Kosovo's hopes of competing at the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) Women's World Championships in India reportedly hang in the balance due to visa issues, in the latest example of the country's athletes facing a political obstacle.

Madrid, which ended yesterday.Neither India or Spain recognise Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia

screens inside the arena as "World Karate Federation 5".Kosovo were also twice barred from entering Serbia

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged International Federations (IFs) not to award major events to Spain unless the Government provides guarantees that Kosovo can compete without discrimination after the nation were banned from participating under their own flag at the Karate World Championships here.

on political grounds.The IOC earlier this year told IFs to "carefully consider" awarding events to Serbia

political tension between the two countries.It came after Kosovo were twice barred from entering Serbia

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better of Italian Luigi Busa in the men's under-75kg gold medal bout ©Getty ImagesJovana Prekovic of Serbia

Officials have announced that a joint-Korean delegation at the 2019 International Handball Federation (IHF) World Men's Handball Championships will be allowed to have an additional four players in their squad.

extra players was reached.The joint Korean team have been drawn in Group A alongside France, Russia, Serbia

Spain hosting major karate events in the future is under serious threat after the country's Government refused to allow Kosovo to compete under their own flag at the World Championships here, World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has warned.

yesterday ©WKFSpain has so far proved unwilling to recognise Kosovo, who were twice barred from entering Serbia

The International Judo Federation (IJF) is preparing for its ninth Grand Prix event of the year as the world's top judokas travel to Tashkent from tomorrow.

Krisztian Toth is ranked third in the world but may have to beat former world champion, Nemanja Majdov of Serbia

Athletes from Kosovo have been denied the chance to compete under their own flag at the Karate World Championships here by the Spanish Government, insidethegames can reveal.

state.It marks the latest incident involving the Kosovan karate team, who were twice barred from entering Serbia

Serbia.The IOC then told sports organisations to "carefully consider" awarding major competitions to Serbia

Hosts Finland will be joined by two countries for the 2018 edition of the World Para Ice Hockey Championships C-Pool, which begins tomorrow in Vierumaki.

Finland missed out at the 2016 C-Pool in Novi Sad, Serbia, as they lost to Austria on a penalty shoot-out.They

Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Romania could team up to bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup and UEFA European

as Bulgaria and Italy hosted the World Volleyball Championship [in September], the four countries - Serbia

The first round of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Paris Masters took place today with a number of participants setting up second round matches against the tournament's top seeds. 

Paris, previously known as the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy.World number two Novak Djokovic of Serbia

Mikhail Igolnikov and Inal Tasoev won gold in the under-90 kilograms and over-100kg categories respectively on the last day of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Abu Dhabi Grand Slam but Georgia still topped the overall medal table. 

Krisztian Toth of Hungary came second to Igolnikov, while Aleksandar Kukolj of Serbia and Mammadali Mehdiyev

Hosts China were crowned winners of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Bridge Championships as competition concluded.

consisted of ten teams from eight countries including Poland, Belgium, Japan, Comoros, Czech Republic, Serbia

With International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach in attendance once again, Russia won two golds tonight at the United World Wrestling World Championships in Budapest to move top of the medals table with just one day to go.

of the evening Artem Surkov comfortably beat the 2016 Olympic champion at 66kg, Davor Stefanek from Serbia

Poland occupied the top placing after the first day's play at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Bridge Championships in the Chinese city of Xuzhou.

consists of ten teams from eight countries including Poland, Belgium, Japan, Comoros, Czech Republic, Serbia

Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the first World Cup event of the 2019 World Shooting Para Sport season.

2018 season which featured the World Championships in South Korea, the European 10m Championships in Serbia