Brazilian men's singles sixth seed Hugo Calderano was on the end of the biggest upset at the first round of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Durban, losing to Puerto Rico's Brian Afanador.

seed Liam Pitchford of England 12-10, 6-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 5-11, 13-11.Second seed Wang Chuqin of China

China clinched their third consecutive Sudirman Cup with a 3-0 victory against South Korea on home soil

two earlier ties at the Sudirman Cup.Olympic champion Chen Yufei provided the clinching victory for China

Yufei.However, it was Chen who triumphed 21-16, 22-20 with a superb performance.The victory provided China

Chinese President Xi Jinping has driven forward development in sport, not only in China but also on a

Interviewed by the China Media Group during his recent visit to the country, Bach also described last

And in this way driving greatly forward the development of sport not only in China but on a global scale

IOC President Thomas Bach told the China Media Group that he had first met Chinese President Xi Jinping

Bach's praise of Xi coincide with leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations warning that China represents

A growing China that plays by international rules would be of global interest."

Olympic champions Ma Long and Chen Meng eased through to the second round on the opening day of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Durban.

first on the African continent since 1939 ©ITTFBack-to-back men's singles Olympic gold medallist Ma of China

Hossein Hodaei of Iran 13-15, 13-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-8.Women's singles Olympic champion Chen of China

Egypt's Yousra Abdel Razek 11-5, 11-1, 11-5, 11-4 to start her campaign.Fifth seed Chen Xingtong of China

the first time in six years with victory over Malaysia in Surzhou, and are set to play host nation China

doubles.The victory means South Korea will advance to the final for the first time since 2017 when they beat China

world champions and Tokyo 2020 silver medallists Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan triumphed 21-11, 21-6 for China

The Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association (HKIHA) has been received a "written reprimand" after admitting responsibility for the playing of an anti-Government song instead of China’s national anthem at a major international event.

The Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC) has issued the formal warning

World Championships held in Bosnia on February 28 this year," the statement read in a report by the China

anthem mistake ©HKIHAHong Kong was previously a British Overseas Territory, and was handed back to China

national anthem at sports events since then.The city is deemed a "special administrative region" of China

under the principle of "one country, two systems".Glory to Hong Kong was banned in 2020 after China

Chinese players are set to defend their titles in four of the five events at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Table Tennis Championships Finals, starting in Durban from tomorrow.

staged on the African continent since it was staged in the Egyptian capital Cairo in 1939.Players from China

starting against Gastón Alto of Argentina.Tomokazu Harimoto is the highest ranked player from outside of China

Hosts China moved ominously into the semi-finals of the Badminton World Federation's Surdiman Cup as

Table tennis powerhouses China have unveiled selection criteria to decide their team at next year's Olympic

China are again expected to dominate table tennis at next year's Games, having been the best-performing

India were the highest-profile casualty from the group stage of badminton's Sudirman Cup in Suzhou, falling to Malaysia and Chinese Taipei.

1 and Egypt 5-0 in their group before going down to a 5-0 defeat to hosts China.Defending champions China

More than 100 journalists and media representatives attended the world press briefing for the Chengdu 2021 Summer World University Games.

coronavirus pandemic.Eighteen sports are on the programme for the FISU Games, which will be the third in China

South Korea and North Korea are set to battle it out in the women’s football qualifiers for next year’s Olympics in Paris.

qualifiers was held at the Asian Football Confederation House in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.Australia, China

Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially proposed to his Government that they organise the "World Friendship Games" shortly after the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Games would be an inaugural BRICS Games, involving the association comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China

hosting the first Games of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which includes countries such as China

Sara Samir made a significant move in the Paris 2024 ranking lists when she won her third continental senior title at the African Weightlifting Championships in record-breaking style.

If the Rio 2016 medallist continues to build on her 117-151-268 performance at 81 kilograms, China may

them, including this one, until today.The maximum quota for Paris is three men and three women, so China

Officials have insisted that all venues and building work for November’s Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands (Sol2023) will be completed by the end of August.

Construction is being handled by the state-run China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation.Officials