Angelique Kerber has identified playing at the Paris 2024 Olympics as a key target as she plots a return from maternity leave.

The 34-year-old - who won an Olympic silver medal for Germany at Rio 2016 - missed the US Open after

Holders Serbia remain unbeaten at the Women’s Volleyball World Championship after registering a seventh straight victory in their Pool F contest with the Dominican Republic.

surprisingly beaten by tournament co-hosts Poland 25-23, 25-20, 25-18.The other match in the pool saw Germany

Gabriela "Gabi" Guimaraes produced a captain's performance for Brazil to lead her side to victory against Pool E leaders Italy at the Women's Volleyball World Championship.

, in Łódź.The Americans outmatched Dominican Republic 21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-14 while Turkey swept Germany

Defending champions China are to face India and Hungary in the opening knockout round of the men's and women's competitions at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Table Tennis Championships after concluding the group stage unbeaten.

women's event, Puerto Rico finished runner-up to China after edging the US 3-2 with Group Five victors Germany

to Thailand, although they held onto first and are now due to play Czech Republic.Group Five winners Germany

COVID-19 countermeasures including no exchange of line-ups and teams not sharing rosin bags and pine tar are to be enforced at the Under-23 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan.

top-ranked Japan, South Korea, South Africa, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, defending champions Venezuela, Germany

Germany, India, Chinese Taipei and Portugal are the first two women teams to qualify for the next round

3-1.India made it three wins from three in Group Two following a 3-2 victory against Kazakhstan and Germany

Three Ukrainian boxers captured bronze medals at the European Junior Boxing Championships after being allowed to compete under their own flag in Montesilvano despite the suspension of their national governing body.

suffering a semi-final defeat to Vesta Austynaite of Lithuania.Shcherbyna lost Victoria Helena Gatt of Germany

Belgium qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics after being crowned champions of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping Nations Cup at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona in Spain.

Netherlands - the defending champions - took fourth place after accumulating eight points.Britain, Spain, and Germany

quota place at Pars 2024 via this victory.France already have one as hosts, while Ireland, Britain, Germany

Titouan Perrin-Ganier of France claimed his fifth rainbow jersey at the 2022 International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike Cross-Country Eliminator (XCE) World Championships in Barcelona.

The Frenchman completed the race to bag 110 points and the gold medal.Simon Gegenheimer of Germany, who

Commonwealth Games gold medallists India continued their mighty form by upsetting second seeds Germany

smiles on Team India’s faces after a monumental 3-1 victory over #ITTFWorlds2022 second seeds Team Germany

also swept South Africa 3-0 in Group Three.Iran were 3-0 losers versus Luxembourg in Group Four and Germany

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) have been urged to "start embracing digital disruption" in a bid to ensure the European Games remains "relevant" to younger audiences.

European Youth Olympic Festival.There was also a panel made up of officials from Austria, Finland, Germany

All eyes will be on defending champions Gaia Tormena of Italy and Simon Gegenheimer of Germany as the

It's hard to imagine a clearer indication of flag football's rise to prominence than this week's announcement that the Pro Bowl - the National Football League's (NFL) iconic annual All-Star game - is to become a flag football showcase.

unrivalled sporting spectacle and fan engagement masterclass.This year brings another new market in Germany

Football clubs in Germany and England have begun altering kickoff times to reduce floodlight usage during

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has decided not to renew the contract of Dirk Schimmelpfennig, the country's Chef de Mission at the last three Olympic Games, meaning a new director of competitive sports will be appointed.

placing ninth at Tokyo 2020.Schimmelpfenig's time was consistent performance-wise at Winter Games, with Germany

we came to the conclusion that, given the numerous challenges currently facing competitive sport in Germany

Germany had previously finished no lower than sixth on the medals table since reunification before Tokyo

ImagesHe thanked Schimmelpfenig "for the excellent work he has done for the DOSB and competitive sports in Germany