By Paul OsborneDecember 1 - The International Federation of Volleyball (FIVB) World League will be expanding from 18 teams to 28 when the premier annual men's volleyball event gets underway in 2014.

time champions and number one ranked Brazil are joined by eight time winners Italy, 2012 champions Poland

By Paul OsborneNovember 29 - The bidding process for Badminton Europe events has been opened up until the year 2020 following a high level of interest from member associations.

has been met with positive feedback from a majority of member associations and has seen the likes of Poland

and France set to host a number of future European events.Earlier this month Poland was confirmed as

By Gary AndersonNovember 26 - The Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) has today announced it is inviting applications for the second intake of students for its Master of Sport Administration (MSA) course, which runs from September 2014 to June 2015.

establish new careers as sports administrators.Athens 2004 gold medal winner Otylia Jedrzejczak of Poland

By Gary AndersonNovember 25 - Lubin in Poland is set to host a number of top badminton events, including

By Nick ButlerNovember 20 - The "depraved capitalist system" of the West has damaged the sport of weightlifting and put commercial interests ahead of national honour, according to the official North Korean Government news agency KCNA.

during the early days of the Games.They also won 19 medals at the 2013 World Championships in Wroclaw, Poland

By Emily GoddardNovember 19 - Denis le Breuilly, sport director of World ParaVolley, has been named by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the technical delegate for sitting volleyball at Rio 2016.

also sees him managing the Rio 2016 qualifying events, which begin with the World Championships in Poland

By Gary AndersonNovember 15 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has revealed his "delight" at the number and strength of cities bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games after it was confirmed that six cities have met the submission deadline.

Scandinavian duo Oslo and Stockholm, along with joint bids from China's Beijing and Zhangjiakou, and Poland

 But this is the first time that Ukraine have bid.The joint bid from Poland and Slovakia is permitted

to host 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics but doubts over Government supportNovember 2013: Poland

By Duncan MackayNovember 13 - Oslo today promised "a very compact, low-cost Olympics" as they officially launched their campaign for 2022.

Kazakhstan and Lviv in Ukraine, along with joint bids from Beijing and Zhangjiakou in China and Poland

By Paul OsborneNovember 11 - Stockholm will submit a bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was announced today. 

China's Beijing and Zhangjiakou has also been confirmed, as well as a joint bid from Slovakia and Poland

By Duncan MackayNovember 10 - Munich will not bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics after local citizens voted against it in a referendum held today.

single city bids.There are also two joint bids, Beijing and Zhangjiakou in China and one from Poland

By Mike RowbottomMiller Elwin grew up on Mota Lava Island, one of the most northerly in the archipelago which forms the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu. Her island had one truck and two telephones. When she was 17, Elwin, already an accomplished beach volleyball player, left her homeland for Vanuatu's capital of Port Vila in order to further her career.It was the first stage of a journey which Elwin dearly hopes will conclude with an appearance at the Olympic Games - a journey which she is now making in partnership with Henriette Iatika, three years her senior, with whom she recently finished ninth in...

Henriette Iatika, celebrate their achievement at this year's World Beach Volleyball Championship in Poland

Our recent experience in Poland has shown that we can play against the best teams in the world and win

By Mike RowbottomNovember 10 - Vanuatu's beach volleyball team, whose lifestyles and London 2012 ambitions featured in an International Olympic Committee (IOC) film chosen by the Queen for her Silver Jubilee Time Capsule, faces the collapse of its Olympic ambitions next year unless immediate extra sponsorship can be found to sustain its programme.

has coached the team since 2009 and recently guided them to ninth at the FIVB World Championship in Poland

By Duncan MackayNovember 9 - Munich citizens will go to the polls tomorrow to decide whether or not to back a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. 

they want the Games are Lviv in Ukraine and joint bids from Beijing and Zhangjiakou in China and Poland

By Gary AndersonNovember 8 - Stockholm is optimistic that they will join the field to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics with a decision due next week. 

A joint bid from Slovakia and Poland, with Krakow as the focal point, was confirmed yesterday also, while

By Nick ButlerNovember 7 - Poland and Slovakia officially announced the launch of their joint bid to

Snowboarding, cross country skiing and biathlon would also be held in Poland in the nearby mountain

 The main obstacle to the bid from Slovakia and Poland could be the disapproval of the IOC who have

bid for 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics to be launched next weekMarch 2013: Poland and Slovakia

Ministers back joint bid for 2022 Winter OlympicsMarch 2013: Slovakian Government backs joint bid with Poland

for 2022 Winter OlympicsNovember 2012: Poland set for 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic bid