included in one of the spy exchanges at Berlin's Glienicke Bridge but chose to remain in Poland

By Tom DegunApril 10 - The European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) have announced their beach volleyball qualifying tournament for the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games.

Switzerland, Malta and Serbia while Pool D consists of Austria, France, Portugal and Liechtenstein.Pool E has Poland

By James CrookApril 6 - The team draws have been made for football, volleyball, basketball, water polo, rugby sevens, and field hockey at next summer's Universiade in Kazan, and the Phillippines men's basketball team have cursed their luck as they were handed the unenviable task of facing reigning champions Serbia.

draws have been made for next summer's Universiade in KazanIn the women's basketball, Russia, Sweden, Poland

By Duncan MackayApril 5 - Ireland's Kinsale Yacht Club has today officially launched the International Federation for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) World Championships, which are due to take place there this summer.

Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland

By Duncan MackayMarch 27 - Poland and Slovakia's Prime Ministers have officially backed a joint bid to

where Alpine skiing disciplines would be held to make up for a lack of suitable terrain in mostly flat Poland

Katowice, Poland's second largest city, would be the centre of a joint bid from Poland and Slovakia for

Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk (pictured top left) claimed that neither country on its own would be

We will never live to see a time when Poland or Slovakia will win the fight for the right to hold the

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

By James CrookMarch 25 - British Judo have paid tribute to former European champion and Olympian Ryan Birch, who has died in a road traffic accident in the Bahamas at the age of 43.

and reached the pinnacle of his career in 1994 when he was crowned -78kg European Champion in Gdansk, Poland

By Tom DegunMarch 18 - The first leg of the much anticipated World Series of Boxing (WSB) quarter-final between the Ukraine Otamans and Azerbaijan Baku Fires is set to take place at the 7,000 capacity Palace of Sports in Kyiv.

.The other three WSB quarter-finals will see Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder against the Hussars Poland

By Duncan MackayMarch 16 - Germany defeated Japan 3-2 for gold at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Nagano, while Britain kept alive their hopes of qualifying for next year's Paralympics by winning the bronze medal playoff against Estonia.

Japan to face Germany in IPC World Sledge Hockey Championship finalMarch 2013: Britain sweep aside Poland

By James CrookMarch 15 - Host nation Japan secured their place in the final of the IPC World Sledge Hockey Championship B-Pool final in Nagano today, beating Estonia 4-1 to set-up a final showdown for gold against Germany, who defeated Great Britain 4-0 in the other semi-final.

tomorrow.Slovakia won in the fifth place game, securing their first win of the tournament, beating Poland

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Government has officially backed a joint bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics with neighbours Poland

a joint Winter Olympics bid for 2022 The main obstacle to a successful joint bid from Slovakia and Poland

Under the plan, the former royal capital of Krakow in southern Poland would host the Opening and Closing

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second game of the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Nagano, dominating against Poland

Poland were on the receiving end of an 11-0 mauling by hosts Japan on the opening day and they will nothave

recorded 24 shots to Slovakia's 6 en route to their win.The teams will have a rest day tomorrow before Poland

By James CrookMarch 12- Both winning sides on the opening day at the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Nagano continued their winning ways to secure spots in the semi-finals as hosts Japan edged out Great Britain 3-1 in a close encounter this morning, whilst Germany hit seven goals for the second successive day, beating Slovakia 7-0.

themselves top of the group following their 7-2 win over Estonia yesterday.After their 11-0 win over Poland

Britain, but the host nation were certainly made to fight for their victory.Great Britain will face Poland

tomorrow as Estonia face Slovakia in the first game at 2pm local time (5AM GMT), and Great Britain take on Poland

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey B-Pool World Championships in Nagano, defeating Poland

hosts ahead with the first goal, which came within forty seconds.It was a sign of things to come for Poland

By James CrookMarch 9 - The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) have announced that the Volleyball World League will get underway on May 31 at the Helsinki Ice Hall in Finland, as the hosts take on Egypt in Pool C.

and Japan will face each other in a venue which is to be decided.Week two sees defending champions Poland

the Pala Casa Modena and Pala Ruffini in Torino on June 7 and June 9 respectively.Reigning champions Poland

By Tom DegunMarch 4 - The German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) has admitted there is now a strong possibility that Munich could bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics after Switzerland rejected the chance to move for the Games.

organisation.Other cities who have investigated bidding include Barcelona, Lviv in the Ukraine and Zakopane in Poland