Thailand and China took the final two gold medals on the Asian Beach Games rowing programme in what proved

event after a seven second victory over Vietnamese opposition.They crossed the line in 2min 33.70sec as China

caught and then passed them to eventually win by a minute.Vietnam did recover to win bronze before China

Three-time Olympic champion Katinka Hosszú resumed her dominance of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup after claiming three gold medals on day one of the fourth stage at the Water Cube in Beijing.

took gold in the 100m butterfly in 56.37, while China’s Lu Ying managed silver in 56.48.Hou Yawen of China

:19.34.Another stand-out female performance came in the 50m freestyle as 17-year-old Zhu Menghui of China

Weightlifting's world governing body will take no action regarding the suspension of National Federations who have violated anti-doping rules until proceedings have been completed by both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

confirmed by the IOC, however, with it still not clear when more will emerge.Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, China

The tenth World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) World Poomsae Championships got underway in Peru's capital Lima today with South Korea and Turkey both winning two gold medals each.

Korea.In the individual female cadet division, Yu-ha Kim from South Korea won gold with Huiyue Zhang from China

Vietnam claimed two out of the three titles available in front of an enthusiastic home crowd here as Asian Beach Games wrestling competition began with a day of women's Greco Roman finals.

packed itself into the arena in the hope of home success.They did not have long to wait.South Korea beat China

Srisombat in the women's under 70 kilograms division before Nguyen Thi Xuan overcame Fang Kaixuan of China

Lee Hyun Il delighted the home crowd at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Victor Korea Open after coming from behind to upset third seed Jan Ø. Jørgensen and reach the men's singles quarter-finals.

Yufei.Chen’s reward is a meeting with Japan’s Minatsu Mitani, who beat Japan Open champion He Bingjiao of China

The 2015 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Houston has been named the 2016 SportsTravel Best Amateur Single-Sport Event of the Year.

however, because the IOC are yet to officially confirm most of these cases.Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, China

The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has informed all National Federations of a new rule in sabre competition that will be tested through to the end of this year.

a move aimed at boosting the sport as a spectacle, the FIE voted at its 2015 Congress in Guangzhou, China

Members of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Congress staged in New York City have unanimously voted to continue with an attempt to resolve the governance issues which have forced a schism within the organisation at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

administer its Facebook account.Delegates from American Samoa, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, China

been made for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Championships in Guangzhou in China

Bui Thi Thu Thao led home a Vietnamese long jump 1-2 on another day of success for the host nation here at the Asian Beach Games.

men's event.He clocked a stunning time of 6.44 to beat Iran’s Ghasemi Reza, in 6.55, and Pan Xinyue of China

In our line of work you find yourself in some fairly bizarre situations from time to time, and the last three days has certainly been up there in terms of the weird and wonderful.

 First up was beach soccer, where Afghanistan were leading 6-5 again China when I arrived.

The Israeli team defeated Great Britain at MCU Park in Brooklyn in New York City to secure their place at next year’s World Baseball Classic (WBC).

Dominican Republic and the 2013 runners-up Puerto Rico will also be competing.Also qualified are Japan, China

A maximum of two athletes from each country will be allowed to compete in individual events at future editions of the Asian Games after a rule change approved here at the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly.

OCA confirmed.This appears to have been introduced primarily in order to reduce a country - such as China

allowing a maximum of one representative.The rule change has been introduced to prevent a country such as China

event in Bali in Indonesia in 2008 was followed by competitions in Muscat in Oman in 2010, Haiyang in China

The Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) has offered young athletes of various national teams free tickets to the upcoming under-19 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Championships, scheduled to run from October 13 to 30 in the Gulf nation.

Vietnam colliding in Group B.Qatar, Japan, Yemen and Iran have been drawn in Group C with Uzbekistan, China