European weightlifting is on "a new pathway" in its efforts to change the culture of doping in parts of the continent that has blighted the sport. 

repeated doping offences.All nine - Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, China

the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Marathon Swimming World Cup event in Chun'an County in China

A friend asked me to provide a sporting quiz question earlier this week. Naturally, I decided to make it as tricky as possible for the part-time sports fan.

the World Cup.With South America and Europe looking likely to go head-to-head for 2030, possibly with China

Russia's Maxim Sivolap and Igor Velichko claimed their first International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour title at the Qinzhou Open today.

Lombardo Ontiveros in a three-set thriller at Haibin Square.Virgen and Ontiveros, seeded fourth in China

Sweat and Summer Ross on their way to the final.Sweat and Ross beat top seeds Wang Fan and Xia Xinyi of China

Longstanding diplomatic tensions between China and Chinese Taipei will be fully tested here in this Sardinian

television channels.Twenty votes from members of the ISF Executive Committee will decide whether Jinjiang in China

increasingly high-profile event and is due to be held in Africa for the first time next year ©ISFIn 2014 China

threw its cap into the ring for the 2020 Gymnasiade following the original application by Budapest, China

A Sunday in Paris, last month. All morning, and for most of the afternoon, members of the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) Executive Committee have sat ten floors up in the Pullman Tour Eiffel Hotel with the iconic French construction looming huge in their picture-window.

As well as our traditional key markets in Europe, Korea and China, studies on interest levels at the

Malaysia surged to the top of Pool B at the men's Asia Hockey Cup as they claimed an impressive 2-1 victory over defending champions South Korea in Dhaka.

and women's finals at the Oceania Cup in Sydney ©Hockey New ZealandIn the other match in the Pool, China

China successfully defended their mixed team title with a 3-1 victory over Malaysia at the Badminton

17 in the mixed doubles encounter.It proved to be a fleeting moment of joy for the Malaysian side as China

 China recovered from losing the opening match to clinch their 12th mixed team title ©BWFZhengze

concerned after losing in the mixed doubles but we have great teamwork and the other players did well," China

The 2018 European Weightlifting Championships, which cannot be held as planned in Antalya in Turkey because of that nation’s imminent ban from the sport, are likely to be hosted by Sweden.

will go to Switzerland within the next few days to negotiate with the EBU.Seven European nations, plus China

The Olympic super-heavyweight silver medallist Simon Martirosyan is one of nearly 150 weightlifters who will compete at the European Junior and Under-23 Championships over the next week, before sitting out a year of exile from international competition.

 Kazakhstan and China are the only non-Europeans.Antonio Urso, the Italian President of the European

India thrashed hosts Bangladesh 7-0 to make it two wins from two at the men's Asia Hockey Cup.

Muhammad Umar Bhutta ensured that the game would finish all square.Pool B will resume tomorrow with China

Defending champions China booked their place in the final of the mixed team event alongside Malaysia

Obayashi and Natsu Saito 21-13, 21-13.Kodai Naraoka instantly replied for Japan, beating Yupeng Bai of China

, 21-12.The decisive blow was struck in the fourth rubber as Han Yue wrapped up the 3-1 success for China

The Netherlands' Dirk Boehle and Steven Van de Velde caused a major upset to reach the quarter-finals at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour Qinzhou Open today.

The duo were forced to come through the qualifying rounds in China but upset eighth seeds Li Zhuoxin

and Zhou Chaowei of China in straight sets at Haibin Square.Boehle and Van de Velde claimed a 21-10,

Xinyi progressed in the women's event ©FIVBIn the women's event, top seeds Wang Fan and Xia Xinyi of China

The China Tour concludes this weekend with the final speed and penultimate Lead events of 2017 at the

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has announced that the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) will begin in 2018.

In the men’s event, Argentinia, Brazil, China, France, Germany Iran, Italy, Japan, Poland, Serbia and

Canadia and South Korea are the four designated challenger teams.For the women’s competition, Brazil, China

 China is in action in both men's and women's competitions for the Volleyball Nations League ©Getty