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Poland and Bulgaria progress to final of 2021 FIVB Boys' Under-19 World Championship

  • Volleyball

Poland have set up an all-Europe final against Bulgaria at the 2021 International Volleyball Federation

Bulgaria had stunned Russia 3-2 to gain the first ticket to the final.It was the second meeting between Poland

medal match on the final day of the competition.Iran's capture of the third set was the first time that Poland

line to advance to the 13th place match.The tournament is scheduled to reach its climax tomorrow when Poland

and Bulgaria meet at the Azadi Indoor Stadium.Bulgaria looks for its maiden title while Poland will


Men's European Volleyball Championship gets underway featuring European, world and Olympic champions

  • Volleyball

European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Men’s European Volleyball Championship began today, hosted across Poland

tournament is something of a priority for them.The pool has a particularly strong look to it, with hosts Poland

2019 European Championships.The two volleyball heavyweights face off on Saturday (September 4), after Poland

September 3, while Croatia face Germany in the pool’s other game.Ranking matches are set to be held in Poland

Ostrava.The semi-finals and medal matches are all due to be held at the 11,500-capacity Spodek in Katowice in Poland



Musa Taimazov

  • Russian Summer Paralympic Athletes

Musa Taimazov earned another Para athletics gold for the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in the men’s F51 club throw, breaking the world record in the process.

Arab Emirates in 2019.He finished fourth in the European Para Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz in Poland


Andrei Vdovin

  • Russian Summer Paralympic Athletes

Andrei Vdovin earned the Russian Paralympic Committee's (RPC) 26th gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after breaking his own world record in the men's T37 400 metres.

Tokyo 2020.Vdovin also enjoyed success at the European Para Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz in Poland


Top seed Barty among women's singles winners on day two of US Open

  • Tennis

Ashleigh Barty of Australia, the top seed, was among the winners as women’s singles first round action continued on day two of the US Open in New York City.

Viktorija Golubic, but triumphed 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 to reach the second round.World number eight Iga Świątek of Poland



Djokovic begins search for calendar Grand Slam at US Open, while Zverev progresses

  • Tennis

Olympic gold medallist Alexander Zverev began the quest for his maiden Grand Slam in style as he blitzed Sam Querrey in straight sets to progress to the US Open second round, while world number one Novak Djokovic started his campaign for a calendar Grand Slam with victory over Holger Rune in New York City. 

Querrey in the first round of this tournament ©Getty ImagesAnother seeded player, Hubert Hurkacz of Poland


The Netherlands and Turkey advance to Women's EuroVolley 2021 semi-finals with dominant displays

  • Volleyball

Sweden's dream run at the Women's EuroVolley 2021 tournament came to an end in Plovdiv after The Netherlands won 3-0 to secure its place in the semi-finals for the third time in four editions of the competition.

fourth consecutive tournament.The 2019 silver medallists dominated in all phases of the game beating Poland

committed a serve error, reception error, and had just a 20 per cent success rate in attack.Despite this, Poland

in the second set as it suffocated the Polish attack with a series of fantastic blocks to win 25-14.Poland


Kazemi and Nozouri lead Iran to semi-finals of 2021 FIVB Volleyball Boys' Under-19 World Championship

  • Volleyball

Yousef Kazemi and Erfan Nozouri fired Iran to the semi-finals of the 2021 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship with 16 points each.

25-19 in the third and annihilating the South Americans 25-11 in the fourth set.Iran will be met by Poland

following a comprehensive victory over Germany.The match was closer than the score suggests however as Poland



Vladimir Sviridov

  • Russian Summer Paralympic Athletes

Vladimir Sviridov earned the Russian Paralympic Committee's (RPC) eighth Para-athletics gold of Tokyo 2020 after twice breaking his own world record in the men's F36 shot put.

He had to settle for silver at Bydgoszcz in Poland in 2021, finishing second to his compatriot Alan Kokoity's


Anton Kuliatin

  • Russian Summer Paralympic Athletes

The Russian Paralympic Committee's (RPC) Anton Kuliatin is the men's T13 1500 metres Paralympic champion after triumphing in a closely fought race at the Japan National Stadium.

men's T13 1500m ©Getty ImagesHowever, he went one better at the European Championships in Bydgoszcz in Poland