France came from behind twice to upset co-hosts Croatia 3-2 in the 2021 Women's EuroVolley to secure its place in the quarter-finals.

the remaining two sets 25-14 and 25-13 as they finished strongly to set up a quarter-final clash with Poland

e7xndWGoJT pic.twitter.com/3M6VZrxW1h— European Volleyball (@CEVolleyball) August 29, 2021Elsewhere, Poland

overcame a scare from Ukraine after losing the first set 25-21.Poland then gained its composure to take

A Women’s World Boxing Championships is set to be organised before the end of the year, it has been revealed by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

that a women’s edition would also take place.The event had originally been scheduled for Kielce in Poland

China underlined their status as the dominant force in wheelchair fencing by securing the men’s and women’s team foil titles at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

medals in the Makuhari Messe venue, with 16 events having taken place at the Games.Pool stage wins over Poland

The first knockout round of the 2021 Women's EuroVolley tournament got underway as Sweden and The Netherlands advanced to set up quarter-final clash.

Hristo Stoichkov.The round of 16 continues tomorrow in Plovdiv as Turkey play the Czech Republic and Poland

Poland’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist Kajetan Duszyński is an ambassador for the 2022 European Universities Games in Łódź and believes the event will be an important one for the thousands of student-athletes taking part.

Duszyński helped Poland to win gold at this summer's Olympic Games in the mixed 4x400 metre mixed relay

The 2022 European Universities Games are due to be held in Łódź in Poland ©Getty ImagesDuszyński said

Aleksandr Iaremchuk is the men’s T46 1500 metres Paralympic champion after triumphing in a close final at Tokyo 2020.

win by 0.55sec.Iaremchuk is the reigning European champion in the event having won it at Bydgoszcz in Poland

Marcin Polak, the Polish track cyclist who won bronze in the men's B 4,000 metres individual pursuit at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, has been suspended by the International Cycling Union (UCI) having tested positive for erythropoietin, otherwise known as EPO.

ImagesThe 38-year-old has the right to request and attend the analysis of his B sample.He competed for Poland

Six teams remain in contention to secure a place in the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing after the second round of matches at the three final qualifiers.

Denmark or hosts Norway will qualify from Group F in Oslo.Slovakia made it two wins from two by thrashing Poland

Energy Standard held on to their overnight lead to win the first match of the 2021 International Swimming League (ISL) season at the Piscina Felice Scandone.

race set the tone.Sjöström - the Olympic 50m freestyle silver medallist - defeated Toronto Titans and Poland

Double Olympic 100 metres champion Elaine Thompson-Herah, whose winning time of 10.54sec in Eugene last Saturday (August 21) was the second-fastest time ever, will seek to maintain her breath-taking form here tomorrow as the Diamond League moves on to the French capital.

only have the latter to deal with in Paris, although the Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Patryk Dobek of Poland

Albert Khinchagov is the men’s F37 Paralympic shot put champion after clinching gold at Tokyo 2020.

Championships in Dubai in 2019, Khinchagov won the F37 shot put event with a distance of 15.25m.At Bydgoszcz in Poland

American sprinter Nick Mayhugh twice broke the world record in the men's T37 100 metres on the first day of athletics at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games here at the Olympic Stadium.

12.63m for gold, 40 centimetres in front of previous holder, Ruzhdi Ruzhdi of Bulgaria.Lech Stoltman of Poland

China's Qi Yongkai pulled off an upset on the on the second day of powerlifting at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, winning the men's under-59 kilograms gold ahead of three-time champion Sherif Osman of Egypt.

for bronze, with the trio being far ahead of the rest of the field.Fourth-placed Grzegorz Lanzer of Poland

France upset Belgium as Italy completed their pool stage campaign with a 100 per cent record at the Women's EuroVolley tournament.

phase of the competition, entertain Hungary on Sunday (August 29), when Turkey meet the Czech Republic, Poland

Latvia and France won high-scoring encounters on the opening day of the final ice hockey qualification tournaments for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Daugavins ensured a convincing win for Latvia.In Group D, held at the Ondrej Nepala Arena in Bratislava, Poland