Politics has been intermingled with sport in every one of the modern Olympics. That mixture was at its most violent and shocking at the 1972 Munich Games, when the Palestinian Black September group took 11 Israeli Olympic team members hostage, seeking a release of prisoners, and ended up killing them along with a West German police officer.

Bobby Kennedy as he ran for the Presidency.In Europe there were mass student protests, most notably in France

All-around gold medallists Takeru Kitazono of Japan and Italy's Giorgia Villa returned to the top of the podium on the opening night of apparatus finals as Spain were crowned the first Summer Youth Olympic Games beach handball champions here today.

finished sixth in today's final race to end the event ahead of Titouan Petard and Kenza Coutard of France

in the laser-run to finish on a total of 1,067 points, 19 ahead of nearest challenger Emma Riff of France

Germany remain top of the team standings following today's cross-country round at the International Equestrian Federation Nations Cup Eventing leg in Boekelo.

The Netherlands have dropped to sixth spot with 126.70, putting them behind Ireland with 118.70 and France

Hosts Japan were the best again on day two of the World Karate Federation Karate-1 Premier League event in Tokyo.

Grande as she knocked out Xiaoyan Yin of China, 3-0.Alizee Agier also has a chance to win for France

Athletes linked to the Operation Puerto anti-doping operation could be named after a Spanish court agreed blood bags could be released to Italy, according to reports.

Valverde of Spain served a two-year drugs ban from 2010 after CONI matched DNA from a 2008 Tour de France

year.Valverde is among a small number of cyclists involved to have ever been outed, also including Tour de France

Germany have risen to first place in the team standings after the second day of dressage at the International Equestrian Federation Nations Cup Eventing leg in Boekelo.

name.Cross-country is due to take place tomorrow.It will be followed by jumping on Sunday (October 14).France

Kazakhstan's Alexey Lutsenko won stage four of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Tour of Turkey today in Selcuk to take the overall lead in the World Tour event and gain the turquoise jersey. 

challenged for the title this year by riders including Romain Bardet - winner of three stages of the Tour de France

The World Mixed Curling Championships are set to get underway in Kelowna in Canada tomorrow with 35 nations competing.

who have been drawn in Group C.They will be joined by Croatia, Czech Republic, Spain, Estonia, France

Three-time Olympic medallist Lindsey Vonn has announced she will retire at the end of the 2018-2019 International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Skiing World Cup season.

compete at the Sochi 2014 Olympics having re-injured her right knee in December 2013, while skiing in France"Physically

Wales and Germany will be represented for the first time in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) US Open semi-finals after Tesni Evans and Simon Rösner made it through respectively at Philadelphia's Drexel University.

Welily will face off tomorrow for a place in the final.Egypt's Nour El Sherbini and Camille Serme of France

Italy are first, second and third after the opening round of the senior pairs short programme event at the World Artistic Skating Championships at the Vendéspace rink in Mouilleron-Le-Captif.

third place are Isabella Genchi and Alberto Peruch who currently sit on 111.500 points.Pairs from hosts France

Prosecutors have charged the first suspects in a fraud and match-fixing scandal that has plagued Belgium's elite football league.

suspects under investigation after hundreds of police carried out 44 house searches across Belgium, France

Sweden top the standings after the first day of dressage at the International Equestrian Federation's Nations Cup Eventing leg in Boekelo in The Netherlands.

dressage is tomorrow before cross-country on Saturday (October 13) and jumping on Sunday (October 14).France

Fifty people from 24 countries have visited Krasnoyarsk for the 2019 Winter Universiade's Head of Delegation meeting.

the student extravaganza in the Russian city next year.Countries including United States, Britain, France

The International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments (INAS) has invited expressions of interest from members to host the 2022 INAS Football World Championships.

Championships is December 14.Saudi Arabia won the 2018 title after they overcame challenges from Sweden, France