Luxembourg achieved the biggest shock of the first day of the women's tournament at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu as they claimed an impressive victory against South Korea.

David Mcbeath 11-7, 11-9, 11-8.Sweden beat Australia 3-0 in the same group.Olympic silver medallists Germany

Japan clinched their place in the Second Round of the Women’s World Volleyball Championship with a superb victory against Olympic silver medallists Brazil.

their win against The Netherlands ©Getty ImagesTokyo 2020 gold medallists the United States eased past Germany

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has brought the Men's T20 World Cup trophy to Ghana with one year to go until the sport makes its African Games debut at Accra 2023.

The trophy travelled to Fiji, Finland, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Namibia, Nepal, Singapore and Vanuata

Hatice Akbaş, a reigning world boxing champion, was one of the home winners today who helped Turkey finish top of the medals table at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) World Cup Combat Sports here.

She captured the women's under-54 kilogram gold by beating Zeina Nassar of Germany; compatriot and fellow

The last two places at next year's World Baseball Classic are due to be won in Panama City over the coming days.

World Baseball Classic.A double-elimination format is being used, as it was at the other qualifier in Germany

Serbian Dzevad Baltic set a new record for the fastest submission at an International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) European Championships during a day of senior quarter-final fights in Lignano Sabbiadoro.

Roman Kiziuk, who defeated Italy's Adriano Livio Meneghet, in tomorrow's semi-finals.Tom Hoelemann of Germany

Nations are set to launch their attempts to overthrow China as champions of the International Table Tennis Federation (IITF) World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu when competition begins tomorrow.

States, Puerto Rico and Thailand in Groupe One.Recently crowned European gold medallist Dang Qiu of Germany

All eyes will be on the Netherlands and their title defence as the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping Nations Cup Final begins tomorrow in Barcelona.

place at August's World Championships.World champions Sweden, bronze medallists Britain, Ireland and Germany

Nuremberg in Germany has been awarded the rights to host the 2022 Teqball World Championships.

The facilities are outstanding and the passion for teqball in Germany will create an electric atmosphere

International University Sports Federation (FISU) Acting President Leonz Eder has said although it is Chengdu's "last chance" to hold the FISU World University Games, he is confident COVID-19 restrictions will have eased to allow the event to finally go ahead in 2023.

Following on from Chengdu, Rhine-Ruhr in Germany and Turin in Italy are set to hold the 2025 FISU Summer

competition, it welcomed 80 boxers from 20 countries.Nations competing were Bahrain, Bulgaria, China, Germany

[/modal][modal title="Germany - March 2021" id="germany"]International Boxing Association President Umar

Kremlev visited Germany, where it was announced that a Boxing Academy will be built.Kremlev met with

That's why we want to build the second Boxing Academy in Europe here, in Germany.

 Olympic gold medallist Henry Maske was part of the visit in Germany ©Getty Images"Academy is a

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has agreed a funding package for Winter Olympic sports with the German Federal Ministry of Interior and Homeland (BMI), which will take them through to Milan Cortina 2026.

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, only Norway enjoyed more success than the Germans.The medal haul for Germany

German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) President Thomas Weikert has identified the 2034 Winter Olympics and 2036 Summer Games as the earliest potential targets for the country, and underlined his desire to bid.

insists there is now a "debate culture" at the DOSB.Since Munich's successful bid for the 1972 Olympics, Germany

all of the tournament's knockout matches being played in Berlin.Despite this, Weikert still thinks Germany

Germany proposed to bid for the 2032 Olympic Games - eventually awarded to Brisbane - with a regional

Serbia managed to beat a challenging Bulgarian side across five sets to secure back-to-back wins at the Women's World Volleyball Championship in Arnhem.

another impressive display to tally 22.The tight triumph means Serbia sit a place behind Pool C leaders Germany

Various defending champions progressed through the opening rounds of their weight categories at the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) European Championships in Tbilisi.

77.1kg champion Kyrylo Kolomiets, also of Ukraine, and men's under-65.8kg title holder Petr Striz of Germany

during the Opening Ceremony with Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany