As someone who grew up supporting West Ham United I have long been familiar with the concept of footballers social distancing - it used to be a speciality of my team’s defenders at corner kicks.

first major European league to return to action in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.Opinion in Germany

The International Olympic Committee has approved the new dates for the Federation of International Basketball (FIBA) Olympic qualification tournaments, which were announced by the governing body last month.

Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela {Americas} and Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany

Heinz Kuttin has been appointed as jumping coach for the German Nordic combined team after rejecting the position of head coach of the French ski jumping team earlier this month.

director Sepp Buchner to find another position within the German Ski Federation.During his time there, Germany

The organisers of the Berlin Marathon have said they need more time to examine their options as discussions continue on whether the race will take place in 2020.

In Germany, there are more than 172,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 nationwide, resulting in the deaths

Next year's EuroHockey Championships in The Netherlands have been moved from August to June to avoid a clash with the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Ireland and Scotland in Group A of the women's event as they seek to defend their title.Group B comprises Germany

World Cup holders Belgium have been drawn to play England, Spain and Russia in Group A.The Netherlands, Germany

The German Taekwondo Union (DTU) has entered the fifth week of its online training programme, with nearly 300 athletes taking advantage of the interactive sessions and presentations so far.

endurance in elite sport.Athletes also shared how they are adapting to the current COVID-19 situation in Germany

The World Players Association has warned athletes could be particularly vulnerable to coronavirus and urged that all proposals for the resumption of sport are "rigorously assessed" by experts, with the health and safety of participants not negotiable.

postponed.Players returned to individual training in Spain this week, with La Liga attempting to follow Germany

Former World ParaVolley sport director Gerard Brouwers of The Netherlands has died.

inspiring others and he travelled widely to places such as Libya, Egypt, Kuwait, Malaysia, Tunisia and Germany

The European Handball Federation (EHF) has released the draw procedure for the EHF Euro 2020 women's competition.

#ehfeuro2020https://t.co/0ppx2YaoD7— EHF EURO (@EHFEURO) May 8, 2020Pot three has Montenegro, Germany

Dynamo Dresden has placed its entire squad into quarantine after two players tested positive for coronavirus, marking a blow to Germany’s efforts to resume its domestic football season.

ImagesPlayers returned to individual training in Spain this week, with La Liga attempting to follow Germany

Dutch golfer Joost Luiten secured a two-shot victory in the inaugural edition of the European Tour-organised BMW Indoor Invitational, donating his winnings to his charity of choice.

Kaymer struggled to keep up with the pace of the Dutchman - the Englishman finished on level par and Germany

Japan appears set to approve the use of testing kits which claim to be able to detect COVID-19 antigens within 30 minutes as the host nation for the next Olympic and Paralympic Games seeks to improve a testing regime it has been criticised over.

criticism from some quarters over the number of people it is testing, with nations such as Italy and Germany

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has expressed concern over the long-term financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on athletes and teams as its Board approved two separate budget scenarios in response to the crisis.

for October or November.The World Cup final and non-Olympic World Championships in Markkleeberg in Germany

Xavier Reckinger has extended his contract as coach of the German women's national hockey team through to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

that the project with the Olympics 2020 or 2021 is not over yet," Reckinger said.Xavier Reckinger led Germany

Reckinger took over from Jamilon Mülders in 2017 and guided Germany to the silver medal at the 2019 European

Championships in Belgium.He also led Germany to third in the inaugural Hockey Pro League season and

The German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) and Infront Sports and Media have extended their partnership until 2024. 

times, that we are extending our close partnership and collaborate successfully directly with Infront Germany

/286dA5aycz— Infront (@infrontsports) May 8, 2020Management of the project will transfer to Infront Germany

with the German Ice Hockey Federation have led to a strong and trusting partnership," said Infront Germany