Czech Republic thrashed Latvia 14-2 today to make a winning start to Group B at the International Floorball Federation Women's World Championships in Neuchâtel.

in Group A, with Switzerland beating Finland 7-4 to make it two wins out of two and Poland defeating Germany

Beat Feuz of Switzerland won the downhill title in the men’s International Ski Federation Alpine World Cup at Beaver Creek in the United States.

lead in fifth place, followed by Ryan Cochran-Siegle of the US, who was at 0.49.Dominik Schwaiger of Germany

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, the Rio 2016 49er champions, earned a fifth world title today on the home  waters of Auckland after holding off a renewed challenge from Germany’s Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel.

double-points format.As the wind and waves grew more challenging, early leaders Tina Lutz and Susan Beuke of Germany

Kaillie Humphries, winner of two Olympic gold medals and a bronze for Canada, won her first big victory for the United States today as she finished top in the opening International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World cup competition of the new season in Lake Placid.

brakewoman Lauren Gibbs finished 0.31 seconds ahead of world silver medallist Stephanie Schneider of Germany

Top seeds Sweden got off to the perfect start at the 12th edition of the International Floorball Federation (IFF) Women's World Floorball Championships in Neuchatel, Switzerland, hammering Slovakia 23-1 in Group B. 

 The other Group A match pitched hosts Switzerland against Germany – with the Swiss side having

 Germany have never made the last four of this event, and it was no shock to see them struggle against

Ádám Blázsovics delighted the home crowd here at the Teqball World Championships with an emphatic victory in the final of the singles competition here today. 

Janicsek progressed to the mixed doubles final, having defeated Joel Nisslein and Dana Hillmann of Germany

Yukiya Sato secured a shock victory at the International Ski Federation Men's Ski Jumping World Cup in Nizhny Tagil.

standings.Tande was remarkably off-form, finishing down the field in 21st place on 219.6 points.Karl Geiger from Germany

Norway's Olympic ski jump champion Maren Lundby got her season off to an ideal start on her home ground of Lillehammer today, winning the opening competition in the International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup.

who totalled 256.4, and Chira Hoelzl, who scored 255.3.Lundy's perennial rival, Katharina Althaus of Germany

Lonnie Bissonnette made a winning start to the Para Bobsleigh season, claiming victory in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation Para Sport World Cup in Lillehammer.

1:55.71.Competition will continue in Lillehammer tomorrow before the season moves on to Oberhof in Germany

Julie Zogg and Andreas Prommegger claimed season-opening victories at the International Ski Federation Alpine Snowboard World Cup in Bannoye.

standings in the women's parallel slalom as the two-day World Cup began in Russia, with Selina Joerg from Germany

Keykavous Saeidi has been officially appointed as permanent secretary general of the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

 Mollaei sought political asylum in Germany following the incident.He has now been cleared by the

Sweden are top seeds for the Women's World Floorball Championships which start in Neuchatel, Switzerland, tomorrow and run until December 15.

, Finland play Poland at the Patinoires du Littoral and Japan will meet Denmark.The hosts will play Germany

Germany and Italy both secured places at the 2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, winning their

and Romain Borini 11-4 prior to claiming a 6-4 win over South Korea's Jang Hyeji and Seong Yujin.Both Germany

and Germany ?? have qualified ?

Melbourne, Düsseldorf and Durban have all submitted final bids to host the 2023 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Table Tennis Championships Finals.

Australia and South Africa, who are vying to host the event for the very first time, while Düsseldorf [Germany

World champions France failed to progress to the main round at the International Handball Federation Women's World Championship in Kumamoto, Japan, losing their final group match today.

South Korea, then a 19-19 draw with Brazil, and although they rallied with wins over Australia and Germany

, they ultimately fell short.South Korea and Germany finished first and second, respectively, in Group

which the top two qualify for the semi-finals on December 13.The Netherlands, with four points, and Germany