Chinese athletes remained in a class of their own at the opening International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix of the season in Rostock, finishing with eight of the ten golds on a day when four-times world champion Bo Qiu touched perfection.

totalled 270.51.In total, 119 athletes from 24 nations took part in the three days of competition in Germany

China’s men and women teams re-asserted their continuing dominance of the world game as they secured, respectively, their seventh and eighth successive titles in the International Table Tennis Federation’s Team World Cup with 3-0 victories over Japan at the Copper Box Arena on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. 

competition was in 1994 when they had to settle for bronze after being beaten by eventual silver medallists Germany

The curtain came down on the European Shooting Championships in Hungarian city Györ with the men’s and women’s 10 metre air pistol and air rifle team competitions.

apiece, giving them the platform for a 21-15 win.There was a big surprise in the bronze medal match as Germany

their dominance in the women’s 10m air pistol competition with a very comfortable 22-12 victory over Germany

England’s three-time world champion Nick Matthew lost to Australian world number 20 Cameron Pilley in the second round of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Windy City Open at the University Club of Chicago’s Cathedral Hall.

The other two matches in the men's draw saw Simon Rösner of Germany defeat England's Daryl Selby 3-1

Kirill Kaprizov scored an overtime winner as the Olympic Athletes from Russia claimed victory over Germany

end to normal time, Nikita Gusev put OAR 2-1 ahead with less than seven minutes remaining, only for Germany

to equalise 10 seconds later through Dominik Kahun.Jonas Muller then made it 3-2 to Germany with three

Multiple world champion Francesco Friedrich led his team to victory in the four-man bobsleigh event as Germany

Germany also won Pyeongchang 2018 gold in the two-man event as Friedrich and Thorsten Margis shared the

Japan maintained their level of success on the second day of the inaugural International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam tournament in Düsseldorf as they added two golds to the three they had won yesterday - but Slovenia and Iran also got on top of the podium.

atmospheric arena, IJF President Marius Vizer commented: "It’s a great honour for the IJF to be here in Germany

After so many years of hosting a Grand Prix here in Düsseldorf, we are pleased to host a Grand Slam in Germany

Armenia’s Ferdinand Karapetian and Israel’s Tohar Butbul.The event in Düsseldorf is the first time Germany

to work hard to overcome unfancied 21-year-old Frenchman Alpha Djalo in his finalDominic Ressel of Germany

China dominated the second day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix season in Rostock, winning gold medals in all four finals.

springboard, garnering 357.90 points to win narrowly from fellow countrywoman Yiwen Chen, who totalled 356.55.Germany

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has admitted the absence of National Hockey League (NHL) players has affected competition here.

Fasel, speaking on the eve of the men's final between Germany and the Olympic Athletes from Russia, defended

Germany going to the final [by beating Canada in the semi-final], and the interest, I would say that

in Germany nobody cares that the NHL is here or not."

Representatives from North Korea and South Korea are due to meet on Tuesday (February 27) to discuss the former’s participation in the Winter Paralympic Games here. 

Jonghyon Kim and Yuchol Ma.Both made their international debuts at last month's World Cup in Oberried in Germany

Ester Ledecká completed a sensational golden double at Pyeongchang 2018 as the Czech star stormed to victory in the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom to add to her remarkable alpine skiing super-G triumph at the Winter Olympic Games here.

rider Lee Sang-ho in the big final.The bronze medal in the women's event went to Ramona Hofmeister of Germany

Switzerland won the first-ever Olympic Alpine team event after beating Austria 3-1 in the big final at Pyeongchang 2018 today.

respectively.They then cruised past Norway with a 3-1 win in the semi-finals.Switzerland, who had defeated Hungary, Germany

UEFA has commissioned two separate academic research studies to investigate the dangers of heading in youth football.

The two studies - one from Saarland University in Germany and the other from Hampden Sports Clinic and

Russia's chances of having their suspension lifted in time for the Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games here tomorrow appear to have been drastically reduced by a second doping case involving bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva.

that the IOC decision will emerge during the men's ice hockey final tomorrow between the OAR and Germany

Patrick Hausding delivered home gold for Germany on the opening day of the International Swimming