By Mike RowbottomArgentina earned the final place in the last 16 knock-out stages at the World Handball Championship in Qatar at the expense of Russia, whom they beat 30-27 despite having Sebastian Simonet sent off after quarter of an hour.

in which their side meet Austria in a series of four matches that concludes with defending champions Spain

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venue due to stage Nordic and Biathlon events, while the official opening will take place in Granada, Spain

February 1 and attention will then turn to Granada itself, with the Opening Ceremony on February 4.Spain

By Nick ButlerA high-profile Russian athlete has been embroiled in yet another doping crisis, with 3,000 meters steeplechase champion Yulia Zaripova having been absent from competition since 2013 over irregularities in her biological passport. 

problems within the sport, Dominguez has herself been embroiled in the Operacion Puerto doping scandal in Spain

By Mike RowbottomDefending champions Spain made it clear they will take some beating at this year's World

Despite resting their number one goalie, Jose Manuel Sierra, and fielding a number of younger players, Spain

Championship in the second group of seeds along with Sweden, Poland and Bosnia and Herzegovina.Like Spain

Group A qualifying on a high, coming from behind to beat Belarus 26-22 to take second place behind Spain

By Mike RowbottomGermany, wild card entrants to the World Handball Championship in Qatar, guaranteed they will finish top of their qualifying group with a 28-23 win over Argentina.

Handball Championship qualifying group after win over RussiaJanuary 2015: Qatar flourish but champions Spain

body have claimed preparations for the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboarding World Championships in La Molina, Spain

By Mike RowbottomQatar were agonisingly defeated by defending champions Spain in their penultimate Group

In the last three minutes Spain showed their quality and experience," said Qatar coach Valero Rivera,

who led Spain to the world title two years ago.

Defending champions Spain found an extra gear to inflict a first defeat, by 28-25, on hosts Qatar at

Handball Championship qualifying group after win over RussiaJanuary 2015: Qatar flourish but champions Spain

By Mike RowbottomFrance, favourites to win the Qatar 2015 World Handball Championships, were held dramatically to a 26-26 draw tonight through an equaliser inside the last two minutes by Iceland, one of two late replacements for this tournament.

Championships for Denmark, one of four top seeds along with France, Croatia and defending champions Spain

Handball Championship qualifying group after win over RussiaJanuary 2015: Qatar flourish but champions Spain

By Mike RowbottomThe hosts at the Qatar 2015 World Handball Championships delighted a 9.500 crowd at the Lusail Multipurpose Arena today with a 31-29 win over Slovenia to book a place in the knockout round of 16.

Qatar in control before a final flourish from Slovenia with 16 seconds remaining.Defending champions Spain

Handball Championship qualifying group after win over RussiaJanuary 2015: Qatar flourish but champions Spain

By Michael PavittGreat Britain's Tony Stephenson has claimed his first ever gold medal at the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) sponsored Greek Open Championships in Salonika.

Walkden, who was returning from a second cruciate ligament injury of her career.Marta Calvo Gomez of Spain

By Mike RowbottomGermany, who only reached the 2015 World Handball Championship in Qatar through a late wild card entry, now stand as clear leaders of their qualifying Group D after a tense 27-26 win over Russia today.

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By Paul OsborneGermany's Andrea Rothfuss made it three out of three at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing Europa Cup as the Sochi 2014 champion secured victory in the women's giant slalom in Matrei, Austria.

World Cup in La MolinaJanuary 2015: Jallen beats Bochet to claim IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup victory in Spain

By Michael PavittAustralia's team pursuit squads enjoyed great success in Cali, Colombia, as they rode to victory in both the men and women's team pursuit events, while France and Russia earned team sprint wins in the third round of the Track Cycling World Cup.

by the Russia's women, with their duo claiming team sprint glory in 32.982 with The Netherlands and Spain

By Brian OliverThe first significant moments in modern African football had far less global impact than the sight of a middle-aged man dancing with a corner flag in Italy in 1990.In the late 1950s there was the creation of the continent's governing body, the expulsion of apartheid South Africa (long before the Olympic Movement and other sports took action), and the start of the Africa Cup of Nations.The first World Cup win by an African side in the finals - Tunisia against Mexico - was in 1978, and four years later Algeria famously beat West Germany 2-1. When FIFA staged...

Grass was flown in from Spain for the laying of new pitches, new training facilities were developed -

By Nick ButlerThere was more success for Australia and China today at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships in Kreischberg, as Scotty James and Cai Xuetong each claimed halfpipe snowboard glory.

AFP/Getty ImagesThere was a heavy European presence elsewhere on the podium, as Queralt Castellet of Spain