Germany, Olympic champions in the men’s eight, are on collision course with Britain at the concluding World Rowing Cup in Lucerne, having set up a rematch of last weekend’s Henley final which the British - world champions for the past two years - won.

Poland were second and France third.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic fought back from two sets down against South Africa's Kevin Anderson but the defending Wimbledon champion's pursuit of the a quarter-final place was delayed by bad light at the All England Club tonight. 

seeds advanced to tomorrow's quarter-finals in comfortable fashion.The seed Agnieszka Radwańska of Poland

The Czech Republic’s Jan Kuf, who overcame a career-threatening injury three months ago when he required major surgery after breaking his right forefinger while fencing, enjoyed the biggest day of his career so far in Berlin as a thrilling final flourish earned him and Natalia Dianova Modern Pentathlon’s World Championships mixed relay world title.

14 defeats.The Chinese pair of Jianli Guo and Qian Chen were joint second with 23 wins along with Poland

European Athletics has hosted the biggest ever event bidding seminar for the 2020 European Athletics Championships and 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Lausanne.

countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, France, Great Britain & Northern Ireland, Georgia, the Netherlands and Poland

the baton passed onto them after the 2018 European Championships in Berlin ©Getty ImagesBritain and Poland

International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) President Ary S. Graça has predicted the world will be in for a big surprise when their LED net is unveiled later this year before use at next year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 

storiesSeptember 2014: President Graça gets rocket science right as FIVB uses Volleyball World Championship in Poland

Germany's Andre Greipel claimed victory on the second stage of the Tour de France following a dramatic and weather affected race from Utrecht to Zeeland in The Netherlands which saw several general classification contenders lose time as Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara moved into the overall lead.

the group, in addition to the Manx sprinter, including world road race champion Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland

Brazil’s Alvaro Filho claimed revenge over defending men's champions and home favourites Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwse in the last 32 of the Beach Volleyball World Championship in The Netherlands, two years on from suffering defeat at their hands in the final.

another Brazilian, Vitor Felipe, could help him progress a step further than the 2013 Championship in Poland

Cuba’s men claimed a shock victory over Poland of the second day of the Beach Volleyball World Championships

World champions Australia are set to meet Ireland in the quarter-final of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) World League semi-finals in Antwerp following the completion of the pool phase of the tournament.

Having beaten France, Pakistan and Poland in their opening matches of the competition Australia completed

Germany held their nerve after squandering two match points in the third set of the European Games men's volleyball final here this afternoon, recovering their poise to win the fourth and claim a deserved 3-1 victory.

better for the bronze medal match as Russia produced a superb performance to overcome world champions Poland

batter their opponents into submission.Related storiesJune 2015: Turkish women unexpectedly dominate Poland

K1M title on day two of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Slalom World Cup in Kraków, Poland

The Turkish women’s volleyball team had vowed to “fight” to earn European Games gold here today against a Polish team that had beaten them 3-2 in the qualifying stages – but that did not turn out to be necessary as they disposed of their opposition in straight sets.

Turkey's Polen Uslupehlivan (centre) played a dominant role in her side's shock 3-0 win over Poland in

“I saw Poland without motivation today but they are all really good players.

Massimiliano Murolo's last gasp victory over Tiberiu Dolniceanu proved critical as Italy secured a dramatic sabre win over Romania on a busy day of European Games team fencing action here this evening.

women's team foil final, cruising past France 45-18.Italy were similarly comfortable in overcoming Poland

successes at the 2015 Boccia World Open as they claimed three gold medals at the event held in Poznan, Poland

Hosts Russia won the European Team Championships Super League title for the fourth time in the six stagings of the competition in Cheboksary on a day when five more event records were broken.

Their total of 368.5 points left them clear of 2014 winners Germany on 346.5, France 319.5, Poland 317