Bulgaria and France joined hosts Germany and Slovenia in reaching the semi-finals of the Men's European Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament in Berlin today.

In the first match of the day, Bulgaria won the two sets they needed against European champions Serbia

The quarter-final line-up was completed at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Australia, as Spain, Argentina, Canada and Belgium all made it through following the last day of group action.

with hosts Australia taking on Britain tomorrow and Argentina facing Russia.On Friday (January 10), Serbia

Bulgaria eased to a straight-sets win over The Netherlands to move top of Pool B at the Men's European Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament in Berlin.

France and puts them in first place in Pool B on five points.France are second with four points, while Serbia

are third with three.Round-robin action is due to conclude tomorrow, when Serbia face Bulgaria and France

Bulgaria claimed a thrilling five-set win over France to tighten up Pool B at the Men’s European Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament in Berlin.

8 at the German capital's Max-Schmeling-Halle.The result means the two teams and European champions Serbia

A few years back I was in Romania to cover Arsenal’s Champions League match against Steaua Bucharest, and, finding myself with a few spare moments - this was before online journalism had fully gripped its denizens - I visited the Palace of the Parliament grandiloquently established by the former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, who was by then deposed, disgraced and dead.

So instead of Croatia it will be Serbia.

 In 2015, Armenian media reported that at the Sambo Youth Championships in Serbia, an Azerbaijani

Novak Djokovic starred as Serbia booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Association of Tennis

I really show my emotion because I really care about playing for Serbia, but I also care about being

Serbia can now not be caught at the top of the group after their opening 3-0 win over South Africa and

today, gave their Tokyo 2020 chances a "miracle" boost as they beat top seeds and European champions Serbia

Republic.The Netherlands and Bulgaria are due to have their first qualifying matches tomorrow as they face Serbia

The last five places in the men's and women's volleyball tournaments at Tokyo 2020 will be decided next week, following the conclusion of 10 continental qualifiers which get underway in Africa and Europe tomorrow.

Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin will stage the eight-team European men's qualifier from tomorrow to Friday (January 10).Serbia

qualifier ©Getty ImagesHosts Germany, Belgium, Slovenia and the Czech Republic feature in Group A, while Serbia

underway on Tuesday, while the North, Central America and Caribbean competition commences on Friday.Japan, Serbia

Rafael Nadal helped Spain beat Georgia and Novak Djokovic earned a decisive but ill-tempered win for Serbia

and Wimbledon titles last year to bring his total of Grand Slam singles wins to 16.Dušan Lajović gave Serbia

Every ace served at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup, which begins tomorrow, will raise money to support people and communities across Australia affected by the devastating bushfires.

which has been pushed back from its usual mid-month start and is due to get underway on January 20.Serbia

and replaced by Bulgaria.Reigning Australian Open champion Djokovic will make his ATP Cup debut for Serbia

in preparation for next year’s European Universities Games (EUG) during a recent four-day visit to Serbia

year’s big event, which has been declared a project of national importance by the Prime Minister of Serbia

the visit.It was there that he met with Dejan Madić, President of the University Sports Federation of Serbia

Greece retained their International Swimming Federation World Men's Junior Water Polo Championship title in Kuwait City, as the host nation were disqualified from the competition.

Greece defeated Serbia 6-4 at the Al-Nasar Sport Club in Kuwait's capital.

and were winning 3-1 at halftime before a scoreless third quarter.An action-packed final period saw Serbia

Serbia will face defending champions Greece in the final of the biennial FINA World Men's Junior Water

In the first semi-final of the night at Al-Nasar Sport Club, Serbia were up against Italy in a rematch

of the 2015 final in Kazakhstan.Both countries have a strong history in the competition, with Serbia

the champions in 2011 and 2015, while also taking top honours as Serbia and Montenegro in 2003 and 2005

match was a nip-and-tuck affair, with clear chances at a premium in the early exchanges.At one stage Serbia

ahead, before European champions Italy pulled it back to 3-2 before the end of period two.It was 6-5 to Serbia

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has renewed development grant contracts with its five continental confederations for 2020.

Belarus, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Romania, Serbia

Croatia narrowly got the better of Spain, booking their place in the semi-finals at the International Swimming Federation World Men's Junior Water Polo Championships in Kuwait City.

needed a penalty shootout to down the United States following an 11-11 draw.The other semi-final pits Serbia

at half-time to beat Montenegro 10-9.Later in the day, European champions Italy defeated Japan 17-5.Serbia