World Rugby has confirmed a record 11 unions have formally expressed their interest in hosting the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. 

Argentina, Cayman Islands, France, Germany, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Qatar, Scotland, South Africa and

The World Rowing Federation (FISA) is aiming to stage next year’s Olympic regatta in Tokyo without motorboats on the water while crews are racing.

by eight to six, Great Britain topped the medals table with three golds and two silvers, followed by Germany

China has opened Asia’s first year-round cross-country skiing tunnel as the country aims to introduce 300 million new participants to snow sports in connection with the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

ImagesAbout 10 indoor snow tunnels for cross-country skiing have been built in Europe, mostly in Finland, Germany

Bian Yufei and Han Jiahao of China won the mixed relay as the International Modern Pentathlon Union World Cup in Székesfehérvár concluded today.

Venckauskaite and Justinas Kinderis of Lithuania rounded off the podium having scored 1,407 points, while Germany

medal of the International Fencing Federation Women's Foil World Cup with victory in the team event in Germany

South Africa defeated Uganda 27-0 in the Baseball Africa Cup final in Johannesburg to book their place at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Europe-Africa qualifying event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. 

Games ©WBSCFive teams from the 2019 European Baseball Championships, held from September 6 to 15 in Germany

Petra Kvitová made a strong start to the defence of her Madrid Open title today with a first-round win over Sofia Kenin of the United States.

world number one Novak Djokovic.Others waiting to take the court at that point are Alexander Zverev of Germany

Double Olympic team gold medallist Andrea Cassarà beat world champion Alessio Foconi in an all-Italian final to win the men's International Fencing Federation Foil World Cup in Saint Petersburg.

France 15-12 in his last four encounter.Inna Deriglazova, right, won the women's Foil World Cup event in Germany

tomorrow at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Women's Foil World Cup at Tauberbischofsheim in Germany

Home rider Francisco Pardal is set to defend the downhill title he won at last year’s European Mountain Bike Cycling Championships as the 2019 competition gets underway tomorrow in Pampilhosa da Serra in Portugal.

 The Championships have attracted around 200 riders from 14 countries - Germany, Austria, Slovakia

Top seeds Saurav Ghosal and Annie Au kept themselves on track for glory in the men’s and women’s events, respectively, by winning their third-round matches at the Asian Individual Squash Championships in Kuala Lumpur.

England come through that, they will face either Spain, again, or Pool A winners France.France beat Germany

The world’s best foil fencers are gathered in Russia and Germany ahead of the latest International Fencing

finals on Sunday.Meanwhile, the FIE women’s foil World Cup will be taking place at Tauberbischofsheim in Germany

champion Inna Deriglazova are seeded to meet in the final of the FIE women's foil World Cup starting in Germany

Slovakia's Andrea Strbova and Natalia Dubovcova beat fourth seeds Laura Ludwig and Margareta Kozuch of Germany

Russian youngsters Mariia Bocharova and Maria Voronina 21-16, 21-16.Karla Borger and Julia Sude of Germany

Six applications have been received to host the International Ski Federation (FIS) World Championships in 2024 and 2025.

World Ski Championships had been submitted by Crans Montana in Switzerland, Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany

Three Olympic medallists were among the qualifiers today for Friday’s women’s final at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup in Székesfehérvár, Hungary.

Poland, the  Rio 2016 bronze medallist, was 16th with 1,028.World number seven Annika Schleu of Germany