Austria have secured their place in the knock-out round of the International Handball Federation (HF) Women's Youth Handball World Championships in Poland today, by beating Slovakia in Group A, 27-23.

them on eight points.Lower down the group Argentina gained their first win of the competition, beating China

Defending champions Croatia have just edged out Italy 12-11 on Day two of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Men’s Youth Water Polo World Championships in Hungary, to move top of Group C.

Australians 11-7.Hosts Hungary lost to Greece today 15-12 at the Tofurdo venue ©WP NewsIn Group B, China

Japan clinched three gold medals on the final day of the Budapest Grand Prix as Krisztian Toth also enjoyed a home win.

division.She beat Maryna Slutskaya of Belarus in the final as Tunisia's Nihel Cheikh Rouhou and Jiang Yanan of China

Italy's Ruggero Tita and Caterina Marianna Banti won the gold medal in the Nacra 17 foiling class on the final day of the Sailing World Championships in Aarhus.

Picon took a distant silver on 78 points after winning the final race and bronze went to Lu Yunxiu of China

Italy won gold in the first edition of the junior women’s coxed four at the World Rowing Junior Championships today in Racice in the Czech Republic, on a mild and relatively still day on the water.

sculls events, the junior women’s double, junior men’s double and junior men’s single, were won by China

Xin Xin of China and Christian Reichert of Germany won the women’s and men’s races respectively on the

for the second race in a row.The next race of the series is due to be on September 16 in Chun’An in China

Great Britain, Italy and China were among the most successful nations at the World University Rowing

singles sculls in a time 6min 57.74sec - the only sub-seven minute clocking in the race.Chen Zhi of China

Defending champions Cuba and hosts Panama are among four unbeaten teams after two rounds of action at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-15 Baseball World Cup.

teams ©WBSCIn Group A, Panama were made to work hard before winning a low scoring pitching battle with China

Day two of the International University Sport Federation (FISU) World Rowing Championships featured repechages galore in Shanghai.

7:27:00, followed by Frances Russet and Susannah Dear for Great Britain, Sigi Zhang and Yan Liu for China

also only be an A-final in the women's four.In that event the US, The Netherlands, Switzerland and China

Cuba began their pursuit of a third consecutive title with victory as the World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-15 Baseball World Cup opened in Panama.

day when every side from the Americas began with a win.The United States claimed a gigantic win over China

played at Estadio Kenny Serracín in David.The United States powered to a thumping 27-0 victory over China

They would be forever known for the exploits of Dutch runner Fanny Blankers-Koen and a first Olympic gold medal for Czech Emil Zatopek.

Soviet Russia stayed away and China meant their nationalists.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy and Vice Premier Sun Chunlan will travel to Jakarta for the Opening Ceremony of this month's Asian Games, it has been announced. 

 Sun Chunlan met IOC President Thomas Bach in June ©COCShe told both leaders that China was committed

Asian Games, which is being co-hosted by Jakarta and Palembang and is due to last until September 2.China

Defending champions Russia remain top of Group C at the Women’s Youth World Handball Championships in Kielce in Poland with just one round of Group matches remaining.

won today against Argentina 39-12, to match the Russians on six points.The other match in Group C saw China

Reigning champions the United States have beaten Australia 3-1 in their first match of the playoff round at the Women’s Softball World Championships in Japan as their main rivals, the hosts, dispatched Puerto Rico 7-0.

another four matches were played.Chinese Taipei beat Botswana 8-1 at the NASPA Stadium in Narita City and China

First heats of the International University Sports Federations's World University Rowing Championships begun in in Shanghai today.

the day, the men’s pair heats, was delayed by nearly 20 minutes after the Indian team were late and China

event with the highest number of entrants this year, with 15 boats contesting in three heats.Australia, China

were the fastest.They are set to be joined by teams from The Netherlands, Poland, the US, Italy and China

in the men’s competition and the US, Canada, Italy and China in the women’s event.