World Rugby will reinvest around £245 million ($306 million/€289 million) into the sport before Tokyo 2020, where rugby sevens is expected to consolidate the positive impact it had on its Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro this summer. 

 "That is likely to engage promising nations such as Germany, Brazil and maybe Russia."

 "And teams like Germany, China, Brazil and Russia will soon be knocking on the door to the top

There was a big uptake from a range of relatively new territories such as the US, Germany, Holland and

Rugby’s return to the Olympics this summer - after a 92-year absence - ended, figuratively speaking, in an exhilarating run to the try line followed by a touch down between the posts. If any International Olympic Committee (IOC) members were undecided over the sport’s claim to a core place in the Games, the drama and excitement of the sevens game appears to have converted them.

conducted before and after the Rio Games by Nielsen Sports in the six core markets of Australia, France, Germany

rugby'…"There was a big uptake from a range of relatively new territories such as the United States, Germany

That is likely to engage promising nations such as Germany, Brazil and maybe Russia."

And teams like Germany, China, Brazil and Russia will soon be knocking on the door to the top events.

Canada's Mark McMorris and Austria's Anna Gasser celebrated victories at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Big Air World Cup at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre in Pyeongchang.

The Big Air season will continue in Moenchengladbach in Germany on December 3.

Defending champions The Netherlands made it two wins from two at the Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup as they earned a comfortable 5-1 victory over the United States at the Club Deportivo Manquehue in Santiago.

European Championships silver medallists Germany also got their campaign off to a winning start as they

We were very nervous, but we became better and better as the game went on," Germany captain Elisa Gräve

A total of 13 European countries have confirmed their attendance at meeting in Rome tomorrow as in an attempt to help reunify American football. 

Spaniard Javier Carrasco – two members of the former IFAF Europe.It will not be attended, however, by Germany

Delphine Cascarino scored a superb first-half winner as France stunned defending champions Germany with

half gave her side a dramatic 2-1 victory over Mexico at the same venue.France began their clash with Germany

Gerhardt’s shot from distance onto the crossbar and she then prevented Saskia Matheis from drawing Germany

while at the other end, Marie-Charlotte Leger’s chip clipped the crossbar.With time fast running out, Germany

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has urged FIFA to be “more active” in promoting the 2018 World Cup as Gianni Infantino arrived in the country for tomorrow’s Confederations Cup draw.

hosts Russia, the winners of the continental tournaments and 2014 World Cup winners Germany.Russia, Germany

The Netherlands got their pursuit of a third straight Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup title off to the perfect start as they thrashed South Korea in their opening match at the Club Deportivo Manquehue in Santiago.

went to the top of the group as they edged New Zealand 2-1.Action in Pool B, which features Argentina, Germany

Norway and Sweden will face-off for gold in the men's European Curling Championships after each winning their semi-finals today at the Braehead Arena near Glasgow in Scotland.

 Switzerland also beat Germany 7-4.

Olympic Champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan is among the headline names due to compete at the final International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating event of the regular season in Sapporo. 

Final in Marseille, while team-mates Xuehan Wang and Lei Wang and Mari Vartmann and Ruben Blommaert of Germany

Continental Presidents have been added to the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Executive Committee as part of a new governance structure of the organisation.

re-election.Medical and anti-doping chair Donald McKenzie of Canada, wildwater chair Jens Perlwitz of Germany

Kim Phyong Hwa struck an extra-time winner to fire North Korea into the semi-finals of the FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup as they beat Spain 3-2 at the National Football Stadium in Port Moresby.

Nunes’ penalty in the dying stages proving to be little more than a consolation.Defending champions Germany

Norway booked their place in the semi-finals of the European Curling Championships men’s competition after defeating close rivals Switzerland at the Braehead Arena in Scotland. 

their spot in the next round by beating Finland 11-2.A 5-3 victory over Italy and 6-3 triumph over Germany

Budapest, Tbilisi and Torun are the three contenders vying to stage the 2019 World Fencing Championships, with a decision due to be made at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Congress in Moscow.

never hosted the Championships, have put forward their capital city Tbilisi as a candidate.Leipzig in Germany

Scotland endured a mixed day on the ice at the European Curling Championships as their men's team suffered a surprise defeat before their women continued an unbeaten run at the Braehead Arena near Glasgow.

Scotland's women were forced to dig deep before beating Germany 8-6 to remain the tournament's only unbeaten

team.After taking two points in the first end, Germany took another two in the second, only for the

steal of one and their first victory of the week, by 6-5.Norway also enjoyed a thrilling 7-6 win over Germany