By Mike RowbottomOn the day when the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) President, Thomas Bach, dropped by, hosts Qatar took another giant stride towards the knock-out stages of the 2015 World Handball Championships with a clear 27-20 win over Chile.

But defending champions Spain were made to work very hard on the third day of the Championships to beat

, who had beaten Chile in their opening game, maintained their joint lead in Group A with Qatar and Spain

By Mike RowbottomGermany, who won a late wild card into the Qatar 2015 World Handball Championships, earned revenge in their first match today against the team who originally eliminated them from this year's finals, Poland.

with an abductor injury, were made to work for a 30-27 win over the Czech Republic.Defending champions Spain

with Qatar.But the hosts are already troubled with injuries as their coach Valero Rivera, who guided Spain

seeking to go one better in these Championships after losing the 2011 and 2013 finals to France and Spain

By Emily GoddardThe 24th Men's Handball World Championship opened in Qatar today with a "dazzling" Ceremony and a win for the home team against Brazil.

We will rest now and focus on the match against Spain."

taking on Iran, Russia facing Saudi Arabia, Macedonia competing against Tunisia, Slovenia facing Chile, Spain

Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup after securing their fourth slalom victory in La Molina, Spain

By Mike RowbottomLars Christiansen, the legendary Danish handball player who scored more than 1,500 goals for his country in a career that ended three years ago, is backing France, the double Olympic champions, to win gold at this year's Men's World Handball Championship in Qatar.

I expect the four semi-finalists of the Euro to be part of the semi-finals again: France, Denmark, Spain

"Indeed it would be outstanding to have a final against France or Spain - as then the boys really have

region host of the Championship, hopes are also rising for a host team coached by the man who steered Spain

By Mike RowbottomAs Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani rose, suited and jubilant, to acclaim the success of Doha's bid for the 2019 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Monaco two months ago, he may have experienced a sense of déjà vu.Just under four years earlier the secretary general of the Qatar Olympic Committee had celebrated in similar style as his country secured the vote to host the International Handball Federation's (IHF) 2015 World Championship, having campaigned under the slogan: New Times - New Start.That victory was the first of a dizzying series of sporting successes for...

I expect the four semi-finalists of the Euro to be part of the semi-finals again: France, Denmark, Spain

Indeed it would be outstanding to have a final against France or Spain - as then the boys really have

Championship and Asian Games last year under the inspired direction of Valero Rivera López, who coached Spain

In January 2013, when we lost the World Championship quarter-final in Spain, again they declared the

By Paul Osborne There was a major shock in the women's sitting contest at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup in La Molina today as five-time Paralympic champion Anna Schaffelhuber failed to complete her two runs, enabling United States' Laurie Stephens to take gold.

Schaffelhuber had won each of the previous slalom events on the opening two days of competition in Spain

ImagesRussia's slalom Paralympic champion Valerii Redkozubov completed his hat-trick of victories in Spain

By Daniel EtchellsEngland could host an international football event in 2018 after all, with a decision having been made to go ahead with a bid for the European Under 17 Championships, ahead of a host being announced by the UEFA Executive Committee later this month.

FIFA World Cup final, are among those to have played at the Championships.England, The Netherlands, Spain

standing event at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup in La Molina, Spain

By Emily GoddardSpain is set to open the world's first dedicated Paralympic museum, it has been reported.

Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup season after securing slalom victory in La Molina, Spain

By Nick ButlerAnticipation is building ahead of the Qatar 2015 World Handball Championships due to start in less than two weeks, despite political machinations that have overshadowed the build-up.

Qatar will play in Group A alongside defending world champions Spain, along with Slovenia, Belarus, Brazil

Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships, beating Eugene, the United States, and Barcelona, Spain

An iconic part of any multi-sport event, volleyball at the Baku 2015 European Games will showcase both the natural and architectural beauty of the host nation, with completion taking place on the sand at the Beach Arena and indoors in the iconic Crystal Hall.

Samoilovs and Janis Smedins, fresh from a sparkling 2014 season, while Adrián Gavira and Pablo Herrera of Spain

By Paul OsborneKeshorn Walcott and Cleopatra Borel captured the 2014 Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee's (TTOC) Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards at the annual awards ceremony.

Held at the National Academy for the Performing Arts in the Trinidad and Tobago capital, Port-of-Spain