World number one Rafael Nadal breezed through to the quarter-finals of the China Open after beating Russia

Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay have announced a joint candidacy to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, following a meeting in Buenos Aires.

favourite for the 2026 event, but will face the challenge of Morocco.It is also widely believed that China

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) will determine next month the host cities for three of its major events to be held in 2019.

making it the first time a BWF major will be held in Thailand.It was also revealed that Nanning in China

Sarah Sjöström of Sweden and Chad le Clos of South Africa strengthened their position at the summit of the overall women's and men's leaderboards as they each recorded two victories on the opening day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup in Doha.

freestyle honours in a time of 1min 52.00sec to beat Femke Heemskerk of The Netherlands and Shen Duo of China

respectively.She then stormed to victory in the 100m butterfly in 55.55sec.Zhang Yufei of China touched

again beat Seebhom.Hosszú's time of 2:02.06 was enough to see off the Australian as Peng Xuwel of China

beaten Russia’s Maria Sharapova for the first time in her career to reach the quarter-finals of the China

first round of the US Open in August.But 39 unforced errors meant the 30-year-old, competing at the China

Former International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has received the LUI Che Woo Prize on behalf of the organisation he led for 16 years.

Agreement in 2015, and his efforts in coordinating and promoting the prevention of climate change within China

A recreational French cyclist caught mechanical doping in a local race has claimed he used a motor in his bike to reduce pain from injury during competitions.

is claimed Fontayne bought the motor from a French website and fitted it to a frame bought online in China

Next year's European Weightlifting Championships in Antalya has been moved so the seven countries, including hosts Turkey and Russia, who would miss the event after being banned for doping can take part, it has been claimed.

 The decision to ban a total of nine countries - China and Kazakhstan were also suspended - was

Iran and hosts China claimed the gold medals on offer at the Asian-Pacific University Futsal and 

nine nations, including teams from Oceania, competed in the futsal event as Iran, Oman, Kazakhstan and China

Nadal saved two match points on his way to beating France's Lucas Pouille in the first round of the China

Sentinel Homes have signed on as the title sponsor of this year's women's Hockey World League Final in Auckland, it has been announced.

and South Korea.Argentina, Britain and Germany have been drawn in a tough Pool B, which also features China

Frenchman Jean-Christophe Rolland has been unanimously re-elected President of the World Rowing Federation (FISA) during the governing body's Congress in Sarasota-Bradenton today.

held there.Congress update:2020 WRU23,Jr, Sr Championships - Bled, Slovenia2021 WRChamps - Shanghai, China

A cooperation agreement between the International Floorball Federation (IFF) and the GameWe Sport/China

;"As it harms not only the Rockwind brand, the CFD, the CFF, but also IFF and floorball at large in China

, at having signed an agreement with the Finnish Kisakallio Sport Institute to develop floorball in China

that IFF has chosen the Finnish Kisakallio Sports Institute to be its floorball education partner in China

It is an easy access sport that has a huge potential to be one of the biggest sports in China during

also very proud that we can start the first Kisakallio IFF certified education process for coaches in China

Muguruza retired ill as US Open winner Sloane Stephens crashed out on a dramatic day of action at the China

at Flushing Meadows in New York City last month, crashed out at the same stage as Muguruza, the 2015 China

Israel's top ranked tennis player Dudi Sela withdrew from the Shenzhen Open to mark the start of Yom Kippur, it has been reported.

Dolgopolov.His withdrawal was due to the realisation he would not be able to complete the match in China