World Cup winners Belgium clinched their maiden Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship with a comfortable 5-0 victory over Spain in a one-sided final in Antwerp.

victory in front of a home crowd at Wilrijkse Plein.The Netherlands earned the bronze medal by defeating Germany

Isabell Werth defended her freestyle dressage title to claim a third gold medal of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) European Championships in Rotterdam.

per cent, respectively.Werth's latest success completed a perfect week of dressage competition for Germany

Finland defeated Germany 6-0 to win the 2019 World Team Disc Golf Championship in Alutaguse in Estonia

Japan recorded victories in both the men's and women's matches played today at the Tokyo 2020 basketball test event at the Saitama Super Arena.

basketball tournaments at next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games.This was followed by victory over Germany

Tributes will be paid to Belarusian Para-rower Dzmitry Ryshkevich during the World Rowing Championships, after he died in a training incident at the age of 33.

Sinković siblings fail to live up to their pre-event billing.Jason Osborne and Jonathan Rommelmann of Germany

Czech Republic delivered a major shock at the International Volleyball Federation Boys' Under-19 World Championship, defeating defending champions Iran in straight sets in Tunisia.

a 25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 15-25, 15-10 triumph.Argentina fell to a first defeat of the championship as Germany

Defending champions the Netherlands recorded the biggest semi-final victory at a Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship by thrashing England 8-0 in Antwerp.

European title, added five more in the final two quarters to complete the rout and set up a meeting with Germany

for us against Spain but it did today and I think we did very well.Lorenz finds the corner pushing Germany

The second semi-final looked to be heading for a shootout before Nike Lorenz found the net to send Germany

Germany's Patrick Franziska has made the men's singles quarter-finals after battling to a seven-game victory over Japan's Jun Mizutani at the International Table Tennis Federation Czech Open in Olomouc.

it was one of my best matches in the past few months so I am very satisfied.Third seed Timo Boll of Germany

Belarus and Germany claimed two titles on the first day of medal action at the international Canoe Federation

seconds clear of Belarus' Mikita Borykau.Russia’s Maxim Spesivtsev completed the podium in 1:35.49.Germany

Serbia began the defence of their Women's European Volleyball Championship title with a convincing victory over Finland in Ankara.

-24, 17-15 in Pool C at Budapest Sports Arena.In Pool D, held at Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava, Germany

Hosts Estonia were joined by Austria, Finland and Germany in reaching the semi-finals of the 2019 World

round.The other semi-final encounter pits Austria against Germany.Austria overcame France 5-3, while Germany

while Czech Republic and France progressed from Pool F.Finland and Canada led the way in Pool G and Germany

Belgium are winners of the jumping competition for the first time at the Longines International Equestrian Federation European Championships in Rotterdam.

point gave Belgium a final score of 12.07 faults, which proved enough for gold.Seven-time champions Germany

Hosts Thailand claimed the two premier prizes in the 500 metre races of the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) World Racing Championships in Pattaya.

, in 1:57.535.They beat neighbours United States, who were second in 2:00.666, while bronze went to Germany

Next month, the gleaming Dinamo Stadium in Minsk will provide the setting for the first Europe versus United States athletics encounter in a generation.

given sew-on patches to add to existing gear.For their part, the European team included 11 from West Germany

team will have to adjust to it," said European 800 metres silver medallist Franz-Josef Kemper of West Germany

phenomenal first leap (8.9m, 29ft 2.5in) ended the competition for gold there and then.Ingrid Becker of West Germany

Germany were too good for Tunisia in the second game of the Tokyo 2020 basketball test event.

International Basketball Federation World Cup, starting in China on August 31.Tomorrow, Japan's men face Germany