Third Army in France and Germany following the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has refused to impose sanctions against Russians Tatyana Ivanova and Albert Demchenko, despite the athletes having been banned for life from the Olympic Games.

the Disciplinary Commission," an FIL statement read.The Commission is chaired by Christian Krähe of Germany

Oberstdorf is poised to stage the first of two days of competition as the Tour de Ski heads to Germany

ImagesThe women’s event will take place over 1.2 kilometres, while the men’s will be 1.5km long.Action in Germany

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) International Powerlifting Championships will see the introduction of an inclusive Mx category for transgender, non-binary and intersex athletes.

corners of the globe with nine nations represented including Australia, Belarussia, Canada, France, Germany

An inspired performance from Roger Federer helped Switzerland claim a 3-0 victory over Russia to move the country to the brink of qualifying for the final of the Hopman Cup in Perth.

the Japanese player the win.The tournament in the Australian city continues tomorrow as Canada play Germany

Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov and China’s Chen Meng are the new world number ones on the new ITTF World Rankings.

Liebherr 2017 ITTF Men’s World Cup trophy and claimed four World Tour titles in India, Bulgaria, China and Germany

on the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour, winning three Platinum event titles in Qatar, Australia and Germany

But in the dressing room before their final match against Germany, India's hockey team saluted the tricolor

Andre Myhrer of Sweden won the widely-heralded parallel slalom contest at the International Ski Federation Alpine World Cup leg in Oslo today as United States' Mikaela Shiffrin continued her superb form in the corresponding women's event.

second run of their head-to-head format final at the Holmenkollen ski jumping hill.Linus Strasser of Germany

Angelique Kerber starred as Germany opened their Hopman Cup account with a hard fought victory over Belgium

World Para Ice Hockey organised a training camp in Israel to bring the sport to the country for the first time.

It was also very encouraging to have Para-ice hockey experts from the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia

Iran’s sitting volleyball coach Hadi Rezaei has been named as Iran’s Chef de Mission for the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

four World Championship titles in 1984, 1986, 1990 and 1994 in Norway, Hungary, The Netherlands and Germany

The City Event, a parallel slalom contest, and part of the International Ski Federation Alpine Ski World Cup, will take place on the Holmenkollen ski jumping hill in Oslo tomorrow.

looking to perform well in front of a home crowd.Last year’s City Event champion, Linus Strasser of Germany

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont has hailed 2017 as a milestone year for rugby union and says 2018 will be an opportunity to build on solid foundations.

off the field,” he said.World Rugby have expanded into different markets throughout 2017, including Germany

nbsp;to more than nine million worldwide, led by emerging rugby markets such as India, Brazil, Mexico, Germany

Harrie Smolders held his nerve in a seven-rider jump-off to win the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Cup Western European League Jumping round today in Mechelen.

FEI_Global) December 30, 2017They completed the jump-off in 39.97 to seal third place.Daniel Deusser of Germany

Germany's Richard Freitag is once again the man to beat after dominating qualification for the opening event of the Four Hills FIS ski jump tournament, in front of his home crowd in Oberstdorf.

Bischofshofen.German Skispringer Andreas Wellinger soars through the air during in Oberstdorf, southern Germany

Four-Hills Ski jumping event takes in Oberstdorf the tournament continues in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Germany