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World Relays: USA reigns in 4x100, Noah Lyles and Tebogo shine in 4x400m

  • Athletics

The World Athletics Relays concluded this Sunday in Nassau, Bahamas, after two exciting days, and now 14 teams have already qualified for each of the five relay events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

-Germany.-Nigeria.-Liberia.Women's 4x100m:-United States.-France.-Great Britain.-Germany.-Australia.

-Germany.-Nigeria.-United States.-Brazil.-Trinidad and Tobago.-Spain.-Poland.

-Germany.-Switzerland.-Jamaica.-Ukraine.


Riner and Stump take gold at Dushanbe Grand Slam

  • Judo

After the continental championships, the Judo Grand Slam returned with a tournament in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. With some teams sending their second and third numbers to Dushanbe, the host country won a record seven medals, but only one was gold. Switzerland, Austria and Italy had two gold medals, with Switzerland topping the overall standings, Austria second and Italy third. 

IJFJust a week after Anna-Maria Wagner and Alina Boehm (both Germany) won silver and bronze respectively

Anna-Maria Wagner (Germany)2. Alina Boehm (Germany)3. Emma Reid (Great Britain)3.

Losseni Kone (Germany


Noah Lyles, Marcell Jacobs secure USA, Italy spots in Paris Olympic Relays

  • Athletics

World sprint champion Noah Lyles and reigning Olympic 100m gold medallist Marcell Jacobs helped the United States and Italy earn respective qualification for the men's 4x100m relays at Paris 2024.

Australia  set an area record to finish second in heat three behind Germany with Britain, Netherlands

Belgium, Japan, Germany, Italy, Nigeria and Britain all also went through to Sunday's final.


Euro 2024: UEFA extends squad lists up to 26 players

  • Football

UEFA has been lobbied by coaches and players themselves to allow the immediate inclusion of three players in national team squads, meaning they can extended their teams from 23 to 26 players. Such decision was approved last Friday, meaning it is official.

The first tournament to allow the expansion from 23 to 26 players will be UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany in

As a result, the UEFA Executive Committee will allow them to play at Euro 2024 in Germany.


International World Games Association AGM concludes in Esslingen, Germany

  • World Games

Around 100 delegates and 29 International Member Federations with voting rights attended the International World Games Association (IWGA) AGM where the IWGA Athletes Committee, Women's leadership programme, Sustainability Strategy, and cooperation with National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Sports Organisations (NSOs) were among the topics discussed.

Among the headlines from the AGM was the announcement of Karlsruhe in Germany as the host city for the


LTOK President Daina Gudzinevičiūtė - UEFA U19 Women's Championship Ambassador

  • Football

The best U19 football teams from the Old Continent will compete in Lithuania from 14-27 July and Daina Gudzinevičiūtė, Olympic champion and president of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee (LTOK), will be the ambassador of the UEFA U19 Women's Football Championship.

The national teams of the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain and Germany are in Group B.


Taekwondo Refugee athlete's dream come true

  • Taekwondo

Five Taekwondo athletes were named by International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take part at the Paris 2024. With five athletes, Taekwondo is the third most represented sport in the team. The addition of five refugee athletes will result in the largest number of Taekwondo athletes ever at an Olympic Games with more than 130 due to compete in Paris.

Kasra Mehdipournejad (M+80kg) fled Iran and now lives and trains in Germany.


The World Games back in Karlsruhe in 2029, 40 years on

  • World Games

The World Games will be held in Karlsruhe, Germany, which hosted the event 40 years ago in 1989.

A proven host with a strong track record, Germany has hosted the 3rd edition of the World Games in Karlsruhe

events.After being nominated by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), the city in the southwest of Germany

IWGA President José Perurena said, "Germany has shown a strong commitment to the World Games.


Flag football and cheerleading join The World Games

  • World Games

The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) and the International Cheer Union (ICU) have joined the International World Games Association (IWGA). This brings the total number of members to 40. The vote to admit the two bodies took place on 1 May and they will be included in the Chengdu 2025 programme.

The World Games, from our Tackle Game debut in Duisburg, Germany, in 2005, to hosting Flag Football at


France to increase airport border guards for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Authorities announced on Tuesday that during the Olympic Games, France will deploy 1,900 more border guards at Paris airports and intensify efforts against clandestine taxis.

This is in addition to approximately 35,000 police officers and gendarmes.In March, Germany announced

Conversely, French forces are slated to travel to Germany for the Euro 2024 football tournament in June


Women's World Cup 2027: US and Mexico pull out of hosting bid

  • FIFA

In a joint statement, the US and Mexican football federations announced their decision to withdraw their 2027 bid in order to pursue a successful bid for the 2031 tournament.

withdrawal of the USA and Mexico leaves two rival bids in the running for the tournament: a joint bid from Germany


12 new FISU finswimming records at World University Championships

  • FISU Section Pages

The 2024 FISU World University Championships Finswimming was certainly one for the books — as no less than 12 records were rewritten at the event that took place last 26-27 April in Pereira, Colombia. 

The host nation, Colombia, came second, with five golds, one silver and two bronzes and finally Germany

Pereira2024 FISU World University Championship Finswimming in Colombia🇨🇴 saw Johanna Schikora from Germany

from Taiwan at 00:17.00.Gold medalists Oier Irisarri Rodriguez of Spain, Johanna Katharina Schikora of Germany


Qatar set to submit bid for 2036 Olympics?

  • Summer Olympics

Qatari newspaper Al-Watan reports that the Qatar Olympic Committee has decided to compile a bid in order to try and become the first Arabic nation to host the Olympic Games.

Along with Ahmedabad in India, the Indonesian capital Jakarta, Rhine-Ruhr region in Germany, and the


Judo European Championships 2024 round-up: Heydarov hat-trick in Zagreb

  • Judo

The 2024 Judo European Championships took place in Zagreb, Croatia on April 25-28 with 427 judoka from 47 countries competing. Azerbaijin's Hidayat Heydarov won his third consecutive title, and fourth in total, at -73kg, while Audrey Tcheumeo claimed her fifth women's -78kg European crown.

The 34-year-old defeated Germany's former world champion Anna-Maria Wagner of Germany in the final by

Anna-Maria Wagner (Germany)3. Alina Boehm (Germany)3. Inbar Lanir (Israel)Women’s +78 kg1.


‘Must-see stars’ Wembanyama and Doncic drive NBA engagement

  • Basketball

Like a dizzying coast-to-coast fast break, Victor Wembanyama hit the ground running in his first season in the NBA, which delivered record-breaking numbers across digital platforms in Europe and the Middle East. The French wonder leads all Europeans among the 10 most-viewed players globally on social media.

’s exploits with the Mavs in the 2000s paved the way for German players in the American league, and Germany

brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner in Orlando, time spent watching Magic games on NBA League Pass in Germany