Russia stunned the United States to keep their International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's Under-20 World Championship title hopes alive, while Italy and Serbia booked places in the semi-finals.

are both through, and the winner of their match tomorrow will top the pool.Italy were made to work by Poland

Denmark's men's team, the reigning champions, topped their European Beach Handball Championships group with four wins from four in Varna in Bulgaria, but 2019 runners-up Norway needed a shoot-out victory to progress.

round will be Hungary and Ukraine.Croatia won all of their matches in four-team Group C, overcoming Poland

in a high-scoring match today.Sweden defeated Bulgaria 22-9, 19-13 to finish third and qualify with Poland

Portugal ensured their spot in the next round with a 17-6, 22-8 victory over Romania.Finally in Group D, Poland

The Netherlands, the United States, Italy and Serbia all remain undefeated at the International Volleyball Federation Women's Under-20 World Championship.

three wins from three in the first pool stage, and began the second in the same vein.Serbia defeated Poland

Trayvon Bromell, winner of the United States Olympic trials 100 metres last month, looked the part of an Olympic favourite tonight as Gateshead staged its second stand-in performance for the Diamond League.

, who clocked 54.66.Much was expected of Germany’s Johannes Vetter, whose effort of 97.76 metres in Poland

Defending men's champions Denmark have made a winning start to the European Beach Handball Championships in Varna in Bulgaria.

also won two matches - 25-24, 18-16 against Italy and 20-21, 20-16, 5-4 against Greece.Croatia and Poland

 France remain undefeated in Group D with a 17-13, 13-20, 7-4 win over Poland and a 25-24, 18-14

Tomorrow’s British Grand Prix at Gateshead, the last Diamond League meeting before the Olympics open on July 23, will provide some of the world’s leading performers, including this season's fastest 100 metres runner Trayvon Bromell, with a chance to gauge their form.

800m in Tokyo.Germany’s 2017 world javelin champion Johannes Vetter, whose effort of 97.76 metres in Poland

Hungary claimed nearly more medals than all other nations combined at the European Canoe Association (ECA) Canoe Marathon European Championships, after four days of competition in Moscow in Russia.

Lacerda and Ricardo Coelho of Portugal.The bronze medal went to Mateusz Borgiel and Mateusz Zuchora of Poland

The International Floorball Federation (IFF) has confirmed the Women’s Under-19 World Floorball Championships will take place in September as scheduled with a modified format amid withdrawals.

September 1 to 5 in Uppsala.Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Poland

International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Warsaw in Poland

Winners of the first round of pools were confirmed today on the third day of competition at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's Volleyball Under 20 World Championship in The Netherlands and Belgium.

Pool A.Italy finished top of Pool D with three victories, defeating Belarus 25-23, 25-17, 25-21, while Poland

International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Warsaw in Poland

Serbia secured the top spot in Pool B at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Women's Under-20 World Championship with wins over hosts Belgium and the Dominican Republic.

25-20, 23-25, 25-14, 25-17.Day two saw the US win again 25-15, 25-8, 25-13 against Thailand.Finally, Poland

on day one in Pool D while Italy won 25-15, 25-19, 25-15 against Egypt.Italy added a second win over Poland

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) have called the 2021 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) a "success" after the month-long competition showed just one positive case of COVID-19 from thousands of tests.

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Organisers of the 2016 and 2024 European Universities Games have held a transfer of knowledge meeting to help with preparations for the latter edition of the event in Debrecen-Miskolc.

(EUSA) hope the event could be held in 2023.Pushing the event into 2022 is not an option as Lodz in Poland

Medals were handed out in the final quota tournament, as part of a Para-archery world ranking event in Nové Město, doubling as a final qualifier before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 

of Spain who defeated Choi Na Mi of South Korea 138-136.The bronze final saw Ksenija Markitantova of Poland