Pacific-Asia Curling Championships men’s gold medallists Japan will seek to impress in front of a home crowd when competition at the Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games begins on Saturday (February 18).

The Japanese team defeated China 5-3 in a closely fought final in November, but their rivalry looks set

Yamaguchi, Kosuke Morozumi and alternate Kohsuke Hirata completing the Japanese line-up.As well as China

nations from the Pacific-Asia Championships.South Korea emerged as winners of the event by beating China

Twelve countries will be represented when the World Junior Curling Championships get underway tomorrow in Gangneung.

time.Canada, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States will all compete, along with qualifiers China

The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) hosted three representatives from the United States Embassy to discuss improving sporting infrastructure in the country.

The BOA has also hosted delegations from Japan, China, Brazil, Canada, Australia and Britain in a bid

The International Union of Powerboating (UIM) has announced a major new partnership agreement with China’s BUND Holding Group.

both on and off the water.”BUND Holding Group has organsied UIM Aquabike and Nations Cup events in China

year.In 2016, the group established itself as a local organiser of UIM Aquabike and Nations Cup events in China

“Following the success of the two events in China, I am pleased to enter into this exciting new partnership

South Korea’s first group of athletes for the Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games have arrived in the Japanese city before the multi-sport event gets underway on Sunday.

be a key build-up event for nation’s team as they look to impress in front of their fans.Along with China

December 1937.South Korea also rejected several of the claims made in the book, leading to themselves and China

International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) President Sabatino Aracu has met with a delegation from Barcelona in Italian capital Rome to the discuss the progress of preparations for the 2019 World Roller Games.

released from the promise they had made to stage the Games.The governing body announced Nanjing in China

Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will seek to dethrone Patrick Chan as the men's singles champion at the International Skating Union (ISU) Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at the Gangneung Ice Arena.

seek to win the pairs crown for the third time.The two-time winners will face strong competition from China

China will be represented by a delegation of 236 at the Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games, which are due

will take on Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand at the Games.Prior to the Games, China

claims that the Japanese imperial army killed 300,000 people after it invaded Nanjing in December 1937.China

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah believes the Asian Winter Games beginning next week in Sapporo could mark the start of "unprecedented growth" in snow and ice sport across the continent.

China is expecting to introduce 300 million people to winter sports during this period, so the next few

Chinese and South Korean athletes will not stay in the APA Hotel during next week’s Asian Winter Games in Sapporo after a controversial book was placed in rooms.

Five nations secured gold medals today as the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Cup leg closed in Minsk.

was another winner today ©Getty ImagesFrancois Hamelin took Canadian bronze in 41.473.Han Yutong of China

As the numbers on the Omega countdown clock began to tick down to the one-year to go mark until the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, it was interesting to take note of the surroundings. Located on the Seoul Plaza, surrounded by bustling roads and streets in which hundreds of people had passed through during the day, it seemed like the ideal location to place the clock.

Hee-beom appears well equipped to lead the organisers to a successful Games ©Getty ImagesCooperation with China

South Korea produced another dominant display as they won three races at the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Cup in Minsk.

the penultimate day of the final ISU World Cup event of the season in the Belarusian capital, with China

leads.This includes Marianne St-Gelais of Canada in the women’s 500 metres as well as Dajing Wu of China

The host nation will hope to seal both of the singles titles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thailand Masters after a successful semi-finals day at Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok.

take on China's Zhang Nan and Li Yinhui.In the men's doubles final, Huang Kaixiang and Wang Yilu of China

By a vote of 94 to 67, the option for future Olympic boat classes proposed by the International Rowing Federation (FISA) - reducing the number of lightweight events to two - has been passed by delegates at the Extraordinary Congress in Tokyo.

) would be almost certain to reject the alternative proposal put forward by Australia, Switzerland, China