By Gary AndersonThe Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) has announced that Trusted Choice has been appointed the official presenting partner of this year's World Lacrosse Championships taking place in Denver in the United States.

Division.China, Italy, The Netherlands and Norway make up the Green Division, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Poland

By Gary AndersonParalympic champions Bosnia and Herzegovina have yet to drop a set as they are one of four teams to qualify for the quarter-finals with a 100 per cent record in the men's competition at this year's World Sitting Volleyball World Championships.

Bosnians recorded three straight-sets wins over Kazakhstan, Brazil and Croatia to top Pool C in Elblag, Poland

The Netherlands.The Germans will take on Pool A winners China as they proved too strong for Ukraine, Poland

winners and runners-up as both sides have been unbeaten so far recording wins over Finland, Slovenia, Poland

By Nick ButlerVanuatu is using an Olympic Fun Run next Saturday (June 21) as a means to boost interest in Olympic sport with the aim of improving performances at future international events.

Iatika finished a superb ninth at the 2013 International Volleyball Federation World Championships in Poland

By Gary AndersonFIBA Europe, the European branch of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), has stripped Ukraine of hosting EuroBasket 2015.

FFBB) submitted an offer to FIBA to host the 2015 tournament while it is believed that Italy, Greece, Poland

By Gary AndersonThe International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has today revealed the host venues for more than 20 world and continental events over the coming three years.

next year's European Championships for Ponies in Jumping, Dressage and Eventing.Meanwhile, Strzegom in Poland

to stage the Championships in 2009.The European Eventing Championships will take place in Strzegom, Poland

Dressage and DrivingGothenburg, Sweden; August 22 to 27FEI European Eventing ChampionshipStrzegom, Poland

By Duncan Mackay at the Kempinski Hotel Badamdar in BakuFranchises from China, Morocco and Venezuela will be added to the World Series of Boxing (WSB) next season, it was revealed here today.

will add to teams based in Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Cuba, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Poland

By Mike RowbottomOktawia Nowacka of Poland maintained her outstanding run of form this season by winning

By Paul OsborneOlympic swimming champion Otylia Jędrzejczak has retired from the sport during a special ceremony at the start of the Polish Championships in Olsztyn.

staggering eight gold medals across the long and short course European Championships.During the ceremony in Poland

By Mike RowbottomLaura Asadauskaite, the reigning Olympic and world modern pentathlon champion and world number one, will aim to add another title to her illustrious record today as she seeks the World Cup title at the Lakewood Ranch Polo Club in Sarasota-Bradenton.

The in-form Oktawia Nowacka from Poland will be one to watch having taken two silvers and a gold in her

By Paul OsborneAs the 3x3 Basketball World Championships getting underway in Moscow today, Russian star Maria Cherepanova has made clear the hosts are "not afraid of anyone" as they look to improve on their performance from 2012 in Athens.

women's, split into four pools of six teams for each gender draw.On the men's side, top ranked side Poland

By Gary AndersonThe Francophone Association of Baseball Softball (AFBS) has been formed to promote the development of both sports in French-speaking countries, with the new body to have its headquarters in Paris.

new body - Belgium, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Estonia, France, Lithuania, Ghana, Poland

By Gary AndersonGreat Britain's Olympic champion Nicola Adams suffered a first defeat in more than two years as she lost out to Bulgarian Stoyka Petrova at the quarter-final stage of the European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) Women's Boxing Championships in Bucharest, Romania.

this tournament," she said afterwards.Blocking Jonas' path to the gold medal will be Kinga Siwa of Poland

The Soviet Ambassador to Poland demanded Kozakiewicz be stripped of his medal over his "insult to the

To this day the act is still referred to in Poland as "Kozakiewicz's gesture".

By Gary AndersonBritain's Aled Davies and Marieke Vervoort of Belgium are among five athletes shortlisted for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete of the Month award for May, after both set world records during IPC Athletics Grand Prix meetings last month.

with victory at last month's Japan Open ©Getty Images Double Paralympic champion Dariusz Pender of Poland

By Nick ButlerA packed programme of test events ahead of the inaugural European Games in Baku has begun well with the successful staging of the European Youth Olympic Trials in the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium.

eight gold, and 175 points, with Italy second in the points table with 107 points, narrowly ahead of Poland