchanok Intanon will be hoping to guide hosts Thailand to Uber Cup success ©Getty ImagesTop seeds China

reigning world champion Nozomi Okuhara, go up against India, Canada and Australia in Group A.Second seeds China