Russia continued their impressive form at the Women’s World Handball Championships as they ensured they finished the group stage of the tournament with a 100 per cent record by edging Romania 30-27 at the Arena Nord in Frederikshavn.

the last 16.The Dutch, like Brazil, concluded the group phase unbeaten as they proved too strong for Poland

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Europe are set to announce the organisers of the EuroBasket 2017 tournament at a ceremony in Munich tomorrow.

Finland, Israel, Poland, Romania and Turkey are the five contenders to stage the tournament having met

Defending champions Brazil picked up their third consecutive win at the Women’s World Handball Championships with a narrow 23-19 success over South American rivals Argentina in Denmark.

draw at Women's Handball World ChampionshipsDecember 2015: Sweden claim thrilling one-point win over Poland

Serbia kept alive their qualification hopes at the Women's World Handball Championships with a victory over Japan on a day on which the hosts Denmark suffered a first defeat of the tournament.

draw at Women's Handball World ChampionshipsDecember 2015: Sweden claim thrilling one-point win over Poland

Denmark scraped past defending silver medallists Serbia 29-20 in a nailbiting Group A clash at the Women's World Handball Championships in Herning today.

draw at Women's Handball World ChampionshipsDecember 2015: Sweden claim thrilling one-point win over Poland

Australia's Bruce de Chastel claimed gold in the aeromodelling F3T at the World Air Games in Dubai today.

golds, three silvers and three bronzes.France occupy second place with one gold and two silvers, while Poland

Video technology has been scrapped part-way into the Women's World Handball Championships after South Korea were denied a legitimate goal in their clash with France yesterday.

draw at Women's Handball World ChampionshipsDecember 2015: Sweden claim thrilling one-point win over Poland

South Korea and France fought out an entertaining 22-22 draw in an incident-packed Group C encounter today at the Women's World Handball Championships at the Kolding-Hallen.

four groups tomorrow.Related stories December 2015: Sweden claim thrilling one-point win over Poland

European bronze medallists Sweden gained a thrilling one point victory over Poland today to continue

Serbia.Montenegro continued their good form with victory over Japan ©AFP/Getty ImagesDenmark, the hosts who beat Poland

Home favourite Magnus Krog edged Germany’s Fabian Riessle to claim gold in the second Individual Gundersen event at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Combined World Cup in Lillehammer.

129.9 points put him five seconds ahead of provisional competition round winner Szczepan Kupczak of Poland

Hungarian Katinka Hosszú continued her impressive performance at the European Short Course Swimming Championships as she claimed double gold on the fourth day of the event in Netyana, Israel.

backstroke events and claim her sixth gold medal of the competition in Netanya.Aleksandra Urbanczyk of Poland

Three-time Olympic champion Martina Sábliková continued her superb start to the International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup Speed Skating season as the Czech Republic skater claimed women’s 3,000 metres gold in Inzell, Germany.

saw them earn the final gold of the opening day of action, ending in a time of 3:41.27.Norway and Poland

Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri broke the oldest International Swimming Federation (FINA) world record today at the European Short Course Championships in Netanya, Israel, erasing the 14-year-old mark in the 1500 metres freestyle.

although Italy's Marco Orsi impressed by touching second just 0.05 seconds behind.Sebastian Szczepanski of Poland

Qatar’s men’s handball team will compete at the Olympic Games for the first time in their history after they secured their Rio 2016 berth with a 28-19 victory over Iran at the Asian qualification tournament in Doha.

their participation at the Olympics.The winners of the 2016 European Championship, due to take place in Poland

Britain’s John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steve Thomas held off the home challenge on the final day of the Para World Sailing Championships to claim gold in the sonar class in Melbourne.

Marco Gualandris and Marta Zanetti completed the podium positions on 45.The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland