Denmark’s Annika Langvad broke clear from the rest of the pack and surged to victory in the women’s elite race at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships in Nové Město na Moravě in the Czech Republic today.

battle for silver.Poland’s Maja Wloszczowska was well positioned, narrowly in front of Sabine Spitz of Germany

Paralympic and world champion Markus Rehm has officially abandoned his attempt at competing at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro alongside able-bodied athletes following a meeting with International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) secretary general Jean Gracia today.

alteration to the regulation has not been confirmed but if it is agreed, Rehm will be able to represent Germany

Gold medal favourites Ganna Rizatdinova and Melitina Staniouta led the way as qualifying action began at the Berlin Masters rhythmic gymnastics World Cup event.

Masters Rhythmic GymnasticsJapan qualified first in the group competition.They scored 17,850 to beat Germany

Hungary won three more gold medals as age group action continued today at the European Canoe Marathon Championships in Pontevedra, while Portugal were the other nation to claim victory.

the men's junior C2 event in 1min 29.10sec.Arved Heine and Jonas Mode finished in second place for Germany

Doping cheat turned whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova has become the first Russian athlete to be granted permission to compete internationally under a neutral flag by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

whistleblowers to come forward.She ran an 800 metres Olympic qualifying standard of 2min 01.31sec in Germany

Germany’s rhythmic gymnastics team are hoping to hone their preparations for this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in front of their home crowd at the Berlin Masters, which is due to begin tomorrow.

bronze medal winner Melitina Staniouta.Brazil, Finland, Japan and Ukraine are set to join host nation Germany

Austria’s Lorenz Petutschnig and Tobias Winter overturned a first-set deficit against the United States’ Jeremy Casebeer and Sean Rosenthal to advance to the main draw of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour Poreč Major Series event.

for them is a meeting tomorrow with 28th-seeded qualifiers Teresa Mersmann and Isabel Schneider of Germany

Croatia's Samanta Fabris and Sara Radanovic 21-11, 21-17 and Germany's Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler of Germany

Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza is set to provide the backdrop for a professional squash tournament for the first time in a decade after it was announced today that the 2016 Al Ahram International will take the sport back to arguably its most iconic location ever in September.

tournament, including defending champions England.They had been joined by Canada, Finland, France, Germany

Former Soviet Union international ice hockey player Yuri Shipitsyn has died of a heart-attack at the age of 53.

for Dynamo Minsk, Dinamo Riga and Avangard Omsk, before spells in minor leagues in Switzerland and Germany

Denmark have presented a bid to host a Tour de France Grand Départ to the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) with Copenhagen having been put forward as a potential destination for the race.

history.”Belgium, Britain and the Netherlands are among the most recent hosts of the Grand Départ, with Germany

The United States women have risen two places to fifth on the latest International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hero World Rankings after they secured the bronze medal at the recent Champions Trophy tournament at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London.

champions, top the rankings on 2,179 points, with The Netherlands second on 1,838.Olympic champions Germany

Hosts and defending champions France will take on the strong challenge of Poland in the group stage of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Men’s World Championship in 2017 after the draw was conducted.

Iceland.Tunisia and Angola will seek to provide a strong African challenge in the group.European champions Germany

Two-time defending champions Spain bowed out at the last 16 of the UEFA European Championships after being beaten by an impressive Italian outfit, while England crashed to a humiliating defeat to tournament minnows Iceland.

Pelle firing in from close range to seal a 2-0 victory for his side.Italy will now meet world champions Germany

Rio 2016 top seeds Talita Antunes and Larissa Franca of Brazil will bid for a second straight International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour Porec Major title when the event in Croatia gets underway tomorrow.

off having participated in eight out of the previous 11 events.Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany

competition if they are to top the podium for the second year in the row.Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany

International Skating Union (ISU) singles, pairs and ice dancing judge are due to be held in Oberstdorf, Germany