The organizer of the Beijing Half Marathon announced that an investigation is underway, after an online uproar was caused by videos that show three African runners appearing to slow down near the finish line to allow Chinese runner He Jie to win by a second.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony planned for the River Seine could be scaled down or moved to a stadium, if the security risk is deemed too high, France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.
The Beijing Half Marathon Organizing Committee has confirmed investigations are underway following Sunday's 21-kilometer (13-mile) race, which aroused suspicions after an African trio appeared to let Chinese runner He Jie overtake them meters from the finish line.
More such events will be hosted across the province to increase the sport's fanbase. The tour also aims to promote local culture and economy.
With only a few months to go before the start of the 2024 Olympic Games, the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee has revealed that ticket sales have hit a record high, with nearly 9 million having already been snapped up.
The Cun BA basketball tournament, one of China's popular grassroots sports competitions, plans more interactions with NBA professionals in the current season.
Li Tie, former head coach of the Chinese national men's soccer team, pleaded guilty to bribery-related crimes at the Xianning Intermediate People's Court in Hubei province on Thursday.
The Chinese Football Association has introduced a public supervision system, inviting ordinary fans, media representatives and local disciplinary inspectors to oversee daily operations of the sport's governing bodies at all levels and report any wrongdoings or disciplinary violations as whistleblowers.
Team China celebrated a long-awaited World Cup qualifier win against Singapore on Tuesday to offer home fans an escape from long sufferings supporting the underachieving squad.
With a new coach at the helm and a new attacking style to be tested, the Chinese men's soccer team is embracing upcoming World Cup qualifiers as a clean slate to restore faith in the struggling program.
Tatler Asia, the organizer of an exhibition match between Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami and Hong Kong Team, announced on Monday that fans who purchased tickets through official channels for the match will get a 50 percent refund.
A higher vocational school in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Wednesday scheduled a 7-day spring break for all faculty and students from March 30 to April 5, encouraging them to enjoy the spring with families, friends and beloved.
Newly appointed head coach for Team China Branko Ivankovic is aiming at steering Team China to the soccer World Cup finals, and the 70-year-old Croatian hopes the squad can regain confidence to fulfill the goal.
France has reduced the planned scale of July's Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony on the River Seine due to concerns about a potential terror attack, moving from an initially envisioned crowd of 2 million to 600,000 spectators.
A bag that contained potentially sensitive security plans for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was stolen on Monday from a train at the Gare du Nord station.
Taking advantage of the Beijing 2022 Olympics' legacy, the 14th National Winter Games have delivered another huge boost to the popularity and status of winter sports in China.
China beat France to claim its 11th consecutive men's title at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Busan on Sunday.
The trial of Li Tie, the former head coach of the Chinese national men's soccer team on charges including bribery hasn't commenced yet so the claim saying that he was sentenced to life imprisonment is a rumor, according to a CCTV report.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong established an innovation center on Tuesday that will use artificial intelligence technology to help the city pick those with the potential to be elite athletes in various sports and monitor their recovery from sports injuries.
Soccer star Lionel Messi's belated explanation for his no-show at a recent exhibition game in Hong Kong seems to not be enough to redeem his broken image in China, as experts call for more transparent communication regarding such incidents.
The Chinese swimming team composed of Pan Zhanle, Wang Haoyu, Li Bingjie, and Yu Yiting won the championship with 3 minutes 21.18 seconds in the final of the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay at the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships on Saturday, breaking the Asian record set by the team in the preliminaries.
On Saturday night, the opening ceremony of the 14th National Winter Games was held in Hulunbuir, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, marking the largest national event in China after the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana were killed in a car crash along with his coach at around 11 p.m. Sunday local time in Kenya, according to the Associated Press.
Thousands of soccer fans, some of whom had reportedly paid up to HK$5,000 ($639) to watch an exhibition match in Hong Kong in which Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi failed to play, can get a 50-percent refund on their tickets.
On Sunday, Messi, who was by contract required to play for 45 minutes in the match between Inter Miami and Hong Kong XI, sat on the bench for the whole game due to a reported injury.
Dalian in Northeast China's Liaoning province has unveiled a blueprint aimed at boosting the development of local soccer in an ambitious move to revitalize its reputation as a "soccer city".
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi was only confirmed not to show up at a friendly match between Hong Kong and Inter Miami CF 10 minutes before the game ended on Sunday.
So close and so disappointed! Yet, it is with so much pride that we can reflect on the journey of a Grand Slam champion in the making.
Tennis star Zheng Qinwen made history on Thursday and became the second Chinese woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final with a straight-set semifinal win over Dayana Yastremska at the Australian Open.
China's top women's ace Zheng Qinwen secured her career-first Grand Slam semifinal berth in Melbourne on Wednesday after beating Russia's Anna Kalinskaya 2-1 in a quarterfinal clash at the Australian Open.