Unseeded Sourabh Varma of India shocked home favourite Marc Zwiebler to reach the semi-finals of the Bitburger Open, a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Grand Prix Gold event, in the German city of Saarbrücken today. 

coasted past Ukraine's Artem Pochtarov 21-14, 21-16.He will play the tournament's fourth seed Shi Yuqi of China

Japan could be poised for multiple success at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix in Singapore, after their divers topped qualifying standings in three of the four events today.

Their strong showing was aided by diving superpower China being absent from the three events at the OCBC

The 26th edition of the Pacific-Asia Curling Championship (PACC) will feature a record 17 teams when it begins tomorrow in the South Korean city of Uiseong.

South Korea and New Zealand complete the women’s competition, while the men’s tournament also features China

Top seeds China reached the quarter-finals of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Junior Mixed

Having defeated Armenia 5-0 earlier in the day in Group A1, China overcame their European counterparts

fell short in the decider and will now contest the final stage for ninth to 16th place.Next up for China

spot in Group B1 thanks to a 4-1 victory over Romania, go on to face England.Chinese Taipei will face China

India's Saina Nehwal and Argentina's Luis Scola are both set to miss what would have been their first meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission due to start tomorrow in Lausanne.

has already made clear that she will not attend as she is preparing for Superseries tournaments in China

Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol avoided a potentially embarrassing elimination to advance to the quarter finals of the Bitburger Open, a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Grand Prix Gold event, in the German city of Saarbrücken today.

win in three games, taking the decisive third 21-11.Germany's Marc Zwiebler overcame Huang Yuxiang of China

Singapore is set to host the eighth and final leg of the 2016 International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix season this weekend as the sport’s biggest stars look to end their campaign on a high at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.

platform.China will be hoping to cap off another dominant season in style ©Getty ImagesAs expected, China

Australia edged Scotland in a dramatic encounter today as action got underway at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Junior Mixed Team Championships at the Bilbao Arena in Spain.

tie 3-2 overall.The BWF World Junior Championships are taking place at the Bilbao Arena ©BWFTop seeds China

China's He Bingjiao has reached the second round of the Bitburger Open, a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Grand Prix Gold event, with a comprehensive straight games win over home favourite Fabienne Deprez at Saarlandhalle in the German city of Saarbrücken.

duo 21-9, 21-12.Action in the men's singles competition brought the day to a close and Shi Yuqi of China

has been replaced as Mayor of the Chinese capital by Cai Qi as part of a major political shake-up in China

year-old is thought to be now taking up a new role in a Government Think Tank.There is speculation in China

Ukraine’s victory at the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball European Group B Championships has propelled them into the top 10 in the men’s world rankings.

the top 10 remaining the same as Brazil and Paralympic champions Lithuania lie first and second.Iran, China

tournament in October.Brazil remain top of the men's and women's world rankings ©Getty ImagesBrazil, China

World number six and three-time Olympic medallist Feng Tianwei has been dropped by the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) after they announced a strategic plan to deliver success at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

player in Singapore, looks set to be cut adrift by the national team.Tianwei was born in Harbin in China

Summer Youth Olympic Games gold medallist Shi Yuqi of China secured the men’s singles title at the Badminton

and led 19-21, 21-18, 3-0 when Isara could not continue.The next Superseries event is due to be the China

Restless - that was how I would sum up the atmosphere at the Sportel international sports marketing and media industry convention in Monaco last week.

Clearly the time difference between the US and China might have something to do with that.Yu Hang, second

Athletes from Oceania will officially be allowed to take part at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo next year after the Organising Committee for the event approved their participation, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced.

this we have our next three Asian Games in place - at Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia, in 2018, Hangzhou, China