Three Olympians and a Paralympian are among the athletes elected onto the International Equestrian Federation's (FEI) Athletes' Committee, after an online vote by their peers.

out online.The poll for a driving athlete representative ended in a tie, between Marieke Harm from Germany

Australia's Jessica Fox added C1 gold to her K1 title from yesterday at the International Canoe Federation Canoe Slalom World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, to complete a perfect season in C1 events.

We have a long tradition in K1 men in Germany, we have many titles, but the last title was a long time

ago, so I'm happy to continue this series of success for Germany."

Hosts Japan lost to The Netherlands after five sets at the International Volleyball Federation's (FIVB) Women's World Championships in Yokohama. 

clash at Yokohama Arena.It meant a second win for the Dutch from two games.Elsewhere in the group, Germany

World number one Simona Halep was forced to retire from her first round match at the China Open in Beijing today due to a worsening back injury.

against Germany's Laura Siegemund when trailing 6-3, 4-2.Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber of Germany

Open came to an end as the clock approached midnight yesterday, as number 10 seed Julia Goerges of Germany

Ukraine celebrated double gold at the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball European Championships B in Chorzow.

competitions.This will include the European Championships A event, which will take place at Rostock in Germany

Italy's Andrea Liverani set a world record in winning the R5 10 metres air rifle prone mixed SH2 event at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup at Chateauroux in France.

ahead of Poland and Turkey.The R3 mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 title went to France, with Italy and Germany

Cameroon and Kenya became the first African nations to win at an International Volleyball Federation Women's World Volleyball Championships after they both did so as the 2018 edition opened today in Japan. 

25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-21 in Pool A at the Yokohama Arena.Elsewhere in the group, The Netherlands beat Germany

Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova secured victory at the Nebelhorn Trophy, her first international competition of the season.

forced her to withdraw from an event in Slovakia.The 16-year-old enjoyed a successful competition in Germany

Poland's Marcin Pochwala and Aleksandra Stach, winners of a solitary bronze medal during the Canoe Slalom World Cup season, became the C2 mixed world champions in Rio de Janeiro.

We don't paddle together every day.Ricarda Funk of Germany en-route to the fastest time in the women's

Ukrainian Para Nordic skier Natalia Rubanovska has been stripped of three World Cup medals and given a two-year suspension after she tested positive for a banned substance.

test during an out-of-competition test prior to the World Para Nordic Skiing World Cup in Oberried in Germany

49 athletes and coaches from 12 countries attended our Para Nordic skiing training camp in Oberried, Germany

Home rider Laura Stigger delighted the crowds in her home city of Innsbruck as she won her second cycling world gold in the space of a month today, adding the women's junior road race title to the junior cross-country mountain bike crown she claimed in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

crashing early in the race.Evenepoel finished the 131.8km course in 3:03.49, with Marius Mayrhofer of Germany

The International Judo Federation World Championships came to a close in Baku with Japan winning their eighth gold in the mixed team event, as watching guests included Russian President Vladimir Putin.

match.In the other semi-final, the unified team from South and North Korea made history.A 4-0 win over Germany

nbsp;medal.In the opening contest of the over-90kg men, 18-year-old Minjong Kim threw Sven Heinle of Germany

The best players in world squash are in San Francisco this week for the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Oracle NetSuite Open.

the world number two and US Open champion Ali Farag, Tournament of Champions winner Simon Rösner of Germany

Germany has today been awarded the hosting rights for the 2024 UEFA European Championship after the country

UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin revealed Germany as the winning bid following a vote of the organisation's

forward to another celebration of the best of European national team football in 2024 and I know that Germany

Germany was considered the favourite during the campaign owing to the nation's proven track record of

facilities, human-rights assurances and infrastructure and transport links.The #EURO2024 is coming to Germany

and other fan-related issues were among the reasons behind the protests.Former Germany international

Next Monday - October 1 - marks the 30th anniversary of Great Britain's victory in the men's hockey final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

world's leading power, Australia, and the newsagent from Stoke, Imran Sherwani, who scored twice as West Germany

It worked.Stephen Batchelor leads the celebrations after Great Britain beat West Germany 3-1 in the Seoul