The 60th anniversary Universiade which begins in Naples next week will offer great opportunities to spot stars of the future. It will also be a chance to see some who have already made their name on the biggest stage at close hand.

Heide Rosendahl of West Germany set a new mark in the long jump and Wolfgang Nordwig of East Germany

Austrian cyclists Georg Preidler and Stefan Denifl have been handed four-year bans, following their admission of blood doping.

which sparked raids conducted during the Nordic Ski World Championships in Seefeld and in Erfurt in Germany

countries and five sports – three winter and two summer – are suspected of blood doping after police in Germany

Hosts Belarus built solidly on their position behind leaders Russia in the overall medals table at the 2nd European Games with a huge run of success on the rainswept, windswept second and final day of the canoe sprint competition, where - under the approving gaze of their President - they added four more golds.

Russia won canoe sprint gold in the men’s K4 500m final with a time of 1min 32.376sec.Silver went to Germany

Luca Waldschmidt and Nadiem Amiri scored late goals as holders Germany beat Romania 4-2 to secure their

 Germany restored parity six minutes after the restart when Waldschmidt squeezed a penalty past

Radu after Hagi was penalised for pulling Mahmoud Dahoud's shirt.Waldschmidt then put Germany ahead with

 The final will be a repeat of the 2017 edition, when Germany overcame Spain 1-0.That was the second

of two triumphs for Germany at the biennial event, having also won the 2009 edition.Spain's four successes

year's International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier after hammering debutants Germany

 It meant it was a straight battle between the Netherlands and Germany for the other spot and with

against Scotland yesterday, today's result all but ensured success for the Dutch.Chasing a target of 197, Germany

balls.A record-breaking effort from the Netherlands' Sterre Kalis today to lead her team to a win over Germany

Rijke, whose knock came to an end on her 39th ball.Action is due to conclude on Saturday (June 29) with Germany

Budapest will host a revamped Fed Cup Finals for the next three years, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced today.

Hungary and one wild card nation to be confirmed.Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany

Three-times Olympic champions Australia will face reigning world champions Netherlands in a battle to secure the International Hockey Federation Women's Pro League Grand Final crown on Saturday.

in Amsterdam ©FIH/TwitterRebecca Grote scored to close out the first quarter and it was an advantage Germany

Kenya’s Tegla Loroupe will reprise her role as Chef de Mission of the Refugee Olympic Team at Tokyo 2020.

their host National Olympic Committees (NOCs).These includes the NOCs of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Germany

Home pairing Volha Khudzenka and Maryna Litvinchuk sprung a huge surprise in canoe sprint’s women’s K2 500 metres final at the European Games today as they claimed gold against a Hungarian paring laden with gold medal experience.

evening's rainswept semi-finals to contest the grand finale on Friday (June 28) - Ukraine, France, Germany

Rule 40 guidelines will be sent to National Olympic Committees (NOC) to determine their implementation, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have revealed.

German athletes group succeeded in achieving a partial rollback of the ruling.Under the new rules in Germany

disputes, with hearings having to take place in civil courts.The revised ruling will only apply in Germany

Russia’s Anzor Khizriev proved too powerful for Georgia’s world under-23 champion Givi Matcharashvili as he won the freestyle 125 kilograms final to earn a third gold for his country on the opening medal day of men’s freestyle wrestling at the European Games here. 

7-0.Sweden’s Sofia Mattsson progressed to the final of the women’s 53kg class with a 10-2 win over Germany

opening day at the 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's Qualifier Europe in Murcia, thrashing Germany

The Scots needed just six overs to reach the lowly target of 38 against Germany, who were playing their

Deventer top scored with 35 runs off 33 balls as The Netherlands finished on 123.Congratulations to Germany

country will earn a spot at that event.Action in Murcia is due to continue tomorrow.The Netherlands face Germany

The inaugural season of the International Hockey Federation's Pro League will conclude in Amsterdam from tomorrow with the campaign-ending Grand Finals.

the South Americans tasted defeat to Belgium.The British have won away in Argentina, The Netherlands, Germany

Italy are through to the quarter-finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup after beating China 2-0 in Montpellier.

Kumagai.Italy versus The Netherlands is one of two last-eight ties scheduled for Saturday (June 29) along with Germany

Three countries will take to the field in the 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's Qualifier Europe which begins in Murcia tomorrow.

Host nation Spain are not involved at La Manga Club with Scotland, Germany and The Netherlands competing

on day one tomorrow and will start as favourites as the world number 13 side.The Dutch sit 23rd with Germany

31st.Twenty-one-year-old Kathryn Bryce will lead Scotland as skipper with Netherlands led by Juliët Post and Germany