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Chinese national teams enter winter training camps to aid Tokyo 2020 preparations

  • Tokyo 2020

China's national teams have entered a series of winter training camps with a view to preparing for Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification events or the Games itself.

Japan.China will look to defend their Olympic title at Tokyo 2020, with the holders set to face the United

States, Russia, Italy, Argentina and Turkey in Pool B of the tournament.Head coach Lang Ping continues


El Sherbini remains top of PSA women's world rankings as US makes history

  • Squash

and two in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) women's world rankings for January, while the United

States has three athletes in the top 20 for the first time in its history.

Perry.Black Ball Squash Open 2020 winner Sarah-Jane Perry remains sixth in the world rankings ©PSAThe United

States Amanda Sobhy and New Zealand's Joelle King remain seventh and eighth, bridging a gap to those



Deadline expires for athletes to participate in Rule 50 survey

  • Olympics

The deadline for athletes to complete an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission survey on athlete expression at the Olympic Games has now passed.

change to Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter with some calling for it to be scrapped altogether.Rule 50 states

Athlete Commissions have conducted their own processes to determine athletes’ positions on the issue.The United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced last month that it would not sanction athletes


Sörenstam and Player receive Presidential Medal of Freedom from outgoing President Trump

  • Golf

Sörenstam and nine-time major winner Gary Player have received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from United

States President Donald Trump, amid calls for him to be removed from office.

Sörenstam and South Africa's Player were named as recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United

States’ highest civilian honour, back in March.The public ceremony had been postponed due to the coronavirus

considers to have made "especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United

States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavours."


Former FIFA President Blatter in hospital but "getting better every day"

  • Football

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter is in a stable condition after being admitted to hospital in Switzerland, according to his daughter.

the governing body for 17 years until 2015, when he resigned amid a corruption scandal which led to United

States prosecutors indicting several officials.Blatter is currently serving a six-year ban from football.FIFA


Indiana confirmed as sole host of NCAA's March Madness basketball tournament

  • Universiade

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has confirmed that Indiana will host the entirety of the 2021 Men’s Basketball Championship, with the majority of those matches set to take place in Indianapolis.

college basketball tournament had been scheduled to be held across 13 different sites all over the United

States, but the coronavrius pandemic has prevented that from becoming a reality.Scheduling all games


Union boss Fehr believes NHL players will feature at Beijing 2022

  • Beijing 2022

The executive director of the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) Donald Fehr believes National Hockey League (NHL) stars will feature at next year's Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. 

Russia won gold at Pyeongchang 2018, with the absence of NHL players weakening countries such as the United

States and Canada ©Getty ImagesNHL players competed at five consecutive Winter Olympics from Nagano




Val di Fiemme set to stage final three legs of FIS Tour de Ski

  • Cross-Country

The International Ski Federation (FIS) Tour de Ski is set to conclude with three stages in as many days in the Italian resort of Val di Fiemme.

Fiemme over the next three days where leaders Alexander Bolshunov of Russia and Jessie Diggins of the United

States will look to clinch the titles.The duo stand at the top of the respective overall and points




Onitsuka tops qualifying as Kreischberg hosts first big air event of FIS Snowboard World Cup

  • Snowboard

Miyabi Onitsuka topped women's qualifying at the first big air event of this season's International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Cup.

Olympic big air champion Anna Gasser finished fifth after the Austrian scored 152.60.Chris Corning of the United

States headlines the men's big air event at the FIS Snowboard World Cup event in Kreischberg ©Getty