Finland set up a semi-final with Canada at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s World Championships after defeating rivals Sweden 4-0 today.

semi-finals.Canada received a bye to the last four after finishing second in Group A.Today’s other quarter-final saw Germany

France's Bernardin Matam claimed the men's 69 kilograms gold medal on the third day of action at the European Weightlifting Championships in Croatian city Split today.

the Brazilian city behind him by taking silver with an overall score of 319kg today.Robert Joachim of Germany

Canada finally got a win to their name at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s World Championship with a success over Russia today in Plymouth – progressing to the semi-finals at the same time.

finished second in Group B.The Swedes’ last match in the group saw them beat the Czech Republic 3-1.Germany

Switzerland and Sweden have kept pressure on Canada at the World Curling Federation (WCF) Men’s World Championship in Edmonton following the third day of action.

Northlands Coliseum.In the morning session, they had scored another victory as they defeated neighbours Germany

Former world champion Fanny Horn Birkeland has announced her retirement from biathlon.

World Championships.She also claimed an individual World Cup win in the sprint event in Ruhpolding, Germany

Canada maintained their 100 per cent record in front of a home crowd on day two of the World Curling Federation (WCF) Men's World Championship in Edmonton.

Switzerland before an 8-3 success over the Dutch.Sweden also won one and lost one on the day as they beat Germany

Sweden's Kristoffer Zakarias Berg eliminated Rio 2016 bronze medallist Denis Kudla of Germany on his

Defending champions Germany have been drawn in Group B of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation

Canada suffered their second consecutive defeat on day two of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship in Plymouth today.

progressing and the bottom two in the pool going into the quarter finals against Group B sides.In Group B, Germany

defeated the Czech Republic 2-1, while Sweden beat Switzerland by the same scoreline.It means Germany

Hosts and defending champions Canada began their campaign at the World Men's Curling Championship with a 7-5 victory over Switzerland in Edmonton.

by the Swiss as the countries each played their second contest of the day.Japan beat Italy 9-5 and Germany

Sweden’s Alex Kessidis broke Azerbaijan’s stranglehold on today’s Greco-Roman gold medals by winning the 80 kilograms title at the European Under-23 Wrestling Championships in Szombathely in Hungary.

over Matti Kuosmanen of Finland.Former under-23 champions Fatih Baskoy of Turkey and Muhammed Sever of Germany

Defending champions the United States put their tumultuous build-up to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship behind them as they beat arch-rivals Canada 2-0 on the opening day of the tournament in Michigan.

Smolentseva popped up with a vital strike to give Russia a winning start to the competition.In Group B, Germany

The European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) have called for an Extraordinary General Assembly to take place in June after expressing “serious concerns” over UEFA’s reform of club competitions and the expiry of an agreement with European football’s governing body.

four nations receive a guaranteed four places in the group stage of the competition.Currently Spain, Germany

Brad Gushue, an Olympic champion 11 years ago in Turin, will skip the Canadian hosts at the World Men's Curling Championships due to begin in Edmonton's Northlands Coliseum tomorrow.

 China, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Switzerland and United States are

A new table tennis world ranking system is set to come into operation next year to raise the profile of the sport - although it has prompted concerns from a leading player.

 "As an example Timo Boll would be ranked number six in Germany and 44 [now changed to 48] in the

as a example Timo Boll would be ranked nr 6 in Germany and 44 in the world... ?