Four countries will take part in a new mixed gender format at the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Team Championships which will begin tomorrow in Azerbaijan's capital Baku.

replays will be used to ensure "non-stop" action.In the female event, hosts Azerbaijan will be joined by China

Was it mere coincidence that UK Sport chose last Friday, the day when the media was hungry to hear the latest revelations about Russian cheats, to announce its funding plans for the next Olympic cycle?

China, Russia and the United States are usually at the top end of the medals table and they are not big

Japan’s Kasumi Ishikawa and Miu Hirano both suffered semi-final defeats at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Grand Finals in Doha today.

winner of the event two years ago in Thailand's capital Bangkok, was beaten by third seed Zhu Yuling of China

Olympic champion Ma Long of China is through to the men's singles final ©Getty ImagesIn the men’s singles

semi-finals, Olympic champion Ma Long of China overcame South Korea’s Jeoung Youngsik 11-9, 11-8, 11

Olympic silver medallist Wu Dajing of China delivered a gold medal for the host nation as he won the

Bianca Walkden overcame Olympic champion Zheng Shuyin of China to win women's under 67 kilograms gold

Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi has been given a two-year doping ban by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) after she tested positive for a banned substance at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Zhou Ming, who was banned for life in 1998 for involvement in a previous doping scheme in the sport in China

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) have been named as the International Sports Federation of the Year at a ceremony in Geneva.

showed there had been 8,048,932 interactions on social media in five targeted territories – Brazil, China

Sochi 2014 Olympic silver medallist Wu Dajing of China comfortably qualified for the quarter-finals of

Hongkong Post are to launch a new stamp to celebrate the efforts of the territory's athletes at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

pleased to issue a mini-pane and a souvenir cover to commemorate the accomplishments of the Hong Kong, China

Shamim Hashmi and Andleeb Sandhu have been elected as the President and Secretary General, respectively, of the Pakistan Karate Federation (PKF) in Lahore this week.

South Korea's Kim Do-won to win the under-67 kilogram category at the Haixia Sports Centre in Quanzhou, China

Women’s singles top seed Sung Ji Hyun beat fellow home favourite Min Ji Lee in straight games today to reach the quarter-finals of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Korea Masters at the Seogwipo Olympic Stadium.

Sung registered a 21-15, 21-11 win and will now go on to face unseeded Chen Xiaoxin of China, a surprise

Chinese basketball great Yao Ming has been named as the first ambassador for the 2019 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup.

NBA All-Star was an ambassador for the country’s successful bid for the competition last year, with China

I am very excited that China will host the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 1,000 days," he said."

Yao Ming represented China in two World Cups and three Olympic Games during his career ©Getty ImagesYao

represented his country at two FIBA Basketball World Cups and three Olympic Games during his career, in which China

Shi Xunyao secured China’s sole gold medal at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Junior Championships as she won the girls’ singles category with victory over Hong Kong's Mak Tze Wing in Cape Town.

“I am so excited winning the first gold medal for China in the competition but I am little bit disappointed

sealing a 7-11, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-8, 7-11, 11-7 victory to end the tournament in style.Yang Shuo of China

The 2018 World Women’s Curling Championship will be held in North Bay in Canada, the World Curling Federation (WCF) has confirmed.

between March 18 and 26.This will be the first edition of the Women's Championships to take place in China

The season's best figure skaters are set to descend on the French city of Marseille for the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating and Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating finals from tomorrow.

season's best of 292.98 points at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow while Chan scored 279.72 at the Cup of China