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All set: 184 Olympic tennis players announced

  • Tennis

The ITF has announced the final list of tennis players who will compete at the Olympic Games. The five events will take place during Wimbledon this Friday. There will be representatives from 41 countries, the tournament will last nine days and will be played on twelve courts. Alexander Zverev will be defending his title, but Bencic will not as she is on maternity leave.

 Zverev of Germany, who lost to Alcaraz at Roland Garros but won gold in Tokyo, will be defending


Airports, Wall Street and Olympics in crosshairs of climate activists

  • Olympics

Climate activists in the United States and Europe are planning protests at airports, banks and the Olympic Games in a summer of stunts they have defended as necessary even if their tactics differ.

Several studies in the UK and Germany showed that public concern about climate change stayed the same


The International World Championship of Young Breeders arrives at Stutteri Ask

  • Home

The World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) is currently hosting the International Young Breeders World Championship at Stutteri Ask, the stallion station located on the Danish island of Funen.

this time, with a total of 154 participants from countries such as Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany


UEFA's investigation of Merih Demiral's controversial gesture outrages Türkiye

  • UEFA

victory against Austria, which qualified Türkiye for the quarterfinals of the European Championship in Germany

reacted in X the German Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser, of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).In Germany

 Recalling that Germany does not ban the symbols of the 'Gray Wolves', the Turkish Foreign Ministry


AC-free ambition for Paris Olympic Village melts away

  • Olympics

Although designed to be eco-friendly and free of air-conditioning, the Paris Olympic Village will be fitted with 2,500 temporary cooling units when athletes arrive later this month, organisers said on Tuesday. 

Teams from rich countries such as Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada have said they will pay for


'Save the Dream' final conference in Lisbon

  • Latest

'Save the Dream' and its partners in the EU ERASMUS+ Crossing the Boundaries through Sport 'CrosSport' project, the International Olympic Truce Centre (IOTC), Spain's Fundación Sevilla FC and Italy's Fondazione Lazio 1900, hosted the project's final conference at the Centro Desportivo Nacional do Jamor in Lisbon, Portugal.

Today I have started an apprenticeship in an IT company in Germany, and I feel very good there," said


Paris 2024: The final four Olympic basketball places up for grabs

  • Basketball

From today, Tuesday 2 July, until next 7 July, 24 teams will be competing for the last tickets to Paris this summer. The competition will take place in four venues: Valencia (Spain), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Athens (Greece) and Riga (Latvia). Only the champion of each venue will secure a place at the Olympic Games.

pre-Olympic tournaments will join the eight countries that have already qualified: France (who host), Germany


Big man down: Zach Edey checks out of Team Canada

  • Basketball

First, Andrew Wiggins and the Warriors “mutual decision” left the national team without the two-way forward for the Olympics; then the Memphis Grizzlies’ rookie center said ‘no thank you’ to coach Jordi Fernandez’s training camp invite, opening a huge hole in the paint for the gold-medal contenders.

to contend for the top spot in the podium against big-time rivals like Spain, current world-champion Germany


Paris 2024 unveils latest innovation in low carbon strategy

  • Paris 2024

Paris 2024 aims to halve its carbon footprint compared to London 2012 and Rio 2016. With less than a month to go, they are unveiling new advancements in reducing Games-related emissions and supporting carbon avoidance and capture projects.

This strategy is already effective, with athletes from Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, the Netherlands


Team USA shows poker hand and good Vegas vibes

  • Basketball

After four consecutive gold medals, the American basketball team kicks off training camp this week with hopes of notching its fifth Olympic win in a row thanks to another star-studded roster led by veterans LeBron James and Stephen Curry.

watching how they fare against the likes of Canada, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, current World champion Germany


Victor Wembanyama joins French sports stars to warn against "extremes"

  • Basketball

France should avoid voting for "extremes" in looming parliamentary elections, French basketball star Victor Wembanyama said Thursday, three days ahead of the first round of voting expected to be won by the far right.

power and we have the opportunity to choose the future of our country," Mbappe said on 16 June from Germany


Germany: Next round of "Stars of Sports" starts 1 July

  • Latest

From 1 July 2024, around 86,000 German sports clubs can apply for the "Stars of Sport" 2025 award, which is jointly organised by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken. They can enter their initiatives in the areas of education and qualification, health and prevention, integration and inclusion, climate protection, digitalisation or democracy promotion. 


Torch Relay Stage 42: Culture, heritage and table tennis in Moselle

  • Paris 2024

The Olympic Torch continues its adventure in the heart of Europe and the people of Moselle celebrated its return. Metz had already rolled out the red carpet for the Torch 32 years ago, on 4 January 1992, before the Winter Olympics in Albertville. 

The symbolic highlight of the stage was Apach, where France, Luxembourg and Germany met.

 The Torch celebrated the idea of Europe in the town of Apach, where France, Luxembourg and Germany


New coach drops star Alex Morgan from US women's squad for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Two-time World Cup winner Alex Morgan has been left out of the US women's team for the upcoming Paris Olympics by new coach Emma Hayes, who has opted for a younger squad.

three days later.The USA have been drawn in Group B at the Olympic Games, where they will face Zambia, Germany


Simone Biles seeks Paris ticket in fierce competition

  • Olympics

As she competes to secure her spot at the Paris Olympics, Simone Biles appears increasingly steadfast in a fierce competition to join the US gymnastics team.

career-threatening knee injuries sustained when he fell off the horizontal bar at a competition in Germany