Austria have made it through to final on Sunday (October 7) at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping Nations Cup Final in Barcelona, after qualifying today in first place.

those sides that failed to make it through to the Nations Cup final, tomorrow.Joining the US will be Germany

The spectre of political boycott hung heavy over the Olympic Movement in the early 1980s. 

The United Sttates stayed away from Moscow 1980 and inspired West Germany, Japan, and Canada to do likewise

Italy top the medals with three golds at the Artistic Skating World Championships in Mouilleron-Le-Captif in France as Chiara Censori won the junior title in the inline long programme and Gaida Cavataio claimed victory in the senior figures.

The morning session at the Vendéspace saw Aaron Wunder of Germany win gold in the men’s senior figure

Bulgaria, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Mexico have become the final four teams to qualify for the second round of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's Volleyball World Championships in Japan.

feature Pool E and Pool F.Pool E, staged in Nagoya  will feature Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Germany

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping Nations Cup Final will get underway tomorrow in Barcelona.

Tyron in the United States.Hosts the US won the team jumping event on home soil, with Sweden second and Germany

Erzurum has been dropped from the race for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) put forward Calgary, Stockholm and a joint Italian bid to the next stage of the process.

a further blow to Turkey's aim of staging major sporting competitions after the country lost out to Germany

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and Japan's Naomi Osaka are among those that have progressed into the quarter-finals of the Beijing Open. 

 US Open winner Osaka was then victorious over Julia Görges of Germany 6-1, 6-2.

The USA Luge annual membership and foundation meeting welcomed three new board members and a group of award winners.

of the Year went to now retired Matt Mortensen and Jayson Terdiman.The Team of the Year went to the Germany

The second-round picture at the Women's Volleyball World Championships is beginning to look more clear after a day of action in all four pools in Japan.

phase as the race to win the flagship tournament continues.In Pool A, The Netherlands, hosts Japan and Germany

25-17, 25-22.Japan, in second, won for the third time as they saw off Cameroon 25-19, 25-20, 25-11.Germany

Top seed Juan Martin del Potro overcame a tense first set to secure a straight sets win over Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the first round of the Beijing Open as second seed Alexander Zverev also progresses.

with his victory over Italy’s Andreas Seppi in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.Second seed Alexander Zverev of Germany

The full line-up has been confirmed for the 2019 Men's Under-19 World Floorball Championships in Halifax in Canada, with all qualification tournaments now completed.

Germany, Slovenia, Russia, Japan and New Zealand have all qualified from the European and Asia, Oceania

alongside the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Latvia, Denmark, Slovakia and Norway.Division B features Poland, Germany

The International Luge Federation (FIL) have reported "a very positive response" to their women’s doubles workshop.

circuit.The workshop was attended by 24 representatives from 10 nations, who travelled to Berchtesgaden in Germany

The Netherlands and Serbia secured their spots in the second round of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's World Volleyball Championship in Japan after wins against Cameroon and Serbia. 

Yokohama Arena.Hosts Japan also claimed a second win in the group, beating Mexico 25-15, 25-15, 25-15.Germany

The 2019 World Para Swimming Series will feature events in eight countries across four continents, making it "the largest to date", World Para Swimming (WPS) have announced.

debut as hosts.That event will take place on February 15, with the Series also set to stop at Berlin in Germany

Alfons Hörmann has announced his intention to stand for re-election as President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), although it has been reported the current head of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Thomas Weikert may stand against him.

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