Iran is set to host a leg on the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour in 2016, insidethegames has been told, as FIVB officials remain hopeful a ban on women attending matches will be lifted before next summer's Olympic Games.

matches also took place in Tehran in June and July against United States, Russia and world champions Poland

Top seeds Canada and Czech Republic claimed the Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup titles respectively at the Caja Magica in Spain's capital Madrid, despite being pushed all the way by their final opponents.

wrapped up a 6-0, 6-2 win moments later.The Czechs' triumph is their first since 2001 when they beat Poland

Shifting volleyball from a group two to a group one sport in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rankings by 2020 has been named as one of a raft of ambitious goals unveiled here today designed to revolutionise the sport's organisation and appeal.

to be among the highlights of the Games, following on from recent successful World Championships in Poland

Brazil secured the first two gold medals of the 2015 International Military Sports Council (CISM) World Games after triumphing in the men’s and women’s judo team events in Mungyeong, South Korea.

they won every bout against Poland.Both the beaten semi-finalists China and Russia, who lost 3-2 to Poland

Mirali Sharipov claimed the men’s under 73 kilogram title on day two of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix in Tashkent, ensuring host nation Uzbekistan its first gold medal of the event.

success for South Korea’s women’s team in Uzbekistan.The first bronze medal was won by Katarzyna Klys of Poland

Belgium fell to defeat to Serbia in Antwerp, while The Netherlands enjoyed a comfortable victory over Poland

five set win over Germany in Antwerp.The Netherlands booked their spot in the last four by beating Poland

Draws for the 2015 Junior Davis and Fed Cups have been announced by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) with competition set to take place until October 4 at the Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain.

as the number one seeds and will attempt to top Group A ahead of the Czech Republic, Hong Kong and Poland

Belgium will need to negotiate a play-off to reach the quarter-finals of the Women's European Volleyball Championship but co-hosts The Netherlands are safely through to the last eight.

the quarter-finals on home soil ©CEVThey will now face the winners of a play-off between Belarus and Poland

Slovakia’s Peter Sagan secured gold and the world champion’s rainbow jersey after breaking clear in the final three kilometres to win the elite men’s road race at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships in Richmond, United States.

Mollema grew to a select group of seven riders, including 2014 world champion Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland

Santander Consumer Bank have been revealed as the official event partner of the 2015 Women’s Handball World Championships by the International Handball Federation (IHF).

of four teams to advance to the round of 16.Group B will see Angola, Cuba, China, The Netherlands, Poland

FIVB) Men's World Cup and qualified for Rio 2016 on a dramatic final day which saw previously unbeaten Poland

Poland, the world champions, went into the last matches on the back of ten wins out of ten in the round-robin

victories and one defeat.With only the top two qualifying for Rio, it confirmed Italy's spot while Poland

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events on the fifth day of action at the Wheelchair Fencing World Championships in Eger, Hungary, edging Poland

Reigning world champions Poland moved one step closer to claiming the International Volleyball Federation

difficult start to claim a 24-26, 27-25, 25-21, 25-19 victory.Bartosz Kurek was the star performer for Poland

comfortable 25-23, 26-24, 25-17 victory against Russia.The United States recovered from their loss to Poland

if they beat Argentina tomorrow.The Americans appeared keen to banish the demons of their loss to Poland

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Davis Cup finalists Great Britain and Belgium are the top seeds ahead of the draw for the 2016 edition of the tournament.

drawn against the remaining World Group nations, Canada, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Poland

Poland have taken charge at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's World Cup after winning

performed strongly for the victors, scoring 17 points as the Polish attack clicked into gear.It means Poland

opponents and become the main challengers to the all-important top two.Italy's final game is against Poland

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in seventh heaven at FIVB Men's World CupSeptember 2015: US and Poland remain unbeaten as Canada win