The Global Esports Federation (GEF) celebrated its third anniversary during the Global Esports Games, with agreements put in place to help the sport’s development in 2023.

discussions about preparations for the first European Games Esports Championships, scheduled to be held in Poland

International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup men's leader Dawid Kubacki put himself back in contention for the Four Hills Tournament crown by beating Norwegian Halvor Egner Granerud in the third leg at Innsbruck.

on Friday (January 6) if he stays clear of mistakes.Lanišek is a distant third, with Piotr Żyła of Poland

The group of 12 countries to take part in the men and women’s rugby sevens tournament when the sport makes its debut at the European Games in Kraków Małopolska later this year has been announced.

in the men’s event by Belgium, Czech Republic, Spain, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland

Portugal and Romania.In the women’s event, Belgium, Czech Republic, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland

World Rugby World Series, in accordance with the Olympic Qualification System for Paris 2024.Hosts Poland

When Harry Tchobanian takes his seat on the jury at the Qatar Cup and West Asian Championships here today it will mark the start of his 75th year in weightlifting as an athlete, coach and technical official.

and wanted to kill him.Tchobanian, left, on the podium alongside athletes from the Soviet Union and Poland

Athlete registration is now open for all National Federations outside of the top 32 ranked countries for the 2022 International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) World Championships.

familiar faces cementing their place among the elite.In the women's competitions, Magdalena Czaban of Poland

Now that the dust, or should that be sand, has settled on the first FIFA World Cup to be held in December, realisation has set in that the sky did not fall in because the tournament was held at the end of a calendar year.

their performances prompted interest in Royal circles.Morocco faced a formidable group which included Poland

Three-time Olympic swimming medallist Aliaksandra Herasimenia, a well-known critic of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in absentia for "creating an extremist formation" - linked to her work with the Belarus Sports Solidarity Foundation (BSSF).

previously detained for taking part in protests.Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya defected to Poland

A maiden teq table has been planted in the Czyżyny district of Kraków, the Polish city which is set to host teqball's European Games debut next year.

invented in Hungary and is played on a curved table combining elements of football and table tennis, and Poland

Kraków-Małopolska 2023.The 2023 European Games are scheduled to take place from June 21 to July 2, with Poland

Olympic medallists from Tokyo 2020, Austria's Michaela Polleres and Brazilian Daniel Cargnin, were crowned champions on the second day of the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Judo Masters in Jerusalem.

European silver medallist this year, for the ippon with 40 seconds remaining.Angelika Szymanska from Poland

Organisers of the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games attended the country's largest equestrian showcase, Cavaliada, to promote next year's multi-sport event, even though horse sports are not part of the programme. 

event.Kraków-Małopolska 2023 chief executive Marcin Nowak, centre, took part in a discussion to explain the benefits of Poland

Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Poland’s Iga Świątek have been named as the International Tennis Federation (ITF) 2022 men’s and women’s singles world champions.

Netherlands claimed the women’s wheelchair world champion title for the fourth year in a row.Iga Świątek of Poland

Kamil Majchrzak has been provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) after providing multiple samples found to contain banned muscle-growth substance SARM S-22.

The 26-year-old is the number two-ranked men's singles player in Poland and provided the samples in question

Although not confirmed by the ITIA, TVP Poland has reported that there was also a fourth different banned

substance in his system and that Poland Anti-Doping Agency head Michal Rynkowski has not ruled out the

Global Esports Federation (GEF) chief executive Paul Foster believes that esports' "future is very bright" following the unveiling of the organisation's Global Esports Academy.

prior to a busy 2023 for the GEF which is set to see it host events parallel to the European Games in Poland

Fifty thousand tickets have been sold for next year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest just four days after becoming available, with Men's World Athlete of the Year Mondo Duplantis appearing the biggest draw so far.

time that the region will host the outdoor World Athletics Championships.Several thousand people from Poland

British Esports chief executive Chester King has predicted the industry will bring about major Governmental shifts while also calling on his country's leaders to do more to help develop it.

Performance Centre in Sunderland.If esports is included in the European Games, due to be held in Krakow, Poland