Czech Republic have been crowned winners of the Men's Under-19 World Floorball Championships after beating Sweden 8-2 in the final in Halifax in Canada.

scoresheet for the Finns.Replying for Switzerland were Yannis Wyss and Moritz Markwalder.Elsewhere, Germany

Canada and Sweden bounced back from opening-day defeats to record comfortable wins at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship in Slovakia today.

place in the standings.Group A is led by Finland after victories in their first two fixtures, with Germany

Serbia's Nemanja Majdov won gold in the men's -90 kilogram on the concluding day of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Baku Grand Slam.

Judo Federation (@Judo) May 12, 2019In the women's event, Germany secured gold and silver in the -78kg

Germany’s Valentin Wernz qualified fastest in the men's event on the opening day of the International Triathlon Union World Cup in Chengdu.

Hosts Italy were among the five nations to claim two gold medals as action continued at the International Cycling Union Para-cycling Road World Cup in Corridonia.

France’s Loic Vergnaud came third in 52:17.22.The four other countries that had two winners today were Germany

Some eyebrows were raised this week when European Olympic Committees (EOC) President Janez Kocijančič claimed the European Games could be "a massive sports event which would be second only to the Olympics".

Women would officially participate in the European Championships in 1929, when Helene Mayer of Germany

Germany and Poland 1 topped their respective groups with a sweep of all their matches in the pool play

India 1 by virtue of a 21-13, 9-21, 15-10 scoreline.The men’s competition will continue tomorrow with Germany

Men’s quarter-finalists were determined today as competition begun at the European qualification event for the beach soccer tournaments at the 2019 Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games in San Diego.

other last-eight ties pit Switzerland against Portugal and Ukraine against Russia.Switzerland defeated Germany

Sweden will begin the defence of their title when the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship gets underway in Slovakia tomorrow.

Olympic gold medallists Russia face Norway.Group A comprises made up of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany

Salou in Spain is set to host the European qualification event for the beach soccer tournaments at the 2019 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games in San Diego.

round of 16 includes matches between France and England, Belarus and Czech Republic, Switzerland and Germany

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has nominated its team for the European Games in Minsk with up to 150 athletes set to travel to Belarus’ capital next month.

the names of athletes must be officially reported.Among the most notable athletes set to compete for Germany

world karate champion Jonathan Horne and world boxing champion Ornella Wahner.The 13 sports in which Germany

hopes at the 2019 European Games ©Getty Images"The European Games are a springboard to Tokyo for Team Germany

Veronika Rücker, DOSB's chief executive, said: "For Team Germany and thus for European Games Team D as

 "We also care about the fair and sympathetic appearance of Team Germany."

Adam Svoboda – the former Czech Republic goaltender – has died at the age of 41.

won two Czech championships, with Slavia Prague in 2008 and Plzeň in 2013.Svoboda also had stints in Germany

Nine men's teams and two women's teams have arrived in Pingtan in China to compete in the first Beach ParaVolley World Series Open. 

.The hosts will compete in the men's competition alongside teams from Australia, the United States, Germany

Top seed Novak Djokovic secured his spot in the last 16 of the Madrid Open after comfortably beating American Taylor Fritz in straight sets today.

beating Great Britain's Johanna Konta 7-5, 6-1.Away from the court, fourth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany

Great Britain’s men’s ice hockey team have sought to embed themselves in the local community in Michalovce as they prepare to embark on their first top division campaign at a World Championship since 1994.

in Group A of the IIHF World Championship.They will go up against Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany