Pilsen is set to host the 2017 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Open World Championships, with the six day event beginning tomorrow.

progress by the organisation this year.Powerlifting was part of this year’s World Games in Wroclaw, Poland

Britain celebrated double gold as the International Cycling Union Track Cycling World Cup continued in Manchester.

title was earned by Harrie Lavreysen, as the Dutch rider won in straight rides against Mateusz Rudyk of Poland

Hassan Moustafa has been re-elected unopposed as President of the International Handball Federation (IHF) as the first day of the organisation's 36th Ordinary Congress concluded in bizarre circumstances in Antalya today.

round of voting.There was drama in the vote for the Executive Committee members, with Bogdan Wenta of Poland

Germany celebrated double gold in the team sprint competitions on the opening day of the International Cycling Union Track Cycling World Cup in Manchester.

event.Panassenko had earned points race gold at the opening Track World Cup of the season in Pruszków, Poland

Hosts Italy earned a hard-fought victory over Russia to secure the men's foil team title at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation Wheelchair Fencing World Championships in Rome.

in the Italian capital after they were thrashed by Hungary.The Hungarians proved far too strong for Poland

Bosnia and Herzegovina will meet Russia in the semi-finals of the European Sitting Volleyball Championships in Poreč as they seek to retain their men’s title.

victory over Serbia.Ukraine were also straight sets winners in the quarter-finals, easily defeating Poland

Olympic champion Uladzislau Hancharou of Belarus qualified in fifth place in the men's event at the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in Sofia.

with a total of 73.000 points.Jia, who won the tumbling gold medal at the World Games in Wrocław in Poland

Over 10,000 tickets have been sold for the second round of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling World Cup in Manchester.

Minsk, where action will be held from January 19 to 21, 2018.The series began last week in Pruszków, Poland

The German Equestrian Federation (FN) have requested that the B-sample for the horse Samourai du Thot is analysed following a positive drugs test at the European Eventing Championships in Strzegom. 

sample taken by German National Anti-Doping Agency when the team returned from the Championships in Poland

Defending champions Russia secured top spot in Group B of the 2017 European Sitting Volleyball Championships women’s event in Poreč today.

D.A draw is scheduled to take place to decide their quarter-final opponents, with group runners-up Poland

Serbia's men emerged triumphant over Georgia in Group B  of the 2017 European Sitting Volleyball Championships in Poreč today with a 3-0 win, while in Group C The Netherlands won 3-1 against Latvia.

defeated Hungary 3-0 in Group B at the Inter Sport Zelena Laguna, while in Group A hosts Croatia beat Poland

while in Group B, Ukraine beat Germany 3-0 and Russia beat Italy by a similar score.Hosts Croatia beat Poland

Brothers Paul and Gary O'Donovan, who won gold medals in lightweight double sculls at the 2016 European Rowing Championships in Brandenburg, Germany, and silver in the Rio Olympics, have been honoured by Irish President Michael D Higgins at an official reception.

before going on to win silver and bronze medals later in the year at the World Rowing Cup in Poznan, Poland

China’s Zhang Jike is set to make his return to the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour at the Platinum German Open in Magdeburg, where action is scheduled to begin tomorrow.

when he was beaten by Xu in Russia and Wang in Poland.His third and most recent final was again in Poland

Hosts Croatia completed a fine 3-0 victory over Italy in the men's section of the 2017 European Sitting Volleyball Championships in Porec.

12 victory puts them in a favourable position to qualify from Group A where they are also joined by Poland

Poland's Justyna Kaczkowska won gold in the individual pursuit to delight a feverish home crowd on the final day of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling World Cup in Pruszków.

 Silver went to Szymon Sajnok of Poland on 149 points with Switzerland’s Clauido Imhof getting bronze