The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has confirmed the hosts of five World Championships over a four-year period, with a separate continent set to stage each, including Russia for one of its flagship events, despite the threat that it may need to be moved. 

and pistol event.A Junior World Cup shotgun event is due to be hosted in Almaty in Kazakhstan.Suhl in Germany

Olympic shot put champion Ryan Crouser, whose performances have reached new levels this season, will be eagerly watched in Chorzow in Poland tomorrow night as he takes part in the latest stop on the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series.

javelin events will feature respective men’s and women’s 2020 world-leading performers Johannes Vetter of Germany

Former champion Naomi Osaka battled past promising Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk to reach the fourth round of the US Open in New York City.

he was supposed to be on court with his French opponent.His brother, Mischa Zverev, told Eurosport Germany

Iran has launched a campaign of intimidation against Saeid Mollaei, its former world judo champion who fled the country last year, in the build-up to a crucial hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) later this month.

his family".Mollaei’s decision to flee from Iran after the incident in Tokyo and to seek asylum in Germany

officer in the Iranian secret service and a leading politician, claimed that Vizer "sent Mollaei to Germany

at the Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal as they bounced back from two heavy defeats by defeating Germany

1-0 down after the first period, France hit back to 3-1 lead at the halfway stage in Nazaré.Despite Germany

closed out the match to join Portugal on two wins from two.Tomorrow's matches will see Switzerland face Germany

Three International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) events are set to be staged in China as the world’s top players prepare for their long-awaited return to action in November.

tournaments restarting, the Women’s and Men’s World Cup events in Bangkok in Thailand and Düsseldorf in Germany

We are also very grateful to our friends in Thailand and especially Germany, who were committed to hosting

The World Triathlon Series (WTS) is set to return in Hamburg this weekend, with world titles on the line due to the reduced calendar caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

quickest over 5km in the field and the shortened distance could be beneficial to him, while host nation Germany

World Mixed Relay Championships, with France aiming to defend their title, having finished ahead of Germany

Witold Bańka has claimed the participation of athletes from the United States in major events, such as the Olympic Games, could be threatened should the country follow through with its warning to withdraw funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

virtual meeting of the National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany

Zambia's women's football team are to take on Chile in two friendly matches later this year as they prepare to make their Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020.

Zambian are due to be played on November 28 and December 1 in Chilean capital Santiago.Current champions Germany

Portugal remained unbeaten after day two of the Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal after beating Germany

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has announced its calendar for the 2021 season with Russia hosting both the IFSC Climbing World Championships and the IFSC Youth World Championships.

speed events from May 7 to 9 and June 11 to 13 respectively, sandwiched by a boulder event in Munich in Germany

The official ball for next year's International Handball Federation (IHF) Men's World Championship in Egypt has been unveiled.

Edition launched in July 2014.This was then followed by the X5000 France 2017 Edition and the X5000 Germany

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has said it "sympathises greatly" with players found ineligible to compete in wheelchair basketball events at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, but has insisted the rules of the sport must be followed to ensure the integrity of the competitions.

and claimed it violates athletes' rights.The men's and women's teams from Australia, Canada, Britain, Germany

There were mixed fortunes for the number one seeds on day three of the US Open, as men's world number one Novak Djokovic won through in four sets but women's top seed Karolina Pliskova suffered a shock exit.

Elsewhere on the men's side two more top ten seeds recorded four set wins.Alex Zverev, the fifth seed from Germany

Competition has started in Genoa at the second edition of the European Sailing Federation's Mixed Offshore European Championships.

although Monaco did not start.Teams representing Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Britain, Germany