Five more nations booked their places at the men's World Floorball Championships as European qualification matches continued across the continent today.

two nations will be joined at the Championships by the winner of tomorrow’s third place match between Poland

 Poland and Estonia both recorded convincing wins in their final group games to seal their places

Russia took three of the six gold medals on the first day of the Para Nordic Skiing World Cup event in Finsterau in Germany. with half of the 18 medals won on the day going to the nation.

lead with Bui, with this win now separating them at the top of the World Cup standings.Iweta Faron of Poland

The early qualifiers saw plenty of favourites safely through to the latter stages of the 1500  and 3000 metres relays at the International Skating Union World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Bormio. 

through before a collision with Japan saw their team disqualified in heat three - won by Russia, with Poland

Czech Republic and Latvia have both booked their place at the 2020 Men’s World Floorball Championships after securing top spot in their respective groups at the European qualification event in Liepāja.

their 10-3 victory over Great Britain.In Group A, Sweden continued their winning start after defeating Poland

12-2.Slovenia bounced back from their narrow loss against Poland yesterday to overcome Ukraine 12-7.

Canada’s Kate O’Brien broke the women’s C4 500 metres world record to earn gold on the opening day of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Milton.

the tandem team sprint event, with Vincent ter Schure and Larissa Klassen overcoming the challenge of Poland

Denmark opened their home European qualification event for this year's Men’s World Floorball Championships by beating Iceland today.

joined in making a winning start to Group B by Estonia, who defeated Great Britain 17-1.In Group A, Poland

The women's high jump and men's pole vault events are expected to be among the main attractions tomorrow as the World Athletics Indoor Tour resumes with the 36th edition of the Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe.

action-packed 27-day stretch that includes further stops in German city Düsseldorf on February 4, Toruń in Poland

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournament for 3x3 basketball will be held in Indian city Bengaluru, it has been announced.

last year's FIBA 3x3 World Cup in Amsterdam, although India have been given automatic places.Mongolia, Poland

Upsets continued today in the preliminary rounds of the German Open, an International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Platinum event.

Today, the 179th-ranked athlete recorded an 11-5, 6-11, 11-7, 11-8, 12-10 win against Jakub Dyjas of Poland

Norway claimed both men and women’s youth relay titles in the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Junior World Championships in Lenzerheide in Switzerland.

relay champions, Toernblad Sameien, Uldal and Nevland ©Twitter/ @IBU_JuniorPulling away from the ailing Poland

Nine places at this year’s Men’s World Floorball Championships will be up for grabs at this week’s European qualification events, which are due to begin tomorrow.

a day later than that in Liepāja, on Sunday (February 2).In Frederikshavn, Group A features Sweden, Poland

Ten cities will host Gold level athletics meetings across four continents as part of the pilot year for the World Athletics Continental Tour in 2020.

the Tokyo Olympics in Szekesfehervar in Hungary on July 7.Returning after the Olympics, Silesia in Poland

Home world champions Donavan Brazier and Nia Ali carried on where they left off in Boston today as they began their Tokyo 2020 season with dominant victories in the opening meeting of the World Athletics Indoor Tour - the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.

is next due to stop in Karlsruhe on January 31 before meetings in Düsseldorf on February 4, Torun in Poland

The Netherlands won two gold medals on day two of the season-ending International Cycling Union Track World Cup in Milton in Canada.

tempo race and was second in the scratch race, elimination race and points race.Daniel Staniszewski of Poland

Tel Aviv’s hosting of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix ended in a blaze of glory tonight as home male judoka Peter Paltchik and Or Sasson finished with gold medal performances in the Shlomo Arena.

table in Israel with three titles following their double success on the opening day.Piotr Kuzera of Poland