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Chen Meng (China) was crowned champion of the Dishang 2020 ITTF Women’s World Cup on Sunday 10 November 2020 in Weihai, China. The world no. 1 and top seed defeated compatriot and 3rd seed Sun Yingsha in the final (11-13, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8) to claim the trophy at her first attempt. In doing so, Chen also became the first winner of the #RESTART series, which has delivered the return of international table tennis events after eight months of suspended activity due to the COVID-19

Emilio Cuartero Blanco is focused on earning a place in the Challenge Tour Grand Final when he tees it up in the Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petro from November 11-14. The Spaniard currently lies in 77th position on the Road to Mallorca Rankings and will only travel to the island of Mallorca for next week's season-ending event if he is one of the top 45 available players from within the leading 65 on the Rankings.

The provisional calendar for the 2021 FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup can now be revealed, with the Cup set to expand to a six-event, seven-race season. After a four-event inaugural Cup in 2019 and five events in 2020, the third year of competition for MotoE™ adds another round and two new tracks. The first five events will comprise three Free Practice sessions and the E-Pole session to preface one 15-minute race on Sunday morning at 10:05, whereas the final round will once again be

The FIM has taken due note of the Court of Arbitration for Sport decision to impose a four-year period of ineligibility on Andrea Iannone. The period of ineligibility begins on the 17th of December 2019. Press Release The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced its decision in the appeal arbitration procedures between the Italian MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone, the World AntiDoping Agency (WADA) and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Andrea Iannone and WADA filed separate appeals at CAS against the decision

The creation of this platform is part of World Athletics’ continuing drive to make the sport more accessible to our global community. The platform, hosted by the World Athletics website, will provide educational courses and webinars for those with a general interest in our sport, such as school teachers and club volunteers, as well as key stakeholder groups, including Member Federations, technical officials, coaches and medical professionals. The initial courses available include those for budding technical officials, organisers of athletics at club and

We are excited to announce the CIB Black Ball Open is confirmed for December! The Black Ball Sporting Club in Cairo, Egypt will be the home of the PSA World Tour for December with back-to back Gold tournaments. The women’s event will take place between December 7-12, with the men’s event beginning the following day and drawing to a close with the final on December 18. Both tournaments promise top level squash, you don't want to miss them!

Tenacity and determination are some of the traits that propel athletes to greatness. In a year beset by unprecedented challenges, roadblocks and disruptions brought on by the global Covid-19 pandemic, they were also key attributes that drove many event organisers across athletics to meet those challenges and provide competitive opportunities for athletes and entertaining events for fans around the world. To celebrate those efforts, World Athletics is delighted to announce the nominees for the Covid Inspiration Award, a special honour this year to

New event forms part of double header in Dubai along with DP World Tour ChampionshipTournament will be played on the Fire course at Jumeirah Golf EstatesIt is the 15th tournament to be added to 2020 schedule since July restart  The European Tour today announced a new tournament, the Golf in Dubai Championship presented by DP World, will be played in the penultimate week of the 2020 season, taking place on the Fire course at Jumeirah Golf Estates from Wednesday December 2 to Saturday

Final Report Robert MacIntyre claimed an emotional maiden European Tour title at the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown, where a seven under final round 64 earned the Scot a one-stroke victory in a thrilling shoot-out finale. The 24-year-old carded eight birdies in the final showdown of the exciting new format, in which the 19 players who had progressed to the final round began the day from a clean slate in a sprint to the finish - with the lowest round of the day sealing

Final round report Ondrej Lieser wrote his name into golfing history by becoming the first golfer from the Czech Republic to win on the European Challenge Tour with victory at the Andalucía Challenge de España. The 29-year-old posted a closing five under par round of 67 to reach ten under par at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri, two strokes clear of England’s Richard Mansell in second place on eight under par, with fellow Englishman Matt Ford and home favourite Pedro

Sunday 8 November 2020 will go down in history as the day that saw table tennis revived on the world stage. In doing so, it became one of the first international sports to return amidst the COVID-19 pandemic which had halted all ITTF events since 15 March. The #RESTART series has kicked off with the Dishang 2020 ITTF Women's World Cup in Weihai, China. A gripping group stage saw 13 players, seeded 9th to 21st, battle it out for their place in the

The number 36 puts MotoGP™ on cloud nine as he becomes the ninth different winner and the fifth first time winner of the year, pulling clear in the Championship Another race, another chapter written into the history books: Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) is now a MotoGP™ race winner. The Suzuki rider was pitch perfect in the Gran Premio de Europa to make his first visit to the top step in the premier class, putting one hand on the crown in the process as

Prof. Di Salvo concluding the GS:  The 2022 Edition will be themed: “Fellows in the World Cup.” Doha, Qatar; Saturday, November 7th, 2020. The 6th Edition of Aspire Academy Global Summit Football Performance and Science 2020 held virtually on 5th November was applauded by all participants as a resounding success topped off by inspirational talks from outstanding diverse speakers. In attendance were about 200 invited Aspire Fellows Community members from 50 leading clubs and 11 national federations. The online summit served a mix

After eight months without international table tennis events, the time has finally come to #RESTART! This is the moment that the players, fans and entire table tennis community are reunited with the sport they love. On Sunday 8 November 2020, table tennis will become one of the first sports to hold international activity since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. The #RESART series will see a long list of world-class players returning to the global stage at three prestigious events taking place over the

Round three report Pedro Oriol will draw on the spirit of Seve Ballesteros as he goes into the final round of the Andalucía Challenge de España tied for the lead on six under par with Sweden’s Oscar Lengden at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri. The Spaniard posted a four under par round of 68 on day three in Andalucía while Lengden posted a 69 and the duo lead England’s Richard Mansell, overnight leader Martin Simonsen, Ondrej Lieser, of the Czech

Round Two Report The 32-man field for the third round of the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown will be finalised on Saturday morning after darkness suspended play on day two at Aphrodite Hills Resort. 2014 Ryder Cup star Jamie Donaldson, who held the 54-hole lead at last week’s Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open on the same golf course, is the leading scorer on 12 under par with three holes to complete on Saturday morning. James Morrison of England and American Johannes Veerman earlier set the

Round two report Martin Simonsen holds a four-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Andalucía Challenge de España after holing out from the bunker for birdie on the final hole to post a three under par second round of 69. The Dane leads at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri on nine under par, four strokes ahead of Sweden’s Christofer Blomstrand in second place on five under par, while Czech Republic’s Stanislav Matus and Scotland’s Euan Walker are a stroke

Rins second, Mir fifth, Morbidelli ninth, Quartararo 11th, Dovizioso 12th and Viñales in pitlane sets us up for a rollercoaster race day. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pol Espargaro picked up a phenomenal second pole position of 2020 after mastering the wet conditions in Q2 at the Gran Premio de Europa, the Spaniard slamming in a late 1:40.434 to head a front row covered by less than a tenth. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) starts second as the top title challenger, just 0.041 back,

Egyptian World No.1 Ali Farag has retained his Qatar Classic title after beating World No.5 Paul Coll earlier today in the final of the PSA World Tour Platinum tournament held in Doha, Qatar. Farag, 28, has now lifted his 21st PSA title following an 11-8, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9 victory over the Kiwi in 61 minutes, extending his winning run over Coll to 13 matches. Farag’s retrieval skills and graceful movement around court was breathtaking as he picked up the majority of what Coll threw at him and

Round Three Report Another day of high drama at the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown ended with 19 players progressing to the final-day shoot-out in Cyprus, where Johannes Veerman and Matthew Jordan signed for the lowest rounds of the day while Gavin Green was among those players to produce an eleventh-hour salvo to make it through to Sunday. The tee was moved forward on the par five 18th hole for round three in Paphos, making for numerous nail-biting moments as players chased the third