German javelin thrower Johannes Vetter produced the outstanding performance on the opening day of the European Athletics Team Championships Super League in Silesia as he recorded 96.29 metres, the third farthest throw in history - but at the price of a thigh injury.

I'm pretty happy about my result today and for getting seven points for Team Germany," said Vetter.After

lead into day two on 95 points with the hosts and defending champions just half a point behind and Germany

withdrawal with injury, are fourth on 87 points.A sparse, socially distanced but enthusiastic crowd had seen Germany

women’s 800m courtesy of European under-20 and under-23 medallist Ellie Baker in 2min 00.95sec - with Germany

Norway’s Jon-Hermann Hegg defeated compatriot Henrik Larsen to win gold in the men’s 50-metre rifle 3 positions at the European Shooting Championships in Osijek in Croatia.

a podium place after posting 439.Nadine Messerschmidt, Katrin Butterer and Christine Wenzel steered Germany

Russia started their quest for a third straight men’s Volleyball Nations League title with a three sets to one victory over the Netherlands in Rimini, Italy.

volleyballworld) May 28, 2021The opening game of the day saw France beat Bulgaria 27-25, 25-21, 25-23 before Germany

Poland will defend its European Athletics Team Championships Super League title in Silesia this weekend against a field reduced to seven by the withdrawal of Ukraine following positive COVID-19 tests.

been reduced from 2021 onwards from 12 to eight, and Poland’s opposition in Silesia will be France, Germany

Relays from May 1 to 2 behind closed doors.The Poles won by 27.5 points ahead of reigning champions Germany

The United States men’s and women’s teams won both of their first two games on the second day of action at the 3x3 basketball Olympic qualification event in Graz, Austria.

bounced back from their loss to the US by beating Uruguay 20-9.In the day’s other games in the pool Germany

Switzerland ended Slovakia’s three-match winning streak with a sensational 8-1 victory at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Men’s World Championship in Riga.

goals while Arttu Ruotsalainen grabbed the other at the Arena Riga as Finland climbed one point above Germany

Switzerland’s Tanja Huberli and Nina Betschart came from behind to defeat Brazilian giantkillers Taina Bigi and Victoria Tosta to secure their place in the last 16 of the International Volleyball Federation Beach Volleyball World Tour four-star event in Sochi.

top-seeded Nadezda Makroguzova and Svetlana Kholomina of Russia, Margareta Kozuch and Laura Ludwig of Germany

Belarus, obliged to play under a new version of their national flag installed by the organisers of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship in Riga, were beaten tonight by rank outsiders Britain.

defending champions Finland, earned three points for their first regulation win today as the defeated Germany

places.Kazakhstan's unexpected progress at the IIHF World Championship in Riga continued today as they beat Germany

Varna, in Bulgaria, hosts the first of this year’s International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) World Challenge Cup series events which gets underway tomorrow at the Palace of Culture and Sports.

Klavora, 20th in the men’s floor exercise world rankings involving World Cups since the one at Cottbus in Germany

COVID-19 has changed the world; I am not so sure it has changed the world's thinking.

In the event, England were beaten by West Germany on June 14 and Labour by Ted Heath's Conservatives

Olympic champions China and defending champions the United States both made winning starts to this year's women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Rimini.

-25, 16-14.The Netherlands, Russia and Japan all made winning starts, respectively beating Belgium, Germany

Sweden claimed their first victory of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship by thrashing Switzerland at the Olympic Sports Centre in Latvian capital Riga.

World Championship, Denmark face ROC, Britain are up against Belarus, Norway face a Canadian test and Germany

Antonio Espinós believes that karate has reached its highest ever point in Europe, despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.

general.Jiri Bocek of the Czech Republic remains as first vice-president, with Wolfgang Weigert of Germany

Slovakia made it three wins from three at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Men’s World Championships with a 3-1 victory over ROC at the Olympic Sports Centre in Latvian capital Riga.

Innala.Svedberg will miss tomorrow’s meeting with the United States but will be eligible to play against Germany

proceedings before the Czech Republic won it a minute into overtime courtesy of Dominik Kubalik.Meanwhile Germany

Loibl and Matthias Plachta.Nick Paul pulled a goal back late in the first period for Canada, before Germany

More than half of the cases logged by the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation (GEF) related to safeguarding issues, it has been confirmed.

the GEF provided an overview of the various independent reviews carried out in Australia, Belgium, Germany