Oberhof is set to stage the International Luge Federation (FIL) World Championships in 2023 after the German town emerged as the only bidder.

last time Oberhof hosted the FIL World Championships in 2008 there was almost total domination from Germany

1985 when it was part of the former East Germany.This year's World Championships were also held in Germany

 This will be the 16th time Germany has hosted the FIL World Championships since they were first

Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) President  Giovanni Malagò has claimed a decision to spend €38 million (£32 million/$42 million) on renovating the bobsleigh track in Cortina d'Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games is justified even though the bid is highlighting the fact it is using mainly existing facilities to help keep costs down.

first day of filming.The track was awarded the 2011 World Championships in 2007 over Winterberg in Germany

, however, meant this was never carried out and the Championships were re-allocated to Königssee in Germany

German Football Association (DFB) President Reinhard Grindel has resigned following allegations of undeclared earnings and the acceptance of a watch as a gift.

kick-off times and a ban on pyrotechnics.He did, however, oversee the successful bid for Euro 2024, with Germany

campaign, though, mainly due to stalled talks over fan rights and the commercialisation of the game in Germany

The schedule for this year's Softball Women's European Championship in Poland and the Czech Republic has been released. 

ChampionshipsGroup B is made up of Italy, Spain, Austria, Ukraine, Israel and Turkey, with Britain, Greece, Germany

Hosts Canada beat Norway 10-2 in this afternoon’s session to remain top of the standings at the Men’s World Curling Championships in Lethbridge.

more comfortable in the evening session, beating the Germans 9-6.Sweden also played twice, seeing off Germany

and Japan.The Olympic silver medallists despatched Germany 8-2 in the morning session and then won 8

England have climbed from fourth to third in the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) women's world rankings following their victory in this month's SheBelieves Cup.

of the rankings in which England and France have swapped places behind the leading duo of the US and Germany

The American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) qualifier for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games is scheduled to begin tomorrow in Nicaragua’s capital Managua, with Cuba sending a strong team made up of Olympic, world and World Series of Boxing (WSB) champions.

to his best this year having suffered an unexpected knockout loss in the Chemistry Cup in Halle in Germany

Canada won both their games on day two of the World Men's Curling Championship to maintain their place at the top of the round-robin standings in Lethbridge.

5-4, while Olympic champions the US, who lost to the Dutch yesterday, overcame South Korea 6-3 and Germany

8-6.Today’s other match saw Germany beat South Korea 10-9.The Germans are tied for seventh place with

Czech Republic were crowned winners of the first edition of the Para Ice Hockey Slovakia Cup.

Championships in Czech city Ostrava next month.Czech Republic began the event with a 2-0 victory over Germany

Kubes and Pavel Dolezal also found the net as the Czech Republic earned a 6-2 victory.Slovakia and Germany

Double Paralympic table tennis champion Matti Launonen – one of Finland's most decorated Paralympians – has died at the age of 74.

table tennis and in the men's 25 metres backstroke 1A swimming race at his debut Games in Heidelberg, Germany

Italy's Angelica Olmo took her first International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup victory by the narrowest of margins at today's event in New Plymouth.

Justus Nieschlag of Germany and New Zealand's Sam Ward finished in 56:11, with Nieschlag awarded second

Hosts Canada were the only team to win twice on the opening day of the World Men's Curling Championships in Lethbridge.

Scotland beat Russia 8-2, with Sweden defeating China 9-4.Switzerland thrashed Norway 10-4 and Italy beat Germany

Women’s ice hockey has already played an historic part in the development of the Olympic Games by enabling players from North and South Korea to compete side by side at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Games.

will begin in the 6,982-capacity Espoo Metro Areena on Thursday night with a Group B match between Germany

Spanish athletes won three gold medals on the third day of the European Karate Championships in Guadalajara.

titles earned in some of the Para-karate categories ©World Karate Federation Jonathan Horne of Germany

Albert Woods will lead the European Canoe Association (ECA) as President for another four years after being re-elected unopposed at the body’s Ordinary Congress today in Belgrade.

, Jovana Stanojevic and Manuela Gawehn were elected Board members.Slovenia’s Jelenc and Gawehn from Germany