Britain's Adam Pengilly was the only International Olympic Committee (IOC) member to vote against the body's ruling Executive Board in a motion of confidence into their response to Russian doping here today.

Past and future IOC Athletes' Commission chairs Claudia Bokel of Germany and Angela Ruggiero of the US

The National Paralympic Committee of Germany (NPC) has named its delegation that will travel to Rio de

Star gymnast Simone Biles and swimmer Michael Phelps have been awarded the best female and male athlete of the month prizes for July respectively by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).

Super Cup title in Frankfurt in Germany.They overcame reigning Paralympic champions and host nation Germany

World number one Novak Djokovic will face Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the final of the Rogers Cup after both players earned semi-final victories at the Aviva Centre at York University in Toronto today.

, and Madison Keys of the United States.Halep overcame Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber of Germany

German forward Jochen Hecht has announced his retirement from ice hockey after 22 seasons in the sport.

goals and recorded 277 assists in the world's best league and appeared in 59 post-season games.For Germany

played in six World Championships and two World Cups.Jochen Hecht appeared in three Winter Olympics for Germany

A three-person International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board panel has been selected today to make final decisions on the eligibility of all Russian athletes competing at Rio 2016.

principal rather than selective public opinion".Bach has been particularly challenged in his native Germany

Tegla Loroupe, Chef de Mission for the 10-strong Refugee Olympic Team that will make a historic first appearance at the Rio Olympics, wants to extend the training system that has produced the team’s five track athletes for another five years to offer other talented refugees the opportunity to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Games.

qualification times - we can’t always rely on the IOC to ensure competition entry.”Wagner - who went back to Germany

The 2016 Rio Games are already unique. No other Games in modern history has had its build-up vexed by such a bewildering mass of political frictions, economic shocks and doping controversies. But as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad shift into delivery mode with Friday’s Opening Ceremony, there is the guarantee of something beautiful being presented to the watching world.

to insidethegames shortly before the soon-to-be famous five left for Rio, Wagner - who went back to Germany

So I have been travelling back and forth between Kenya and Germany.

worked very hard to help me and to keep the runners on my training programme when I have to go back to Germany

chance to go to Rio with the athletes.”On the eve of their departure for Rio - and Wagner’s return to Germany

can continue to practice the sport.Thirty-four young judoka from Ukraine now also train in Wiesbaden, Germany

nbsp;- (France)Katiuska Santaella - (Venezuela)Salima Dziri-Souakri - (Algeria)Anna-Maria Wagner - (Germany

Bled in Slovenia will host the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Under-18 World Championship Division I Group A, it has been announced.

sport’s worldwide governing body.It came after consultation with the six participating teams - Denmark, Germany

France’s Gael Monfils continued his excellent form by beating home favourite Milos Raonic in straight sets to reach the semi-finals of the Rogers Cup at the Aviva Centre at York University in Toronto.

Pavlyuchenkova 7-6, 1-6, 6-0.Romania’s Simona Halep and Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber of Germany

Poland’s newly-formed pairing of Bartosz Losiak and Michal Bryl won their third-straight Pool F match at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Major Series event in Klagenfurt today to advance to the second round of elimination.

Liamin, who after coming second in Pool H beat seventh seeds Markus Böckermann and Lars Flüggen of Germany

semi-final as a pairing.The other last-four encounter pits top seeds Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has received more criticism in his native Germany

It was 150 years ago, when Baron Pierre de Coubertin had only just celebrated his third birthday, that Olympian Games were held in London. 

 He was a devotee of Ludwig Jahn, who had pioneered gymnastics in Germany.

in public estimation  throughout Britain as did his exemplar at the beginning of the century in Germany