Jana Messerschmidt of Germany secured her place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after reaching the final of

dominant display as she overcame Alexandra Recchia of France 5-0.Arapoglu will face Shara Hubrich of Germany

Kalnins of Latvia qualified for a second consecutive international final after beating Florian Haas of Germany

Salt Lake City in the United States is poised to host two stages of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup season in the space of eight days.

part of the US team.There will also be competitors from China, Puerto Rico, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany

Portuguese capital Lisbon is set to stage the first-ever World Triathlon Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Event with 15 countries poised to battle it out for just three Tokyo 2020 places.

features a 300-metre swim, a 7.2-kilometre bike and 1.8km run.France, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Germany

Finland are set to defend their title at the men's International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship, which starts tomorrow in Latvian capital Riga.

Saturday (May 22).The World Championship is scheduled to reach its climax on June 6.Also in Group B are Germany

Sweden remain as the only unbeaten team at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Scotland after a busy day of games saw the standings tighten up in both groups as the round-robin stage passed the halfway mark.

Korea 8-3 while Scotland overcame the Czech Republic 7-5.Italy recorded two wins on the day, against Germany

Nora Meister, Carlotta Gilli and Simone Barlaam all broke world records on the fourth day of action at the European Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal.

Ukraine 12.13 seconds behind as she finished in 5:25.00.The podium was completed by Verena Schott of Germany

The United States Brady Ellison and The Netherlands' Mike Schloesser are the top names through to the semi-finals of the men's recurve and compound competitions at the Archery World Cup leg in Lausanne in Switzerland.

plays Yun Sanchez of Spain, following his 6-4 win over Moldova's Dan Olaru.Maximillian Weckmüller of Germany

The green light has been given to this year's European Softball Championships after dates for the tournaments were confirmed.

The men's event currently sees the hosts joined by The Netherlands, Denmark, Israel, Croatia, Germany

France.Italy will so far be joined by The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Greece, Israel, Germany

A recent interview with Brian Chesky, co-founder of International Olympic Committee (IOC) sponsor Airbnb, used this quotation as its headline: “The trick is to be optimistic”.

eight men’s Olympic tournaments staged between 1928 and 1964, including dishing out an 8-1 walloping to Germany

The National Olympic Committee of Lithuania (LNOC) has announced plans for an Olympic Festival in the country during Tokyo 2020.

meet athletes and try out Olympic sports.Similar festivals are planned for Czech Republic, France, Germany

Five teams remain unbeaten with victories from their opening three matches following a busy day of action at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.

boast three wins from as many games.Hosts Scotland beat Australia 9-5 and Spain 9-1, while Canada beat Germany

other matches in the second session of the day for Group A saw Italy narrowly beat Australia 7-6 and Germany

winners against the Russian Curling Federation.Behind the three unbeaten teams in the standings are Germany

Number one seeds Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark progressed to the last 16 with a dominant win in the men's doubles on the opening day of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 2021 Spain Masters at the Palacio de Deportes Carolina Marín in Huelva.

compatriots Nerea Ivorra and Claudia Leal, winning 21-19, 21-9.Annabella Jäger and Stine Küspert of Germany

Madrid has been chosen to host the European Athletics Team Championships Super League in 2023 - but may be offered the 2025 version instead if the event becomes part of the 2023 European Games due to be held at Kraków in Poland.

League has been streamlined from 12 to eight teams for 2021 and Poland will face opposition from France, Germany

The schedule for the men's and women's goalball competition at the re-arranged Paralympic Games in Tokyo has been released, with world champions Brazil and reigning Paralympic champions Lithuania due to play against each other in the men's Group A during the opening session.

Japanese women's team start their campaign against defending champions Turkey.Finishing off day one, Germany

respectively.Brazil, Algeria, Japan, Lithuania and the United States are in the men's Group A; while Germany

Britain's ice hockey team is set to feature many new faces at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship in Riga in Latvia, with one eye on the future of the sport in the United Kingdom.

the frontline for Britain in Riga ©Getty ImagesThis is due to head coach Russell only returning to Germany