An emergency committee meeting will be held by the World Health Organisation (WHO) tomorrow to discuss the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, which has killed six people and infected almost 300.
China's and Russia's men's teams and South Korea's and Italy's women's sides have booked their places at the World Curling Championships.
Hosts China were the dominant force on the opening day of the International Swimming Federation Champions Swim Series event in Shenzhen, winning five of the 15 gold medals up for grabs.
Reigning champions Netherlands made it back-to-back victories over China as the opening weekend of the 2020 Women's International Hockey Federation Pro League concluded in Changzhou.
Ginella Zerbo scored twice for The Netherlands, as they began their defence of the FIH Hockey Pro League title today with a 3-0 win over China in Changzhou.
The second season of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League begins this weekend, with inaugural women's champions The Netherlands opening their title defence with two away games against China.
Four countries will make their debut when the 2020 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Baseball World Cup takes place in Monterrey in September, it has been confirmed.
China has named a bumper 53-strong team of athletes for this month's Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne as the country continues preparations to host the Winter Olympic Games in 2022.
China's Qi Guangpu and Xu Mengtao both made it two International Ski Federation Aerials World Cup victories in as many days by winning again on home snow at Shimao Lotus Mountain.
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil has been removed from the Chinese versions of video games after he criticised the country's treatment of Uighur Muslims.
China beat Russia in both the men's and women's curling finals on the penultimate day of the Winter Deaflympics in Sondrio.
Russia and China have booked their place in the men's and women's curling finals at the Winter Deaflympics in Sondrio after winning their last-four encounters today.
China will be looking to continue their strong performance at their home International Ski Federation Snowboard World Cup halfpipe event when Secret Garden hosts the latest stop on the circuit this weekend.
The World Tour Grand Finals, which start tomorrow in Zhengzhou, China, will feature not just the finest table tennis players on the planet - including defending men's and women's champions Tomokazu Harimoto and Chen Meng - but also a new system of video reviewing.
Defending champions China and Japan are through to the respective men’s and women’s finals at the International Blind Sports Federation Goalball Asia-Pacific Championships in Chiba.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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