The United States secured their place in the penultimate round of the women’s Hockey World League semi-final after overcoming Japan 1-0 in Johannesburg today.

Cup.England will join the trio at the Hockey World League Final alongside New Zealand, The Netherlands, China

The Opening Ceremony began the 23rd edition of the Summer Deaflympics in Turkish city Samsun today.

A.Elsewhere in the Group, Poland beat Britain 2-0 at Carsamba Stadium.At Bafra Stadium, Russia demolished China

Argentinian Olympic basketball champion Luis Scola has been named as an ambassador for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Buenos Aires.

2018.Scola announced earlier this month that he will leave the Brooklyn Nets to continue his career in China

Dutch star Ferry Weertman added the World Championships 10 kilometres open water title to his Olympic crown after winning a thrilling three-way sprint for the line in Lake Balaton today.

Veronika Kalinina, Darina Valitova and Anastasia Bayandina claimed victory with a score of 96.0109.China

The United States’ Tatyana McFadden won a further two gold medals here today at the World Para Athletics Championships to move closer to her aim of claiming four titles in all.

eight silvers and 10 bronzes.Britain are second with 11 golds, two silvers and seven bronzes, while China

Israel thrashed Belgium 18-0 at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) Women’s World Cup in Guildford to finish on top of Pool C with a 100 per cent record.

play-in matches where they will compete for a berth in the quarter-finals.The Netherlands demolished China

Kazan and Budapest have been awarded the 2022 and 2024 World Short Course Swimming Championships respectively by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). 

races held over 25 metres instead of the Olympic 50m.Before Kazan 2022 and Budapest 2024, Hangzhou in China

France’s Aurélie Muller successfully defended her women’s 10 kilometre title at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Aquatics Championships in Budapest.

Ukraine’s Anna Voloshyna and Yelyzaveta Yakhno winning bronze by scoring 92.6482.Diving superpower China

Australia beat hosts England as they recorded a 13-4 victory at the Federation of International Lacrosse Women’s World Cup today.

Belgium and ran out 21-1 winners.Israel were also on the correct side of a thumping today after thrashing China

Rio 2016 bronze medallist Shanshan Feng of China has maintained her lead prior to the final round of

The United States continued their title defence with an emphatic 18-1 win over England at the Federation of International Lacrosse Women’s World Cup today.

the Czech Republic edged The Netherlands 8-4 in a relatively low-scoring game and Belgium thrashed China

Zhou Jinqiang has been elected as the new President of the Chinese Weightlifting Federation (CWA).

 "Mr Zhou will take the role and responsibility of leading the weightlifting sport of China to a

Thailand.He withdrew to back Italy's Urso, who went on to lose a two-horse race against Hungary's Aján 86-61.China

officials to lose their place after opposing Aján, who has been President since 2000.It means that China

 China dominated the Rio 2016 Olympics in August, winning five gold medals and two silvers.The next

best performing nation were Thailand, winning two golds, a silver and a bronze.However, China are one

France’s Marc-Antoine Olivier claimed men’s five kilometre open water swimming gold as the first medals of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Aquatics Championships were claimed in Budapest.

Ilia Zakharov and Evgenii Kuznetsov won gold with a score of 450.30, with Siyi Xie and Yuan Cao of China

Great Britain’s Hannah Cockroft delighted the home crowd on the opening evening of action here at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, breaking her own world record en route to defending the women’s 100 metres T34 title.

secured Brazil’s Thiago Paulino Santos the men’s shot put F57 title.Rio 2016 gold medallist Wu Guoshan of China

Lanka’s Dinesh Priyantha Herath came second with 57.93m, while defending champion Guo Chunliang of China

Russia’s Svetlana Kolesnichenko topped qualification for the women’s technical synchronised swimming event as the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Aquatics Championships began in Budapest.

Jianfeng qualified in first place in the men’s competition, as he scored a total of 435.15.He Chao of China