Defending men’s champions Iran won their second match of the Sitting Volleyball World Championships on day two of the tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

overcoming Germany 23-25, 25-19, 17-25, 25-18, 15-10.Elsewhere in the men’s event there were victories for Serbia

Defending men’s champions Iran were among the winners on day one of the Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Iraq 25-11, 25-17, 25-15.Hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina also started with a straight games win, beating Serbia

Balabay Aghayev gave the home crowd in Baku something to cheer about, with the judoka from Azerbaijan winning a gold medal on the opening day of the latest International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam leg at the Heydar Aliyev Sport Arena.

Italian Francesca Milani with an ippon for the gold medal.Bronze medals went to Milica Nikolic from Serbia

Norway will defend their title at the European Women’s Handball Championship, which is set to get underway in Slovenia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro tomorrow, knowing that they will face a huge challenge from the current Olympic champions France.

two-horse race given the talent of other competing nations such as three-times winners Denmark, Croatia, Serbia

Volleyball Federation of Serbia (OSSRB) President Zoran Gajić has been appointed as the Minister of Sports

from Brnabić's ruling conservative Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and its ally the Socialist Party of Serbia

secure European Union membership, although tensions with Kosovo, which it views as an autonomous part of Serbia

Chinese judokas won both women’s gold medals on the final day of the International Judo Federation’s Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.

under-90kg category ©IJFBronze medals went to Jesper Smink of the Netherlands and Nemanja Majdov of Serbia

 Bronze medals went to Aleksandar Kukolj of Serbia and Shady Elnahas of Canada.Kukolj beat Asley

Britain’s Lucy Renshell won the women’s under-63 kilograms category on the second day of the International Judo Federation Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.

Joanne Van Lieshout of the Netherlands and Gili Sharir of Israel.Van Lieshout beat Anja Obradovic of Serbia

World Taekwondo and the International School Sport Federation (ISF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further promote and develop the Olympic sport.

school sport, with it becoming a staple of ISF multi-sport events such as the 2021 U15 Gymnasiade in Serbia

Sixteen countries took part in a Special Olympics basketball tournament which featured players both with and without intellectual disabilities. 

Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has agreed to increase the number of teams participating in the men’s and women’s World Championships to 32.

the same day as the conclusion of the Women’s World Championship in Poland and The Netherlands, where Serbia

Serbia retained their Women’s Volleyball World Championship crown with a comfortable straight-sets win

tournament undefeated and completed the winning run by beating Brazil 26-24, 25-22, 25-17.With the victory, Serbia

24 points, all in kills.Brazil led early in set one 5-2, and after the teams exchanged the advantage Serbia

Brazil had the advantage on a couple of occasions in set two, but a run of seven consecutive points put Serbia

20-16 up.A block by Jovana Stevanovic sealed the set for Serbia 25-22.BACK TO BACK TITLES FOR SERBIA

Jinyao Liu came from behind to win the all-Chinese final of the men's 10 metres air pistol event at the World Shooting Championships in Cairo, beating Yifan Zhang 17-15.

narrowest of margins, 0.1 points, thanks to a 10.6 final shot against 35-year-old Zorana Arunovic of Serbia

Brazil earned the right to meet the defending champions, Serbia, in the Women’s Volleyball World Championship

with 20 points.Italy will now meet the Olympic champions, the United States - beaten in four sets by Serbia

Armenian capital Yerevan is scheduled to welcome sambo's rising stars at the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) World Youth, Junior and Cadets Sambo Championships tomorrow.

Georgia, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Korea, Latvia, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, Serbia

Serbia booked their place in the Women’s Volleyball World Championship final after a four-set triumph

points.On the US side, their skipper Kelsey Robinson was the team’s top scorer with 18 points.In set one Serbia

which the US reduced to 20-18, before middle blocker Jovana Stevanovic clinched the set 25-21.Holders Serbia

final ©Getty ImagesThe second set was level at 14-14, with the US then taking a one-point lead, before Serbia

clinched the crucial point to win the set 25-17.In set four, the US took the lead at 13-11, before Serbia

regained the advantage at 17-16.Boskovic, who claimed ten points in the set, delivered the winning blow as Serbia