Berlin has been announced as host of the 2019 World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool.

PO9") will feature hosts Germany leading the rankings, followed by Russia, Slovakia, Great Britain, Poland

Hosts Poland got off to a winning start against Switzerland, as the International Wheelchair Basketball

Four places at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are on offer at the tournament, and Poland made the perfect

fourth period but the hosts eventually pulled away, winning 79-53.Krzysztof Bandura top-scored for Poland

World champions Serbia fought back to beat Turkey to secure top spot in Pool A, as the last 16 was confirmed at the Women's European Volleyball Championship.

Pool C is a last-16 meeting with Greece, while Azerbaijan play Bulgaria.In the other round-of-16 ties, Poland

Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens of Canada moved a step closer to defending their women's pair title as they qualified for the final - and next year's Olympic Games - at the World Rowing Championships in Austria.

identical time in the opening race as they triumphed in 6:13.300.They will be joined by boats from Spain, Poland

last available Olympic slot from the race.World champions Australia also safely progressed, alongside Poland

Germany secured top spot in Pool D after earning their fifth consecutive victory at the European Volleyball Championship.

Estonia 25-20, 18-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-11 in the other match in the group.In Pool B, Belgium leapfrogged Poland

The draw for the beach soccer and beach handball tournaments at this year's inaugural World Beach Games has been made in host nation Qatar.

tournament, Brazil, Denmark, Hungary, Argentina, the US and Tunisia will lock horns, with Greece, Spain, Poland

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Men’s European Championship Division A is set to begin in Polish city Wałbrzych, with four spots at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on offer.

A, with their challenge coming from Austria, 2017 European bronze medallists Germany, Italy, hosts Poland

The Netherlands and China qualified the first boats for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo, after winning their heats in the women's quadruple sculls at the World Rowing Championships in Austria.

Rooijen, Inge Janssen, Sophie Souwer and Nicole Beukers finished ahead of reigning world champions Poland

Olympic champion Rafaela Silva took home the bronze medal in Tokyo ©Getty ImagesJulia Kowalczyk of Poland

Serbia maintained their unbeaten start to the Women's European Volleyball Championship with a battling victory against France in Ankara.

Arena.They are yet to concede a set and sit top of the pool with a third successive win.Pool hosts Poland

New Zealand's Lisa Carrington claimed her second gold at the International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged as competition drew to a close.

QrP7cE3ahk— Planet Canoe (@PlanetCanoe) August 25, 2019They were followed across the line by Belarus and Poland

Martin and Valent Sinković of Croatia topped their heat in the men's pairs event on the first day of the World Rowing Championships in Linz Ottensheim in Austria.

and Romania in 6:45.480.Italy were the dominant team in the men's four, winning heat two in 6:00.840.Poland

Hungary's Balint Kopasz clinched gold in front of a home crowd at the International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged.

with the double Olympic champion finishing in 39.39.Olympic silver medallist Marta Walczykiewicz of Poland

Tributes will be paid to Belarusian Para-rower Dzmitry Ryshkevich during the World Rowing Championships, after he died in a training incident at the age of 33.

event in which they were entered this season, including the European Championships.Defending champions Poland

The World Tenpin Bowling Championships for Women is set to be bigger than ever, as it gets underway in Las Vegas, United States.

also eyeing medals.Among the international hopefuls are Indonesia's Tannya Roumimper, Daria Pajak of Poland