By Nick Butler British-Iranian woman Ghoncheh Ghavami has been sentenced to a year in jail for attending an International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World League match in Tehran in June, her lawyer has revealed.

directly for attending the match.Iran's men finished sixth at September's FIVB World Championships in Poland

By Paul OsborneRussia's Ivan Nifontov has continued his recent good form as he secured gold on the second day of action at the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam.

win.The second bronze medal final looked to be going the way of shido penalties before Katarzyna Klys of Poland

By Nick ButlerGhoncheh Ghavami's lawyer has criticised delays in the announcement of a verdict following her arrest after attending an International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World League match in Iran in June. 

Iranian women cheered on the team at the FIVB World Championships in Poland, but are banned from attending

By Paul OsborneGlasgow has set its sights on hosting the 2019 European Indoor Athletics Championships as Scotland hopes to continue its recent trend of bringing high quality international sporting competitions to the country.

Along with Britain, Belarus, Bulgaria, The Netherlands, Poland and Portugal have expressed a desire to

By Gary AndersonThe Morocco Atlas Lions have been unveiled as the latest addition to Season V of the World Series of Boxing following an official signing ceremony in Casablanca.

they are joined by the USA Knockouts, Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder, the Argentina Condors, the Poland

By Gary AndersonÖstersund in Sweden has been announced as the host venue for next year's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

to take place from March 15 to 21 and will feature will feature the likes of Estonia, Great Britain, Poland

By Gary AndersonThe Slovak Olympic Committee has hosted a seminar for National Olympic Academies (NOAs) at which it launched a new online initiative called "I Love Sport".

Mountains attended by representatives of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland

By Gary AndersonFour female Japanese wrestlers top to their respective categories in the 2014 United World Wrestling rankings after impressive performances at this year's World Championships and Asian Games.

the end of year list while American Helen Maroulis' bronze medal victory over Katarzyna Krawczyk of Poland

By Daniel EtchellsRussia's Artur Ershov leads the way at the halfway point of the men's omnium at the European Cycling Union Elite Track European Championships in Guadeloupe.

France's Gregory Bauge was fastest, stopping the clock on 10.234sec, followed by Damian Zielinski of Poland

By Gary AndersonTributes have been paid to former American Olympic fencer Kamara James who has died at the age of 29 in Modesto, California.

competition.James qualified for Athens by earning bronze at the 2004 Fencing World Cup in Katowice, Poland

By Gary AndersonThe Chinese franchise set to return to the World Series of Boxing (WSB) will be known as the China Dragons after the new name and logo has been revealed ahead of Season V.

they are joined by the USA Knockouts, Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder, the Argentina Condors, the Poland

would be escorted to my hotel along with representatives from the NOCs of Austria, Belarus, Greece and Poland

cheerleading and loud music.But, after hearing amazing things about the Men's World Championship in Poland

competition soon.The innovative LED-lit net showcased by the FIVB at its World Championship in Italy and Poland

focusing on the challenge of enticing a large number of bidders and of matching the success seen in Poland

The Men's World Championships [in Poland] were the best ever, they were fantastic," Graca told insidethegames

By Nick Butler at the Mediolanum Forum in MilanLanguage learning software company Rosetta Stone have been appointed by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) to help all referees and staff become proficient in speaking English, it was announced here today.

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

By Gary AndersonInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach led a high-level delegation of officials who visited Tbilisi to mark the 25th anniversary of the Georgia National Olympic Committee (GNOC).

Memorandum of Understanding with the National Olympic Committees of of Lithuania, Greece, Estonia, Ukraine, Poland