The coronavirus-hit World Athletics Under-20 Championships begin in Nairobi tomorrow, but several leading nations will be absent because of the pandemic.

The United States, Britain, Australia, Japan and Germany - half of the top 10 on the medals table when

The Munich 2022 European Championships has adopted Iventis as the digital venue-planning platform for the event.

previous edition of the European Championships, the 2022 version will be the biggest multi-sport event in Germany

executive Joe Cusdin said.Rowers Oliver Zeidler, left, and Max Lemke, right, will likely compete for Germany

Relations between the two sides of weightlifting’s big divide have worsened in the past few days as the Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has refused to change course despite strong warnings about its future from inside and outside the sport.

weightlifting competitions of Tokyo 2020, aimed at achieving consensus".The United States, Finland and Germany

Naomi Osaka, who lit the Olympic Cauldron at Tokyo 2020 but has only played in one tournament since withdrawing from the French Open amid controversy over her stance of not fulfilling all media obligations to guard her mental well-being, was left in tears at a pre-Cincinnati Masters press conference.

Serbia 0-6, 6-4, 6-4.Meanwhile in the women's snigles, former world number one Angelique Kerber of Germany

Franz Reindl, the current President of the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) and one of five candidates standing to succeed the long-serving René Fasel as International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President, has stressed the importance of "balance" to his campaign.

standing for election.The DEB President was an Olympic bronze medallist at Innsbruck 1976 with West Germany

We were kind of divorced in Germany with the League and the Federation."

We did it in Germany, so I think globally it’s way bigger, but in principle it’s the same - get balanced

Paralympic table tennis champion Rob Davies will not defend his title at Tokyo 2020 because of injury.

Summer Paralympic Games since 1960.China is the most successful country with 62 gold medals, followed by Germany

Germany won their first International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Women's Series title at the last

finished seventh in the French city Poitiers and third in Klaipėda in Lithuania.In dramatic fashion, Germany

Japan's Tetsuya Aoshima and India's Komalika Bari claimed the junior men's and women's recurve gold medals on the final day of the World Archery Youth Championships in Wrocław.

women's recurve final, Bari defeated Spain's Elia Canales 7-3 in the gold medal match.Charline Schwarz of Germany

The United States topped the medal table with three golds after the finals of the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships on the last day of competition in Plovdiv in Bulgaria.

thanks to the team of Quincy Stone, Imogen Cabot, Jane Cox, Julia Veith and Victoria Grieder.Italy and Germany

and bronze medals.The second American gold came in the women's eight final in a time of 6:34.51, with Germany

podium.Starting the day with a win, the US ended with one in the men's eight final - their team defeating Germany

Thalia Ahumada Ireland, Nicole Schmid, Lina Kuehn and Olivia Roth won gold in 6:34.81, and Italy and Germany

German footballing legend Gerd Müller has died at the age of 75.

The striker scored 68 goals in 62 appearances for West Germany and was widely regarded as one of the

World Cup - where he scored the winning goal in the final - and the 1972 European Championship.West Germany

A host of former players also paid tribute to Müller, with former Germany defender and manager Franz

Russia is preparing a bid for the 2036 Olympic Games, with Saint Petersburg and Kazan the leading candidates, according to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

2004, 2008, 2012 and 2020 editions - while Ahmedabad in India is also keen.A joint application from Germany

The line-ups for tomorrow’s medal races at the World Rowing Junior Championships were confirmed after semi-finals in six categories in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv today.

to the B final in fourth.In the second semi-final, Paul Martin and Kieran Holthues won the race for Germany

Tsvetomir Malinov and Ivan Yankulov.In the men’s quadruple sculls, the first semi-final was won by Germany

Switzerland progress.In the men’s double sculls, the first semi-final saw Finn Staeblein and Adrian Groth of Germany

Russia - second in the season standings - were surprise casualties of the pool stage at the International Basketball Federation 3x3 Women's Series leg in Constanta.

Spanish had to settle for second place in Pool C, following a 15-9 loss to the Dutch.With 29 points, Germany

Football Australia chief executive James Johnson has indicated the country is interested in hosting the 2034 FIFA World Cup after playing down speculation of an earlier bid.

occasions - 1974, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018.The nation's best performance came at the 2006 edition in Germany

Repechages across six categories were today held at the World Rowing Junior Championships in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, with the top two in each race advancing to their respective A finals and third place to the B final.

followed by the repechages which determined the line-up for the finalsIn the junior men’s coxed four, Germany

s four final after finishing first and second in the first repechage, while in the second Italy and Germany