Sporting powerbrokers including Thomas Bach and Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah have arrived to attend a European Olympic Committees (EOC) General Assembly here tomorrow at which Slovenia's Janez Kocijančič is set to be elected the body's permanent President.

Juri Tamm of Estonia, Susanna Rahkamo of Finland, Jean-Michel Brun of France, Gudrun Doll-Tepper of Germany

Russian skater and Olympic gold medal favourite Evgenia Medvedeva could miss the Grand Prix Figure Skating Final, which takes place in Nagoya; Japan from December 7 to 10 after suffering a crack in a bone in her right foot.

who currently lead the Pairs, will face World silver medalists Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany

German cross-country skier Hannes Dotzler has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 27 due to an ongoing battle with glandular fever.

races and subsequently did not participate for the rest of the season.Dotzler, a promising skier in Germany

he contracted glandular fever, has now decided to call time on his career.Hannes Dotzler represented Germany

Germany's Isabell Werth, one of dressage's most decorated champions, has received the Best Athlete Award at the ninth edition of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) Awards Gala 2017 in Montevideo.

final with Weihe- it was a fantastic freestyle."2017 proved to be quite some year for Isabell Werth, of Germany

New Zealand stunned defending champions Argentina with a shock 2-1 victory to reach the semi-finals of the Women's Hockey World League Final in Auckland.

Harbour Hockey Stadium.They were joined in booking a place in the semi-finals by South Korea, who beat Germany

peppered the New Zealand defence but the hosts held firm to complete a superb victory.South Korea overcame Germany

and we did that tonight.”In the other quarter-final to take place today, South Korea overcame Germany

in a shootout after the match ended all square at 3-3Nike Lorenz broke the deadlock for Germany before

as Marie Maevers quickly equalised.Maevers continued the topsy-turvy nature of the match as she gave Germany

The World Karate Federation (WKF) calendar was unveiled in Madrid and includes dates for events such as the World Championships and the Karate 1-Premier League.

to be followed Rabat in Morocco from April 6 to 8; Istanbul in Turkey on June 8 to 10 and Berlin in Germany

Sweden became the first team to qualify for the medal round as they thrashed Hungary 13-1 in the women's tournament at the European Curling Championships in St Gallen.

comfortable win as Hungary opted to concede.Denmark close the gap to 11-7 with an open hit for 3 v Germany

strong for Scotland as they recorded a straightforward 8-3 success, while Switzerland beat Italy 9-6.Germany

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Team World Cup in London is set to attract an international audience of 500 million people and is seen as a chance to increase the popularity of the sport in Britain.

 "The sport is a staple in Japan, Brazil, Germany, where the event will also be widely televised

The German Ice Hockey Association (DEB) and the country’s 28--team two division ice hockey league Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) have extended their partnership until 2026.

The agreement is designed to allow the nation to focus on the development of ice hockey in Germany with

particular attention to the development of "Powerplay26", which has an ambition to make Germany a regular

during the Deutschland Cup in Augsburg where Dan Sexston, of the US, is seen here in action against Germany

Defending champions Argentina claimed a comfortable 4-1 win over Germany as the quarter-final line-up

the other match held today.Argentina will face hosts New Zealand in the last eight tomorrow, while Germany

Thursday (November 23).After a tense opening to the match, Argentina struck twice in two minutes against Germany

beyond any doubt, although there was still time for Nike Lorenz to score a consolation late on for Germany

Amelie Kober's nightmare injury-jinx has struck again with the 29-year-old German now facing another lengthy lay-off.

March 2015, she had broken a bone in her left hand in a fall at the season finals in Winterberg in Germany

her for a lengthy period of time.She fell during a snow session with the national team of Snowboard Germany

now facing another period on the sidelines, having injured her knee on a snow session with Snowboard Germany

Hosts Switzerland and Sweden remain undefeated at the top of the women’s rankings at the  European Curling Championships 2017 in Switzerland.

of round-robin play in St Gallen, although they were achieved in very different styles.Sweden beat Germany

ImagesThe Czech Republic lost 6-3 to Denmark who recorded their first win, a result that leaves only Germany

Norway beat Slovakia by 7-2, while Scotland suffered their first loss at the hands of Germany.

 A delighted Germany skip Alexander Baumann said: "That was a great team performance."

scoring three points in each of the third and eighth ends to build their score, meaning that they and Germany

The Netherlands maintained their 100 per cent record at the Women's Hockey World League Final in Auckland.

seal a 3-1 victory for the US.Pool B will conclude tomorrow with defending champion Argentina meet Germany

Australia’s Indianna Heibloem was among the winners as the flyweight competition took centre stage on the opening day of the 2017 International Boxing Association Women’s Youth World Championships in Guwahati.

last-16 is Ukraine’s Anastasia Lisinska after she defeated Charlotte Hoffmann, a late call-up to the Germany

Defending champions Sweden, hosts Switzerland and Scotland remain undefeated in the men's section of the European Curling Championships in St Gallen.

more points and a 5-1 lead on the way to their victory.Switzerland came from two points down to defeat Germany

Hungary and Italy remain unbeaten after two sessions of women’s round-robin play, The Swiss defeated Germany