American veteran Kimberley Rhode secured the 10th International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup gold medal of her career as she won the women's skeet competition in Acapulco.

Caitlin Connor did enough for silver as she ended one adrift of her formidable compatriot.Cao Yi of China

claimed her maiden World Cup podium, taking bronze with 41 hits.It was the first medal for China at

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has revealed the line-up for the 2017 Men’s Softball World Championship, which is scheduled to take place in Canadian city Whitehorse in Yukon.

officiate at the Championship.The umpiring staff will come from Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Canada, China

As you read this, two young figure skaters are training hard on an ice rink. They are in Moscow; they are on the brink of making history.

in Taipei earlier this month ©Getty ImagesIn Taipei they defeated more fancied pairs from Russia and China

Trinidad and Tobago are set to stage the final round two event of the Hockey World League (HWL) with the top two teams seeking to earn places in the semi-finals.

competitions.Chile will be one of the favourites to progress in Tacarigua ©Getty ImagesMalaysia and China

Scottish skip Eve Muirhead left it until the final stone before securing her team a spot in the playoffs at the World Women's Curling Championships in Beijing today.

playoff spots today ©WCFSweden lie in wait in the third v fourth tie after following a 10-4 win over China

 China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia and Norway will all have to be

Chinese triathletes Hao Miao and Liwei Sun have been handed 10-month bans after producing positive drug tests at last year’s Weihai International Triathlon Union (ITU) long distance event.

The pair finished in fourth and fifth place in the men's event in China, but produced positive samples

A laboratory in China reported that two of these bottles, those containing of pressed fructose candy

India's Ankur Mittal secured the first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup gold medal of his career with a world record equalling score to beat James Willett of Australia in the men's double trap event in Acapulco.

with a score of 75 hits at the the Club de Caza.The Australian finished two adrift on 73.Qi Ying of China

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr has insisted that a joint awarding of the 2024 and 2028 Games will only take place with the full "consensus" of Los Angeles and Paris.

along with fellow vice-presidents John Coates of Australia, Uğur Erdener of Turkey and Yu Zaiqing of China

Japanese wrestlers hold leading positions in five of the eight women's freestyle weight categories in latest rankings published by United World Wrestling (UWW).

list,Azebaijan's Rio silver medallist Mariya Stadnik lies second.Rio bronze medallists Sun Yanan of China

leads Japan's Rio silver medallist Saori Yoshida.Sofia Mattsson of Sweden lies third.Pei Xingru of China

Olympic champions who lead world rankings.Guzel Manyurova of Kazakhstan sits second with Zhang Fengliu of China

It seems a typically clever move by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to appoint his four vice presidents to a working group to, as the news release put it, “explore changes to the candidature procedure” with “everything…on the table”.

avant la lettre, with little infrastructure build required.The fourth IOC vice president Yu Zaiqing’s China

The South Korea government has sought assurances that North Korea will guarantee the safety of their football players when they take part in Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup qualifying matches next month.

announced in due course.A safety warning has also been issued to South Korean football fans travelling to China

two countries.Around 200 supporters are expected to make the trip, but the South Korean Embassy in China

has urged fans to take caution.It comes as strained relations between China and South Korea over the

An official logo inspired by the Beijing Opera has been unveiled for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup 2019 during a ceremony in Shanghai today.

as featuring a similar style to that seen at the opera, one of the "most symbolic cultural icons of China

International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer has revealed the world governing body will probably postpone the 2017 Junior World Judo Championships in North Korea "until a more peaceful period" in the East Asian nation.

tension with neighbours South Korea following a series of missile tests.South Korea's relations with China

Security concerns in Islamabad have prompted Hong Kong to withdraw from their Davis Cup clash with Pakistan next month, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced.

The ITF regrets and respectfully disagrees with the decision of Hong Kong, China to default its upcoming

China has opted not to send a team to the ongoing World Masters Athletics (WMA) Indoor Championships

essential given heightened fears of provocation in North Korea.It is thought this is the reason behind China

field, for women over 35 and men over 40, have also warned further sanctions could be brought against China

South Korean city.Yesterday, a safety warning was issued to South Korean football fans travelling to China