Hosts Japan cruised past Iran today 31-8 at the Asian Women’s Handball Championships in Kumamoto to remain unbeaten in Group A.

more on the line, as while Denmark and Serbia were already through before today's action, Sweden and Poland

both had a chance of joining them.Sweden entered today's match knowing as long as they did not lose to Poland

they almost slipped up.In the end though they just edged their opponents by one point, 23-22, meaning Poland

Romania got their second win in as many matches to progress from Group D into the main round of the European Women's Handball Championships in France.

tomorrow with Russia against Slovenia and hosts France playing Montenegro in Group B.Sweden then meet Poland

Estonia comfortably saw of Thailand at the International Floorball Federation (IFF) Men’s World Championships in Prague today to solidify their place at the top of Group C.

they finish the group four points ahead of Australia in second place, who also won today, 4-2 against Poland

Belfast will host the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Continental Cup Final at the SSE Arena in January, it has been announced.

consisting of four teams, the hosts Belfast Giants, Kazakhstan's Arlan Kokshetau, GKS Katowice from Poland

Hosts Czech Republic suffered a shock 4-3 defeat to Latvia at the Men's World Floorball Championships in Prague. 

 Estonia then won against Poland 4-3.Tomorrow's action will see six games take place, including

Hosts France defeated Slovenia 30-21 at the European Women's Handball Championships to recover from their opening day loss to Russia.

boost they needed after beginning the tournament with a defeat.Denmark were then victorious against Poland

 In Group A, Denmark beat Poland 28-21 at the XXL Hall in Nantes, while Sweden narrowly won against

South Korea became the first country to qualify for the quarter-finals of the girls' team event at the International Table Tennis Federation World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Australia.

 Poland beat Brazil in the first round of the boys' team event at the ITTF World Junior Table Tennis

 Tomorrow's match between Poland and Romania will determine which of these teams progresses from

 Romania defeated them 3-0 but it took Poland five games to overcome them 3-2.Group 3's quarter-finalist

Numerous members of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) who have gathered in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku for the sport's Congress tomorrow and Monday (December 3) have received open letters from their own parkour communities imploring them not to vote for the activity to become an official FIG discipline.

parkour communities from all over the world, including Switzerland, New Zealand, Denmark, Australia, Poland

Jump, or if you prefer, vault back just over two years ago to the point where Bruno Grandi, the grand old man of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), was about to give way as President to one of two men.

parkour communities from all over the world, including Switzerland, New Zealand, Denmark, Australia, Poland

Japan thrashed New Zealand 41-5 in front of a home crowd in their opening game of the Asian Women's Handball Championships in Kumamoto. 

Australia in Group A, while Hong Kong meet China and Singapore play South Korea in Group B.Serbia beat Poland

Nantes ©Getty ImagesOn the second day of the European Women's Handball Championships, Serbia defeated Poland

Snooker has launched a bid to become part of the sports programme at the Olympic Games during a special ceremony at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

television reach" of 1.6 billion homes.The sport was also included in the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw in Poland

France narrowly lose to Olympic champions Russia in the opening game of the European Women's Handball Championships in front of a home crowd. 

due see the remaining game of Group B played as Montenegro meet Slovenia, along with Serbia against Poland

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) have signed a two-year deal with television broadcaster Eurosport to ensure canoeing action is shown live across Europe in the build up to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

first World Cup event covered by the deal will be in canoe sprint, and due to take place in Poznan in Poland

The International Federation of Fitness and Bodybuilding (IFBB) has announced the second Open Balkan Cup will take place in June next year after the inaugural competition was successfully held in Serbia.

competitors.Despite this, male and female participants attended the competition from Bulgaria, Poland

Defending champions Sweden will play Scotland in the men’s gold medal match at the European Curling Championships following their semi-final wins in Tallinn today. 

Finland 10-4, while Italy lost 10-6 to Russia.There were also victories for The Netherlands, 8-3 over Poland