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Storey secures 31st gold medal at Para Cycling Road World Championships

  • Cycling News

Dame Sarah Storey earned the 31st World Championships title of her illustrious cycling career today as she won the women’s C5 road race on the final day of the Para-cycling Road World Championships at Maniago in Italy.

Sweden won the women's C3 event, over 54.4km, in 1:37.16, with silver medallist Denise Schindler of Germany


City centre events at European Athletics Championships send "signal" after terrorism, official claims

  • Athletics

Holding medal ceremonies and other events in the centre of Berlin during the European Athletics Championships will send out "a signal" following the terrorist attack that took place here in 2016, a senior official has claimed.

Berlin is a sports metropolis, not only of Germany but also of Europe," Gäbler told the pre-event press

multi-sport editions of the European Championships ©Getty Images"I am sure the sport-loving people in Germany


Hosts Sweden win opener at INAS World Football Championships

  • Football News

Hosts Sweden won the opening match of the 2018 International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments (INAS) Football World Championships in Karlstad today.

The host nation were locked at 2-2 at half-time against Germany before a superb second half powered them



French double sculls crew earn dramatic victory as rowing finals conclude at European Championships

  • Rowing

France's Hugo Boucheron and Matthieu Androdias triumphed in a closely fought men’s double sculls final on the closing day of rowing competition at the European Championships here today.

Belarus was crowned women’s lightweight single sculls champion, after she finished in a time of 7:41.60.Germany

having faded into third in 7:47.71.The final rowing event of the Championships saw world champions Germany


Germany and Britain seal under-21 titles at Canoe Polo World Championships

  • Canoeing

Germany won the women's under-21 title for the fourth time in a row at the Canoe Polo World Championships

 "We have a great team spirit, we're virtually sisters.Britain beat Germany in the men's under-21

final ©ICF"We have such a strong club competition in Germany, and that really pushes us."


Maher extends Champions Tour lead as Brash takes second London title

  • Equestrian

Great Britain’s Scott Brash has made history today by winning the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) Grand Prix in London for the second year running.

performance riding Hello Mr President, to win ahead of Peder Fredricson of Sweden and Ludger Beerbaum from Germany



Italy show team spirit at European Shotgun Championships

  • Shooting

Italy claimed double gold in the two trap team events at the European Shotgun Championship at the Shooting Park Leobersdorf.

men's team trap event ©ESCFrance beat Finland 63-61 points to win the junior men's team trap title as Germany

managed a third gold medal in the corresponding women's event.They beat Great Britain 55-43 points as Germany



Saudi Arabia target fourth successive INAS World Football Championships title

  • Football News

Saudi Arabia will chase a fourth successive title when the 2018 International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments (INAS) Football World Championships begins in Sweden tomorrow.

in Arvika and the Sannerudsvallen in Kil.It is set to continue until August 18.Hosts Sweden, France, Germany

Aldosari will lead the Saudi Arabian team ©INASSweden are scheduled to open the tournament against Germany

At the World Championships in Germany in 2006 we did not expect to become world champions at the time


Berlin's Olympic Stadium - epicentre of dark history and brilliant performances

  • The Big Read

Berlin's historic Olympic Stadium is playing its part this week in the staging of the first multi-event European Championships. While Glasgow is hosting aquatics, cycling, golf, gymnastics, rowing and triathlon until August 12, the athletics is about to take place in the cavernous arena originally built for the 1936 Olympics.

built for the 1916 Olympics which never came to pass.When the International Olympic Committee chose Germany

possibilities - it hosted group matches for the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals, with both West and East Germany

when the World Cup finals returned in 2006, it hosted group matches, an epic quarter-final in which Germany

1998, Berliners debated the destiny of the Olympiastadion in light of the legacy it represented for Germany


Poland eyeing first-ever men's medal at ICF Canoe Polo World Championships

  • Canoeing

Poland have put themselves in a position to win their first-ever men’s medal at an International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Polo World Championships after scraping through to this weekend’s under-21 finals in Welland in Canada.

Poland suffered a 3-2 loss in their final qualifying match against Germany, who finished top of their

Poland will take on New Zealand.The Poles are also undefeated, having notched up a 3-3 draw against Germany

to be played in the men’s and women’s senior competition, prior to the finals on Sunday (August 5).Germany

, Italy and Spain are looking strong in the men’s competition, while Germany, Italy and Britain are showing


Women's team pursuit squad deliver first British gold of European Championships in Glasgow

  • Cycling

Hosts Britain celebrated their first gold medal of the European Championships here as their women’s team pursuit squad stormed to victory.

of 4min 16.896sec to seal the gold, with defending champions Italy settling for silver in 4:25.384.Germany

fine performance to beat Ukraine in the gold medal ride, clocking 32.452sec to their rivals’ 33.108.Germany

Pervis and Quentin Lafargue clocking 43.693 in second.A second team sprint bronze medal went to Germany