France won three gold medals on day one of the International Canoe Federation Wildwater Canoeing World Championships in La Seu.

Stephane Santamaria, Lucas Pazat and Ancelin Gourjault to triumph.They ended nine seconds in front of Germany

day one of competition  ©ICFThe Czechs were 4.59 seconds behind in silver medal position with Germany

Germany ended 1.78 seconds adrift of the Czechs for third.Slovenia came out on top in the men's K1 team

Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport (AIMS) President Stephan Fox has visited the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here in Thailand.

Sports Federations.Fox is the vice-president of GAISF.His educational background is rooted both in Germany

AirAsia has been announced as an official partner of the Davis Cup Finals for the next two years.

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia and France will compete, along with Germany

Olivia Blatchford Clyne will face world number one Raneem El Welily on home soil after winning her first round match at the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Oracle Netsuite Open in San Francisco. 

Fathi also had to battle back before beating England's Tom Richards 8-11, 12-10, 11-8.Raphael Kandra of Germany

Slovenia reached the semi-finals of the men's European Volleyball Championships after beating defending champions Russia in four sets in Ljubljana.

superb form in these Championships with their sixth consecutive straight-sets victory.They brushed aside Germany

Hosts Italy finished sixth at the International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) European Championships after suffering a heavy defeat to reigning champions Russia.

place play-off.The home tournament finished on a sour note for the Italians as they were beaten 5-0.Germany

Antonio Tiberi and Aigul Gareeva claimed victories in the International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships junior time trial events, despite their races being blighted by mechanical troubles and even going the wrong way.

town and finish eight seconds ahead of Dutch rider Enzo Leijnse in second place, with Marco Brenner of Germany

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has vowed the organisation will aim to have a greater impact on the lives of disabled people in wider society as they celebrate their 30th anniversary.

The IPC was formed on September 22, 1989 in Düsseldorf, Germany, and oversees the worldwide Paralympic

Hosts Canada and Iroquois Nationals both made it three victories from three as group play continued at the World Lacrosse Men's Indoor World Championship in British Columbia. 

the green group having won all three of their matches so far.They claimed an important 11-6 win over Germany

Italy beat Turkey in straight sets to complete the quarter-final line-up at the Men's European Volleyball Championship.

quarter-finals begin tomorrow as defending champions Russia play Slovenia in Ljubljana and Poland take on Germany

The Netherlands won the first gold medal of the 2019 International Cycling Union Road World Championships in Yorkshire after triumphing in the mixed relay team time trial.

Amid the rain in the north of England, the Dutch finished 23 seconds ahead of Germany in second place

27sec.The Italians looked best placed to challenge as they raced in the final block of starters alongside Germany

Germany’s Ingrid Klimke produced a faultless cross-country performance to win the penultimate International Equestrian Federation Nations Cup Eventing competition of the season in Waregem in Belgium.

berth.Switzerland, yhe Netherlands and Belgium will battle for the place.Britain, Ireland, France, Germany

Japan qualified for five finals on day two of the Karate 1-Series A competition in Santiago.

Brazil's Isabela Rodrigues in her semi-final.Her opponent will be world number 85 Johanna Kneer of Germany

Turkey's Serap Özçelik reached her sixth final from her past nine events, qualifying for the women's under-50 kilograms kumite gold medal match at the Karate 1-Series A competition in Santiago.

Kumizaki of Brazil will clash for the women's under-55kg title.Terliuga overcame Jana Bitsch of Germany

Merel Blom of The Netherlands took over the outright lead in the penultimate International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Nations Cup Eventing competition of the season in Waregem, Belgium, after today's jumping.

berth.Switzerland, The Netherlands and Belgium will battle for the place.Britain, Ireland, France, Germany