Defending champion Garbine Muguruza has been knocked out of the French Open after losing to France's Kristina Mladenovic at Roland Garros today.

Magda Linette 6-4, 7-5.The Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova, seeded second, beat Carina Witthöft of Germany

Ratchanok Intanon claimed the women's singles title on home soil at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thailand Open today.

semi-finals, they claimed a straight games 21-16, 21-16 win over Raphael Beck and Peter Kaesbauer of Germany

French biathlete Anaïs Chevalier has suffered a fractured collarbone after being knocked off her bike.

World Championship medals ©Getty ImagesShe was part of the mixed relay quartet which won silver behind Germany

Aleh Yurenia marked Belarus' return to the international men's fold with a dominant victory at the Canoe Sprint World Cup in Belgrade today.

World Cup season, once again finishing in front of triple Oympic gold medallist Sebastian Brendel of Germany

Iraq, Israel and Jamaica will make their debuts at this year's World Squash Federation (WSF) Men's World Team Championship in France.

the withdrawal of several countries, including England.They were joined by Canada, Finland, France, Germany

Thomas Bach has dismissed criticism against his performance as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President as an attempt to "personally discredit" him while outlining a targeted timetable for sanctioning Russian doping.

, pictured attending the World Table Tennis Championships, believes he received unfair criticism in Germany

also dismissed criticism as an attempt to personally attack him.Figures who have criticised Bach in Germany

I get this discussion in Germany, of course, and it is simply a pity that because of the one-sidedness

On the other hand, I also experience it in Germany that people kindly approach me."

UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin has said the European governing body would "strongly support" a British or English bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

tournament in 1966, when a hat-trick from Sir Geoff Hurst guided the hosts to a 4-2 victory over West Germany

Europe most recently hosted the World Cup in 2006, when Italy triumphed in Germany.

Italy prevailed for the second time in as many weeks after they won the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Nations Cup Jumping Europe Division One event in St Gallen in Switzerland today.

Switzerland took second on 12 while Germany completed the top three on 13.France, who came sixth, remain

United States pairing Summer Ross and Brooke Sweat won three matches today to reach the quarter-finals of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event in Moscow.

pair’s stand-out victory was that over reigning Olympic champions Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany

Bednarczuk and Eduarda "Duda" Lisboa of Brazil challenge third seeds Chantal Laboureur and Julia Sude of Germany

Dario Cavaliere of Italy moved through the preliminary rounds into the main draw on the opening day of the final International Fencing Federation (FIE) Sabre Grand Prix event of the season in Moscow.

Rio 2016 silver medallist Daryl Homer of the United States.Yoshida narrowly overcame Domenik Koch of Germany

Slovenia, Czech Republic, Great Britain and France all won team gold medals at the European Canoe Association (ECA) Canoe Slalom European Championships in Ljubljana today.

in 132.23.Qualification also took place today in the women's K1 and men's C1 events.Ricarda Funk of Germany

Pennie of Britain third in 103.68.Matej Benus of Slovakia led C1 qualifying in 94.60.Sideris Tasiadis of Germany

Top seed Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thailand Open today.

it through to the semi-finals.The English pairing saw off Jones Ralfy Jansen and Josche Zurwonne of Germany

Christian Kuenast has seen his contract as head coach of the German men’s under-20 national ice hockey team extended by two years.

The agreement with the Germany Ice Hockey Association (DEB) was agreed following the team’s success at

them promotion to the competition’s top level in 2018.Kuenast, a former goaltender who was part of the Germany

sports is well acknowledged and he played a significant part in the [team’s] very positive development.”Germany

bronze medals in men’s ice hockey.Their first came at Lake Placid in 1932 and the other was won as West Germany

Gold Coast 2018 has announced SPIETH Gymnastics will be the official equipment supplier for next year's Commonwealth Games.

will take place at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre ©Getty ImagesOriginally founded in Esslingen in Germany

UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin has said the continental governing body “will fight” for a European host of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

triumphed in Germany.Europe most recently hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2006, when Italy triumphed in Germany