Algeria and South Africa claimed victories on the opening day of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Afro Paralympic qualifier in Johannesburg.

medal matches held the following day.The winner of the final will join United States, Canada, Colombia, Germany

The winners will advance to the Paralympic tournament, where they will join The Netherlands, Britain, Germany

Francesco Friedrich of Germany earned his third successive four-man bobsleigh title at the International

There was more success for Germany as Jacqueline Lölling and Alexander Gassner emerged victorious from

Karl Geiger of Germany triumphed at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup in the

Plans to invite the Chinese table tennis team to train in Japan have been disrupted by the new Government demands on the host municipality to counter the spread of coronavirus.

Federation that the team had received invitations from fellow table tennis federations including Japan, Germany

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has issued a statement insisting that there is no risk of riders at World Track Cycling Championships in Berlin being infected with coronavirus.

had been concern that some riders who began that race in the United Arab Emirates had since flown to Germany

A new study has sought to measure the size of the sports economy in France.

behind Italy, France had been relegated to fifth place by 2016, as a consequence of being overhauled by Germany

Canada made it a perfect six wins from six as they swept aside Ukraine in the final of the women's sitting volleyball Paralympic qualifier in Halifax.

pic.twitter.com/QEtACoMj6e— Sara Groenewegen (@saragroe) February 29, 2020There was disappointment for Germany

Exactly 107 years ago, as the Belle Epoque sashayed towards its cataclysmic conclusion, the International Lawn Tennis Association was founded in Paris.

British Isles six; Australasia, France, Germany and the US five each; Austria four; Belgium, South Africa

instituted in the memory of Carl August von der Meden, sometimes known as the father of lawn tennis in Germany

Chloe Dygert of the United States broke the world record twice in one day on her way to gold in the women's individual pursuit on day four of the World Track Cycling Championships.

day of action at the Berlin Velodrome was the women's 500m time trial, won by Lea Sophie Friedrich of Germany

The final Tokyo 2020 teams are set to be determined at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Afro Paralympic qualifier in Johannesburg.

medal matches held the following day.The winner of the final will join United States, Canada, Colombia, Germany

series.The winners will advance to the Paralympic tournament, where they will join The Netherlands, Britain, Germany

Tina Hermann of Germany earned her third women's skeleton world title after a dramatic win at the International

Flock of Austria was the bronze medallist in 3:55.73, while World Cup winner, Jacqueline Lölling of Germany

Germany won the team event at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup in the Finnish

Schmid, Pius Paschke, Stephan Leyhe and Karl Geiger recorded a total of 984.1 points to win gold for Germany

Jarl Magnus Riiber and Jørgen Graabak of Norway produced a flawless performance to win the team event at the International Ski Federation Nordic Combined World Cup in Lahti.

clocking 29min 06.3sec in the 2x7.5 kilometres cross-country race.Terence Weber and Manuel Faisst of Germany

Thailand have withdrawn from next week's wheelchair rugby Paralympic qualification tournament after the country's Government banned travel to events outside of the country because of the coronavirus outbreak.

country.The event is set to go ahead with seven teams instead of eight - Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany

Josef Fendt has announced he will stand down as President of the International Luge Federation (FIL) after 26 years in June, with Latvia’s Einars Fogelis poised to succeed him.

Council of Sports Federations.The FIL Congress will take place on June 15 and 16 in Berchtesgaden in Germany