Four countries qualified for the 2018 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's World Cup in Spain after winning their Asia Cup quarter-finals in Bangalore today.

Australia, South Korea, China and Japan all booked their place at the flagship event while keeping alive

Zealand 64-49.Jisu Park led the way for the Koreans with 19 points.Tomorrow's semi-finals will see China

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has renewed its partnership with the British Paralympic Association (BPA) for the next four years.

support at Rio 2016 in September where Britain won 147 medals to finish second in the standings behind China

Japan have booked their place in the Championship round of the Junior Women's Softball World Championship in Clearwater in the United States.

recorded a 5-1 win over South Korea before edging Britain 4-2.They top the standings with four wins, while China

Double world champion Norbert Huber has been appointed as assistant head coach of the Chinese luge team.

The 52-year-old Italian will play a key role as China prepares to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games

.The duo won the doubles World Cup crown eight times, as well as the world title in Calgary in 1990.China

Albertville 1992.Huber also won the World Cup title twice in singles, as well as three European golds.In China

He Zi of China, winner of an Olympic diving gold medal at London 2012, has announced her retirement from

Estonia earned the women’s team épée title on the last day of action at the International Fencing Federation World Championships for the first time in their history in Leipzig.

before beating Poland 37-27.The Estonian team then secured the gold medal by seeing off the challenge of China

Federica Pellegrini wound back the years to deny Katie Ledecky a 13th successful International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championship title today in the 200 metres freestyle in Budapest.

day to claim gold in 3:38.56.Australia took silver in 3:41.21 as bronze was shared between Canada and China

Canada cruised into the quarter-finals of the International Basketball Federation Women’s Under-19 World Championship at the Palasport Primo Carnera in Udine.

opponents 20-5 in the quarter, but ended with a 64-43 defeat.Following their success, Canada will take on China

Korean Sambo Federation President Chong-keum Moon believes the sport could possibly compete with more established martial arts in the future in Asia, but he admits it will not be an easy process.

Federation (FIAS) as members.He also added that the East Asia Regional Sambo Federation were working with China

Japan won twice in a day to take command of Pool C at the Junior Women’s Softball World Championship in Clearwater in the United States.

Dominican Republic also beat New Zealand, 2-0, and are undefeated after two matches.Pool D is led by China

Lilly King set one of four world records today at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships to beat arch-rival Yulia Efimova in the 100 metres breaststroke final.

Belmonte took silver in 15:50.89 as Italian Simona Quadarella managed bronze in 15:53.86.Sun Yang of China

Baker took US silver in 58.58 as Emily Seebohm clocked 58.59 for Australian bronze.Xu Jiayu ensured China

Canada earned a narrow victory over Latvia to finish top of Group C at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women’s Under-19 World Championship at the Palasport Primo Carnera in Udine.

then beating Egypt 88-71 to finish second.The United States won Group A by beating Italy 66-49, while China

Hungary in the last eight.Italy will clash with Spain for the right to meet South Korea or Japan, while China

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said that Barcelona was a city "living with its back turned" before the 1992 Summer Games, which opened 25 years ago today.

images when competitors performed against the Barcelona skyline - has also been featured.Fu Mingxia of China

Australia beat defending champions Japan 83-74 to finish top of Group B at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women’s Asia Cup in Bangalore.

searching for their first win with the Koreans finishing third and their opponents coming last.Group A saw China

 China will face The Philippines, with Australia playing North Korea.New Zealand will battle with

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Presidential candidate Zhang Haidi is aiming to improve the lives of people living with an impairment all over the world if elected.

for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games ©Getty ImagesZhang, also a longstanding chairperson of the China