The International Handball Federation (IHF) has paid tribute after the death of Russian Olympic, world and European champion Vasily Kudinov at the age of 47.

career at Dinamo Astrakhan in Russia before moving to France to play for US Ivry HB.He then moved to Germany

Hosts Germany celebrated double gold today at the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in Finsterau

The 2017 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour is set to continue this week on Iran's Kish Island as Qatar's Cherif Younousse looks to defend the title he won last year with Jefferson Santos Pereira. 

be competing alongside Júlio César Do Nascimento Júnior as they take on teams from Austria, Canada, Germany

Denmark will be aiming to continue their superiority in the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships as they go in search of their 17th title in Lubin in Poland this week.

years ago, Denmark overcame England in the final in Leuven in Belgium to reclaim the title they lost to Germany

France and Bulgaria.The 2015 runners up, England, will contest group two with Ireland and Sweden while Germany

The match schedule for the korfball competition at this year's World Games in Wroclaw has been published.

two groups of four.Action will begin on July 21 and run through to July 25.Chinese Taipei will meet Germany

Larissa Franca and Talita Antunes emerged victorious from their all-Brazilian clash with Agatha Bednarczuk and Eduarda Lisboa to secure the women's title at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour event in Fort Lauderdale.

The women's final was an all-Brazilian affair ©FIVBJulia Sude and Chantal Laboureur of Germany rounded

Rio 2016 discus champion Christoph Harting has called for the resignation of International Olympic Committee (IOC) President and fellow German Thomas Bach amid fierce criticism of the organisation's response to Russia's doping crisis.

Ecker-Rosendahl, the Olympic long jump and 4x100 metres relay champion at the Munich 1972 Olympics for West Germany

Superb singles wins for Timea Bacsinszky and Belinda Bencic secured Switzerland victory over France today as they cruised into the semi-finals of the Fed Cup for the second successive season.

We were so happy when we beat Germany last year and were in the semis.

Garbiñe Muguruza before Barbora Strýcová overcame Lara Arruabarrena 6-4, 6-4.United States won 4-0 over Germany

Japan and Switzerland secured the final two places in the women's ice hockey tournament at next year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang as two qualification events came to a close today.

side delighted the home crowd in Tomakomai, recording their third straight win in Group D by beating Germany

South Korea at Pyeongchang 2018.Moeko Fujimoto's backhanded effort gave Japan an early lead against Germany

with a rasping drive which flew high into the net.Japan also took advantage on home ice as they beat Germany

Australia claimed their best result in International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Cross World Cup history as Alex Pullin led home team-mate Jarryd Hughes in Feldberg.

Pullin, a two-time world champion, triumphed in the big final in Germany in a race which went right to

Germany created history at the women's International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup in Ljubno

current World Cup campaign is the sixth held for female jumpers with Katharina Althaus winning for Germany

jumps of 137.5m and 140m were enough for a winning points total of 262.7 today.Andreas Wellinger of Germany

Championships gold medal with victory in the women's cross-country sprint sitting event in Finsterau in Germany

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has been forced to apologise after a Nazi-era version of Germany's national anthem was played before the Fed Cup tie between the two nations in Hawaii.

A Hawaii soloist accidentally sung the words "Germany, Germany above all else" - a now obsolete verse

justice and freedom for the German fatherland" lyrics.The verse was written long before the Nazis ruled Germany

Alvaro Filho and Saymon Barbosa won an all-Brazilian final against compatriots Evandro Goncalves and Andre Loyola to secure the men's title at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour event in Fort Lauderdale.

medal with partner Barbara Seixas at Rio 2016, and Lisboa will face Chantal Laboureur and Julia Sude of Germany

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has not been chosen to conduct testing at the 2017 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in London after losing out in a tender process.

Professional Worldwide Controls are the primary national anti-doping agency for Germany, while they also