Finland will open up their floorball campaign at this year's World Games in Wrocław against the Czech Republic after organisers revealed the groups and match schedule for the six-team tournament.

The men's world champions have been placed in Group A, which also features hosts Poland, while Group

Czech Republic will compete at the World Games as they were the best-ranked neighbouring country to Poland

Germany and Turkey are set to be confirmed as the only two candidates in the running to host the 2024 UEFA European Championships, after the deadline for expressions of interest passed.

unsuccessful bids to stage the finals in 2008, 2012 and 2016 - losing out to Austria and Switzerland, Poland

Britain’s Laura Muir broke the 32-year-old European Athletics Indoor Championships record over 1,500 metres, completing the first part of her planned double.

world 400m hurdles champion Zuzana Hejnova, second in 52.42, and bronze medallist Justyna Swiety of Poland

Marit Bjørgen overcame a broken pole to lead a Norwegian clean sweep in the 30 kilometres cross country at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.

Poland took gold in the men's large hill ski jumping competition ©Getty ImagesUnited States's Jessica

Piotr Lisek of Poland claimed victory against the odds in a dramatic men’s pole vault final at the European

Minatsu Mitani of Japan shocked Thailand's third seed Busan Ongbamrungphan at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) German Open in Mülheim today.

team who successfully defended their European Mixed Team Badminton Championships title in Lubin in Poland

Ivana Spanovic, Serbia's poster girl for the European Athletics Indoor Championships due to begin here tomorrow, was asked twice at the pre-event press conference if she felt pressure defending the long jump title she won in Prague two years ago.

members of the squad also featured at last summer’s European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam where Poland

indoor lists.Adam Kszczot, pictured winning the European 800m title in Amsterdam last year, could help Poland

Norway claimed the women's 4x5 kilometres relay title by just over a minute at the 2017 International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Ski World Championships in the Finnish city of Lahti today.

but they were let down by the judges' scores.Overall FIS Ski Jumping World Cup leader Kamil Stoch of Poland

Spain's Olympic champion Carolina Marin avoided a scare to reach the second round of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) German Open in Mülheim today.

Dan was a comfortable winner in the men's singles draw.The third seed swept aside Mateusz Dubowski of Poland

Viktoriya Tereshchuk of Ukraine, who won bronze in the women's individual modern pentathlon event at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, has been stripped of her medal by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after failing a retrospective drugs test.

Pentathlon Championships in Moscow and the mixed relay title alongside Pavlo Tymoshchenko in Drzonkow in Poland

Japan's Tomoyuki Matsuda and Toshikazu Yamashita both won a gold medals on the fifth day of competition at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in India’s capital New Delhi.

setting the new junior world record with 249.3.Two other first-time participants, Daniel Romanczyk of Poland

United World Wrestling (UWW) has announced the addition of the Under-23 World Championships to its official 2017 competition calendar.

The event is scheduled to take place in Bydgoszcz in Poland between November 21 and 26 The addition

wrestling and 27.5 years old in Greco-Roman.The Under-23 World Championship, to be held in Bydgoszcz in Poland

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games silver medallist Abdulla Sultan Alaryani claimed his first win of the season on home soil at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates today.

competition.The next stage of the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup will take place in Szczecin in Poland

Germany’s Kristina Vogel claimed her second title of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track World Cup in Los Angeles after winning the women’s sprint event on the second and final day of action.

sprint overall World Cup standings with 2587.5 points, 112.5 more than closest challengers France with Poland

The voting for the International Handball Federation (IHF) Player and Coach of the Year Awards is open until March 9.

men’s team, has also been listed after he guided his team to the semi-finals of the EHF Euro 2016 in Poland