Ticket sale information from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games have shown that wheelchair basketball sold 85 per cent of its allocation to the delight of the world governing body's President Ulf Mehrens.

enthusiastic.”United States produced a performance of complete domination to overpower defending champions Germany

were gold medal winners at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 but slumped to fourth place at London 2012 as Germany

development and peace, to UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon.The content of the letter, signed in the Germany

Jannik Heiland led home a German one-two in the men’s event as the country enjoyed a dominant day of vaulting at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Cup competition in Mechelen in Belgium.

comfortably secure the win in front of their only challengers, Timo Gerdes and Jolina Ossenberg-Engels of Germany

part of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup calendar, begun in Oberstdorf in Germany

Former world number one Ana Ivanovic has announced she is retiring from competitive tennis.

“I will miss one of my best friends on tour,” tweeted current world number one Angelique Kerber of Germany

Mikaela Shiffrin continued her superb form by winning in the giant slalom for a second successive day at the International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup leg in Semmering.

also finished second behind Shiffrin in yesterday's first giant slalom event.Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany

Russian cross-country skiers Alexander Legkov and Yevgeny Belov are reportedly among those to have appealed an International Ski Federation (FIS) suspension introduced due to their apparent implication in the McLaren Report.

Getty ImagesIt was claimed that the interests of Legkov and Belov will be represented by a lawyer from Germany

Sky Deutschland has signed an agreement to broadcast the European Handball Federation (EHF) Champions League for an additional three seasons.

as well this contract extension, we have paved the way for Sky to become the handball-broadcaster in Germany

German Weightlifting Federation (BVDG) President Christian Baumgartner has been unanimously re-elected for a second four-year term.

Germany last won an Olympic medal in weightlifting at Beijing 2008, where Matthias Steiner claimed men

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has given his cautious support to a potential Calgary bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games following a meeting with the city's Mayor Naheed Nenshi.

2026 Games, with two projects still in the running to be their candidate.Trento in Italy, Dresden in Germany

The record-breaking opening day attendance of 13,280 is among the headline figures published by the International Floorball Federation (IFF) for the 2016 Men’s World Championships in Riga.

in one form or another in 17 different countries - China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany

International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) President Ulf Mehrens has signed a letter of intent with Wilfried Lemke, the United Nations’ special adviser on sport for development and peace, to UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon.

The content of the letter, signed in the Germany City of Bremen, is the declaration of intent to think

Iplay Sport has been announced as the official app for the 2017 Bandy World Championship in Sandviken and Gävle.

nations will seek to claim the title.Hosts Sweden will be joined in the group by Belarus, Finland, Germany

India’s Shiva Keshavan shook off a crash in training to top the podium at the Asian Luge Championship in Nagano.

year for the 35-year-old.He was forced to withdraw from the 2016 World Championships in Königssee in Germany

Finsterau 2017 have revealed the medal design for the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships ahead of competition beginning in February.

The organisers claim the design incorporates the beautiful local landscape in Germany, with the World

Robert Rauch of the United States has been re-elected as President of the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) after running unopposed in the governing body's elections.

as Director at large.Meanwhile, President of the European Flying Disc Federation Thomas Griesbaum of Germany