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Norway win team gold at FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Planica

  • Ski Jumping

Norway won the final team competition of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup season after coming out on top in Slovenia in Planica today.

Poland now lead the Nations Cup standings on 5,727 points, with Austria second on 5,451 and Germany third


WBSC reveals line-up for 2017 Men’s Softball World Championship

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has revealed the line-up for the 2017 Men’s Softball World Championship, which is scheduled to take place in Canadian city Whitehorse in Yukon.

umpiring staff will come from Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Germany


Australian Aboriginal skater on brink of making Winter Olympic history

  • The Big Read

As you read this, two young figure skaters are training hard on an ice rink. They are in Moscow; they are on the brink of making history.

Action will take place in Oberstdorf in Germany between September 27 and 30.It is a tall order for a

Championships, they could make one of the other four quota places on offer at the Olympic qualifier in Germany



Swiss prosecutors question Beckenbauer as part of 2006 World Cup investigation

  • Football

Swiss prosecutors have questioned Franz Beckenbauer as part of their ongoing investigation into allegations of corruption within Germany's successful bid for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

The Swiss Attorney General's Office (OAG) opened proceedings against former Germany international Beckenbauer

, a World Cup winner in 1974 and the head of the Germany 2006 Organising Committee, and three other officials

Investigations into the way Germany secured the rights to the 2006 World Cup, won by Italy, continue


Gasmi and Alpinis break more throwing world records in Dubai

  • Athletics News

Another day brought another world record for an Algerian thrower at the 2017 World Para Athletics Dubai Grand Prix at the city's Club for the Disabled today.

of United Arab Emirates managed a best of 10.72m for silver.Bronze was claimed by Hanna Wichmann of Germany


Scots clinch playoff spot at World Women's Curling Championship with late score

  • Curling

Scottish skip Eve Muirhead left it until the final stone before securing her team a spot in the playoffs at the World Women's Curling Championships in Beijing today.

Earlier in the day, Scotland scored a 7-2 success over Germany.

 China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia and Norway will all have to be



Mittal secures maiden gold medal at ISSF World Cup

  • Shooting

India's Ankur Mittal secured the first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup gold medal of his career with a world record equalling score to beat James Willett of Australia in the men's double trap event in Acapulco.

World Cup medal after he won junior gold in Gabala in Azerbaijan.World number five Andreas Loew of Germany


Elshorbagy shows class in second round of PSA British Open

  • Squash

Egypt's world number one Mohamed Elshorbagy reached the third round of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) British Open with a comfortable win at the Airco Arena in Hull today.

today.The Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games men's singles champion defeated Simon Rosner of Germany


Algerian thrower and British sprinters on top in Dubai

  • Athletics News

British sprinters enjoyed a strong third day of competition at the 2017 World Para Athletics Dubai Grand Prix at the city's Club for the Disabled today.

the T37/38 category in a time of 12.87sec, just 0.27 outside her own world record mark.Lindy Ave of Germany


Home athletes progress as Cairo leg of UIPM World Cup begins

  • Modern Pentathlon

Five Egyptian’s booked their place in the men’s individual final as the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup continued in Cairo.

men's event as he came from behind to claim a dramatic victory.World number one Lena Schoeneborn of Germany


Fleig and Utkin win gold on final day of Para Nordic World Cup

  • Nordic Skiing News

Germany’s Martin Fleig and Ukraine’s Iurii Utkin both won overall biathlon titles on the final day of the Para Nordic skiing World Cup season in Sapporo in Japan today.

confirmed as the winners of the Nation’s Cup.Belarus finished second while World Championships hosts Germany



UIPM World Cup heads to Cairo for second event of season

  • Modern Pentathlon

Athletes from 22 different countries are set to take part at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup as the series heads to the Egyptian capital of Cairo.

Cup in Cairo ©Getty ImagesCompetitors from Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany

Los Angeles as he came from behind to claim a dramatic victory.World number one Lena Schoeneborn of Germany