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DOSB issues support package to clubs hit by flooding

  • EOC

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has announced a support package for sports clubs impacted by this week’s catastrophic flash floods.

At least 100 people have died in Germany alone after record rainfall led to rivers in the west and south-west

the creation of a €3 million (£2.6 million/$3.5 million) fund to support survivors today.As well as Germany



Indian cricket team hit by COVID-19 positives before series with England

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The Indian men's cricket team's preparations for their five-match Test series in England have been dealt a blow after wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and training assistant Dayanand Garani tested positive for COVID-19.

23-three-year-old Pant, however, shared pictures of himself at England's 2-0 Euro 2020 victory over Germany


Djokovic continues Golden Slam quest after confirming will play at Tokyo 2020

  • Tennis

World number one Novak Djokovic has confirmed his participation for the Olympic Games here as he continues his quest for a Golden Slam.

Open champion Dominic Thiem.Olympic medallists Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Angelique Kerber of Germany

Representing Germany in London in 2012 and Rio 2016 as part of the German team has always been one of



Denmark’s defending men’s and women’s champions riding high at European Beach Handball Championships

  • Handball

Defending men's champions Denmark have secured a quarter-final place at the European Beach Handball Championships in Varna in Bulgaria.

clear-cut in men’s Group II, where Croatia, Russia, Poland and Portugal are already through, and Sweden and Germany

women’s event is more open given that all teams have two more matches left in the main round.Norway and Germany


Defending champions Denmark and 2019 runners-up Norway reach men's European Beach Handball Championship main round in contrasting style

  • Handball

Denmark's men's team, the reigning champions, topped their European Beach Handball Championships group with four wins from four in Varna in Bulgaria, but 2019 runners-up Norway needed a shoot-out victory to progress.

their matches in Group D, keeping their 100 per cent record intact today with a 19-17, 18-16 win over Germany

joining them in the main round.In the tie between the two, Croatia defeated Hungary 14-20, 15-14, 12-10.Germany



Refugee Olympic Team completes training camp in Qatar

  • OCA

The Refugee Olympic Team has completed a two-day training camp in Qatar as they prepare to fly out to compete at Tokyo 2020 here.

2016 when she won bronze in the under-57 kilograms division.The 23-year-old fled her home country for Germany



Stopwatch used by referee Jack Taylor in 1974 World Cup final fetches over £4,000 at auction

  • Collecting and Heritage News

The stopwatch used by English referee Jack Taylor to time the 1974 FIFA World Cup final between West Germany

by Johan Neeskens.The Dutch lead did not last long, however, as Taylor controversially awarded West Germany

in The Netherlands penalty area and Paul Breitner converted it to equalise.Gerd Müller then put West Germany

including over 100 international fixtures played in 60 countries.Besides the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany




Mike Rowbottom: Embrace the sport - embrace the disappointment

  • Inside the Blogs

Disappointment. It’s intrinsic to sport. For every winner there has to be a loser. And so for England fans last night’s Euro 2020 final was a beautiful picture that got smudged just before the paint was dry; while for Italian followers the Wembley scene was a work by Michaelangelo.

How very patient we England followers have been down the years as Germany (World Cup 1990 semi-final)

, Germany (1996 Euros semi-final) and Portugal (2004 Euros quarter-final) have won the end game located

….In the wake of another cruel defeat, England manager Gareth Southgate, whose missed penalty meant Germany

upon by goalkeeper Peter Bonetti, “The Cat”, and England’s 2-0 lead holds good to take them past West Germany


Italy top medals table at World Rowing Under-23 Championships

  • Rowing

Italy finished the World Rowing Under-23 Championships in Racice in the Czech Republic top of the medals table, with four gold and 11 overall.

winning boat finished in a time of 5:34.34 - less than 0.2sec ahead of the Americans in second, with Germany