World ParaVolley President Barry Couzner outlined the governing body's "successes" in 2017 and looked ahead to a "busy" 2018 in a New Year's message to the organisation's members.

next year.The Netherlands is set to host the World Championships from July 15 to 22, while Iran and China

Brazil have announced a strong line-up for the women’s section of the 4-Star Dela Beach Open in The Hague, The Netherlands, the opening tournament of 2018 in the Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour. 

 “We started with gold at the Xiamen Open in China, but after that we were unable to achieve our

National Hockey League (NHL) deputy commissioner Bill Daly says it is premature to discuss future involvement in the Olympic Games, following their decision to prevent their players from competing at Pyeongchang 2018.

“The logistical issues that we have with South Korea will be the same with China, but maybe there are

some other opportunities in China that aren’t in South Korea.

Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov and China’s Chen Meng are the new world number ones on the new ITTF World Rankings.

the Liebherr 2017 ITTF Men’s World Cup trophy and claimed four World Tour titles in India, Bulgaria, China

ones Boll and Xu Xin, of China.Reigning World and Olympic Champions Ma Long and Ding Ning, both of China

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen and Georgia’s Nana Dzagnidze were victorious in the men’s and women’s sections, respectively, as action concluded at The King Salman World Blitz Chess Championship in Riyadh.

to secure the silver medal, just half a point behind Dzagnidze.World number three Ju Wenjun, of China

Three-time Paralympian Elvira Stinissen  hopes sitting volleyball will spread across her homeland when The Netherlands host the World Championships in July 2018.

“We have very strong competition with Russia, USA, China, Ukraine, Brazil and more developing countries

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont has hailed 2017 as a milestone year for rugby union and says 2018 will be an opportunity to build on solid foundations.

than nine million worldwide, led by emerging rugby markets such as India, Brazil, Mexico, Germany and China

Great Britain’s Bianca Walkden continued her sensational form to claim the women’s over 67 kilograms title at the inaugural event of the World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series held here today.

11-10 golden-point defeat at the hands of Walkden at the same stage.Olympic champion Shuyin Zheng of China

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzō Abe could decline the opportunity to attend next year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang due to South Korea’s new reservations about an agreement over "comfort women". 

Getty ImagesAdditionally, Abe called for a meeting between the state leaders of South Korea, Japan and China

A common moral dilemma I find myself having from time to time is the extent and limits to which I am willing the teams and athletes I support to go to in order to win.

 We have seen athletes from other countries, notably China and Kenya, fail drugs tests this year

Coverage of events on the 2018 International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) Ice Climbing World Tour will be streamed live on the Olympic Channel, it has been announced.

from January 18 to 20.The circuit then continues in Rabenstein in Italy on January 25 to 27.Hohhot in China

China Unicom has signed on as the official telecommunication services partner of the 2022 Winter Olympic

more connections" in and outside of the country during the Games.Zhang also stressed the benefits for China

Committee.A signing ceremony was held in Beijing to complete the deal between the Organising Committee and China

Unicom ©Beijing 2022In response, China Unicom chairman Wang Xiaochu promised the company would provide

athletes, spectators and television viewers.He also vowed to ensure they will connect a "hospitable" China

Beijing 2022 now boast a sponsorship portfolio of five.Beijing 2022 sponsors so far include the Bank of China

ANTA Sports has unveiled the outfit that members of China’s delegation will wear during the medal ceremonies at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

The launch of the outfit took place at the General Administration of Sport of China in Beijing.It was

attended by the likes of Li Yingchuan, Vice-Minister of the General Administration of Sport of China

marketing programme in February of this year, adding three previous top-tier domestic partners.Bank of China

strategic partnership with the Winter Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China

By sponsoring the China winter sport national team and acquiring mature winter sport brands abroad, we

Towards the end of this month’s broadcast of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards, Michael Johnson introduced the Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented this year to Britain’s retired former Olympic and world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill. In the course of his short address to the camera the former US sprinter - who finished his athletics career with four Olympic and eight world golds - spoke of how top performers had to accept and then deal with the pressure of expectation.

United, the Football Association, and numerous Olympic committees including Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, China

the expansion of our services – we have recently launched our MJP Coach Education Certification in China

first Chinese athlete to run the 100m in under 10 seconds after we worked with him and his coach in China

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue has hailed the upcoming Grand Slam Champions Series as the beginning of a new chapter in the sport’s history.

for honours, including Olympic champions Cheick Sallah Cissé of the Ivory Coast and Zheng Shuyin of China