National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran President Syed Reza Salehi Amiri has claimed Saeid Mollaei would be greeted “like a champion” if he returned to the country, despite the judoka saying he had been threatened.

to his country and amid concerns over the safety of his family.He believed to be seeking refuge in Germany

that Mollaei has indicated his willingness to return.Saeid Mollaei is reportedly seeking asylum in Germany

Gustavo Fernández remains on course to complete a calendar year grand slam at the US Open wheelchair event, having reached the semi-finals with victory over Stefan Olsson of Sweden.

between Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot of The Netherlands, and the pairing of Sabine Ellerbrock of Germany

semi-finals at the European Table Tennis Championships for the first time after upsetting second seeds Germany

pic.twitter.com/BTVvFzrHR8— ETTU (@ETTU_TTennis) September 6, 2019In the men’s competition, defending champions Germany

Netherlands will seek to defend their European Baseball Championship when competition begins tomorrow in Germany

Olympics - Tokyo 2020European Championship 2019 @GB_Baseball vs Netherlands | 7th Sept at 15:00 from Bonn, Germany

Germany, Great Britain, Spain and Turkey secured qualification for the men's wheelchair basketball tournament

spot after beating France 93-51 at the Polish city's Aqua Zdrój sports venue.They were followed by Germany

The team draws for the inaugural University World Cup Football tournament are set to be held in host city Jinjiang next week.

in Portugal, the Croatians beat a line-up that included teams from universities in the host nation, Germany

Czech Republic stunned Turkey 91-76 to reach the second round of the International Basketball Federation World Cup in China.

in 2014, won Group G at Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, defeating second-place Dominican Republic 90-56.Germany

Double points will be available at the International Canoe Federation Canoe Slalom World Cup final this weekend, as athletes battle for overall titles in Prague.

Getty ImagesAustria's Corinna Kuhnle heads the K1 standings on 180 points, 15 ahead of Ricarda Funk of Germany

Olympic ski jumping gold medallist Severin Freund has returned to training on the hill after a series of injury setbacks.

Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic season due to his injury issues.He won large hill team Olympic gold with Germany

International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President Tamás Aján has hailed the success of the World Masters Championships which took place in Montreal last month.

 The 2020 IWF Masters World Championships will be in Obrigheim, Germany, from August to 28 to September

Great Britain and Spain finished top of their respective groups after making it a perfect five wins out of five at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Men's European Championship Division A.

amassed 27 points, eight rebounds and 13 assists as world champions Britain defeated previously unbeaten Germany

Defending champions United States claimed an incredible 93-92 overtime victory over Turkey at the International Basketball Federation World Cup in China.

French, the bronze medallists last time in 2014, eased past Jordan 103-64 as the Dominicans shocked Germany

Australia has withdrawn its bid for the 2023 International Hockey Federation (FIH) World Cup, as the governing body reopened the process to select hosts for the men's and women's tournaments.

indicate whether their preferred time window was July 1 to 17 in 2022, or January 13 to 29 in 2023.Germany

World champions Great Britain defeated hosts Poland to make it four wins out of four, at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Men's European Championship Division A.

registered 14 points, eight assists and two steals.Britain are closely followed in the Group A standings by Germany

is due to conclude tomorrow, with the headline matches being the group deciders between Britain and Germany

A total of 23 countries have secured quota places at next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo, following the conclusion of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Paracanoe World Championships in Hungary.

of any nation which competed at the World Championships, while Russia won five.Australia, Ukraine, Germany

places will be won at next year's Paracanoe World Championships and Paralympic qualifier in Duisburg, Germany