Ireland’s Ayeisha McFerran has admitted to doubts over the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games taking place amid the coronavirus pandemic.

12 teams due to compete in the women’s hockey tournament at Tokyo 2020.The country was drawn against Germany

When Michelle Ford stood on the starting block of lane three for the Olympic 800 metres freestyle final on July 26 1980, she had East Germans to her left and right, in lanes one, four and five. A quick look at the results from the first five days of competition - and at the past two Olympic Games - showed what the Australian teenager was up against.

In the three earlier freestyle events, including the 400m in which Ford was fourth, East Germany had

The finals of the biggest ever efootball competition for national teams gets underway tomorrow, with efootball enthusiasts from 16 countries competing for a €40,000 (£36,000/$43,000) prize.

a playoff competition to determine the other six finalists.Group A features Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will "come together" this July, but it will not be in Tokyo as originally planned.

this time, German official Carl Diem had become editor of the Olympic Review or "Olympische Rundschau".Germany

Bulgaria’s Stepan Sapraschikov and Karl Ritter Von Halt of Germany were the only IOC members present.

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) plans to push back the dates of the 2021 Ice Hockey World Championships by two weeks in anticipation of delays to national league seasons.

Finland will be joined by 2019 runners-up in Canada in Group B in Riga, along with the United States, Germany

Anyone for tennis? Maybe a round of golf or a game of croquet followed by a ramble in the countryside?

Especially when other nations like Germany seem to be ahead of us in this particular game.Wunderbar!

New dates for the International Luge Federation (FIL) Congress - November 21 and 22 - have been confirmed.

Executive Board approved the new dates in a meeting held via video for the first time.Berchtesgaden in Germany

which has sparked widespread travel restrictions and limitations on the size of gatherings permitted in Germany

 Restrictions have since been eased in Germany, with a two-week quarantine window for arrivals from

Former mixed team world ski jumping champion Svenja Würth of Germany has made the switch to Nordic combined

Iran has reportedly dropped a motion which would have seen athletes banned from competing against rivals from Israel by law.

Islamic Republic of Iran (NOCIRI) President.Mollaei has since defected from Iran, seeking refuge in Germany

UEFA has announced that the next meeting of its Executive Committee, due to take place on May 27, has been postponed until June 17 to allow for more clarity over whether certain cities scheduled to host European Championship games this year will be able to do so in 2021.

English capital London is due to host the semi-finals and final, among other matches.Venues in Munich in Germany

This year's Mole's Cup, an international baseball tournament for visually-impaired players, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The event was due to take place in Freising in Germany from September 3 to 5, being hosted by the club

planned in 2021.Six teams took part in the 2019 edition of the tournament, representing Italy, France, Germany

of the event.The Mole's Cup was originally established by baseball for the blind teams from France, Germany

The Swedish Table Tennis Association has appointed former world champion Jörgen Persson as its new head coach for the men's national team.

Speaking after his new appointment, Persson talked of the rivalry between Germany and Sweden, and said

We have many interesting Championships coming up where I believe we have a good chance to challenge Germany

New dates for the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships have been confirmed by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).

to open again and an increased number of people permitted to pass through the nation's borders with Germany

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen has announced the creation of a new online chess tournament series with a total prize pot of $1 million (£826,000/€924,000).

Invitational was the first online chess tournament to be broadcast on television, going out in Spain, Germany

Experienced athletics coach Martin Hillebrand has reunited with the Austrian luge team after a spell working with the Italian World Cup squad.

at Pyeongchang 2018, where Austria won a medal of each colour, finishing second behind the dominant Germany