The Russian men's handball team coach Velimir Petković has called the decision to sanction athletes from Russia and Belarus for the actions of their respective Governments unfair, with the national teams still unable to compete at International Handball Federation (IHF) events.

Everything I say will be in the Western press tomorrow, including in Germany, and it remains to be seen

Over 100 French embassies around the world have joined the Terre de Jeux 2024 programme, a label which acknowledges an organisation or local authorities' support of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

 The French Embassies in Belgium, Greece, Germany and Italy hosted stages of the Flag Tour in Europe

Norway has clinched a convincing gold medal in the only mixed team event this season at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Nordic Combined World Cup in Otepää.

Lisa Hirner of Austria and German Svenja Wuerth with 125.8 and 120.4 respectively.Julian Schmid of Germany

Slovenia’s Aleksander Čeferin is set to be re-elected unopposed for a third term as UEFA President after being declared as the sole candidate for the role.

by Fernando Gomes of Portugal, the President of the country’s Football Federation.Bernd Neuendorf of Germany

Twin sisters Lotta and Tiril Udnes Weng had a family day to remember, finishing first and second in the women's sprint in Val di Fiemme - the final Tour de Ski leg.

behind, with Mathilde Myhrvold completing an all-Norwegian podium, 0.67 behind.Katharina Hennig of Germany

Tennis Australia has rejected calls for players from Russia to be banned from the 2023 Australian Open, due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Russia manipulates sport and sportspeople to project an image to the world, just as Nazi Germany did,

The renewed aspiration of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for maintaining "universality" with ideological integration at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - embracing drug-free athletes from Russia and Belarus uninvolved in Ukraine atrocities - could be spectacularly counter-productive.

 Following World War II, Germany and Austria were suspended from Antwerp's Olympics of 1920, likewise

Germany and Japan from London 1948.

Elvira Öberg took the first International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup event of 2023 as the Swedish athlete won the women’s 7.5 kilometres sprint title in Pokljuka, Slovenia.

competition in Pokljuka with 546 points.Öberg sits second on 485 points, with Denise Herrmann-Wick of Germany

The group of 12 countries to take part in the men and women’s rugby sevens tournament when the sport makes its debut at the European Games in Kraków Małopolska later this year has been announced.

fourth at Tokyo 2020.They will be joined in the men’s event by Belgium, Czech Republic, Spain, Georgia, Germany

Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Romania.In the women’s event, Belgium, Czech Republic, Spain, Germany

Canada are set to face neighbour the United States in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship semi-final, while Sweden and the Czech Republic meet on the other side of the bracket.

Canada are set to face a tough challenge tomorrow against five-time champions the US, who thrashed Germany

Today (January 3) marks the 50th anniversary of a very odd football match at Wembley Stadium.

Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark against a side from France, Belgium, West Germany

Cup-winners from 1966 taking on a whole bunch of those who would contest the following year's West Germany

Former National Hockey League (NHL) defenceman Sergei Bautin, a member of the Unified Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, has died at the age of 55.

Wings before moving on to the San Jose Sharks.After his NHL career ended, Bautin played in Sweden, Germany

You will not recognise her name, nor will you see her talking about it on social media but one of weightlifting's most popular athletes is back in business.

national team, is also impressed with the training facilities in Georgia and Uzbekistan, and mentioned Germany

If training in Germany happened, might she compete in the Bundesliga, as other Latvians do?"

International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) President Johan Eliasch has reflected on 2022 in an end-of-year message.

re-elected unopposed for a four-year term in May, although controversy surrounded the decision with Austria, Germany

A quartet of England's Euro 2022-winning side have been recognised in the New Year Honours list.

the Lionesses were named Sports Personality Team of the Year 2022 after their 2-1 extra-time win over Germany