A total of 75 athletes have been named in Germany's squad for the upcoming Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.

Germany won a total of 25 medals at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, including two golds."

The Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF) has written to the sport's governing body, and the Independent Monitoring Group (IMG) it created, in a final attempt to clear its best young athletes to compete in the Youth Olympic Games in October.

The IMG, whose members are all from outside weightlifting and who work in senior anti-doping roles in Germany

Paralympic champions United States and Iran maintained their unbeaten status at the men's Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Hamburg as both won their first knockout matches having won their respective qualifying groups.

Netherlands 60-52.The US are now due to face Argentina, who beat Italy 59-46.Great Britain defeated Germany

sanctions included a member of the Chinese staff being suspended for tomorrow's game between China and Germany

Fraser the Moose has been revealed as the mascot for the 2019 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships as organisers unveiled the design of medals for next year’s event.

Canadian Paralympic Committee.The last edition of the World Championships took place in Finsterau in Germany

The game schedule for the 2019 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship in Espoo has been released, along with the Championship logo designed by Finnish national team forward Michelle Karvinen.

quarter-finals by the best three teams from Group B which features the lower-seeded teams - Sweden, Japan, Germany

Spain earned a place in the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup final against Japan tonight with a 1-0 victory over the French hosts, despite having a player sent off after 69 minutes, and conceding a penalty with 15 minutes remaining.

in the final of this competition through a 2-0 win over England, having beaten three-times champions Germany

Paralympic champions United States and Iran remain the only unbeaten teams in the men’s Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Hamburg.

Group A with an 83-71 win over Canada, with the beaten side ending as runners-up in the standings.Hosts Germany

tomorrow, while Iran meet South Korea and Australia take on Brazil.Japan are set to face Spain.Hosts Germany

group stage, with Britain also boasting the same record after beating Australia 53-34.China joined Germany

Around 80 selfies have reportedly been submitted for a competition designed to promote next year's European Games in Minsk.

Tajikistan having believed to have had entrants.Submissions have come from within Europe from Finland, Germany

Ten goals from Elena Mikhaylichenko helped Russia retain their Women's Youth World Handball Championship title in Poland as the defending champions beat Hungary 29-27 in the final.

34-27 win over Sweden, with Yun Ye-jin leading the way for them with nine goals.Fifth place went to Germany

their winning start to the men’s Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Hamburg by beating hosts Germany

beaten Morocco in Pool A at the Inselpark Arena and went in pursuit of their second win when they faced Germany

Hosts Kazakhstan celebrated victory on the opening day of the World University Futsal Championships in Almaty.

first match ©FISUThere was a 6-2 win for Thailand over Croatia in Group C, with Ukraine overcoming Germany

Namibia booked their place at the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup by beating Kenya to win the Rugby Africa Gold Cup.

they look to earn a place in the World Cup.They are set to face the challenge of Canada, Hong Kong and Germany

Jernej Kruder of Slovenia and Japan’s Miho Nonaka secured the respective men’s and women’s Bouldering World Cup titles at the International Sport Climbing Federation’s season finale in Munich – but in very different fashion.

World Cup lead and combined champion Janja Garnbret, who flashed all four boulders.She had arrived in Germany

Norway's Anders Mol and Christian Sorum won $150,000 (£118,000/€132,000) - the biggest purse in beach volleyball history - as they defeated Poland's Michal Bryl and Grzegorz Fijalek in the men's gold medal match at the Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals in Hamburg.

17 victory - their 25th in a row.The bronze medal match between Julius Thole and Clemens Wickler of Germany

Clancy advanced by the same method after beating ninth-seeded Victoria Bieneck and Isabel Schneider of Germany

Favourites Thailand were pushed all the way by Japan before securing the BC1/BC2 title at the Boccia World Championships in Liverpool today.

Samuel Andrejcik and Michaela Balcova.Hong Kong’s BC4 pair Wai Yan Vivian Lau and Kwan Hang Wong beat Germany