Croatian duo Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic replaced defending champions Mat Belcher and Will Ryan of Australia at the top of the men's leaderboard at the 2015 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) 470 World Championships with two second-place finishes on the third day of action in Haifa Bay, Israel.

qualification places , with Australia, Canada, Chile, Spain, Finland, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Poland

2015 Men’s European Volleyball Championships continued today as they upset reigning world champions Poland

European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Volleyball European League winners were far too strong for Poland

"From the beginning of the match you could see in their eyes the desire to win - to defeat Poland and

in which they will meet Slovenia and mentor Giani, who up until last year’s World Championship in Poland

ChampionshipsSeptember 2015: United States win FIVB Men's World Cup and book Rio 2016 spot while Italy deny Poland

Britain’s team pursuit squads began the defence of their titles in stunning style as they dominated the qualifying rounds at the European Track Cycling Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland.

second fastest team in qualifying but were more than nine seconds adrift of Britain, while Italy and Poland

respectively.Britain therefore remain overwhelming favourites to secure the European title and they will take on Poland

Australia's reigning world champions Mat Belcher and Will Ryan continue to dominate the 2015 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) 470 World Championships in Haifa Bay, Israel, holding a 10-point advantage after five races. 

the women’s competition, overnight leaders Agnieszka Skrzypulec and Irmina Mrozek Gliszczynska of Poland

for three Olympic qualification places - Australia, Canada, Chile, Spain, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland

Serbia, the 2013 bronze medallists, avoided a shock defeat at the hands of Estonia by rallying from two sets down to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Men’s European Volleyball Championships in Busto Arsizio, Italy.

face a tough test if they are to extend their stay at the event as they will take on world champions Poland

ChampionshipsSeptember 2015: United States win FIVB Men's World Cup and book Rio 2016 spot while Italy deny Poland

Reigning world champions Mat Belcher and Will Ryan of Australia got their title defence off to the best possible start by securing a hat-trick of wins on the opening day of the 2015 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) 470 World Championships in Haifa Bay, Israel.

medallists at London 2012, are third, with defending world champions Lara Vadlau and Jolanta Ogar of Poland

Bulgaria have advanced to the quarter-finals of the European Men's Volleyball Championships but co-hosts Italy will have to successfully negotiate a play-off if they are to reach the last eight.

FIVB) Men's World Cup last month.Joining Bulgaria and France directly in the last eight are Russia and Poland

ChampionshipsSeptember 2015: United States win FIVB Men's World Cup and book Rio 2016 spot while Italy deny Poland

Bahrain's Alemu Bekele and Poland's Iwona Lewandowska won the men's and women's marathons respectively on the final day of the CISM World Military Games in Mungyeong.

Kenyan, William Chebor, just missed out on a medal as he came fourth in 2:17.00 with Henryk Szost of Poland

Iwona Lewandowska won the women's marathon ©Getty ImagesChabowski and Szost's contributions were key to Poland

Gwen Jorgensen is among those named on the Team USA Awards’ Best of September honours list, announced by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), after claiming her second straight World Championship title with a convincing victory at last month's International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Triathlon Grand Final in Chicago.

storiesSeptember 2015: United States win FIVB Men's World Cup and book Rio 2016 spot while Italy deny Poland

Vladimir Putin has met with the athletes that represented Russia at the 2015 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games in Sochi. 

China were second with 25 golds, 18 silvers and 13 bronzes, while Poland were third with 10 golds, nine

Bulgaria and Italy are "90 per cent" likely to co-host the 2018 Men's World Championships, becoming the first nations to jointly hold the showpiece event, according to International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) President Ary Graça. 

important thing is we can not afford to fall down a level [following the successful 2014 Championships in Poland

co-hosted, with events having taken place in Austria and Czech Republic in 2011, and in Denmark and Poland

Italy’s Eseosa Desalu claimed the men’s 200 metre title on day six of the International Military Sports Council (CISM) World Games in the South Korean city of Mungyeong.

Poland didn’t have to settle for second best in the men’s 4x100m however as they registered a time of

the field there was a win for Hungary’s Zoltán Kővágó, who beat world champion Piotr Małachowski of Poland

Jin Min-Sub in the pole vault with a jump of 5.40m as Games record holder Paweł Wojciechowski of Poland

Russia’s Sergey Shubenkov and Yekaterina Galitskaya won the respective men’s and women’s hurdles events on day five of the International Military Sports Council (CISM) World Games in the South Korean city of Mungyeong.

a time of 13.43sec to finish ahead of Poland’s Artur Noga in second and Dominik Bochenek, also of Poland

Hosts Russia finished top of the medals table at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games at the conclusion of the week-long event in Sochi.

gold, 104 silver and 95 bronze medals Russia finished as the best nation at the Games with China and Poland

For some strange reason, I didn’t receive much sympathy when I told friends I would be unable to see them this weekend because I had been sent on a last-minute trip to Florida for the beach volleyball World Tour Finals. It may have been something to do with the chance to see some top level athletes compete in one of the last big tests ahead of next year’s Olympic Games. Or, perhaps, it was something to do with a sport which stirs excitement levels probably more than any other, not to mention the prospect of 30 degree-plus heat as temperatures...

well as for its indoor cousin, with three successful World Championships held in the last year in Poland