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Ukraine still hosting EuroBasket 2015 despite claim pulled out, say FIBA

  • Basketball

By Gary AndersonMarch 20 - Ukraine has not pulled out of hosting EuroBasket 2015 despite the tournament's director Markiyan Lubkivsky announcing yesterday they had given up hosting rights due to the political crisis in the country, the European Basketball Federation (FIBA Europe) has claimed.

have also been rumours of several other countries interested in hosting the event with Italy, Greece, Poland


Liberia set for first ever national football training centre as FIFA steps up its football development efforts

  • Football

By Paul OsborneMach 20 - Football's world governing body has continued its pledge to support the development of football across the globe, with Liberia becoming one of the latest beneficiaries after an agreement to build the country's first national training centre.

countries.Following approval by FIFA's Development Committee at a meeting in Zurich, four new countries – Poland


Ukraine crisis forces them to pull out of hosting EuroBasket 2015

  • Basketball

By Gary AndersonMarch 19 - Due to the ongoing political and military crisis in Ukraine the country has been forced to pull out of hosting EuroBasket 2015, the tournament's director Markiyan Lubkivsky has announced.

have also been rumours of several other countries interested in hosting the event with Italy, Greece, Poland


France submits offer to host EuroBasket 2015 following concerns over crisis-hit Ukraine

  • Basketball

By Paul OsborneMarch 18 - The Fédération Française de Basketball (FFBB), the sport's governing body in France, has submitted an offer to replace Ukraine as the hosts of EuroBasket 2015 as political uncertainty continues to plague the nation.

been rumours of several other countries harbouring interests in hosting the event with Italy, Greece, Poland



Sochi 2014 Paralympics: Report March 16

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58 Seven nations won gold medals at the Olympics but not a single one at the Paralympics - Belarus, Poland

, China, South Korea, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Finland - with China, Poland, South Korea and Slovenia

Jochemsen (alpine skiing)New Zealand: Corey Peters (alpine skiing)Norway: Nils-Erik Ulset (Nordic skiing)Poland


Groups revealed for 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships

  • Table Tennis

By Paul OsborneMarch 15 - The draw for the 2014 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Championships took place in Tokyo today as the top squads from across the globe discovered who they would face in their bid for the title.

each of the past six occasions and were drawn first into Group A alongside Austria, Russia, Brazil, Poland

title since 1991 and just the second time since 1973.They will be up against North Korea, Romania, Poland



All five 2022 Olympic bid cities submit Application Files ahead of deadline

  • Beijing 2022

By Zjan ShirinianMarch 14 - The five cities competing to become host of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games have met today's deadline for submitting their Application Files.

files.They give an overview of each city's vision and concept for the Games.The European cities of Krakow in Poland


IAAF's new TV deal with EBU off to flying start at Sopot 2014

  • Athletics

By Mike RowbottomMarch 14 - The television audience figures for last weekend's International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Indoor Championships in Sopot were higher than for the last version of the event in Istanbul, and more than 300 per cent higher than the equivalent figure for the 2010 edition in Doha.

broadcasting partners EBU and Dentsu ensured the reach of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland


South Africa to bid for 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

  • Football

By Emily GoddardMarch 13 - South Africa is set to launch a bid to host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

sports events.The nation is expected to face competition from Australia, 2014 World Cup host Brazil, Poland


Kraków submit Applicant File to International Olympic Committee for 2022 bid

  • Beijing 2022

By Nick ButlerMarch 13 - Kraków has submitted their Applicant File for its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its headquarters in Lausanne.

Kraków is a Polish bid for 2022 Olympics with some events in Slovakia insists leaderNovember 2013: Poland

and Slovakia confirm joint bid for 2022 Winter Olympics and ParalympicsOctober 2013: Joint Poland-Slovakia


World StandUp Paddle champion to give live demonstration at SportAccord Convention

  • SportAccord 2014 News

By Paul OsborneMarch 13 - Denmark's 2013 World StandUp Paddle (SUP) champion Casper Steinfath will give a live demonstration of the unique surfing discipline at the 2014 SportAccord International Convention in Belek/Antalya, Turkey, the International Surfing Association (ISA) has announced.

to 81 members this year with the recent recognitions of national federations in Belgium, Hong Kong, Poland


Mike Rowbottom: Why Sopot 2014 was golden for Poland's Winter Olympic ambitions

  • Inside the Blogs

Two high jumpers - Kamila Licwinko of the host nation Poland and Maria Kuchina chose to share the gold

Tick that box.On such statistics can rest initiatives to bring further sporting events to Poland - which

I'm a big fan of track and field and I hope event like this can boost this sport development in Poland

The experience is particularly important for us with the Volleyball World Championships to be held in Poland


Sochi 2014 Paralympics: Report March 13

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of 52.60 and expect him to rise a good few places with that performance. 19:48 Andrzej Szczesny of Poland

Second is Marc Bathum of the US and third is Maciej Krezel of Poland. 19:23 Radomir Dudas and Michal