Russia took home two gold medals on day three of cross-country at the Para Nordic Skiing World Cup in Altenberg and Dresden.

Modin.Canada's 13-time Paralympic champion Brian McKeever took silver, while Nico Messinger of hosts Germany

I’ll be honest. When I first heard that sport climbing was going to become part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, I thought: "Really? Why?". Now I know.

starting to watch live feeds of the action as it takes place in Switzerland, Russia, China, South Korea, Germany

Germany's multi-sport star Annika Zeyen has become the first Para-athlete to sign the City of Bonn's golden book.

competed in wheelchair basketball, athletics and cycling, is from Bonn, the former capital of West Germany

Bonn had been the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany for 50 years and that is why many crowned

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has released an official esports game called World Cup Ski Racing.

along with our partners at FIS, and many of the national ski associations such as Switzerland, Austria, Germany

International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball have announced that Port Said in Egypt has been chosen to host this year's African Championships - the last qualifying event for the the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. 

qualifier to take place for Tokyo 2020.It follows regional competitions in Lima in Peru; Rostock in Germany

Turkey overcame Germany in the final of the European qualifier for the women's volleyball competition

Defending champion Steve Guerdat of Switzerland took the top prize in the Longines International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping World Cup today on his home ground of Basel, beating 14 other riders in a jump-off.

jump-off.Among those who found Guerdat’s time too hard to beat were Ireland’s Denis Lynch and Marcus Ehning of Germany

Karl Geiger of Germany was a winner again on the second day of competition at the International Ski Federation

Norway’s Jørgen Graabak and Jarl Magnus Riiber powered to victory in today’s men’s team sprint event which brought the weekend’s International Ski Federation Nordic Combined World Cup action at the Italian resort of Val di Fiemme to a close.

accumulated 282.8 points in the jumping behind Japan’s mark of 283.9 - finished 43.8 seconds ahead of Team Germany

celebrate, the struggle for minor placing was fierce behind him as Norway II, Austria I and II and Germany

previous day's individual event having lost to him in the opener on Friday (January 10),  ensured Germany

Austria's Eva Pinkelnig captured the first Ski Jumping World Cup victory of her career in the second of back-to-back competitions in Sapporo.

Kramer was successful in the first Sapporo event yesterday while Chiara Hölzl won in Klingenthal in Germany

Francesco Friedrich of Germany completed a winning double at the French resort of La Plagne today as

Germany’s Julia Taubitz moved to within two points of the overall women’s lead in the International Luge Federation (FIL) World Cup standings today as she earned victory at her home venue of Eiskanal Altenberg.

the classic and sprint gold in the last World Cup at Whistler last month.Russia’s team relay win over Germany

Oksana Masters and Kendall Gretsch of the United States both qualified for the cross-country sprint final at the World Para Nordic Skiing World Cup in Altenberg and Dresden.

Masters triumphed in her semi-final, qualifying alongside Marta Zainullina of Russia and Anja Wicker of Germany

Germany and Turkey made the final of the European qualifier for the women's volleyball competition at

Germany featured in the first semi-final of the day at Omnisport Arena in the Dutch city of Apeldoorn

 Germany have featured three times at the Olympics, qualifying for Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and

 Neither country has made the podium, although West Germany claimed the silver medal at Moscow 1980

Sweden's Linn Svahn was victorious in the women’s International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup in Dresden, thanks to a little help from her friends.

Fellow Swede and sprint leader Jonna Sundling was unable to compete at the Ski Arena in Germany due to