The United States' Olympic champion Alix Klineman with new playing partner Hailey Harward got off to a winning start at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Championships in Tlaxcala.

World Championships in the form of last year's bronze medallists Svenja Müller and Cinja Tillmann of Germany

Germany are a great team and we’ve been preparing really hard for the last two months," she said."

The fields were completed for the men’s and women’s finals on the penultimate day of the World Skateboarding Tour Park World Championships at Rome in Italy.

of Japan qualified in seventh with 84.96, with the final line-up completed by Lilly Stoephasius of Germany

Former Polish Olympic Committee (PKOL) President Andrzej Kraśnicki has been awarded the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Order of Merit at the General Assembly here.

was awarded to Romania's capital Bucharest, and the elective 2025 General Assembly to Frankfurt in Germany

Vasco Vilaça of Portugal and Nina Eim of Germany won the men's and women's titles respectively at the

Debutants David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig started the 2023 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Championships with a commanding win.

Brazilian pair's first victory as partners.They will now run into Laura Ludwig and Louisa Lippmann of Germany

The European Olympic Committees' (EOC) Piotr Nurowski Prize has been jointly awarded for the first time, with German rhythmic gymnast Darja Varfolomeev and Turkish swimmer Kuzey Tunçelli revealed as the winners here.

medals.A second-place finish in the all-around at the 2022 World Championships in Sofia had earned Germany

Piotr Nurowski Prize has been shared since its inception in 2011, and the first winner from either Germany

Basketball star Joel Embiid has pledged his allegiance to the United States as he hopes to make his Olympic debut at Paris 2024.

handed a reality check in the recently concluded World Cup, getting knocked out by eventual champions Germany

is a blow for Olympic hosts France, who settled for silver in the Tokyo 2020 final.The US, France, Germany

The Olympic spotlight falls on India this month as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session is set to begin in Mumbai.

ImagesSamaranch had been elected IOC President during the troubled Moscow 1980 Olympics.The United States, West Germany

Twelve European countries and the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Refugee Team provided the athletes, and Ancient Olympia was the backdrop for the latest addition to the sport’s ever-growing calendar.

Artur Mugurdumov celebrate after winning second place ©EWFTeam Knossos - Toma and Lucas Muller from Germany

Finalists for the prestigious Tom Waddell Award, presented at each edition of the Gay Games, have been named ahead of this year’s edition in Hong Kong and Guadalajara.

text was first read by honorary life member Gene Dermody at the 2009 FGG Annual Meeting in Cologne, Germany

David Jones, a member of the British 4x100 metres relay team that won Olympic bronze at the Rome 1960 Games, has died aged 83.

David Segal and Nick Whitehead in the quartet that secured the 4x100m bronze behind the United Team of Germany

Since 2018, the Ju-Jitsu International Federation has included Para ju-jitsu in its major world events, including the World Championships.

Chengdu in China.A demonstration took part at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham in Alabama.Austria, Germany

The United Kingdom and Ireland is set to host the 2028 UEFA European Championships after its only rival Turkey officially withdrew today.

of a match marred by serious crowd violence.The 2024 European Championships are due to be hosted in Germany

Kevin Durant is one of a number of top National Basketball Association (NBA) players who have confirmed their intention to play for the United States at next year's Olympic Games in Paris, with LeBron James and Steph Curry also expressing clear interest.

summer, but their showing at this year’s World Cup was relatively calamitous as they were beaten by Germany

Nine women’s teams secured places at the Paris 2024 Olympics following the conclusion of women’s team and individual qualification at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp.

and the Republic of Korea who finished 11th with 157.297, securing the final place at the expense of Germany

Algeria, who finished 13th, and she was joined in earning a Paris 2024 spot by Pauline Schaefer-Betz of Germany