A total of 35 teams will be heading to Aberdeen in Scotland for the World Mixed Curling Championship, due to start tomorrow.

six-sheet curling facility.Canada won the last championship held in the same venue in 2019 after defeating Germany

New Zealand, Portugal and Slovenia in Group A.Group B will see the likes of Croatia, Spain, Estonia, Germany

Just as today, the question of political control and borders of European nations proved a matter of dispute in the years which followed the second world war.

since the days of the Tsar before the first world war when Russia still laid claim to Finland.Japan and Germany

been excluded from the first post war Games in 1948 as the defeated powers in the war.By this time, Germany

been divided into East and West and agreement had not yet been reached to allow those from East Germany

to take part.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) were keen to have only one team representing Germany

often endured political upheaval.Coalfields had made it economically desirable for both France and Germany

Toni Vodisek of Slovenia and Daniela Moroz of the United States lead the men’s and women’s standings at the Formula Kite World Championships in Cagliari, as racing resumed after yesterday’s action was lost due to bad weather.

, which will be discarded, moving on to a net four points.In third place overall is Leonie Meyer of Germany

Defending champions Japan and France concluded the group stage of the World Wheelchair Rugby Championship here in flawless fashion as they set the tone for the knockout round phase in Vejle in Denmark.

World Wheelchair Rugby (@ww_rugby) October 13, 2022Meanwhile, in Group A, France comprehensively beat Germany

The silver medal won by home long jumper Luz Long behind Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics is being auctioned for an expected price of $1 million (£900,000/€1.02 million).

during the Allied invasion of Sicily.In his final letter, Long - anticipating his death - wrote: "Go to Germany

The third edition of the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals is set to begin in Saundersfoot, Wales tomorrow with four senior boat classes and five under-19 classes.

title in the Czech Republic last month will be eyeing back-to-back titles in Wales.Karl Schulze of Germany

Japan won their fifth mixed team gold medal on the final day of the World Judo Championships in Tashkent following a six-bout thriller against Tokyo 2020 champions France here.

lead with a pin on Joseph Terhec, and Sarah-Léonie Cysique dispatched Haruka Funakubo to make it 2-2.Germany

capital as she was eliminated in the individual competition and missed out on the podium.Israel joined Germany

UEFA has deepened its relationship with German-based Engelbert Strauss by securing the brand as the official workwear partner of the men's Euro 2024 tournament.

We're all working towards the next football festival in Germany in the summer of 2024."

Armenian capital Yerevan is scheduled to welcome sambo's rising stars at the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) World Youth, Junior and Cadets Sambo Championships tomorrow.

The hosts are due to have representatives alongside Bulgaria, Colombia, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Georgia

Italy’s Martina Fidanza retained her women’s scratch race title on the opening day of the Track Cycling World Championships in France.

champions The Netherlands took silver, with Britain claiming bronze as they won their race against Germany

France and Japan claimed their fourth successive wins after the third day of matches at the World Wheelchair Rugby Championship in Vejle, Denmark.

pic.twitter.com/df0wV3tPQ7— World Wheelchair Rugby (@ww_rugby) October 12, 2022The other Group A game today saw Germany

The Under-23 Baseball World Cup is due to open tomorrow when Chinese Taipei face Colombia at Tianmu Stadium in Taipei City.

Twelve teams have been split into two groups, with defending champions Venezuela, top-ranked Japan, Germany

Australia, France and Japan won both their fixtures on the second day of the World Wheelchair Rugby Championship in Vejle.

with a 56-45 victory over Germany.Britain added to their victory from the first day as they defeated Germany

Italy finished the Shotgun World Championships in Osijek in Croatia as the most dominant nation with 14 medals - seven golds, five silvers and two bronzes.

skeet final ©Getty ImagesThe bronze medal match ended in a shoot-off with China getting the better of Germany

Muzaffarbek Turoboyev secured a second consecutive men's title for Uzbekistan on day six of the World Judo Championships in Tashkent while Brazil's Mayra Aguiar clinched her third career gold at the event.

champions were knocked out in the quarter-finals.Neither Portugal's Jorge Fonseca nor Anna-Maria Wagner of Germany