The defending men's champions Serbia have booked their place in the final of the European Water Polo Championships in Barcelona today and will face hosts Spain in the final, after beating their rivals Croatia in the last four.

fifth, after the Montenegrins beat the Olympic bronze medallists Hungary in another tight match 7-6.Germany

Romanian and Russian crews progressed to the women’s four final at the World Rowing Under-23 Championships in Poznan.

of direct passage through to the semi-finals by winning their heat.Julian and Jonathan Schreiber of Germany

Austria booked their place in the semi-finals of the Fistball Women's World Championship in Linz.

Livestream pic.twitter.com/kf9acg3rD8— News (@IFA_Fistball) July 26, 2018It followed defending champions Germany

to keep their last four hopes aliveThe tie was set up by Poland beating Italy 3-1.The losers of the Germany

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have argued that the proposed Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act in the United States could put all athletes under the country's criminal code, while highlighting the "very worrying" existing challenges of doping in American professional leagues.

Partnership against Corruption in Sport' (IPACS), where the IOC together with Governments, including Japan, Germany

Top seeds and huge favourites Egypt comfortably negotiated their round-of-16 clash with Argentina as the World Squash Federation Men's World Junior Team Championships continued in Chennai.

the whitewash with a 11-3 11-1 win in a two game dead rubber against Dylan Tymkiw.England defeated Germany

seeds Canada also advance to the quarter finals, with a 3-0 win over Australia.Third seeds England beat Germany

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have dismissed appeals from Russian athletes Maria Abakumova and Tatyana Lebedeva against doping sanctions, which will result in the pair losing Olympic medals earned at Beijing 2008. 

the Games, but will lose her silver medal following her unsuccessful appeal.Christina Obergföll of Germany

The International Land and Sand Yachting Federation (FISLY) has been given observer status by the Global Association of International Sports Federation (GAISF).  

and land yachting and, according to their official website, currently have four members in Belgium, Germany

their 2021 Nordic World Ski Championships, with 946 days to go before the event begins in Oberstdorf in Germany

The International Luge Federation (ILF) have released their racing schedule for the 2018-2019 season, with nine World Cup events and a World Championships on the calendar as well as seven junior events.

Sigulda, Altenberg, Oberhof and Sochi ©Getty ImagesThe senior event will go ahead in Winterberg in Germany

Germany are the only team to have two wins from two games at the International Hockey Federation (FIH

   It was the Olympic bronze medallists Germany that took the lead after just six minutes thanks

time, but neither side were then able to score in the second two quarters.It means as things stand, Germany

after drawing with India in their opening game.England, who last won a medal in 2010 when they beat Germany

Favourites Brazil and Germany have won their respective groups in the preliminary round of the Fistball

against whom they earned their first World Championship win, by 2-0.Like Brazil, defending champions Germany

China strengthened its position at the top of the medal table at the World Junior Diving Championships in Kyiv as a fifth gold was added to its collection thanks to Lin Shan in the girls A-class 3 metre springboard.

Papworth, Bridget O’Neil of the United States, Aranza Vazquez Montano of Mexico, Anna Shyrykhay of Germany

Brazil’s Uncas Batista was one of the stand-out performers as the 2018 World Rowing Under-23 Championships, with an entry of close to 900, opened today in Poznan in Poland.

home supporters.Defending champions Italy made short work of winning their men’s coxed four heat, with Germany

Ireland qualified to contest the lightweight men’s pair final with respective victories over Italy and Germany

Wimbledon champion Stefan Olsson has made it through to the third round of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Belgian Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships at the Tennis Club Geronsart in Jambes.

other matches, however, even came close to being a surprise.The number four seed Katharina Kruger from Germany

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) Marathon Swim World Series is due to continue tomorrow, with 41 athletes from five continents descending on Lac St-Jean in Quebec.

featuring on the circuit every year since its inception in 2007.Andreas Waschburger, the 31-year-old from Germany