Six-time grand slam champion Boris Becker has been appointed head of men's tennis in Germany with immediate

Tonga's Rio 2016 taekwondo sensation Pita Taufatofua has said his Winter Olympic dream is "bigger than himself".

Me and a couple of athletes, Steve [Grundmann] in Germany, Leafa [Wawryk] in the US."

Turkey's Riza Kayaalp clinched the third world title of his glittering career with victory in the 130 kilograms competition as Greco-Roman action at the United World Wrestling (UWW) World Championships came to a close on a day packed full of shocks and surprises.

two at the summit of the medals table with two golds and a bronze.Armenia are second on two golds and Germany

Belgium and defending champions England are through to the semi-finals of the women’s EuroHockey Championships in Amsterdam after picking up wins in their respective pools today at the Wagener Stadium.

England have qualified for the penultimate round as runners-up and join table toppers The Netherlands and Germany

gloss to the scoreline after a close battle for three quarters.Nike Lorenz and Franzisca Hauke put Germany

victory over Ireland ©Getty ImagesThe semi-finals, scheduled to take place on Thursday (August 24), pit Germany

Great Britain retained their International Equestrian Federation European Championships Para-dressage team title in Gothenburg today.

competition is set to round-off the Para-dressage action tomorrow in Gothenburg.In able-bodied competition, Germany

Three Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallists will be among athletes from more than 60 countries competing at the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Sprint World Championships in Racice, Czech Republic.

the World Cups.The women's K4 500m race will be one of the most eagerly anticipated of the week, with Germany

Japan claimed two gold medals on the third night of swimming action at the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade.

in the final of the women's under-46kg competition.France's Sarah Zohra Adidou and Shae Rom Kim of Germany

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Armenian Olympic champion proved too strong for Russian Musa Evloev in the 98kg final ©UWWFrank Stäbler of Germany

Rio 2016 silver medallists Belgium produced a stellar display against their neighbours and rivals The Netherlands to win 5-0 at the EuroHockey Championships.

providing a great finish with an equaliser coming after a penalty corner with 20 seconds to go.England and Germany

Alvaro Iglesias and Josep Romeu put the Spanish ahead.There was also an entertaining game in Pool B as Germany

Defending champions Turkey got their International Blind Sports Federation European Football Championships back on track with an emphatic win today in Berlin.

came up against Spain with neither side able to find the target, playing out a 0-0 stalemate.Hosts Germany

of the tournament as they put France to the sword, thrashing them 7-0.The day’s final game saw hosts Germany

Romania 4-1.Tomorrow’s games in Group A see Romania face France and England take on Italy.In Group B, Germany

Olympic gold medallist Artur Aleksanyan continued his reign of dominance in the Greco-Roman 98 kilograms category as he secured his third consecutive world title on the opening day of competition at the United World Wrestling (UWW) World Championships here.

Russia.Armenia were one of four nations to top the podium today as the other titles on offer were won by Germany

he took gold in the 75kg category ©UWWMetehan Basar of Turkey earned the 85kg honours as he denied Germany

Andrew Wilson of the United States and Belarus' Ilya Shymanovich produced a stunning finish that saw them share the men's 100 metres breaststroke title at Taipei 2017.

Zhilkin took second in 23.40 and Henrique de Souza Martins of Brazil rounded out the podium in 23.54.Germany

Russia upset defending champions Turkey with a 2-1 victory as action continued at the International Blind Sports Federation European Football Championships in Berlin today.

their second defeat of the tournament.Paul Iboyo scored all four goals as Italy beat Romania ©IBSAHosts Germany

minute before Gael Riviere quickly doubled their advantage.Taime Kuttig pulled a deserved goal back for Germany

matches.Spain take on Russia and Turkey play Georgia in Group A, before England entertain France and Germany

Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo of Italy secured their third Beach Volleyball European Championships title as they overcame Latvian duo Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins in the final in Jurmala.

their opponents to ensure they returned to the top of the podium.Nadja Glenzke and Julia Grossner of Germany

worked with us for this moment, our staff and of course Daniele.Nadja Glenzke and Julia Grossner of Germany

van Walle of Belgium.The women's bronze medal went to top seeds Chantal Laboureur and Julia Sude of Germany

Germany became the first side to advance to the semi-finals of the EuroHockey Championships in Amsterdam

contained nine players who figured in the British squad that won Olympic gold last summer in Rio, where Germany

-0 win over Belgium thanks to a goal on the half hour by Margot van Geffen saw the Netherlands join Germany

victory in Amsterdam that took Bobby Crutchley’s side to the top of Pool B ahead of their clash with Germany