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Germany and Portugal criticise FIFA plans to hold men's World Cup every two years

  • Football

The German and Portuguese Football Associations have warned staging the FIFA World Cup every two years would be harmful to player welfare and could overshadow women's events in statements criticising the controversial proposal.

years and drastically reducing release periods for national teams "would be a major blow to football in Germany


Winterberg and Lake Placid to host 2024 and 2025 IBSF World Championships

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Winterberg and Lake Placid are set to host the 2024 and 2025 International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships respectively, it has been announced.

scheduled to host this year’s World Championships but the event ultimately took place at Altenberg in Germany



World Rugby Sevens Series set to restart as COVID-19 issues continue

  • Rugby Sevens

Six men's teams who featured at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are set to return to action at the World Rugby Sevens Series in Vancouver this weekend.

B and they will take on Ireland, Hong Kong and Jamaica.Group C comprises the United States, Canada, Germany


China names strong team for Sudirman Cup title defence

  • Badminton

Olympic champion Chen Yufei will seek to lead China’s title defence at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Sudirman Cup Finals in Vantaa, with the nation’s top stars poised to return to the international circuit.

with the group stage with China facing Thailand, Finland and India in Group A, while Chinese Taipei, Germany


FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series poised to reach climax in Bucharest

  • 3x3 basketball

Eight nations are set to compete at the final of the International Basketball Association (FIBA) 3x3 Women’s Series in Bucharest, which begins tomorrow.

 Russia, Germany, Canada and hosts Romania form Pool A while Pool B comprises The Netherlands, Mongolia


Paralympic gold medallist Henshaw retains women's VL3 title at ICF Para Canoe World Championships

  • Canoeing News

Britain’s Tokyo 2020 women’s Para canoe KL2 champion Charlotte Henshaw retained her International Canoe Federation (ICF) Para Canoe World Championships title in the women’s VL3 event in the Danish capital Copenhagen.

The first final of the day was in the women’s VL1, which saw Lillemor Koeper of Germany earn a comfortable

Laura Sugar won her women’s KL3 heat, with Henshaw doing likewise in the women’s KL2.Edina Müller of Germany


German bobsleigh pilot Hannighofer ruled out of 2021-2022 season with knee injury

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

German bobsleigh pilot Hans-Peter Hannighofer has been forced to withdraw from the 2021-2022 International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) season after suffering a serious knee injury during training in Oberhof.

Hannighofer earned a bronze in the two-man discipline at February’s IBSF World Championships in Altenberg in Germany


Six teams start quest for Beijing 2022 qualification spot at World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool

  • Para Ice Hockey News

The World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool is set to start tomorrow in Östersund in Sweden, with the six teams participating all aiming for a spot at the Paralympic Qualification Tournament, bringing them a step closer to competing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games.

2021China are third seeds on the back of finishing runners-up at the last World Championships B-Pool, while Germany

Arena, which has capacity for 2,700 spectators.The first day of competition sees Poland face China, Germany


Italy and Slovenia progress to Men's EuroVolley semi-finals

  • Volleyball

Italy and Slovenia will play Serbia and Poland respectively in the semi-finals of Men’s EuroVolley after recording straight-sets wins in their quarter-finals at Ostravar Aréna in the Czech city of Ostrava.

since 2005, and their challenge rolls on after a comfortable win against 2017 runners-up Germany.It was Germany


November's World Triathlon Para Championships awarded to Abu Dhabi

  • Triathlon

This year’s World Triathlon Para Championships will be held alongside the World Triathlon Championship Series event in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, in November.

Emirates.The World Triathlon Championship Series Abu Dhabi follows the event scheduled for Hamburg in Germany




Trio of German sporting stars back Reindl candidacy for IIHF Presidency

  • Ice Hockey

A trio of German sporting stars have backed Franz Reindl’s campaign to become International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President later this month.

has also supported Reindl’s candidacy.Reindl nominated Sturm for the head coach position.Sturm led Germany

He also changed the philosophy of our sport in Germany and the tremendous success of German Hockey is