Tensions between the United States and China, the next Winter Olympic host, ratcheted steadily upwards this week, as provocative legislation edged closer to enactment in both countries.
New dates in February have been confirmed for the Tokyo 2020 women's football playoff between China and South Korea, after agreement between all parties.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) worldwide sponsor Alibaba Group appears to be weathering the COVID-19 crisis in a satisfactory manner.
United States-China relations appeared to nosedive further today, after China decided to impose a new national security law on Hong Kong.
NBA China chief executive Derek Chang will leave his role on May 15 after nearly two years in the position.
More than 85 per cent of venues for the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games are set to be finished by the end of this year.
More trains are to run on the high-speed railway line connecting Beijing and Zhangjiakou, co-host city of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, in the second quarter of this year.
Florida Senator Rick Scott has continued to call for China to improve its record on human rights or face losing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
China's League of Legends Pro League (LPL) has postponed today's fixtures by two weeks to allow for a national day of mourning for the victims of COVID-19.
The Olympic women's football qualifier between China and South Korea has been postponed indefinitely after Tokyo 2020 was pushed back to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
While weightlifters around the world have been unable to train properly because gyms are closed during the coronavirus crisis, Chinese athletes have been in record-breaking form.
Three Chinese fencers have tested positive for coronavirus after returning from the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Fencing Grand Prix in Budapest.
China's women's football team have resumed preparations for their Tokyo 2020 qualification playoff following the slowing rate of reported COVID-19 cases in the country.
The first three events of the Diamond League season, scheduled in Qatar and China, have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Two-time world shot put champion Gong Lijiao threw a world-leading 19.70 metres at the first indoor athletics competition staged in China since the coronavirus outbreak forced the eventual postponement or cancellation of sporting events throughout the country.
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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