Suddenly the handshake between Thomas Bach and Besim Hasani was not happening any more. The hand of the upwardly mobile International Olympic Committee vice president had halted in mid-air - at the point where Hasani had introduced himself as "President of the Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOC)."

swiftly recognised by the majority of the western world, including United States, Britain, France, Germany

Top seed Paula Badosa has been knocked out of the Madrid Open in the second round by two-time champion Simona Halep.

little tennis in 2022 due to be unvaccinated against COVID-19.Olympic champion Alexander Zverev from Germany

Under-18 World Championship final after winning their respective semi-final contests at Landshut in Germany

The International Cycling Union (UCI) Men's WorldTour is set to head to Germany for the first time this

With around 100 days to go until the second edition of the European Championships in Munich and European Championships Management developing the host city appointment process for the third edition in 2026, the future looks bright for the innovative event that aims to "Elevate the Champions of Europe". 

 It was on terrestrial platforms across key markets in Europe, like Germany, France, and Italy,

from a tourism destination point of view.The number-one tourism market for Scotland outside England is Germany

get the amount of coverage which was similar to an Olympic platform for the European Championships in Germany

showed that it was the right thing to do and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens this summer in Germany

Hosts Switzerland will face Scotland in the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship final after winning their respective semi-final contests today in Geneva.

Germany and Norway will contest the bronze-medal match tomorrow, following their semi-final defeats.Spain

Ukraine’s Bogdan Iadov secured a popular gold medal on the opening day of the European Judo Championships in Sofia, winning the men's under-66 kilograms title.

Mina Libeer, who pulled off triumphs against Vera Zemanova of the Czech Republic and Pauline Starke of Germany

Caitlin Connor and Vincent Hancock triumphed in the mixed team skeet competition as the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Lonato concluded.

Bacosi triumphed in the first, with the Italians beating Nadine Messerschmidt and Vincent Haaga of Germany

German tennis star Boris Becker has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for hiding assets in a bid to avoid paying debts.

transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds from his business account, failing to declare a property in Germany

The free-scoring United States eased into the semi-finals of the International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 World Championship, while Canada’s title defence came to an end.

The US team had scored 24 goals in their three group-stage wins in Germany, which earned top seeding

to complete a 6-5 win for Finland.Finland will face Sweden in the semi-finals.Sweden overcame hosts Germany

Defending champions Norway have been drawn in the same group as Hungary, 2020 bronze medallists Croatia and Switzerland at this year's European Women's Handball Championship.

year's World Championship, have been drawn alongside Slovenia, Serbia and Sweden in Group B.Spain, Germany

Switzerland’s Alina Paetz and Sven Michel earned direct qualification to the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship semi-finals on the draw shot challenge, after a three-team tie at the top of Group A in Geneva.

wins.Muirhead and Lammie won 10-2 against Turkey in the morning session, before beating Spain 10-3.Canada and Germany

Spain have been disqualified from the 2023 Rugby World Cup after being deducted points over fielding an ineligible player in two matches.

Russia qualifying for the Rugby World Cup despite initially finishing third in the standings, while Germany

An International Fencing Federation (FIE) Grand Prix in Cairo is set to begin tomorrow, with men's and women's épée events being held at the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex.

than 230 athletes representing countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany

Top seeds Carolina Marin and Viktor Axelsen advanced to the quarter-finals of the European Badminton Championships in Madrid.

all-Danish third round match.Blichfeldt will face France’s Qi Xuefei, who upset fifth seed Yvonne Li of Germany