possible Austrian bid for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics - including the possibility of events in Germany

Korea in the race for the 2018 Games, however, which will be held in February.An ambitious plan for Germany

On the final day of an International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships that have produced a succession of surprise results, the last two field event golds in the men’s high jump and women’s discus went to the disciplines’ undisputed, pre-eminent performers - Mutaz Essa Barshim and Sandra Perković.

figure as he took the bronze medal on countback from Edgar Rivera of Mexico and Mateusz Przybylko of Germany

A centre celebrating Paralympic history is expected to open next autumn at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, birthplace of the Movement. 

Having being told he could no longer practice in Nazi Germany, Dr Ludwig Guttman came over to Britain

Bernard Fonck made history for Belgium by claiming senior gold at the International Equestrian Federation European Reining Championships.

Both of the minor medals went to Germany at the CS Ranch venue.Germany's Gina Schumacher won the young

Romania's Eduard Serban won his country's first medal of the International Judo Federation Cadet World Championships in Santiago as individual competition drew to a close today.

Schreiber and Turkey's Omer Aydin secured the second.Cadet European Championships winner Marlene Galandi of Germany

Galandi claimed victory by ippon within the opening stages.Japan's Rizu Matsumoto and Raffaela Igl of Germany

Mariya Lasitskene became the first athlete to win a gold medal competing under a neutral banner as she justified her tag as the pre-event favourite in the women's high jump at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships here today.

Johannes Vetter of Germany, emotional in victory after the javelin final ©Getty ImagesJohannes Vetter

Sir Mo Farah's final track race on home soil ended in a defeat and the end of a remarkable winning run of success as Muktar Edris of Ethiopia pipped him to the world 5,000 metres title at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships here tonight. 

combination of a Achilles and hamstring problems then forced her out of Rio 2016.Pamela Dutkiewicz of Germany

Denmark's Sarah Sonnichsen will return to the top of the women’s compound world rankings after she won gold at the Archery World Cup leg in Berlin today.

women's team completed the double in slightly easier fashion as they overcame Great Britain 226-223.Hosts Germany

Hosts for five upcoming European Championships between 2018 and 2021 have been announced by the European Cycling Union (UEC).

Championships, where London 2012 champion Marianne Vos of The Netherlands was among the winners.Wiesbaden in Germany

As final preparations are being made for the 29th Summer Universiade due to start in Taipei on Saturday (August 19), the International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin is looking 10 years into the future.

Thomas Bach, who competed as a foil fencer either side of winning an Olympic team gold medal with West Germany

United States became the first ever all-female team to win in the 91-year history of the Nations Cup Jumping competition at the Aga Khan Cup in Dublin.

Jumping Final 2017 at the Real Club de Polo in Barcelona from September 28 until October 1.France, Germany

The Invictus Games Spirit Flame for this year's edition in Toronto has been lit during a ceremony in Kabul in Afghanistan.

Presidential Palace in Kabul, the flame will now travel to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre in Germany

International Boxing Association (AIBA) President C K Wu remains confident that the 2017 Men’s World Championships in Hamburg will be a success with only 15 days to go until the start of the event with uncertainty continuing over the future of the governing body. 

We are ready to show what Germany and its boxing team is capable of in and out of the ring, and look

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is calling for expressions of interest to host the 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships.

Düsseldorf in Germany hosted this year's Championships, which was an individual event.This year's individual

World Championships took place in Düsseldorf in Germany ©ITTFStatistics released by the ITTF reinforced

Germany's Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed he will not stand for re-election as chairman of the European Club Association (ECA).

The decision from former Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Germany striker has opened up a vacancy