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IIHF Under-18 World Championship in Texas set for face-off

  • Ice Hockey

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Under-18 World Championship is set to begin in Texas tomorrow, having been moved to the Lone Star State in response to the coronavirus crisis.

edition of the event in 2019 ©Getty ImagesHosts the United States, 2019 runners-up Russia, Finland, Germany


Olympic bobsleigh champion Kopacz battling with COVID-19 in hospital

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Canadian Olympic bobsleigh champion Alexander Kopacz said he had "never felt so close to my own death before" as he battles with COVID-19 in hospital.

Alexander Kopacz and Justin Kripps shared the gold medal with Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis of Germany


Russia claim two golds in men’s Greco-Roman finals at European Wrestling Championships

  • Wrestling

Russia claimed a brace of gold medals as the Greco-Roman finals took centre stage on day six of the European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland.

Ozturk of Turkey 7-0.Bronze medals went to Eldaniz Azizli of Azerbaijan who beat Fabian Schmitt of Germany

of Turkey 8-0.The bronze medals went to Antonio Kamenjasevic of Croatia who beat Michael Widmayer of Germany

Alvievich Bisultanov of Denmark 8-1 and Zhan Beleniuk of Ukraine who defeated Denis Maksymilian Kudla of Germany

European Championship title by beating Iakobi Kajaia of Georgia 3-1.Bronze medals went to Eduard Popp of Germany


Contributions to standing volleyball recognised on 2021 World ParaVolley Day

  • Volleyball News

The 40th anniversary of the founding of World ParaVolley has been marked as part of this year’s International World Para Volley Day.

The governing body was formed on April 24 1981 at a meeting in Bonn, Germany, during the European Sitting

there have been 44 international standing volleyball competitions during the discipline’s history with Germany


IIHF chief vows to stage Women's World Championship "within next few months"

  • Ice Hockey

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has criticised the Nova Scotia Government's "completely unexpected" decision to pull the plug on staging the Women’s World Championship and vowed to put on the event "within the next few months".

States, Canada, Finland, Russia and Switzerland are in Group A, with Group B due to feature Japan, Germany


Swiss pair boost Tokyo 2020 hopes at FIVB Beach World Tour in Cancun

  • Volleyball

Adrian Heidrich and Mirco Gerson of Switzerland boosted their hopes of qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after winning their pool at the second of three International Volleyball Federation Beach World Tour events in Cancun.

four-star competition in the Mexican city.Sluková and Hermannová ousted Julia Sude and Karla Borger of Germany


United States, Colombia and Germany win team bronze medals at Archery World Cup

  • Archery

The United States, Colombia and Germany claimed team bronze medals over four compound and recurve competitions

in the semi-finals by Mexico.Mexico play the US in the gold-medal match tomorrow.Teams from the USA, Germany

In the women's event, Lisa Unruh, Michelle Kroppen and Elisa Tartler claimed a second bronze for Germany





Exclusive: Members accuse IWF Board of "anti-Olympism" and lodge formal ethics complaint

  • Weightlifting

A formal complaint of unethical behaviour and "anti-Olympism" by the Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has been made by four of the governing body’s member federations.

its own Constitution, say the complainants - the national weightlifting federations of USA, Canada, Germany

accused of "anti-Olympism" by four national member federations ©Getty ImagesThe United States, Canada, Germany