The new edition of the flagship 2018 Karate1 Premier League has been launched by World Karate Federation (WKF) representatives and delegates from all seven host cities in Tenerife, Spain.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rabat, Morocco; Istanbul, Turkey; Berlin, Germany

Serbian qualifier Filip Krajinović booked his place in the final of the Paris Masters with a surprise three-set victory over American John Isner.

 Julia Görges of Germany and American Coco Vandeweghe will compete for the Women's Tennis Association

IWRF) European Division C Championship title after beating Russia in the final in Grosswallstadt in Germany

the sport on a national level.Great Britain won the elite European Championship title in Koblenz in Germany

The Netherlands rode to a superb men's team sprint gold on the second day of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling World Cup in Pruszków.

carried on by Matthjis Buchli who stormed to gold in the tactical men's keirin.Joe Eilers took silver for Germany

Top seed Beiwen Zhang of the United States is through to the final of the Badminton World Federation Bitburger Open after coming from behind to beat Chinese Taipei's Pai Yu-po.

action.Nitchaon Jindapol is through to the final of the women's singles after a straight-forward victory in Germany

South Korea claimed five of the 13 gold medals on offer as action began here today at the 2017 International Federation of Fitness and Bodybuilding (IFBB) World Bodybuilding Championships.

claimed a hat-trick of gold medals today ©ITGThe other two nations to win multiple gold medals today were Germany

Anna Gasser has been named Austrian Sportswoman of the Year to become the first snowboarder ever to receive the special honour.

South Korea; Moenchengladbach, Germany; and Quebec City, Canada, she also triumphed on home snow

Sheboygan in the United States has been awarded the 2018 Para World Sailing Championships as the governing body prepares to discuss the sport's Paralympic Games reinstatement attempt at its Annual Conference in Mexico.

More than 80 sailors from 39 nations competed at the 2017 edition in Germany and we're hopeful Sheboygan

January 15 to submit a bid to World Sailing.The 2017 Para World Championships were held in Kiel in Germany

International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) European Division C Championship in Grosswallstadt in Germany

the sport on a national level.Great Britain won the elite European Championship title in Koblenz in Germany

Rafael Nadal is facing a race against time to be fit for the season-ending World Tour Finals after he was forced to withdraw from the Paris Masters with a knee injury.

after he came through a tough contest with Spain's Fernando Verdasco 6-7, 6-2, 6-3.Julia Görges of Germany

A total of 11 countries have launched to host the European Handball Federation's (EHF) Euros in 2022 and 2024, with several joining forces to do so.

Denmark and Switzerland; and from Hungary and Slovakia.When it comes to the corresponding 2024 event, Germany

Ekaterinburg in Russia, San Jose in the United States and the South Korean city of Busan have all expressed an interest in hosting the 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships, it was announced today.

 "All of this on the back of one of the best ever World Championships this year in Germany shows

Düsseldorf in Germany hosted the ITTF World Championships this year ©Getty ImagesSan Jose is bidding

London in 1926.Russia last played hosted in 2010 when the event took place in Moscow.Düsseldorf in Germany

Former Switzerland international Pascal Zuberbuhler has joined FIFA as a specialist with the governing body keen to strength goalkeeping around the globe. 

The 46-year-old, who won 51 caps for his country and also played in Germany and England,  will look

 Zuberbuhler set a special record at Germany 2006 by becoming the first, and to date only goalkeeper

International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) European Division C Championship in Grosswallstadt in Germany

Germany's uniform for the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has been unveiled at a special ceremony in Düsseldorf today.

for the podium.A virtual medals table for Pyeongchang 2018, produced by data experts Gracenote, saw Germany

including 14 gold, 12 silvers and nine bronze.It would mark a vast improvement than at Sochi 2014, where Germany