The United States are aiming for a successful defence of both the men's and women's wheelchair basketball titles at the Paralympics for the first time as competition starts tomorrow at Tokyo 2020 at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza.

European Championship final and could emerge as the Americans' greatest threat.Hosts Japan, Colombia, Germany

 Both European finalists qualified for the Games along with Germany and Spain.Germany made the final

Lithuania and Turkey start among the favourites for the goalball gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, as they look to defend their Rio 2016 titles at the Makuhari Messe.

bronze medal in 2016 and are the defending world champions.China and reigning world silver medallists Germany

Television, radio and online coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games here is expected to be record-breaking across Europe, according to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

sub-licensees will "significantly" step up their levels of live linear coverage.Among those include ARD/ZDF in Germany

action," said Glen Killane, executive director of Eurovision Sport.Broadcasters in countries including Germany

The United States are set to begin the defence of their men’s and women’s International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Under-18 World Cup crowns, when the tournament returns after a year’s absence due to the coronavirus pandemic.

third seeds Egypt will start the favourites, and they will be joined by sixth seeds Belarus, 11th seeds Germany

eighth seeds The Netherlands, ninth seeds Ukraine, 15th seeds Spain and 16th seeds Romania.Third seeds Germany

Sebastian Coe believes the stars of the future were born at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Nairobi after declaring the event in the Kenyan capital a success.

withdrawals due to COVID-19, had been "highly successful".The United States, Britain, Australia, Japan and Germany

The International Gymnastics Federation's (FIG) inaugural Parkour World Championships have been postponed for a third time.

Cup events in the artistic, rhythmic and trampoline disciplines for 2022, 2023 and 2024.Cottbus in Germany

The United States swept aside Finland in a repeat of the 2019 final to continue their ominous start to the International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship in Calgary.

Republic beat World Championship debutants Hungary 4-2 in Group B.The tournament continues tomorrow as Germany

Spain beat Greece in a five-set thriller at the European Volleyball Confederation Women's EuroVolley, while co-hosts Serbia and Croatia both recorded dominant wins.

bottom of Pool B.Greece now languish in last place after a third consecutive loss.Bulgaria lost to Germany

Japan have withdrawn from the Under-23 Baseball World Cup, with competition's most successful nation not included on the list of entrants for the event in Mexico due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions.

with defending champions Mexico drawn in Group A along with Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Germany

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) opened their International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship campaign with victory as they came from behind to beat Switzerland in Calgary.

encounter.Hungary's debut at the IIHF Women's World Championship began with a defeat as they were beaten by Germany

Maxime Beaumont won his third straight International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint Super Cup title in Oklahoma City today as he defeated Hungary’s K1 1000 metres Olympic silver medalist Adam Varga and Belarus’ Dzmitry Natnchyk, who tied for second.

Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalists in the women's C1 1000m, while Germany’s Conrad Scheibner of Germany

Australia's Edwina Tops-Alexander took charge of the Global Champions Tour (GCT) standings with a third-place finish in Valkenswaard, moving ahead of Sweden’s Peder Fredricson, who did not compete.

move 25 clear of Fredricson on 214.00.The winner on the day in The Netherlands was Daniel Deusser of Germany

Poland maintained their impressive start to the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Women's EuroVolley by recording their third consecutive win in Plovdiv.

The Polish team earned wins over Germany and Greece on the opening two days of the event to top the Pool

A judo instructor who has introduced the sport to hundreds of women and girls has been able to flee Afghanistan and is safe, according to the International Judo Federation (IJF).

Germany authorities and the German Judo Federation (DJB) aided the escape of the coach, referred to simply

It's amazing that she was able to reach Germany. "We are all very happy about this today."

seven under par after day two of the Women’s Open at Carnoustie, but defending champion Sophia Popov of Germany

Lexi Thompson and Yealimi Noh and Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen.Defending champion Sophia Popov of Germany