Italy secured a semi-final spot at the European Curling Championships after beating Poland 6-4 in the

Joël Retornaz played a tap-back onto the button to score another point and secure their win early with Poland

Switzerland beat Denmark today to remain top of the women’s standings at the European Curling Championships in Estonia’s capital Tallinn.

Despite their losses, Germany and Norway are currently tied for fourth place thanks to successes over Poland

 They overcame Poland 9-3 this morning and Russia 10-2 this evening.

Sweden's world and defending champions remain the only team unbeaten so far in the men's round-robin play at the European Curling Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, while Switzerland share that distinction in the women's competition.

bottom of the table without a win.The two teams nearest The Netherlands at the foot of the table include Poland

England's hopes of winning eight of the 10 finals at the European Union Boxing Championships in Vallodolid in Spain were only half realised – but it was a great night for twins Pat and Luke McCormack, who won two of their nation's four golds.

title, beating Spain's Youba Sissokho by a 4-1 margin.Ireland's Kieron Molloy and Filip Wachala of Poland

Evgeniy Klimov won the first International Ski Federation Ski Jumping World Cup event of the season in Poland

The inaugural UEFA Nations League Finals are set to take place in Portugal after the European champions won Group A3 to advance into the semi-finals of the new competition.

In March Poland, Portugal and Italy all expressed an interest in hosting the Finals.With all three teams

Defending men's champions Sweden began their European Curling Championships campaign with a narrow victory over Switzerland in Tallinn.

close matches in the opening session of the A-Division, as Scotland edged Norway 8-7.Finland defeated Poland

Poland won home gold in the team event at the opening International Ski Federation Ski Jumping World

Evgeniy Klimov of Russia finished top in the qualification round of the first International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup event of the season.

in third with 135.2 points, leaping 133m.Defending champion and competition favourite Kamil Stoch of Poland

Sweden and Scotland will aim to defend their European Curling Championships titles when competition begins tomorrow in Tallinn.

would prove crucial to keeping the team together.Finland, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland

complete the A-Division line-up.The B-Division will feature England, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland

Championships, held at Taarnby in Denmark during April.Slovakia qualified by winning the women's event, with Poland

Russia's rapid rehabilitation after it was embroiled in a major doping scandal that led to the country's suspension continued today when they were awarded the 2022 International Volleyball (FIVB) Men's World Championships. 

This year's FIVB Men's Volleyball Championships were held in Bulgaria and Italy with Poland beating Brazil

Marcos Diaz of the Dominican Republic has emerged as a potential third contender for President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), insidethegames can reveal.

administration prior to their appointment at the World Conference on Doping in Sport in Katowice in Poland

Wisla, in Poland, will be the venue this weekend as a 2018-2019 Ski Jumping World Cup season gets underway

Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld in Austria.Despite the very mild temperatures in southwestern Poland

An update on Russia, next year's Presidential election and the continued calls for reform of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) are among the key topics due to be discussed when the organisation holds Executive Committee and Foundation Board meetings here this week.

election campaign, culminating at the World Conference on Doping in Sport in November 2019 in Katowice in Poland

Ukraine shone at the World Para Dance Sport European Championships as they dominated the events in Lomianki, with Olena Chynka becoming a quadruple champion. 

The event in Poland was jam-packed with competition as Chynka won two golds on the opening night.The