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Chinese table tennis legend sent home from World Championships over casino legal case

  • Table Tennis

China's two-time Olympic champion Kong Linghui has been sent home from the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Championships after being sued by a Singapore hotel casino for allegedly failing to repay a gambling debt.

as the head coach of the Chinese National Women’s Team, to reflect on his actions, and to return to China

China are hoping to repeat their clean sweep of men's and women's singles and doubles titles at the World



Martin and Roberts secure BMX park titles at FISE World Series

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Logan Martin continued his dominant streak with a BMX freestyle park victory today at the International Festival of Extreme Sports (FISE) series in Montpellier. 

raised Nikita Ducarroz, a comparative veteran aged 20, scored 82.00 for second place.Perez Macarena of China


Paralympic champion triumphs at BISFed Asian Regional Championships

  • Boccia News

Rio 2016 Paralympic champion Watcharaphon Vongsa was among the victors at the Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) 2017 Asian Regional Championships in Hong Kong.

winning 7-0 against Thailand's Pornchok Larpyen.Hyeon Seok Seo of South Korea and Yuexiang Guang of China

play-off.The BC4 pairs event saw hosts Hong Kong prevail 3-2 against South Korea in the final, while China

Korea.Thailand thrashed Japan 13-0 in the BC1/2 final, after South Korea claimed a 14-2 victory over China


Ma and Ding chase successful defences at World Table Tennis Championships

  • Table Tennis

Top seed and defending champion Ma Long could meet doubles partner and home hope Timo Boll in the quarter-finals of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Championships starting at the Messe Arena in Düsseldorf tomorrow. 

Jike in securing two successive world titles.Both will start against qualifiers.Third seed Xin Xu of China

Rio de Janeiro last year.Rising Chinese star and 2014 Summer Youth Olympic champion Fan Zhendong of China

proceedings until Wednesday (May 31).On the women's side, Olympic and defending champion Ding Ning of China


Saive claims support from all over the world in bid to become ITTF President

  • Table Tennis

Belgium's Jean-Michel Saive has claimed he has received messages of support for his campaign to become the new President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) from delegates representing countries in at at least five of the world governing body's six continental associations.

significantly, he also cited support from "candidates representing the great table tennis nations of China


Pyeongchang 2018 help organise Peace Education Festival in Gangneung

  • Pyeongchang 2018

Participants at the Peace Education Festival in South Korea have been given the chance to experience Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports such as ice hockey, wheelchair curling and ski jumping.

reality technology.Over 400 students and teachers from seven Asian countries - South Korea, Japan, China

festival ©Pyeongchang 2018Over 400 students and teachers from seven Asian countries - South Korea, Japan, China


South Korea end China's Sudirman Cup domination

  • Badminton

China's domination of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Sudirman Cup has come to an end after South Korea denied them a sixth consecutive title in Gold Coast today.

back in 2003, before China's streak of victories began.Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan looked to have put China

country their fourth Sudirman Cup title.The next edition of the tournament will take place in Nanjing, China


International Weighlifting Federation announce amendments to anti-doping policy

  • Weightlifting

Weightlifters who have been disqualified from podium positions at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games for testing positive could damage their countries’ future prospects if they fail to return the medals as part of the sport's new anti-doping policy.

of Presidential candidates is Aján, Antonio Urso of Italy, Yousef Al-Mana of Qatar, Ma Wenguang of China


Beijing to host IWBF Asia Oceania Zone World Championship qualifier

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

Beijing has been selected to host the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia Oceania Zone qualification tournament for the 2018 World Championships.

“After the success of previous tournaments hosted in China, such as the Under 25 Women’s World Championships


China and South Korea reach Sudirman Cup final

  • Badminton

Defending champions China booked their place in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Sudirman Cup final

China found themselves behind in the early stages of the contest at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre

Dan secured a 21-19, 21-16 win over Kenta Nishimoto in the men’s singles.Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen put China

emerged as 21-12, 21-19 winners against Olympic champions Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi to earn China



China Unicom extend partnership with ITTF

  • Table Tennis

partnership agreement between the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and telecommunications firm China

since 2006 and the latest deal has seen another four years added to this.As part of the agreement, China

China Unicom is proud to have been a partner of the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships since 2006

four years and be involved in the current table tennis boom.”ITTF President Thomas Weikert described China

“We look forward to continuing to work with China Unicom to activate their brand more and more through


Olympic champion Hanyu among athlete selections for new ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series

  • Figure Skating

Reigning world and Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan is among the leading athletes on the entry lists for the 2017-2018 International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series, scheduled to begin with the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow from October 20 to 22.

 The Cup of China is the third event and is down to take place in Beijing from November 3 to 5.Among

those competing are world champions Wenjing Sui and Cong Han of China, two-time world champions Gabriella

of CanadaTwo-time world champion Javier Fernandez of Spain and world bronze medallist Boyang Jin of China