Defending champions Germany came away with all three points from a testing encounter against Scotland to secure their place in the semi-finals of the women’s EuroHockey Championships at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

Netherlands at EuroHockey ChampionshipsAugust 2015: Hoog hits hat-trick as The Netherlands' women thump Poland

Defending champions Spain made it two wins out of two at the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Blind Football European Championships with a 2-0 success against Greece at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford, England. 

down the middle after team-mate Yvan Wouandji had been brought down by Alexandre Wespes.Turkey hit Poland

©IBSA Blind Football/FacebookMeanwhile in Group A, hosts England followed up their 7-0 win against Poland

Poland called a time out to regroup but it did not stop Turkey in their tracks as Ocal added a further

following Russia’s encounter with Belgium.Related storiesAugust 2015: Hosts England put seven past Poland

Hosts England suffered a blow in their bid to qualify for the semi-finals of the men’s EuroHockey Championships after succumbing to a 2-0 defeat against The Netherlands at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

final-quarter winner.Meanwhile in the women’s competition, The Netherlands followed up their 9-0 drubbing of Poland

matches.The other Pool A encounter saw Belgium maintain their unbeaten record, easing to a 4-1 win against Poland

consecutive defeat.Related storiesAugust 2015: Hoog hits hat-trick as The Netherlands' women thump Poland

Usain Bolt resisted the challenge of the world’s fastest man this year, Justin Gatlin, to retain his world 100 metres title here tonight in what he described as his “hardest race.”

battle with Germany’s defending champion David Storl, 21.93 metres to 21.74m, while Pawel Fajdek of Poland

Sports Federation (IBSA) Blind Football European Championships with an emphatic 7-0 victory against Poland

Prior to England’s Group A meeting with Italy tomorrow, Poland will look to bounce back from their harrowing

hat-trick as reigning Olympic champions The Netherlands cruised to an emphatic 9-0 victory against Poland

The 2015 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Blind Football European Championships are set to get underway at the Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) in Hereford, England as Spain begin the defence of their title.

0 to secure the European crown in Loano, Italy.Hosts England start their campaign against newcomers Poland

The Netherlands' men's team began their EuroHockey Championships campaign with a 2-0 win against Spain at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

The women's competition is also set to get under way as Olympic gold medallists The Netherlands face Poland

An official website has been launched with less than 50 days to go until the final round of the men's European Volleyball Championships, taking place across the four cities of Sofia and Varna in Bulgaria and Busto Arsizio and Turin in Italy.

Serbia, France, Germany, Belgium, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, The Netherlands, Poland

Germany’s men will bid to earn a third consecutive EuroHockey Championships title when this year’s event gets underway at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

legacy, when Belgium take on Spain in Pool A.Olympic gold medallists The Netherlands then entertain Poland

Brazil earned double gold medal success on the opening day of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Sprint and Para-Canoe World Championships in Milan.

women’s VL1 200m final, but she ended three seconds adrift of the winner Katarzyna Leskiewicz of Poland

an official sponsor of the 2016 European Handball Federation (EHF) Men's European Championships in Poland

handball, the VELUX Group now has an even greater opportunity for brand exposure and activation both in Poland

champions and London 2012 Olympic gold medallists France have been drawn in Group A alongside hosts Poland

Germany and Slovenia.Denmark, Hungary, Russia and Montenegro make up Group D.Related storiesApril 2014: Poland

Tickets for England's men’s clash with Olympic silver medallists The Netherlands at the upcoming Unibet EuroHockey Championships at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London have sold out, it has been announced.

before they face Italy and Germany in Pool B.Pool A features Spain, world number one The Netherlands, Poland

Defending champions Astana Arlans Kazakhstan have been drawn against newcomers Uzbekistan Team as well as Azerbaijan Baku Fires and Puerto Rico Hurricanes in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) Season VI group stage.

also suffered elimination at the penultimate stage of last season’s competition, face Rafako Hussars Poland

Great Britain will be represented in five of the 10 finals at the EUBC European Confederation Continental Championships in Samokov, marking the best performance by a boxing team from England, Scotland and Wales in the 90-year history of the event.

Russia have been pitted against Poland in two of the other five finals as Petr Khamukov and Tomasz