Germany’s Natalie Geisenberger will start as favourite for a fourth singles title when the International Luge Federation (FIL) World Championships begin in the Austrian resort of Igls tomorrow.

more open.Two-time and defending Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion, Felix Loch of Germany

A Jamaican 4x100 metres relay team including Usain Bolt has been formally stripped of their Beijing 2008 Olympic gold medal following the disqualification of Nesta Carter for doping.

jump title.The 40-year-old failed for banned steroid turinobol, the drug famed for being used in East Germany

Paul Shaw will continue as head coach of the Great Britain wheelchair rugby team for this year's International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) European Championships.

The Conlog Arena in Koblenz in Germany has been announced as the host venue of the 2017 European Championship

the Championships will bring together the top eight teams from the IWRF European Zone.Host country Germany

Yoeri Havik and Wim Stroetinga were crowned Berlin Six Days champions after maintaining their overall lead for the fourth consecutive day at the Berlin Velodrome.

victory in the team elimination event.Their victory was swiftly followed by success for Stefan Schafer of Germany

The first International Skating Union (ISU) European Figure Skating Championships to be held in Ostrava in the Czech Republic are set to begin tomorrow.

European title ©Getty ImagesDefending European silver medallists Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany

A total of 18 countries have progressed to the candidate stage of the selection process for the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) new global home and away league.

players take part in the tournament, due to launch in 2019.Argentina, Australia, Belgium, England, Germany

Mikaela Shiffrin is due to return to action at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Skiing World Cup in Kronplatz tomorrow as the American seeks to preserve her overall lead at the top of the women’s standings.

Having not raced over the weekend in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany, the slalom specialist saw her

The International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) has appointed 24 new arbitrators and two new mediators.

and sports law.She is joined, among others, by compatriots Robert Weber and Bruce Hodgkinson, while Germany

Poland's Kamil Stoch claimed his fifth consecutive International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup victory on his home hill in Zakopane today.

of Slovenia sits third on 780.The next leg of the World Cup season will take place in Willingen in Germany

Belgium's Gregory Wathelet won the latest leg of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Cup Jumping season in German city Leipzig with a fine display on board grey mare Coree.

Hurtebise HDC, clocking 41.94sec in the jump-off as the top nine all went double clear.Niklas Krieg of Germany

Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Boe secured mass start victory as the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup drew to a close with two races in Antholz in Italy today.

with one penalty, following a missed shot.The women’s 4x6km relay event was also contested today, with Germany

Norway won both the men's and women's relays as the International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup leg in Ulricehamn in Sweden concluded today.

lead on leg two.It left the other countries battling for the second and third spots on the podium with Germany

Germany maintained their 100 per cent record at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Combined

Home favourite Marcel Hirscher won the men’s slalom at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Skiing World Cup in Austrian town Kitzbühel today as Dave Ryding matched the best-ever result by a British skier in the sport’s premier competition with a runners-up finish.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen ©Getty ImagesThere was also women’s super-G action in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany

The lynx mascot of the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in Finsterau in Germany has been named