Brazil have cemented their position at the top of the men's International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) senior world rankings following their victory at Rio 2016, while China's gold medal was enough to see them jump two places to the summit of the women's list.

volleyball title for 12 years this summer after managing only silver at both Beijing 2008 and London 2012.Poland

Olympic champion Anita Wlodarczyk ended her summer in amazing fashion as she broke her hammer world record for the second time in two weeks. 

Not only Kamila but also the last meet of Tomasz in Poland was another special motivation," the 31-year-old

Norway's Anders Fannemel and Japan's Taku Takeuchi were both victorious at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping Grand Prix in Hakuba.

Germany.It was the first win in the FIS Grand Prix for Fannemel, after a second placed finish in Wisla, Poland

Prix best by finishing second behind Takeuchi, with Fannemel having to settle for third.Maciej Kot of Poland

Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medallists Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross reached the semi-finals of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Long Beach Grand Slam after beating two fellow American pairings today.

Krattiger 21-14, 22-20 before coming from behind to upset 10th seeds Mariusz Prudel and Grzegorz Fijalek of Poland

Hosts Switzerland have been drawn against Austria, Belgium and Italy for the pool stage of the 2016 International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) European Championship Division B event in Nottwil.

through to the medal round.The same format applies to Pool A, which features Czech Republic, Finland, Poland

finished seventh and eighth respectively in the 2015 IWRF European Championship Division A.Switzerland, Poland

Marieke Keijser claimed a dominant victory in the women’s lightweight single sculls to help The Netherlands finish top of the medal table at the World Rowing Under-23 Championships in Rotterdam.

:27.28.Marta Wieliczko, Krystyna Lemanczyk, Olga Michalkiewicz and Katarzyna Zillmann triumphed for Poland

over-age Pakistan players were fielded during the World Junior Team Championship in Bielsko-Biała in Poland

Denmark claimed their first ever men's handball Olympic gold medal as they beat France 28-25 in the final today in the Future Arena in Rio de Janeiro. 

Earlier in the day Germany won the bronze medal with a 31-25 win over Poland.

Jarl Magnus Riiber claimed victory in the second International Ski Federation (FIS) Continental Cup (COC) competition on the Puijo hill in Kuopio.

result so far.Insam was also runner up in the event in Bischofshofen last January.Krzysztof Mietus of Poland

produced another convincing performance and came in eighth.Behind him were Aleksander Zniszczol of Poland

Chloe Esposito became the first Australian to claim an Olympic gold medal in the modern pentathlon after storming through the field during the combined event.

event in seventh place and had to make up a 45 second handicap on the overall leader Oktawia Nowacka of Poland

An unspecified number of boxing judges have supposedly been dropped from officiating at the Olympics here following the huge criticism of decisions made over the last two days.

Brazil and Udeni Talik Bandara Kiridena of Sri Lanka - have officiated today.The other, Mariusz Gorny of Poland

The Rio 2016 athletics programme had its third world record here this morning – a hammer throw of 82.29 metres with which Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk earned gold – and it might have had a second had Ruth Jebet run  a second faster in winning the 3,000 metres steeplechase title in 8min 59.75sec.

She then referred to her friend Kamila Skolimowska, the winner of the hammer Olympic gold medal for Poland

New Zealand upset eighth seeds Canada in the World Squash Federation (WSF) Men's World Junior Team Championship to ensure a last eight finish in the biennial event for the first time since 2010.

line up against second seeds and fellow former champions Pakistan for a place in the semi-finals.Hosts Poland

An eventful Olympic rowing regatta concluded under blue skies here today, with Great Britain and Germany vying for supremacy in the final race, just as they did in the overall medals table.

versus 18 at London 2012.One feature of Rio 2016 was the progress made by east European nations, with Poland

World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) 2016 World Junior Under-20 Ultimate Championships in Wroclaw in Poland