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Jaimie Fuller: What sort of man is Michael Garcia?

  • Inside the Blogs

In case you hadn’t noticed, the Garcia Report was released last week after lurking in locked drawers of desks in Zurich, Sydney, Munich and New York where the few people who were supposed to have a copy kept it. Sepp Blatter even sneaked one home from the office before he left, I’m led to understand.

Australian bid.An agreement for Australia to withdraw from bidding for the 2011 Women’s World Cup, leaving Germany


Swiss duo through to semi-finals of FIVB World Tour event in Gstaad

  • Volleyball

Swiss duo Anouk Vergé-Dépré and Joana Heidrich are also safely through to the last four of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event in Gstaad.

Lima 21-19, 14-21, 18-16.The Swiss pair will meet sixth-seeded Chantal Laboureur and Julia Sude of Germany


Durban to host IWBF World Championships African qualification tournament

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

The African branch of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) has named South Africa as hosts of the 2017 World Championships African Qualification Tournament.

tournaments, beating the United States 63-57 in the 2014 final in Incheon, South Korea.Canada beat Germany


IOC President Bach to attend 2017 AIBA World Championships in Hamburg

  • Boxing

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will be among the guests for the final day of action at the 2017 International Boxing Association (AIBA) World Championships in German city Hamburg.

Bach, who is from Germany, will present a gold medal to one of the event’s 10 champions on September



World Orienteering Championships head for home of Škoda in 2021

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Mladá Boleslav, the city in the Czech Republic where Škoda was founded, has been awarded the 2021 World Orienteering Championships.

Championships will be staged in Slovakia.The 2019 World Masters MTB Orienteering Championships were awarded to Germany



Qualification groups announced for FIBA EuroBasket Women 2019

  • Basketball

The qualification groups for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's EuroBasket 2019, due to be co-hosted by Serbia and Latvia, have been announced.

Finland, Romania and Slovenia.Last month's bronze medal winners Belgium will take on the Czech Republic, Germany



FAI inviting bids for inaugural World Drone Racing Championships

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The World Air Sports Federation (FAI) has issued a call for bids for the first edition of the annual World Drone Racing Championships, scheduled to be held either late this year or early next year.

year, the FAI Executive Board met in Frankfurt with Deutscher Aero Club, the FAI’s active member in Germany



Nominees announced for June IPC Athlete of the Month Award

  • Paralympics

The Netherlands’ Mariska Beijer and Sweden’s Tobias Sandberg have been nominated for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Allianz Athlete of the Month Award for June.

scored 26 points during the competition, helping her team to regain the European title from rivals Germany


World Cup season dates announced in run-up to Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympics

  • Alpine Skiing News

Dates for the 2017-2018 World Cup season have been announced for Alpine and Nordic skiing and snowboarding as Para-athletes enter the final stages of preparation for Pyeongchang 2018.

one taking place in Canmore, Canada, from December 9 to 17.Proceedings will then move to Oberried, Germany


New Commission set up by WKF to help Olympic preparations

  • Karate

A new working group has been formed by the World Karate Federation (WKF) to help with the implementation of the sport’s qualification process for the two Olympic events.

Olympic Planning and Ranking Commission will be held during the Karate 1-Premier League event in Leipzig, Germany