Italy's Jannik Sinner was on the losing end of a dramatic upset at the French Open as he lost a five-set thriller to Daniel Altmaier in Paris.

The world number 79 from Germany saved two match points en route to a gruelling 6-7, 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 7

More than 300 athletes have signed-up to compete at the inaugural International Judo Federation (IJF) Dushanbe Grand Prix, which is due to begin in Tajikistan's capital tomorrow.

Wagner is part of the field in Tajikistan ©Getty ImagesOthers to watch include Anna-Maria Wagner of Germany

SwissBoxing has announced that it has quit the International Boxing Association (IBA) with immediate effect.

, is part of the World Boxing Interim Executive Board.Joining the Dutchman are representatives from Germany

) since 2019 due to ongoing governance concerns, suspended the National Federations of New Zealand, Germany

The United States started their quest to reclaim the men’s crown by winning their opening two matches at the International Basketball Federation 3x3 World Cup in Vienna.

Romania 21-12.Australia are the early leaders in Pool B after beating Japan 22-11 and Poland 21-14.Germany

Egypt’s Mohanad Shaban continued his fine form on the fencing piste this season in the men’s fencing ranking round at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup Final in Ankara. 

compatriot Song Seung-min is one of four competitors on 21 victories, along with Rebecca Langrehr of Germany

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed that "naysayers" are being proven wrong over the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes as neutrals in global sporting competition.

stance.Leaders from upcoming Olympic hosts France, Italy and the United States as well as Britain, Canada, Germany

Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior and Community Nancy Faeser has welcomed the start of work by a special commission of enquiry into the tragic events at the Munich 1972 Olympics when 11 Israeli team members and a Munich policeman died as the result of a terror attack.

The commission comprises eight members and includes prominent figures in research from both Germany and

studies at Pembroke College, Cambridge, who has made a study of the impact of the Munich Games on modern Germany

Serbia and France got their respective men’s and women’s title defences off to flying starts at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup in Vienna.

ahead of Brazil who also picked up two wins on the opening day of competition in Vienna.Brazil overcame Germany

17-14 before seeing off France 19-16.The other Pool A winner on day one was Germany who defeated Madagascar

Germany’s Dietloff von Arnim has been announced as the sole challenger to American David Haggerty in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Presidential elections.

director at the World Team Cup event in his home town of Düsseldorf.According to a report by News in Germany

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Ng Ser Miang has described Singaporean sports administrator Dr Tan Eng Liang who has died aged 85 as "irreplaceable" as he led tributes to his former colleague.

selected for Singapore’s water polo squad at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics but Singapore lost to both Germany

The 3x3 basketball qualification journey for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games begins tomorrow with the eighth edition of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup.

five-time winners and defending champions Serbia are in a tough Pool A with European powers France and Germany

 Second seed Germany headline Pool B and face Asian powerhouse Japan, Poland, Africa Cup champions

Boxing New Zealand President Steve Hartley has blasted the International Boxing Association (IBA) after it suspended the national governing body, and described the treatment of its boxers at the Youth and Junior Men's and Women's Oceania Boxing Championships as the "last straw".

week for ties to the breakaway World Boxing.The IBA claimed the National Federations of New Zealand, Germany

Bangkok in Thailand will host this year's International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Summit, it has been announced.

five gold medals with South Korea claiming two silver and bronze, Japan a silver and two bronze and Germany

Hosts Poland earned a medals table-topping six gold medals at the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Sprint World Cup in Poznań, where Lai Kuan-chieh won Chinese Taipei's first-ever medal on the circuit.

The Polish team edged out China and Germany in 1min 38.38sec in the women's K4 500 metres final on the

Canada has won the men's Ice Hockey World Championship for the 28th time after dispatching Germany 5-

player to be a victor at the World Junior Championship and World Championship.Gold continues to evade Germany