Austria avoided relegation from the top tier of the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship by dramatically beating Hungary in a shootout to relegate their neighbours instead.

defending champions and hosts Finland, who are third and have already qualified, and hope that fourth place Germany

Chinese singles top seeds Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha entered the fray with routine second-round victories at the International Table Tennis Federation World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Durban.

without dropping a game by overcoming Thailand's Jinnipa Sawettabut 11-5, 11-2, 11-2, 11-3.Shan Xiaona of Germany

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has suspended the National Federations of New Zealand, Germany

the International Olympic Committee (IOC).An Interim Executive Board featured representatives from Germany

Irish Amateur Boxing Association.The IBA today announced it had found four of those - New Zealand, Germany

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has insisted the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' statement on the war in Ukraine is "fully aligned" with its position relating to Russia and Belarus' participation in international sport.

Leaders from upcoming Olympic hosts France, Italy and the United States as well as Britain, Canada, Germany

Germany ended the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup second meet in Golfo Aranci on top of

The United States and Switzerland have extended their undefeated streaks at the Ice Hockey World Championship as they both moved to six wins in the tournament hosted in Finland and Latvia.

The day's play also saw Germany get the better of Hungary 7-2 in Tampere while Slovakia edged Slovenia

Alexander Massialas of the United States and Anne Sauer of Germany won respective men’s and women’s won

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bagging a total score of 33.250 for the gold medal ©AGFMascot Luigi was celebrating Darja Varfolomeev of Germany

Italian all-around world champion Sofia Raffaeli finished the 2023 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships with two individual gold medals.

33.650 in the ball final before adding the clubs title with a total of 33.000.Darja Varfolomeev of Germany

Boris van der Vorst and Matthew Holt have led a World Boxing delegation on a visit to Ireland, where the country's Sports Minister Thomas Byrne affirmed his commitment to preserving the sport's place on the Olympic programme.

heart of the Olympic Movement", led by an Interim Executive Board comprised of representatives from Germany

Chinese President Xi Jinping has driven forward development in sport, not only in China but also on a global scale, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

 Sunak claimed that G7 leaders, including Japan, the United States Canada and Germany, had shown

Boryana Kaleyn of Bulgaria upgraded from her 2022 all-around silver to gold at the 2023 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships here.

for the last place on the podium.After topping the clubs qualifier yesterday, Darja Varfolomeev of Germany

France finished on a high in the sprint finals on the fourth and final day at the European Canoe Association (ECA) Wildwater Canoeing Championships in Skopje, North Macedonia, taking four gold medals.

day’s classic races, Belgium’s Laurane Sinnesael won the women’s kayak title from Sophia Schmidt of Germany

Defending champions Finland scored five times in a sensational final period to thrash Hungary 7-1 at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Tampere.

IIHFWorlds #HUNFIN pic.twitter.com/IUKi7xX5TX— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 19, 2023The other Group A match saw Germany

at the Nokia Arena.Nico Sturm and Parker Tuomie scored either side of a goal from Bernd Wolf to put Germany

to seal victory for Germany.Finland's victory takes them to third in third place in the Group, while Germany

A total of 24 athletes qualified for the all-around finals after two days of qualification with Bulgarian duo Stiliana Nikolova and Boryana Kaleyn coming out on top at the 2023 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships here.

Day three saw clubs and ribbon qualifiers taking place with Darja Varfolomeev of Germany and Viktoriia