Singapore endured a frustrating day in the women’s singles as the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Korean Open began in Incheon.

player of vast international pedigree, who has won World Tour singles title in China in 2011 and in Germany

Russia’s Alexander Petrov equalled the men’s junior 25 metres pistol world record to win gold at the European Junior Shooting Championships at the Männiku Shooting Centre in Tallinn.

Daniil Shikhov and Egor Ismakov they ended on a tally of 1719.The podium was completed by France and Germany

respectively.Russia were also successful in the men’s 50m pistol final by finishing with 1625, while Ukraine and Germany

Defending men’s champions Czech Republic began their International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) Inline Hockey World Championships campaign with a crushing victory over Mexico at the Hodegart Arena Asiago in Italy.

match contested saw Chinese Taipei beat China 22-0, while in Pool C, Canada recorded an 11-2 win over Germany

Spain will face Italy last 16 of the 2016 UEFA European Championships after the defending champions fell to a late defeat against Croatia to finish as runners-up in Group D at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux.

Spain in the 2012 final.Croatia will now face one of the best third place teams.Mario Gomez scored as Germany

Xin Xu will seek to continue his strong form at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Korean Open in Incheon as the Chinese A-team seeks to emulate its dominance in Japan last week.

in-form Wong Chun Ting could be most likely to cause an upset.Chuang Chih-Yuan of Taiwan and Timo Boll of Germany

Former karate world champion Abdu Shaher claims the sport "has a right" to be included on the sports programme for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Meanwhile the old school countries like ourselves, Germany, France, Italy and Japan the inventors of

Simon Munn will make his seventh appearance at the Paralympic Games after being named in Britain's 12 member wheelchair basketball squad for the men’s tournament at Rio 2016.

action.Britain, who are the reigning European champions, will face the United States, hosts Brazil, Iran, Germany

Sochi will host the 2020 International Luge Federation (FIL) World Championships, it has been announced as an investigation continues into Russian doping during the 2014 Winter Olympics in the coastal resort.

who will hold the world titles heading into the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.Winterberg in Germany

Hosts Brazil continued their impressive start to the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World League by beating the United States in four-sets in Rio de Janeiro.

25-22, 25-13 in the same city.Pool E1 action took place in Long Beach, where the United States beat Germany

Spain claimed the final place in the men’s Rio 2016 rugby sevens tournament after earning a surprise win over Samoa in the World Rugby Olympic Repechage Tournament final in Monaco today.

the 2015 Oceania Sevens Championship, stood in Spain’s way after they had overcome surprise package Germany

Snizhana Tisyeyeva has returned home after spending weeks in hospital following a car accident in Kyiv that also involved fellow Ukrainian biathlete Artem Tyshchenko.

provisional suspension lifted after testing positive for meldonium at an IBU Cup event hosted by Arber in Germany

Lionel Messi became Argentina’s joint record goalscorer as they beat Venezuela 4-1 to reach the Copa América Centenario semi-finals.

defending champions top Mexico’s previous record defeat at a major tournament - a 6-0 loss against West Germany

Ireland and Samoa were among the countries to keep their Rio 2016 hopes alive at the World Rugby Olympic Repechage Tournament in Monaco today. 

Zimbabwe.Ireland advanced to the last eight with three victories ©World RugbyIn Pool B, surprise package Germany

by edging Uruguay 22-14.Canada beat the Uruguayans 33-0 and Sri Lanka 57-0 to go into a clash with Germany

will play Spain in the last eight, with Russia meeting Canada.Hong Kong are set to meet Samoa with Germany

Teams from Slovakia and Brazil each achieved the unusual feat of recovering from two pool-stage defeats to reach the semi-finals of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Olsztyn Grand Prix in Poland.

Hermannova of Czech Republic 21-14, 21-12 in 27 minutes and 16th-seeded Chantal Laboureur and Julia Sude of Germany

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball Subcommittee has announced rule changes to alter the competition format for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

could face competition from defending champions Finland and the United States.Algeria, Canada, China, Germany