Sharron Davies, one of several female swimmers who has sought an upgrade to her Olympic medal having finished behind East German rivals proven to have been involved in doping, has hailed the latest initiatives from the sport's world governing body to look into "historical issues of unfairness".

The GDR [East Germany] era was allowed to go on for two decades totally unchecked and seems only right

Petra Vlhová was too fast for the field once again as the reigning Alpine Ski World Cup champion earned a record-breaking fifth victory in Levi.

, and today's podium mirrored yesterday's too.American Mikaela Shiffrin was second and Lena Dürr of Germany

Madeleine Egle of Austria demonstrated her Olympic medal credentials with victory on the Beijing 2022 track as she got her Luge World Cup season off to a winning start.

time of 1min 58.822sec after runs of 59.390sec and 59.432.She defeated world champion Julia Taubitz of Germany

A new World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Europe Constitution has been approved by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) and European Softball Federation (ESF).

developing softball in Europe.It was established by the National Federations of Belgium, France, Italy, Germany

Six years after the fundamental shake-up of athletics as a world sport, aquatics is putting itself through the same process. The circumstances are very different, but the process, reaching towards greater transparency, independence and integrity, is the same. But how retrospective is it going to be?

The GDR [East Germany] era was allowed to go on for two decades totally unchecked and seems only right

New photographs and videos appearing to show Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has failed to allay concerns over her safety with Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) chief executive and chairman Steve Simon insisting it "remains unclear if she is free".

Association - Britain's tennis governing body - and the National Olympic Committees of The Netherlands and Germany

Scotland, Germany and Switzerland lead the women's standings after day one of the European Curling Championships

men's tournament, where Sweden are also defending champions, they fell 6-2 versus Scotland.Finland beat Germany

Francesco Friedrich and Alexander Schueller of Germany picked up from where they left off to win the

victory with 1:50.50 as Kaillie Humphries came second with 1:50.63.World bronze medallist Laura Nolte of Germany

Olympic champion Ryo Kiyuna became the first male kata athlete to claim four Karate World Championship titles as every Tokyo 2020 gold medallist in action topped their respective podium on the opening day of finals here.

first-point advantage.Miyahara was also pushed all the way as she beat world number three Shara Hubrich of Germany

World champions Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken of Germany won the first doubles competition of the Luge

Next week’s Davis Cup Finals matches in Innsbruck will still go ahead, despite Austria re-imposing a lockdown due to COVID-19, but will be played behind closed doors, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced.

tournament involving the Czech Republic,  Britain and France and Group F featuring hosts Austria, Germany

A senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official has admitted the organisation could be forced into taking a hard-line approach to China as concerns increase over the safety of tennis player Peng Shuai.

Association - Britain's tennis governing body - and the National Olympic Committees of The Netherlands and Germany

Dutch sailors top two of the standings at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Mussanah as Bart Labriex and Lars wan de Werken continue to lead in the 49er and Odile van Aanholt and Elise Ruyter enjoyed a fine day in the 49erFX.

featuring three top-seven finishes.Fellow Olympic medallists Paul Kohlhoff and Alicia Stuhlemmer of Germany

Russian pair Alexander Tretiakov and Elena Nikitina got their International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup seasons off to flying starts with skeleton victories in Innsbruck.

year’s World Cup winner Martins Dukurs of Latvia and reigning world champion Christopher Grotheer of Germany

Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet has called for the "greatest transparency" regarding the health and safety of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, in contrast to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) previously stating it would take an approach of "quiet diplomacy".

Association - Britain's tennis governing body - and the National Olympic Committees of The Netherlands and Germany