Germany's Marie-Louise Draeger triumphed in the women's lightweight single sculls final at the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne.

three seconds behind.Germany's Lars Wichert rounded off the top three, having managed a time of 6:59.24.China

The 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships are set to begin tomorrow in The Netherlands, where the winners of the men’s and women’s events will qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

final at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, are in Pool B with Germany, Japan and Russia.Pool A is made up of China

the other previous men's winners having prevailed at the first-ever staging in 1983 and again in 1989.China

finals from July 19 to 21.A thrilling showdown is expected in the tournament between defending champions China

Elblag in 2014, and Paralympic gold medallists the US, who defeated the Chinese in the final at Rio 2016.China

countries to have participated in all six editions, won the first four women’s titles up to 2006 before China

Czech Republic finished seventh as two placement matches were held on the penultimate day of the Under-21 World Korfball Championships in Budapest.

final.Beaten semi-finalists Chinese Taipei and Portugal will play for bronze with hosts Hungary meeting China

Diving superpower China continued their success on the International Swimming Federation Grand Prix circuit

China won eight gold medals at last weekend’s Grand Prix at Bolzano in Italy and began in similar fashion

Japan's top seed Akane Yamaguchi was dumped out of the women's tournament on quarter finals day at the Badminton World Federation Thailand Open.

seventh seed Zhang Beiwen 14-21, 21-19, 21-19 at Bangkok's Nimibutr Stadium.Zhang, who was born in China

London is set to host the inaugural Athletics World Cup this weekend with eight nations ready to battle it out for honours.

Hosts Great Britain will be joined by China, France, Germany, Jamaica, Poland, South Africa and the United

javelin gold medallist Katharina Molitor of Germany and world shot put gold medallist Gong Lijiao of China

The International Surfing Association (ISA) has welcomed Angola as its 104th member nation, continuing the world governing body’s drive to expand the reach of the sport around the globe and particularly in Africa.

the 2017 ISA World Surfing Games in the French city of Biarritz, where nations such as Afghanistan, China

The first and second string home sides, respectively USA Red and USA Blue, underlined the strength of their challenge in the inaugural USA Softball International Cup at Irvine, California as they extended their perfect records in the two main pools.

concurrently on fields one and two, Mexico beat Colombia 6-0 in Pool B, while in their Pool A match, China

Ukraine's Danyil Boldyrev won the men's speed climbing at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Cup in Chamonix - repeating his triumph of four years ago at the French Alpine resort.

Bassa Mawem, who managed a super-fast 5.64 in his third place match, in which opponent Qixin Zhong of China

the round-of-16 in the men's event at the Beach Volleyball Under-19 World Championships in Nanjing, China

Japan's women seized the initiative in the USA Softball International Cup in California as they inflicted a first defeat upon Pool B leaders Canada, winning 7-1, before taking over at the top following a 10-0 win over Colombia.

Championship in the Japanese city of Chiba next month, rested on day three after a 2-0 Pool A win over China

professional softball team based in Conroe in Texas, which also holds a 2-0 record at this stage.Meanwhile China

Lalu Muhammad Zohri scooped Indonesia's first ever medal at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Under-20 Championships in Tampere and did so in style by winning the showpiece men's 100 metres.

Baker, third in 55.04m.Wesche then claimed shot put gold with a personal best of 17.09m.Zhang Linru of China

Australian men's team manager Christina Hickman urged her side to be wary of the strength of the field as they prepare to defend their World University Rugby Sevens Championship title in Namibia.

Australia, winners of the 2016 competition in Swansea in Britain, have been drawn to face Botswana, China

Canada claimed their third victory as the two teams representing the United States continued their perfect start to the USA Softball International Cup in California.

form the nation's roster at the World Championship in the Japanese city of Chiba next month, edged China

Hungary are through to the semi-finals of the Women's Junior World Handball Championship after beating Romania in Debrecen today. 

17th-place play-off, Spain beat Portugal 32-28.Angola defeated Chile 27-22 in the 19th-place play-off, while China