Britain's three-time Olympic rowing champion Peter Reed has set his sights on competing at Tokyo 2020 after returning to official training.

emphatically in the last race of the Olympic Regatta on the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, beating rivals Germany

Czech Republic, China and Germany are among six unbeaten teams after two days of competition at the World

Reigning champion Felix Loch of Germany will be hoping to cut the 32 point gap to International Luge

the latest leg of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup season, which begins in Oberhof in Germany

aim to continue his dominant start to the season in Oberhof ©Getty ImagesThe Belarusian arrives in Germany

The Turkish Volleyball Federation has appointed Macedonia’s Josko Milenkoski and Italy’s Giovanni Guidetti as the coaches of their respective men’s and women’s teams on four-year contracts.

can bring similar success to their women’s team as he did with Germany’s and The Netherlands'.He led Germany

since returning from a six-month injury lay-off - but Switzerland recovered to claim a 2-1 victory over Germany

first point to the last,” the 19-year-old, who beat Federer in the semi-finals of the Halle Open in Germany

inspired display to overcome Swiss great Roger Federer ©Getty ImagesThe shock triumph for Zverev gave Germany

Czech Republic, China and France were among the winners of the opening day of action at the World Junior-B Curling Championships in Östersund in Sweden, where the final places for the 2017 World Junior Curling Championships are up for grabs.

 Group C is led by China, 7-5 winners against Germany, along with Denmark, 8-1 victors against Australia

Austria's Stefan Kraft topped the qualification standings at the third competition of the Four Hills Tournament in front of a home crowd in Innsbruck.

Kraft is hoping to add to his victory at the opening competition of the tournament in Oberstdorf in Germany

Olympic champion Alexander Tretiakov has reportedly had his provisional suspension from skeleton competition confirmed by the Russian Bobsleigh Federation, alongside Elena Nikitina, Olga Potylitsina and Maria Orlova.

competition at Germany's Altenberg track on Friday and Saturday (January 6 and 7).Winterberg, also in Germany

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont has hailed 2016 as a "special, memorable and successful year" and believes the governing body can continue to fend off the threats which have plagued other sports in 2017.

Bernard Lapasset in May, said World Rugby will be targeting growth in emerging markets such as China, Germany

Eurosport has unveiled new branding to officially mark the beginning of the agreement - starting today - which makes the channel the new home of the Olympic Games in Europe.

platforms ahead of the Four Hills International Ski Federation Ski Jumping World Cup stage held today in Germany

Russia’s Sergey Ustiugov claimed victory in the men’s freestyle sprint race to get his Tour de Ski campaign off to the best possible start in Val Müstair in Switzerland.

in a mass start distance classical format on Sunday (January 1).They will then move to Oberstdorf in Germany

Austria's Stefan Kraft has won the first stage of the Four Hills Tournament, which forms part of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup calendar, in Oberstdorf today.

a score of 281.8 points.Further down the rankings, last year's Obertsdorf winner Severin Freund of Germany

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has delivered an uplifting year-end review of 2016 in which he claimed sport has shown its power to "unite all people in an increasingly fragile world".

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games.Bach has faced huge personal criticism, particularly in his native Germany

Organisers will be hoping that the focus returns to sporting performances rather than doping controversies when the Tour de Ski stage-race begins in the Swiss resort of Val Müstair tomorrow.

in a mass start distance classical format on Sunday (January 1).They will then move to Oberstdorf in Germany