New speed world records were set on a thrilling opening day of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup in Seoul.

5.17sec, beating the previous best by 0.03.In the women's qualification round, Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland

Amsterdam, Shanghai and Varese are set to battle it out for the right to host the World Rowing Championships in 2025.

while Greece is hoping to stage it for the second time after Marathon did the honours in 2008.Poznan in Poland

Tributes have been paid to Ukrainian shooters Ivan Bidnyak and Ehor Kihitov, who have died during Russia's invasion of the country.

I wanted to help him as much as I could, bought the ammunition he needed in Poland, the parcel came to

Ukrainian swimmer Oleksii Kolomiiets was among the first gold medallists at the Deaflympics in the Brazilian city of Caxias do Sul.

The mixed 4x100m freestyle gold went to Spain in 4:40.00, with Japan claiming silver in 4:00.00 and Poland

Top seeds Japan and defending champions The Netherlands have begun the men's event of the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup with cruising wins over Brazil and Sri Lanka respectively in Vilamoura.

United States recording a 2-1 win over Israel, South Korea edging past France 2-1 and Malaysia stunning Poland

Ukraine's men's national football team are set to play their first fixture since the beginning of the war in the country against German club side Borussia Mönchengladbach next Wednesday (May 11).

following Russia's invasion, with the match at Hampden Park now scheduled for June 1.Scotland played Poland

quarter-finals of last year's European Championship, a tournament which the country co-hosted with Poland

We are on a Teams call so I can hear insidethegames colleagues chatting elsewhere in the office. The young woman I am speaking to wears earphones and speaks steadily, precisely, intelligently.

Because you are in Poland or Hungary and you just don't know what to do next."

Top seed Paula Badosa has been knocked out of the Madrid Open in the second round by two-time champion Simona Halep.

Spaniard Badosa was the top seed at the clay-court event after world number one Iga Świątek from Poland

Jan Groenendijk is set to lead The Netherlands at the World Draughts Federation (FMJD) World National Teams Championship in Antalya in Turkey.

World National Teams Championship ©Getty ImagesCuba, Azerbaijan, Senegal, Cameroon, Lithuania, Italy, Poland

A total of 23.5 million requests have been put forward in the latest random selection draw ticket sales period for Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, which was closed yesterday.

and the USA.Fixtures between Argentina and Mexico, Argentina and Saudi Arabia, England and USA and Poland

Defending champions Norway have been drawn in the same group as Hungary, 2020 bronze medallists Croatia and Switzerland at this year's European Women's Handball Championship.

World Championship, have been drawn alongside Slovenia, Serbia and Sweden in Group B.Spain, Germany, Poland

World number Iga Świątek of Poland has withdrawn from the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Madrid Open

Men’s qualification got action at the Pentathlon World Cup in Budapest underway today, with Hungary’s Csaba Bohm the top qualifier on home soil.

WorldPentathlon) April 26, 2022Seven athletes followed with 1190 meeting points - Daniel Lawrynowicz of Poland

Olympic silver medallist Pavlo Tymoshchenko has called on the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) to suspend Russian vice-president Viacheslav Aminov from his duties due to the invasion of Ukraine.

flee Ukraine.Russia has been accused of committing war crimes against civilians, while Ukraine and Poland

Two Ukrainian children defied the odds by competing at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in South Korea last week.

continued to support refugees at their gym.The trio had to drive for more than 1,500km to Warsaw in Poland