International Stadium Yokohama will be the heart of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, it emerged today as the match schedules were released.

, and Japan and Scotland.The Stadium, which hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and Germany

Germany will sit on top of the final Pyeongchang 2018 medals table, according to data experts who have

 Germany won a then-record 36 medals at Salt Lake City 2002.

 The 14 gold medals currently forecast would be a record for Germany, ahead of the 12 medals won

Rugby Federation (IWRF) European Division C Championship, which is due to begin in Grosswallstadt in Germany

the sport on a national level.Great Britain won the elite European Championship title in Koblenz in Germany

Leading Olympians and Paralympians preparing for Pyeongchang 2018 have launched a #MyMoment campaign to bring attention to the "irreplaceable moments clean athletes have lost to doping".

doping and samples tampering by Russian athletes at Sochi 2014.Athletes from Austria, Canada, Germany

removed from Sochi.This played a key role in the eventual decision to shift the event to Königssee in Germany

Frenchman Adrian Mannarino enjoyed home success at the Paris Masters today after knocking-out Spain's 2012 champion, David Ferrer.

well with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Chinese wild-card entry, Peng Shuai.Seventh-seeded Julia Goerges of Germany

A number of musical and film events are to mark the countdown to Pyeongchang 2018 falling to just 100 days.

IOC) awarded them the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games ahead of bids from Munich, Germany

Hong Kong has been named as the first Asian city to host the Gay Games after being awarded the 2022 event, seeing off strong competition from the United States and Mexico.

Inspections of the three bidders took place in June and July by a team of inspectors from Australia, Germany

Denmark’s Anders Antonsen will hope to justify his top seeding in the men’s singles competition at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Bitburger Open, with action set to begin tomorrow.

silver medal at the European Championships earlier this year, will head to the Grand Prix Gold event in Germany

Qualifier Jeremy Chardy and wildcard Nicolas Mahut were among home players to progress to the second round at the Paris Masters today in the AccorHotels Arena today.

Gojowczyk defeated Harrison 7-6(5), 6-3 in 85 minutes.South Korea's Chung Hyeon thrashed Mischa Zverev of Germany

South Korea's bobsleigh and skeleton teams have unveiled their uniforms for their home Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Skeleton Federation World Cup overall title with victory in the two-man season finale in Königssee in Germany

Hosts Germany were the dominant force at the 2017 International Federation for Intellectual Disability

respectively.Niemeyer, meanwhile, finished ahead of Finland’s Piia Komppa and Sweden’s Camila Gunnarsson.Hosts Germany

President of the German Disabled Sports Association and German NPC.Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker and Germany

Alpine skiing, which is getting its World Cup season underway at the Austrian resort of Soelden this weekend, is heading towards the quadrennial showcase of an Olympic Winter Games - on parallel lines.

this season for the first time since 2014.Austria has won the title three times, France twice, and Germany

overall and slalom titles last season and finished fifth in Soelden behind winner Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany

Legal action is being taken by Germany's Federal Cartel Office against the German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) and, indirectly, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over a possible violation of competition law through their controversial Rule 40 restrictions.

year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.The DOSB is responsible for implementing these rules in Germany

Slovakia triumphed in all three of their BC4 pairs matches on the opening day of the Boccia International Federation (BISFed) European Championships in Póvoa de Varzim in Portugal.

2 against Spain.In Pool B, Croatia begun the day with a 3-2 loss to Great Britain before overcoming Germany

8-2 and Greece 8-0.They then lost 5-4 to Portugal, who also defeated Greece 10-1 and Germany 9-0.Britain

’s two other games saw them beat Greece 15-0 and Germany 5-2.Pairs and team events took centre stage

competition ©BISFedIn the BC3 pairs event, Belgium won both of their matches in Pool A after beating Germany

4-2 and Russia 5-3.Greece defeated Germany 3-2 before drawing 3-3 with Sweden.There were also wins for

Mongolia had mixed fortunes in men’s finals on the second day of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi, with their judokas tasting victory and defeat.

medal on the IJF World Tour.The podium was completed by Brazil’s Maria Portela and Miriam Butkereit of Germany