An all-star luge team containing four double defending Olympic champions are among 43 athletes in three sports announced for the German team at Pyeongchang 2018.

World Championship pairs skaters medallists Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot have been selected by Germany

whittled down to 25.A virtual medals table for Pyeongchang 2018, produced by data experts Gracenote, saw Germany

medals, 14 gold, 12 silvers and nine bronze.It would mark a vast improvement than at Sochi 2014, where Germany

Germany's Richard Freitag has recovered from injury in time for the World Ski Flying Championships, which begin tomorrow on his home hill in Oberstdorf.

eye on the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in February.With reigning Olympic champion Carina Vogt of Germany

World champions Croatia defeated Germany 13-4 as the third round of matches were played at the International

medallists now have two victories out of two and sit top of Group B.They proved far too strong for hosts Germany

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation have announced that the draw for the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships will take place at the Sankt Pauli Museum in Hamburg on January 29.

drawn from each pairing going into Pool A with the second being automatically placed into Pool B.Hosts Germany

made up of Australia, Iran, Japan and South Korea with group four containing Turkey, Great Britain, Germany

remaining teams drawn as normal to complete the four tournament groups.As with the women’s competition, Germany

they are the seeded team in their pot.The Wheelchair Basketball World Championships is taking place in Germany

Defending champions Germany advanced to the main round of the men's European Handball Championships

illegally stopped Germany's final attempt in the middle circle.Blagotinsek was retrospectively sent off and Germany

received a penalty which was netted by Tobias Reichmann.It sealed a lucky draw for Germany, the Rio

Slovenia's defence was really strong, but we kept our heads high and at the end we won a point," said Germany

Japan’s Taiki Morii and Norway’s Jesper Pedersen finished tied for first place in the men’s sitting event as giant slalom competition took centre stage on the opening day of the World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup in Veysonnaz in Switzerland.

to her eighth World Cup victory of the season in 1:51.91.Reigning world champion Andrea Rothfuss of Germany

More than three million tickets have been requested in the second phase of applications for this year's FIFA World Cup in Russia.

ticket phase coming to a close on January 31.Most of the applications have come from hosts Russia, with Germany

Ole Einar Bjørndalen, the most successful Winter Olympian of all time, will not compete at Pyeongchang 2018 next month after failing to make Norway's biathlon team.

Championships in Oslo in 2016 before extending his career again.The IBU World Cup in Ruhpolding in Germany

Germany's Felix Loch has increased his lead in the International Luge Federation (FIL) World Cup standings after winning the men’s singles event in front of a home crowd in Oberhof today.

Prock, Reinhard Egger, Peter Penz and Georg Fischler came third in 2:21.709.After five of six events, Germany

France's Jean-Frederic Chapuis returned to winning form today at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Cross World Cup in Idre Fjäll.

victory for Sandra Näslund.The Swede finished in front of Fanny Smith of Switzerland.Heidi Zacher of Germany

Norway's Maren Lundby continued her good form to win again at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup in Sapporo today.

Japan jumped 90.0 and 93.0m to finish second on her home hill, 20.2 points behind.Katharina Althaus of Germany

Germany's Johannes Lochner took a giant step towards clinching the overall four-man title as he claimed victory in the penultimate event of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup season in St Moritz.

is currently sitting pretty in top spot on 1,460 points going into the season finale in Königssee in Germany

Jan Schmid of Norway extended his lead at the top of the overall standings as he clinched his third victory of the season at the International Ski Federation Nordic Combined World Cup in Val di Fiemme.

medallist, finished in front of Austria's Lukas Klapfer, who did enough for second place.Fabian Rießle of Germany

Maria Sharapova will return to the scene of her infamous failed drugs test when she competes at this year's Australian Open in Melbourne as the Russian bids for a sixth Grand Slam title.

in the draw.Sharapova will start her campaign with a first round encounter against Tatjana Maria of Germany

Elana Meyers Taylor and Jamie Greubel Poser have been named as the pilots for the United States' two women's bobsleigh teams at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games with Lauren Gibbs and Aja Evans their respective brakewomen.

Meyers Taylor.Evans was in the sled with Greubel Poser for their second-place finish in Altenberg in Germany