Wheelchair Basketball Championships at the University of Worcester in England today, battling hard to defeat Israel

bottom-of-the-table Switzerland.The quarter final line-up has now been competed with Germany set to take on Israel

Laurence Whiteley and Lauren Rowles secured a Rio 2016 Paralympic quota place for Great Britain today after winning their repechage at the World Championships in Aiguebelette.

sculls B finals at World Rowing ChampionshipsAugust 2014: Brazilian mixed doubles scullers hold off Israel

The Netherlands' women enjoyed a thumping victory at the European Wheelchair Basketball Championships to maintain their 100 per cent record in the competition.

, The Netherlands pipped Sweden 57-55 to sit second in Group B behind Turkey, with Italy seeing off Israel

action continues tomorrow with Poland v France, Switzerland v Sweden, The Netherlands v Italy, Turkey v Israel

Israel's Moran Samuel made a winning start at the 2015 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France, as he begun his bid to go one better than the silver medal she won in the arms and shoulders (AS) Para-women's single sculls last year.

sculls B finals at World Rowing ChampionshipsAugust 2014: Brazilian mixed doubles scullers hold off Israel

Germany's men made it three wins out of three at the European Wheelchair Basketball Championships with victory over hosts Great Britain at the University of Worcester. 

they defeated.In Group B, The Netherlands beat Switzerland 70-49 and are second behind Turkey while Israel

Some of the biggest names were to the fore today as the World Rowing Championships opened with the heats Aiguebelette, with New Zealand leading the way with five victories, including for London 2012 Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale.

rival Juan Carlos Cabrera.Czech Republic's defending champion Ondrej Synek edged out Dani Fridman of Israel

The 2015 European Wheelchair Basketball Championship gets underway at the University of Worcester in England tomorrow, with 12 men’s teams and seven women’s teams set to battle it out for the right to be crowned continental champions as well as vital Rio 2016 berths.

alongside the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Spain and Poland.The six teams that make up Pool B are Israel

Japanese judokas dominated the third day of the 2015 World Judo Championships here as Kaori Matsumoto claimed gold in the women’s under 57 kilogram division and Shohei Ono overcame his compatriot Riki Nakaya in the men’s under 73kg gold medal bout.

Pool A.His most notable success came by securing a waza-ari to defeat European champion Sagi Muki of Israel

Russia's Margarita Mamun avenged team-mate Yana Kudryavtseva for her defeat at the European Games in Baku with a superb all-around victory at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Kazan as the hosts triumphed in every event.

domination continued in the three team events, with a comfortable all-around victory over Belarus and Israel

The 2015 International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) World Cup Series is set to reach its conclusion in Kazan this weekend as rhythmic gymnasts continue their preparations for next month’s World Championships.

title in Rio de Janeiro next summer.In group competition, 2014 world champions Bulgaria join Italy, Israel

Israel’s Misha Zilberman’s long-awaited appearance at the Badminton World Championships ended in defeat after he suffered a 21-14, 21-14 loss at the hands of Taiwan’s Hsu Jen-hao in Jakarta today.

six months ago but was made to wait two weeks in the country before it was accepted.Indonesia and Israel

Germany swept the podium in the men’s C1 road race on the penultimate day of action at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Para-cycling Road World Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland.

Podkoscielna and her guide Aleksandra Wnuczek earned gold in the visually impaired event in 2:19:11.Peru’s Israel

Russia finished top of the medals table as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships drew to a close at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow tonight but there was no doubt the individual star of the event was Brazil's Daniel Dias. 

Ukraine's Oleksandr Mashchenko and Spain's Israel Oliver finished first and second. 

David Sanz-Rivas, captain of the Spanish wheelchair tennis team at the last five Paralympic Games, will be a keynote speaker at this year’s VISTA conference in Girona, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced.

the Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel

Matt Buchi has been appointed head coach of the United States’ men’s wheelchair basketball team for the 2015 Kitakyushu Champions’ Cup in Japan, the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) has announced.

University of Illinois, Buchi has also worked with wheelchair basketball camps and clinics in Japan, Israel