Freitag led men's qualification at the International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup event in Wisla, Poland

Taekwondo secured a global television audience of nearly 400 million people during last year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, according to a report.

world - Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Poland

Three-time winners Russia made a successful start to their campaign at the International Handball Federation (IHF) World Championships after overcoming Japan 39-29 at the Exponantes - Hall XXL in Nantes.

them move joint top of Group A along with hosts France and Norway, who beat 2015 bronze medallists Poland

;Spain made a winning start in Group B at the expense of Iceland ©Getty ImagesNorway’s victory over Poland

Japan’s Sara Takanashi will be hoping to continue her dominant form in the International Skiing Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup in front of a home crowd this weekend.

action after a year away from the hills ©Getty ImagesIn the men's World Cup, the competitors will be in Poland

The Czech Republic and Poland are planning a joint bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic

Stanek, chairman of the Committee on Sport, Tourism and Foreign Affairs in the Carpathian region of Poland

would host the Opening Ceremony under the planned joint bid ©Getty ImagesNeither Czech Republic or Poland

Johanna Konta is the highest ranked player who has been included in the Fed Cup Zone Group I matches due to take place next month.

the host country, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Poland

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has slammed a joint statement from 19 National Anti-Doping Organisations calling for all sporting competitions, including the FIFA World Cup in 2018, to be removed from his country until it apologises for its alleged state-sponsored drug programme.

Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Poland

Leaders spanning 19 National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADO) have called for all sporting competitions, including the FIFA World Cup in 2018, to be removed from Russia until the country apologises for the Government-sponsored drug programme alleged in the McLaren Report. 

Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Poland

France will begin the defence of their men's World Handball Championship title tomorrow when they play Brazil in the opening match of the 25th edition of the tournament.

beat Qatar 25-22 in the 2015 final ©Getty ImagesFrance will also face the challenge of Japan, Norway, Poland

Italy, Latvia and Turkey are among the men's teams to have qualified for the quarter-finals today at the World Junior-B Curling Championships in Östersund in Sweden.

overcame Finland 8-3 to join the Germans in progressing from Group C.Russia, Czech Republic, France and Poland

Germany's male and female teams each guaranteed themselves spots in the quarter-finals of the World Junior-B Curling Championships in Östersund in Sweden with one day of round-robin action to spare.

men's team made it six wins out of six by beating New Zealand 7-4 in their Group B clash.Turkey and Poland

Czech Republic, China and France were among the winners of the opening day of action at the World Junior-B Curling Championships in Östersund in Sweden, where the final places for the 2017 World Junior Curling Championships are up for grabs.

the Östersund Arena.Germany are level with France at the summit after beating Finland 10-3, as are Poland

©World CurlingIn the women’s event, Italy beat Austria 7-4 and are joined at the top of Group A by Poland

of Japan.Finland are behind the trio with one win and one loss after recovering from their defeat to Poland

South Korea will play host to one of four Euro Ice Hockey Challenge (EIHC) tournaments next month in preparation for the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, it has been announced.

Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).They are held each September, November, December and February.Austria, Poland

Norway's Daniel-Andre Tande claimed victory at the second stage of the Four Hills Tournament, part of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup calendar, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen today. 

142m.Combined, Tande collected a score of 289.2 points which was enough to secure victory.Kamil Stoch of Poland

The record-breaking opening day attendance of 13,280 is among the headline figures published by the International Floorball Federation (IFF) for the 2016 Men’s World Championships in Riga.

Taiwan and Thailand.The World Floorball Championships (WFC) also made the news in Australia, Canada, Poland