Sprint events will become an integral part of all future International Luge Federation (FIL) World Championships, the governing body has confirmed.

Seven titles were awarded at this year's Championships in Königssee in Germany for the first time thanks

Geisenberger claim gold and Kocher the silver.Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt won the doubles sprint title for Germany

Australia were made to wait over an hour to be officially crowned winners of the International Hockey Federation Champions Trophy after India launched an official protest following their 3-1 shootout defeat as the tournament ended in farcical circumstances here today.

two years.In the bronze medal match, Marco Miltkau’s 40th minute strike guided defending champions Germany

period as they were awarded a penalty stroke.Britain were denied bronze on home soil as they lost 1-0 to Germany

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manoj Kumar of India squeezed through to the second round of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Open Boxing World Olympic Qualification tournament with a narrow victory over Puerto Rico's Danielito Zorrila de la Rosa today.

, who ousted Aref Mohammad of Afghanistan 3-0, and South Korean Inkyu Kim as he beat Hamza Touba of Germany

World champion Lizzie Armitstead earned the overall race lead at the Aviva Women's Tour after winning the third stage of the race in Chesterfield.

to challenge the home favourite in the final two stages, with defending champion Lisa Brennauer of Germany

Belgium has been awarded the men’s and women’s 2019 EuroHockey Championships, beating only rivals Germany

Sixteen countries will begin their challenge for just one available place in the men’s rugby sevens tournament at Rio 2016 tomorrow, with the Olympic qualification tournament beginning in Monaco.

two progressing from four groups into Sunday’s (June 19) knock-out phase.Group B features Canada, Germany

Substitute Daniel Sturridge scored a dramatic injury time winner as England beat fierce rivals Wales 2-1 at the UEFA European Championships in France.

favour with a close range finish deep into stoppage time.In the other Group C match world champions Germany

Six countries secured team berths for the Rio 2016 recurve archery competitions at the Final Qualification Tournament in Antalya today.

 it,” said Malaysia's Haziq Kamaruddin after his country's place was decided by a victory over Germany

for the men's event in Copenhagen.The women's qualifiers in the Danish capital were Canada, Colombia, Germany

Reigning Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold has returned to training ahead of Pyeongchang 2018 after recovering from the “emotional exhaustion” which prompted her to take an extended break from skeleton.

sealing International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Championships gold in Winterberg, Germany

Emma Twigg and Kim Brennan are due to resume their antipodean rowing rivalry for the first time since 2014 at the third-leg of the World Rowing Cup, which starts tomorrow in Poznan.

eight will also be smarting for revenge after slumping to fourth in Lucerne behind The Netherlands, Germany

Two Brazilian and Spanish pairings each advanced through the qualifying round as action began at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Olsztyn Grand Slam.

Francisco Tomas joined them after overcoming the fifth-seeded Poniewaz brothers, Bennet and David, of Germany

You get the feeling that Cristiano Ronaldo would have been Vince Lombardi’s kind of a guy.

the current UEFA National Team Coefficient ranking system has Portugal at number four, just behind Germany

We all have to take defeats in life.”After Argentina’s 1-0 defeat by Germany after extra time in the

to be one step ahead of him.”Lionel Messi, pictured in the disappointment of Argentina's defeat by Germany

Bulgaria’s Ruzhdi Ruzhdi and Britain's Jo Butterfield were among the record-breakers as another four world marks bit the dust on the penultimate day of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics European Championships in Grosseto.

Britain's Jonnie Peacock, the reigning Paralympic gold medallist, edged fierce rival Felix Streng of Germany

India kept alive their hopes of a spot in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Champions Trophy final with a last-gasp victory over South Korea in London today.

victory over Belgium.Hosts Britain scored a second-half equaliser to draw 1-1 with defending champions Germany

All seven federations due to participate in the inaugural European Championships in 2018 have agreed "in principle" to taking part in a second edition in 2022.

been confirmed in five major European markets for the 2018 event: the BBC in Britain, ARD/ZDF in Germany