South Korea, England and The Netherlands secured places in the men's play-offs at the World Curling Championship qualification event in New Zealand as the host nation missed out.

match tomorrow ©World Curling FederationNew Zealand ended the round-robin stage in fourth place, with Poland

front of Hungary.Brazil finished in fourth place in the standings, followed by Estonia, Hong Kong, Poland

Finland’s women became the first team to seal a play-off spot at the World Curling Championship qualification event in New Zealand as they overcame China in New Zealand today.

hopeful.”England beat Brazil 12-2 to remain unbeaten in the men's draw ©WCFChina came back to beat Poland

Pingtan Island in China will play host to the first Beach ParaVolley Standing World Series event later this year, it has been announced.

the sport included in the Paralympics started to build last year with 12 teams from across Latvia, Poland

Norway's Kristine Stavaas Skistad and Russian Alexander Terentev secured gold in the women's and men's under-20 cross-country classic sprint events on the opening day of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Lahti.

too much power and speed in her skiis for the rest of the field in the final, with Monika Skinder of Poland

China and Finland are set for what could be a crucial face-off tomorrow in the women’s draw at the World Curling Championship qualification event in New Zealand after both ended day three unbeaten.

up two wins to separate themselves from the rest of the pack with four wins from four.England beat Poland

scoreline.The English side then triumphed over Denmark 9-2 in the evening session, while South Korea overcame Poland

Hosts New Zealand won the best overall nation award as the International Cycling Union Track Cycling World Cup in Cambridge came to an end today.

Cup of the season.It was also a key qualifying contest for both next month’s World Championships in Poland

Germany claimed the men's and women's team titles at the International Ski Federation Ski Jumping World Cup events in Zao and Zakopane today.

Leyhe finished top with a total score of 1157.5 points, just ahead of Austria in second, with hosts Poland

Five teams remain unbeaten after two days of action at the World Curling Championships qualification event in Naseby in New Zealand.

which, managing the pressure well, England took to win the match.New Zealand’s second win came against Poland

Austria’s Daniela Iraschko-Stolz won the first of three International Ski Federation Women’s World Cup events in Zao this week after high winds and snowfall forced the postponement of yesterday’s qualifying.

competition on Sunday (January 20).On the men's circuit qualifying action went ahead today in Zakopane in Poland

Russian athletes will hope for further success at the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) Ice Climbing World Cup in Beijing this weekend.

will compete.Azerbaijan, Canada, Croatia, Finland, France, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Poland

Brazil and Hungary’s women and Poland’s men all made history today by winning their first matches at a world-level competition at the World Curling Championships qualification event in New Zealand.

first on the ice and in the opening round robin fixtures Brazil beat Estonia 10-6 and Hungary saw off Poland

matches, China beat hosts New Zealand 12-5 and Finland saw off Hong Kong 8-7.In the men’s session, Poland

5-1 lead against Brazil.Brazil brought it back level at 9-9 after nine ends but a further point for Poland

The fifth round of the International Cycling Union's Track Cycling World Cup will begin in Cambridge in New Zealand tomorrow, with two home athletes set to make their debut.

are expected to take part, in what is a key qualifying event for both the 2019 World Championships in Poland

The first event of a new qualification format for the 2019 World Curling Championships will start tomorrow with two men's and two women's spots up for grabs.

qualification spots are Australia, Brazil, Denmark, England, South Korea, The Netherlands, New Zealand and Poland

Sweden's Zebastian Modin continued his superb performance at his home World Para Nordic Skiing World Cup as he clinched his third gold medal with victory in the men's visually impaired cross-country sprint race in Östersund.

ukrparalympic pic.twitter.com/mJhQAqFvp5— Para Nordic Skiing (@ParaNordic) January 17, 2019Witold Skupien of Poland

International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments (INAS) World Championships in skiing and cross-country athletics have been added to this year's competition calendar, the organisation has announced.

relay.Around 60 athletes from 10 countries have entered the Skiing World Championships.Ostrzeszów in Poland

the Athletics Cross-Country World Championships in April ©INASThe INAS also revealed Ostrzeszów in Poland