Germany and Portugal have each claimed their first victories of the European Korfball Championships on the third day of competition in the Dutch city of Dordrecht.

their outside chances of securing a podium finish no harm.Portugal swiftly opened up a 4-1 lead against Poland

were four for Isabel Almeida in the mixed gender format.Portugal enjoyed a comfortable victory over Poland

Turkey's Hu Melek maintained her superb form to win the women's singles title at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) European Championships in Budapest.

Lebesson earlier knocked out Jakub Dyjas of Poland in the semi-finals, with Gauzy ousting Germany's Timo

A superb comeback propelled India to a third successive Kabaddi World Cup title with a 38-29 victory over Iran in Ahmedabad.

successful.Twelve countries participated in the World Championships.Australia, Bangladesh, England, Japan, Kenya, Poland

The Netherlands got the defence of their International Korfball Federation (IKF) European Korfball Championships title off to a strong start today with a convincing win on the opening day of competition.

opening match of the competition, there was a more than convincing win for the Czech Republic over Poland

Olympic champion Katie Archibald claimed a third successive individual pursuit crown today at the European Track Cycling Championships in Paris' National Velodrome Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

content with another silver medal, courtesy of Jolien Dhoore just one point behind.Katarzyna Pawlowska of Poland

The 2016 International Korfball Federation (IKF) European Korfball Championships are set to begin in the Dutch city of Dordrecht as the hosts aim to retain the title they won in Portugal two years ago.

Throughout the tournament a total of 33 matches will be played with tomorrow's opening contest between Poland

 Poland and the Czech Republic, meanwhile, complete the group.

France claimed a stunning victory in the men's team pursuit event on home soil on day two of the European Cycling Union (UEC) European Track Championships at the National Velodrome Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in Paris.

 Poland took the silver medal way behind in 4:27.845 whilst Great Britain secured a second team

day as they finished third in 4:26.744, beating France to the podium.In the men's team sprint final, Poland

Dariusz Olszewski has been elected as the new President of the Polish Association of Rugby (PAS).

replaces Frenchman Serge Bosca, who was dismissed from the role last month.According to Radio Poland

 "I would definitely want to visit all the major rugby centres in Poland and listen to what they

Poland are one of rugby's emerging nations and are 34th in World Rugby's men's rugby union rankings.

Hosts Russia became the first team to qualify for the play-off stage of the World Curling Federation (WCF) World Mixed Curling Championships following their fifth consecutive win at the Kazan Sports Palace today.

comes out.”The Czech Republic slipped to third in the Group C standings having not played today, due to Poland

Russian weightlifter Apti Aukhadov has been stripped of a London 2012 silver medal after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed he had tested positive following the re-analysis of samples.

IOC.He lifted a total of 385kg to narrowly miss out on first place in London behind Adrian Zieliński of Poland

Canada maintained their perfect start to the World Curling Federation (WCF) World Mixed Curling Championships after cruising to victory over Latvia at the Kazan Sports Palace today.

nation boast three victories to date, with the Russians' latest triumph a 9-4 win over second place Poland

in Group D.Denmark and the Czech Republic secured wins against Austria to lie behind Poland in the rankings.Group

Defending champions Norway began their World Curling Federation (WCF) World Mixed Curling Championships campaign with a victory over Romania at the Kazan Sports Palace today.

victory with a narrow 7-5 success against the Czech Republic, with the result seeing them draw level with Poland

Spain picked up another two victories to finish the group stage with a 100 per cent record as Uruguay edged through to the quarter-finals of the men's tournament at the International Basketball Federation 3x3 World Championships at the at the Tianhe Sport Complex in Guangzhou. 

The Spaniards were in fine form on the final day of Group C action as they overcame both Poland and Romania.They

bidding for their first-ever 3x3 World Championships medal, thrashed New Zealand 20-9 before beating Poland

13-14.The pair of results for the Dutch saw them top Group A, with the Ukraine - who beat Poland 13-

Hosts China battled to a narrow victory over European silver medallists Romania in their opening women's encounter as France also began well at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Championships in Guangzhou.

Republic.New Zealand gained two victories in Group D.They first beat Ukraine 14-12 before a 13-10 win over Poland

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has confirmed which countries will be taking part in six Hockey World League (HWL) round two competitions.

19.Joining the Irish, who qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, will be fellow Europeans France, Poland

Thailand, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Fiji and Wales the guests.Spain will then host Scotland, Czech Republic, Poland