Samoa all but assured their qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan as they hammered Germany

Uzbekistan dazzled in home water to win three gold medals on the second day of action at the final International Swimming Federation Artistic Swimming World Series event of the season in Tashkent.

winning streak with a superb score of 82.5333 to win the solo technical competition.Marlene Bojer of Germany

Japan ensured that they ended karate's qualification tournament for the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games by advancing three athletes out of three in Umag in Croatia.

gold with victory over Dildora Alikulova of Uzbekistan, with both bagging quota berths.Jill Augel of Germany

Twenty-four countries will bid for glory at the Women's Junior World Handball Championship which begins tomorrow in Debrecen.

the Soviet Union.They will play 2014 winners South Korea, China, Slovenia, Chile and Iceland.France, Germany

France lead after the opening dressage test of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Eventing Nations League which began today in Strzegom in Poland. 

 They are followed by France and Germany who each have 100 points after winning in Vairano and at

Hosts and reigning champions the Czech Republic have made it into the final at the European Softball Federation (ESF) Men's European Championships in Havlíčkův Brod.

 Italy then beat Slovakia 10-2 before Germany lost to Croatia 14-5.Tomorrow will see The Netherlands

The World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has unveiled the list of athletes that will compete for gold in break dancing at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

high-profile events - the Silverback Open Championships in the United States, Battle of the Year in Germany

A collective sigh of disappointment was audible across the footballing world yesterday as fans woke up to a troubling realisation.

scenes of jubilation in Saint Petersburg and 13,000 kilometres away in Buenos Aires.The following day, Germany

The groups have been announced for the 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships, with defending men's champions Bosnia and Herzegovina drawn alongside Rio 2016 bronze medallists Egypt in Pool D. 

medallists and six-time world champions Iran play the European champions Russia as well as Japan and Germany

The Iranian authorities and FIFA should make sure women can freely attend all men's sports fixtures in the future, Human Rights Watch have again urged.

before, on June 25, Iranian journalists posted a video to Twitter showing women watching Iran play Germany

Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Great Britain, Israel, and The Netherlands begun their quest today for a place in the last four at the Men's European Softball Championships in Havlíčkův Brod in the Czech Republic.

beating Lithuania 24-10 before Italy beat Sweden, who are still yet to win at the tournament, 15-4.Germany

 That match up was even tighter than the Germany versus Slovakia match, and eventually ended 3-2

 Sweden then lost yet again to Germany, 9-1, meaning they now have only one chance to end their

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka earned her first victory over a player in the world's top 10 as she stunned defending champion and second seed Karolína Plíšková to reach the semi-finals of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Eastbourne International.

she outclassed Barty 6-4, 6-3.The current world number two will face fourth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany

Funding for an independent athletes group operating separately from the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has been approved by the Federal Government. 

Start-up support of €225,000 (£198,000/$265,000) has been approved for the Athletes Germany group in

This not only helps financially, but above all creates important motivation for all of us in sports Germany

Countries will have a final chance at securing their place in the karate events at the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires when Umag in Croatia stages a qualification tournament this weekend.

qualifier to be held in karate, is set to feature 325 athletes from around 90 countries.France, Iran Germany

The third leg of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Eventing Nations League is due to begin tomorrow in Strzegom in Poland. 

 They are followed by France and Germany who each have 100 points after winning in Vairano and at