Chen Yan-cheng delighted home fans by winning Chinese Taipei’s first gold medal of the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade today.

Taipei edged Vietnam into second, despite both scoring 7.680.The Vietnamese team dropped to bronze while China

Australia clinched the 2017 International Basketball Federation Asia Cup title this evening with a 79-56 win over Iran in Lebanon.

, including Australia and New Zealand.In the bronze medal match, South Korea beat New Zealand 80-71.China

China’s Chen Long will be bidding for a third consecutive global crown at the Badminton World Federation World Championships in Glasgow, where action is due to begin tomorrow.

won the Badminton Asia Championships with victory over compatriot Lin Dan in the final.He then led China

Russia's bid to be reinstated by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in time for Pyeongchang 2018 has been boosted after 14 countries wrote a letter expressing their support for them. 

National Paralympic Committees represented at the meeting were those of Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, China

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Championship winners Iran will take on Kyrgyzstan, Jordan and Tahiti in the group stage of the men's futsal tournament at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Ashgabat.

Taipei, Hong Kong and the Soloman Islands in Group A.Group B of the men's event features Uzbekistan, China

Thailand and Palestine, while Iran, Hong Kong and Indonesia make up Group B.Group C will consist of Japan, China

Ellie Simmonds will be back in training this month and setting her sights on further glory at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

went travelling and found herself swimming with sharks in South Africa, having her money stolen in China

“I was working for an ocean conservation charity in South Africa and then in China a taxi driver swapped

A total of 77 players from 11 National Olympic Committees have qualified for the finals in the e-sports competition at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Ashgabat, organisers have revealed.

e-sports competitions on the programme will therefore not be counted on the overall standings.Players from China

the AIMAG will be organised by Ashgabat 2017, as well as the Asian E-sports Federation.Players from China

International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin has insisted the use of the name Chinese Taipei, rather than Taiwan, follows clear protocols set out in the Olympic Movement.

Chinese Taipei and the Taiwanese flag and anthem are prohibited.Taiwan, officially the Republic of China

online claimed the Ugandan Government would not send a team to Taipei because they enforce the "One China

that there is only one Chinese Government.Under the policy, Uganda recognises and has formal ties with China

the semi-finals of the International Basketball Federation Asia Cup following a 97-71 victory over China

success at the Nouhad Nawfal Stadium in Beirut.Proceedings were close in the opening two quarters as China

-19.However, the third period saw the Australians motor ahead as they scored 26 points, double what China

Cape Verde, Kosovo, the Marshall Islands and São Tomé and Príncipe have been confirmed as full members of the International University Sports Federation (FISU).

Kosovo is not a UN member predominantly because of opposition from certain nations, including Russia, China

World Snooker has licensed Rigour Media with digital rights in China as part of a 10-year deal.

The agreement gives Rigour exclusive control of digital audio-visual rights in China for all World Snooker

events until 2027.Fans throughout China will be able to watch World Snooker tournaments using Rigour

televise snooker events, which also runs until 2027.CCTV currently broadcasts four ranking events in China

thanks to the success of players like Ding Junhui, pictured ©Getty Images“Snooker has grown in China

to win the China Open and UK Championship aged 18 in 2005 and became the first Asian player to reach

Uganda will compete at the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade here, despite doubts emerging over their participation.

Kampala, claimed the Ugandan Government would not send a team to Taipei because they enforce the "One China

that there is only one Chinese Government.Under the policy, Uganda recognises and has formal ties with China

rather than the island of Taiwan, which China sees as a breakaway province.Peninnah Kabenge, the Association

The ever-estimable Michael Johnson has raised the pertinent question - while making it clear it was a question and not an indictment - as to whether six medals and sixth place in an International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships on home territory was a reasonable return for the £27 million ($35 million/€30 million) lobbed in the direction British Athletics by UK Sport.

remain universally worshipped will be throughout the ages.Ali used to boast: ”Parachute me into High China

China produced an epic fightback to beat Syria and reach the quarter-finals of the International Basketball

still led 68-56 at the end of the third quarter.But then the Chinese fought back brilliantly.Syria put China

 China will now face Australia for a place in the last-four.Jordan beat Iraq 84-70 to determine

Bars the snow leopard has been unveiled as the mascot for this year's World Wushu Championships in Kazan.

 Shanghai in China is the only candidate for the 2019 World Championships.