Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed his country's desire to host the World Cup "in the future" during a meeting with FIFA counterpart Gianni Infantino.

stage FIFA's flagship competition "at some stage".Speculation has been growing in recent months that China

became a top-level FIFA partner in March 2016.Infantino thanked Xi for his contribution to football in China

with President Xi and we shared many opinions and ideas about the development of football, not only in China

Today marks the kick-off of a new and closer cooperation between China and FIFA for the future of football

 "China will play an important role in improving access to the game and we are grateful to President

On the eve of the London 2012 Olympics, the Korea Herald assessed the prospects for a taekwondo team that, four years earlier in Beijing, had won gold in all four of the events it was entitled to enter.

It is the same with China. They have also made a big investment and have made big advances.

China claimed both gold medals on offer at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World

England earned their second consecutive victory of the Hockey World League semi-final by thrashing Malaysia after a rampant second half display in London today.

mark when Sardar Singh scored India's third and it proved to be the last goal of the match.Elsewhere, China

World number five Gu Bon-gil secured the men's sabre title at the Asian Fencing Championships as South Korea claimed two gold medals in Hong Kong today.

Games in Rio de Janeiro.Kang had secured her place in the showpiece contest after ousting Zhu Mingye of China

China enjoyed a dominant day at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Japan Open as the country

received a walkover due to an injury suffered by team-mate and opponent Fang Bo.Second seed Chen Meng of China

number eight seed, 4-11, 8-11, 13-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8 to progress to the semi-finals.Sun Yingsha of China

The Guatemala Olympic Committee (COG) held a training camp for coaches as part of preparations for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.

Olympics in Argentina's capital.The country sent 20 athletes to the last Summer Youth Games in Nanjing in China

Whenever the International Olympic Committee (IOC) conducts one of their Coordination Commission visits, you can be sure the words "on track" will be used to describe the progress of the respective organiser.

were allayed by one IOC member, who told me they had every faith in Beijing 2022 simply because it is China

China's Huo Xingxin secured the women's individual foil gold medal on day two of the Asian Fencing Championships in Hong Kong today.

final at the AsiaWorld-Expo.Nam won this event at the 2016 edition of the Championships in Wuxi in China

Serbia and the Czech Republic will begin their respective men's and women's title defences at the 2017 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup in France tomorrow.

Venezuela.Pool C features last year's silver medallists, Ukraine, who will play against Australia, China

The first edition of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Cancun Grand Prix is set to begin tomorrow as competitors continue to hone their preparations for the 2017 World Championships in Budapest.

Hohhot in China will host the last IJF Grand Prix before the World Judo Championships, with action in

Olympic champions Argentina began their Hockey World League (HWL) semi-final campaign with a narrow victory over South Korea in London.

Argentina a 2-1 victory.The second Pool A match of the day saw the host nation secure victory against China

A cooperation agreement has been announced by the International Ski Federation (FIS) and Alisports, which will aim to grow the number of Chinese snow sport participants to 30 million.

Over the past 15 years we have seen the organic growth and popularity of snow sports in China with many

in these initiatives is a key driver in taking this important step to create 'Get into Snow Sports - China

step in enhancing the global number of snow sport participants through the 'Get Into Snow Sports - China

Hosts England will face the challenge of Olympic gold medallists Argentina in the pool phase of the first Hockey World League (HWL) semi-final, which will begin tomorrow.

England and Argentina, the world number one ranked team, will also meet China, Malaysia and South Korea

Chinese Taipei’s Chen Chien-An and South Korea’s Jeong Sangeun were two of the most notable casualties as qualification action begun today at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Japan Open in Tokyo.

overcame Chinese Taipei’s Li Yun-Jhun 11-6, 11-2, 11-3, 6-11, 11-5.There was also plenty of joy for China