The winners of the hockey tournament at this year’s re-arranged Asian Games in Hangzhou will qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, it has been confirmed.

course, there was a time we were thinking of having another tournament as Olympic qualifiers in case China

Japan will again be among the leading candidates for victory, but will face a challenge from the hosts China

The FIFA Museum enjoyed a new visitor record in 2022, with 400,000 people from around the world attending its site in Zurich, Switzerland, and its international exhibitions.

travelling sites, one at the FIFA World Cup Fan Festival in Doha, Qatar, and another at venues across China

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has been swiftly closed down by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today after he complained about the potential conditions that athletes from the country may be forced to compete under if they are allowed to take part at Paris 2024. 

Pozdnyakov was one of only three NOC representatives at the Olympic Summit, along with China and the

An official order by the Russian region of Sverdlovsk to prepare and stage this year’s International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games in Yekaterinburg has been cancelled.

feature teams drawn from countries in the BRICS, SCO and CIS groups.BRICS involves Brazil, Russia, India, China

and South Africa.SCO, an acronym for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, involves China, Russia,

South Korea won six gold medals from a possible eight at the end of the International Skating Union (ISU) World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships, dominating over three days in Dresden.

Teruhisa Miyoshi, Emu Natsume and Takumi Wada took silver in a photo finish with the United States and China

crossing the line in 44.827sec.Her compatriot Ann-Sophie Bachand was second in 45.273 and Song Jiarui of China

in 45.360.Niewinski took gold in the men's 500m, in front of American Marcus Howard and Li Kun from China

Six-time Olympic champion Victor An, who changed his citizenship from South Korean to Russian during his short-track speed skating career, has missed out on a coaching job in his native country.

Kim Sun-tae, who coached South Korea at Pyeongchang 2018 and China at Beijing 2022, was also under consideration

The Badminton Association of India (BAI) is willing to stage the Sudirman Cup Finals, it has been reported.

rights.The 2023 edition is scheduled to take place from May 14 to 21 but the COVID-19 pandemic situation in China

supposed to hold the tournament in 2021 but was not able to, due to strict COVID-19 restrictions in China

China are the defending Sudirman Cup champions ©Getty ImagesLast year, the World Tour Finals initially

Norway’s Marcus Kleveland claimed his third successive men’s snowboard Big Air gold at the X Games in Aspen.

saved his best runs until last as he scored 90 to secure second spot.Olympic champion Su Yiming of China

champion in Aspen as she seized her opportunity following injuries to freestyle skiing stars Eileen Gu of China

strong for American Maddie Mastro who claimed silver, while two-time world champion Cai Xuetong of China

The organisers of the Chengdu 2021 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games has sent out invitations to the heads of delegations of the 136 University Sports Federations expected to compete at the event.

this was delayed on several occasions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting restrictions in China

have announced a new partnership that will see the platform acquire exclusive digital media rights in China

content throughout.The agreement will see all 64 matches broadcast across the platform in the mainland of China

Shinai Sports, which will bring the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 to digital platforms across mainland of China

FIFA Women's World Cup eight times, earning a silver medal in 1999.At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, China

A new world champion is set to be crowned in Astana, Kazakhstan, after the city was confirmed as host for the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Championship match in April.

Grand Master and world number two Ding Liren from China is scheduled to play Russian Grand Master Ian

draw.They had first played against one another in 2009, during an exhibition match between Russia and China

Four-time Paralympic gold medal-winning sitting volleyball coach Hadi Rezaei is again set to lead the Iranian men's team at the delayed Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games after coming out of retirement last year.

Oceania Zonal Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan in July as well as 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China

2023.The Asian Games and Asian Para Games were postponed by one year due to COVID-19 restrictions in China

China will hold its swimming trials for this year’s Asian Games at the country’s Championships in March

due to a drugs ban ©Getty ImagesAt the last Asian Games, five years ago, in Jakarta and Palembang, China

medallist last year lost an appeal against the suspension, which is not due to conclude until June 2024.China

Shun in the men's 200m individual medley ©Getty ImagesAt the re-arranged 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, China

Belgium's Joachim Gérard was on the end of the biggest upset on the first day of wheelchair tennis competition at the Australian Open, losing his men's singles tie to Chilean Alexander Cataldo.

Jiske Griffioen of The Netherlands thrashed Germany's Katharina Krüger 6-1, 6-0 and Zhu Zhenzhen of China

China's Olympic épée champion Sun Yiwen has returned to training from injury, and is striving for improvements to be in "even better form" for Paris 2024.

Fame last year.She had previously won individual épée bronze and team silver at Rio 2016, and helped China