Czech Republic and Japan each began with opening victories today at the World Para Ice Hockey Qualification Tournament in Ostersund.

For my three goals, I got three really good passes to score, so it was not difficult to put them in.”Germany

slipped to defeat against Japan today ©Pyeongchang 2018Masaharu Kumagai scored twice as Japan thrashed Germany

6-2 in the other match.Sweden will begin on day two against Japan, when Germany will meet Slovakia.Hosts

World champions Jacqueline Lölling, Francesco Friedrich and Johannes Lochner have been named on Germany's squad for the upcoming International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup season.

Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will not be used in the Russian Premier League until after the winter break between December and March, Deputy Prime Minister and Russian Football Union (RFU) head Vitaly Mutko has revealed.

of European leagues this season, such as Ligue 1 in France, Serie 'A' in Italy and the Bundesliga in Germany

Nico Parlier gained two more race wins on the final day of competition at the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) KiteFoil GoldCup on Poetto Beach in Cagliari to claim a dominant overall victory.

Desjardins finished second in the women's category and 30th overall while Sabrina Schlossnikel of Germany

Three spots at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympics are up for grabs at the World Para Ice Hockey Qualification Tournament, which begins tomorrow in Ostersund in Sweden.

 Germany, who finished last in Gangneung, will be hoping for an improved performance to book a first

alongside Japan and the Czech Republic.Opening matches tomorrow see Czech Republic play Slovakia and Germany

meet Japan.Sweden will begin on day two against Japan, when Germany will meet Slovakia.The tournament

China and defending champions Russia were among teams to enjoy comfortable opening victories today as round-robin action continued at the World Mixed Curling Championships in Champéry.

 Czech Republic edged Austria 4-3 in Group D while Germany gained an equally narrow 5-4 win over

Nico Parlier maintained his lead at the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) KiteFoil GoldCup taking place on Poetto Beach in Cagliari after another superb set of performances on the penultimate day of competition.

Anais Mai Desjardins is second in the women's category and 33rd overall while Sabrina Schlossnikel of Germany

Brazil came from behind to beat Spain 2-1 on day two of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India.

nbsp;India is hosting the World Cup ©Getty ImagesIn Group C, played at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, Germany

minutes when the Central Americans failed to deal with a cross.Jann-Fiete Arp chipped home an opener for Germany

Simona Halep will become the new world number one after the Romanian booked her place in the final of the China Open with a straight sets victory over Latvian Jeļena Ostapenko in Beijing.

third seed.He will meet either Australian Nick Kyrgios, who stunned second seed Alexander Zverev of Germany

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach visited the University of St Gallen in Switzerland for a public panel discussion with Matthias Hüppi, the moderator and commentator at Swiss television channel SRF.

the Summer Universiade in 1973 in Moscow and 1979 in Mexico City, and won a foil team gold medal with Germany

The German Government has honoured the country's National Paralympic Committee President with a major award.

Friedhelm Julius Beucher has been given an Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by President

Given that their place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup looked almost certain prior to their tie with Albania, the majority of the focus placed on the Spanish team surrounded whether their central defender Gerard Pique would be booed by their own fans. He was.

Hence, their 7-1 home defeat to Germany in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup was viewed as so jarring

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has expressed hope that next year's Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be a huge opportunity to stabilise the Korean Peninsula during a meeting with overseas community leaders.

, left, receives a map of the Korean Peninsula painted by children from a Korean language school in Germany

Reigning world champions Germany and England have become the latest countries to qualify for the 2018

win over Northern Ireland at Belfast's Windsor Park.The game saw Sebastian Rudy open the scoring for Germany

, with Josh Magennis then handing the host nation a consolation with a goal in injury-time.It means Germany

matching their record run of appearances from 1950 to 1970 which included the 1966 win on home soil.For Germany

Federation (FIBA) officials have met with National Federations (NFs) and players’ representatives from Germany