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Halep and Wozniacki win in dominating fashion at WTA Finals

  • Tennis

Romania's Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark both won in impressive fashion at the Women's Tennis Association Finals in Singapore today.

day two of action.This was the first match on tour for both players since meeting in the final of the China


Defending champions Australia make strong start to IWBF Asia Oceania Championships

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

Australia made an emphatic start to their men's title defence on the opening day of the 2017 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia Oceania Championships.

take long to show their title credentials once again as they brushed aside Iraq 107-23 today.Hosts China

spots available at the World Championships for the women’s teams, Australia, Iran, Japan and hosts China



Athletics Integrity Unit welcomes CAS decision to give UAE runner Desalegn two-year doping ban

  • Athletics

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has today welcomed the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to impose a two-year ban on Emirati middle-distance runner Betlhem Desalegn after finding she had committed an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV).

and 5,000m titles at both the 2013 and 2015 Asian Championships held in Indian city Pune and Wuhan in China



WADA launch investigative process to look into historical allegations of Chinese doping

  • News

Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in response to the allegations that a systematic doping programme existed in China

WADA has seen the October 21 documentary by German broadcaster ARD alleging systematic doping in China

by former Chinese physician, Xue Yinxian, who is said to have looked after several national teams in China

nor the Chinese Government have responded to the allegations.It has also been ignored by the media in China



World Championship qualification on the line at IWBF Asia Oceania Championships

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

The 2017 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia Oceania Championships are due to begin tomorrow in Beijing, where qualification for places at next year’s World Championships will be up for grabs.

Hong Kong and Kuwait.Iran will lock horns with Thailand, Saudi Arabia and New Zealand in Group C.Hosts China

spots available at the World Championships for the women’s teams, Australia, Iran, Japan and hosts China

victorious sides ensuring their passage to Hamburg.Tomorrow’s men’s action on court one is due to see China


Former Chinese Olympic doctor claims 10,000 athletes doped in 1980s and 1990s

  • News

A former doctor for the Chinese Olympic team has claimed that all medals won by athletes from the country in 1980s and 1990s were achieved through a systematic doping programme existing across all sports.

Xue Yinxian, a 79-year-old who fled China two years ago and sought political asylum in Germany, claims

People [in China] believed only in doping, anyone who took doping substances was seen to be defending

substance for a gymnast at Seoul 1988.She stayed working as a doctor for other sporting organisations in China

 China is among nine countries currently suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation


Top seeds crash out in semi-finals of BWF Denmark Open

  • Badminton

Top seeds Son Wan-ho and Tai Tzu-ying crashed out of their respective men's and women's singles draws at the semi-final stage of the Badminton World Federation Denmark Open in Odense.

defending the title she won last year.She was also stretched to three sets before defeating Chen Yufei of China