German athlete body Athleten Deutschland has published a position paper which calls for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) to outline basic requirements for Tokyo 2020, expectations of International Federations (IFs) around qualification events and minimum requirements for future versions of the Games playbooks.

strategy must already be in place and carefully prepared.Countries such as Lithuania, Hungary, Serbia, Israel

The Karate Federations in the United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to sign a cooperation agreement

UAE Karate Federation (UAEKF) President Major General Nasser Abdul Razak al Razouki and Israel Karate

inter-union cooperation".The UAE is only the third Arab country to have normalised its relations with Israel

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) says it is in the final stages of negotiations with Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) over supplying COVID-19 vaccines to athletes from the continent prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

be mandatory for athletes to compete at the Games.Countries such as Lithuania, Hungary, Serbia and Israel

Esteban Chaves, second behind overall race leader Adam Yates in yesterday’s third stage of the Volta a Catalunya, went one better today.

’s first European win of the 2021 season and his own first win since 2019.Michael Woods, riding for Israel

Denmark’s Andreas Kron triumphed on the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya from a four-man breakaway in Calella.

success ©Getty ImagesFour-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome was among the absentees, with the Israel

confirmed online rhythm game Audition will feature as a promoted title at its World Championships in Israel

Authorised ticket resellers (ATRs), the official agents appointed to sell packages to overseas fans for the Olympics and Paralympics, have made a last-ditch plea to Tokyo 2020 not to ban international spectators from this year’s Games amid fears that it could put some of them out of business.

compensated for the work and damages we have occurred," Yoav Bruck, the President of ISSTA Sport, the ATR for Israel

But Bruck, a former swimmer, who represented Israel at three Olympic Games, claimed Tokyo 2020 is refusing

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has said Olympic and Paralympic athletes in the country should be able to receive COVID-19 vaccines on a voluntary basis.

be mandatory for athletes to compete at the Games.Countries such as Lithuania, Hungary, Serbia and Israel

breached the Olympic Charter by instructing Saeid Mollaei to withdraw to avoid facing an opponent from Israel

Judo Federation after their Government ordered Mollaei to withdraw to avoid facing an opponent from Israel

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced its Americas qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is to take place in Florida in June, with the last-chance global qualifier to be held in Chinese Taipei later the same month.

ImagesThe Netherlands, hosts Chinese Taipei, China and Australia will await them.Japan, South Korea, Israel

has moved its Flag Football World Championships, a qualifier for the 2022 World Games, from Spain to Israel

the Spanish island of Majorca in November but has now decided to stage the three-day tournament in Israel

 "It was an investment in both Israel and American football, two of my greatest passions."

Denmark's Mads Würtz Schmidt of Israel Start-Up Nation won his first Tirreno-Adriatico stage on day six

World Series champion Ian Kinsler says inspiring a generation of Israeli baseball players is "the ultimate goal" as he prepares to represent the country at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

A four-time Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star, Kinsler is set to play for Israel despite previously

representing the United States on the international stage.Kinsler, who will be 39 in June, visited Israel

We’ve talked about what it would mean to both of us to see baseball really take off in Israel."

My goal is to medal, create a buzz for baseball in Israel, and inspire young people to play.

Swedish duo Anton Dahlberg and Fredrik Bergström sealed the men's title on the final day of the 470 World Championship in Vilamoura in Portugal.

Mills and Eilidh McIntyre who finished seventh, bringing their total to 94 points.In the mixed class, Israel

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has clarified COVID-19 vaccinations offered by the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) to Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 athletes will only be available to National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in territories which have approved the Chinese vaccines for use.

be mandatory for athletes to compete at the Games.Countries such as Lithuania, Hungary, Serbia and Israel