Ahead of the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, the FIFA Council met in the Thai capital on Wednesday to take decisions including the approval of the Women’s International Match Calendar 2026-29.

FIFA's member associations will choose between Brazil and a joint-bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands

The last Judo Grand Slam tournament before the 2024 World Championships in Abu Dhabi took place in Astana, Kazakhstan on 10-12 May.

Dena Pohl (Germany)3. Minami Aono (Japan)Women’s -70 kg1. Tais Pina (Portugal)2.

Anna Monta Olek (Germany)3. Emma Reid (Great Britain)3.

Timo Cavelius (Germany)3. Abylaikhan Zhubanazar (Kazakhstan)3.

Eduard Trippel (Germany)3. Eljan Hajiyev (Azerbaijan)3. Vugar Talibov (Azerbaijan)Men’s -100 kg1.

The 2024 European Taekwondo Championships took place from 9-12 May in Belgrade, Serbia. 

Supharada Kisskalt (Germany)3. Bruna Duvancic (Croatia)Women’s 53 kg1.

Yanna Schneider (Germany)Women’s +73 kg1. Lorena Brandl (Germany)2. Nafia Kus Aydin (Turkiye)3.

The Wrestling World Qualifiers for Paris 2024, held in Istanbul, Turkiye from 9-12 May, was the last chance for wrestlers to secure their country's presence at the Olympic Games. The two finalists and the best of the third places won the Olympic licence.

Erik Thiele (Germany), Zbigniew Baranowski (Poland) and Awusayiman Habila (China) all qualified in the

331 riders competed at the Cheile Grădiștei circuit in Romania this weekend. Avondetto won the elite men's race. Pieterse won the women's race in heavy rain. Switzerland topped the medals table for all disciplines with 11 medals. 3 of them were gold.

Nina Benz (Germany) was 2'15" behind.In the other categories, there were surprises as well as confirmations

reigning world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (France) and Danish star Simon Andreassen, while Kira Böhm (Germany

Bayer Leverkusen remain unbeaten in all competitions in the 2023/24 season, reaching the European record of 50 matches without defeat after a 5-0 win away to Bochum in the Bundesliga, where they have already been crowned champions.

38 in 2011/12) and Arsenal (38 in 2003/04) have done the same in Europe's top five leagues (England, Germany

PT Usha, the president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), pledged full support to Olympic-bound athletes for Paris, ensuring that sports-specific support staff will be located near the Games Village for efficient assistance without time wastage.

financial assistance to train for 22 days at the National Table Tennis Training Centre in Dusseldorf, Germany

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle visited Nigeria as part of his promotion of the Invictus Games, the sporting event he founded for wounded military veterans, Agence France-Presse reported Friday. 

Staff General Christopher Musa, who praised the experience of Nigerian troops at the Invictus Games in Germany

(DOSB) will instruct trainers in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi together with Special Olympics Germany

Olympics team from Uganda in a pilot project last year before and during the Games, DOSB, Special Olympics Germany

aus.➡️ https://t.co/U3frfyIhhu pic.twitter.com/lbOeROB6z6— DOSB (@DOSB) May 10, 2024Special Olympics Germany

disabilities in society is strengthened.”Sven Albrecht, Federal Managing Director of Special Olympics Germany

World Rugby has announced the squad of 23 match officials who will officiate at the Rugby Sevens competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France from 24-30 July.

-Maria Latos (Germany).-Cisco Lopez (United States).-Tyler Miller (Australia).

Gina Böttcher has received the German Olympic Sportsperson of the Month award for April following her three golds at the European Para Swimming Championships in Portugal.

the SM4 150m individual medley, S4 50m backstroke and S4 50m freestyle on consecutive days to help Germany

UniSport Australia celebrated a record-breaking year of contributions and performances at its annual Sport Awards in Canberra on Wednesday.

having won his 11th Paracanoe world title at August's ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany

The 16 teams for the Olympic mixed doubles table tennis tournament have been decided with the top six teams in the updated International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings - excluding those who had qualified by other means - completing the field.

Assar and Dina Meshref (African Championship winners)France – Alexis Lebrun and Jianan Yuan (Host Quota)Germany

Elif Berra Gokkir clinched the top three spots on the podium in the European qualifier held in Essen, Germany

Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini is hopeful that the world will open their hearts and minds to support refugees and their participation in the upcoming Olympic Games this summer in Paris. 

journey that would take her through Lebanon, Turkey, Aegean Sea to Greece, before finally making it to Germany