USA Knockouts strengthened their prospects for the World Series of Boxing Season VI after adding Croatia’s super heavyweight star Filip Hrgovic to their squad, as each of the 16 teams completed their line-ups for the campaign at the draft in Lausanne.

exceptional boxing competition, along with our thousands of fans all over the world.”Rafako Hussars Poland

to close the gap on Astana Arlans and last year’s beaten finalists Cuba Domadores, Rafako Hussars Poland

and British Lionhearts make up Group B.Group C consists of the Russian Boxing Team, Rafako Hussars Poland

Double world cross country champion and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Emily Chebet was among seven Kenyan athletes banned today for failing drugs tests as some of the country's leading runners admitted the country has a serious problem with doping.

breakthrough came in the senior race at the 2010 edition World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland

The Turkish Olympic Committee (TOC) has claimed it has not agreed to support Budapest's bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics after it was named among a string of countries which pledged backing to the Hungarian capital.

, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) has distanced itself from a public pledge of support for Budapest's 2024 Olympic bid by a host of countries - and has said the backing won't influence voting IOC members.

, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland

Budapest's bid to host the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics has received an early boost after several of its neighbours and other European countries publicly pledged their backing.

, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland

Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has brushed off the problem of his country's likely suspension from the World Indoor Athletics Championships in March - by claiming it will help athletes better prepare for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

which Russia will miss.The country finished second in the medals table at the last edition in Sopot, Poland

Spain's Rafael Nadal rolled back the years with a classy display to claim a comfortable straight sets victory over Britain’s Andy Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London today.

Herbert and Nicolas Mahut picked up their first group win as they beat seventh seeds Marcin Matkowski of Poland

Canoe slalom is one of the bumpiest of sports events, but José Perurena, President of the International Canoe Federation (ICF), is expecting a smooth ride for the Rio 2016 Test event due to take place at the end of this month at the Whitewater Stadium within the Deodoro Olympic Park.

Olympic Movement," Bach wrote, before encouraging NOCs to participate in 2017's event in Wroclaw, Poland

that the five proposed sports by Tokyo 2020 are already included at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland

Portugal will host the 2016 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World League Group 2 Finals, it has been announced.

Serbia.France became the eighth team to win the World League after Brazil, Cuba, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland

The men’s African Olympic Qualifying Tournament will take place in Brazzaville from January 7 to 14, the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) has announced.

country for the Group 2 Finals, with the initial phase featuring the hosts, the Dominican Republic, Poland

The European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) has released the match schedule for the European Olympic Qualification tournaments, with London 2012 gold medallists Russia set to get the men’s event underway in the German capital Berlin on January 5.

a close.Reigning European champions Russia are also due to be in action on January 4 as they face Poland

Championships as surprise package Slovenia reach finalOctober 2015: Slovenia stun world champions Poland

Ukraine's world champion Pavlo Tymoshchenko was named International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) men's senior athlete of the year during the body's annual Congress in Taipei, while Lithuanian world number one Laura Asadauskaite claimed the female award.

Szekesférhérvar in Hungary was awarded hosting rights for the 2017 World Junior Championships, while Drzonkow in Poland

Kosovo is among seven new members of the International Handball Federation (IHF) to have been confirmed at the body's Ordinary Congress in Sochi, along with American Samoa, Equatorial Guinea, Nauru, Palau, South Sudan and Tonga. 

IHFFollowing the allocation of the next two editions of the Men's World Championships to Egypt in 2021 and to Poland

and Sweden in 2023 ahead of the Congress, Poland was also awarded hosting rights for the 2018 IHF Women

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Finland, Israel, Poland, Romania and Turkey have all submitted a bid to host the EuroBasket 2017 tournament