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FIFA extends invitation to new Spanish football president

  • FIFA

FIFA has extended an invitation to Pedro Rocha, recently appointed President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation to replacethe controversial Luis Rubiales, to attend the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, from 13-17 May.

capacity.Rocha has confirmed his presence in the Thai capital, where issues relating to the joint bid by Spain


Double Tour champion Vingegaard rides again a month after crashing out

  • Cycling

"Of course I hope to be at the start of the Tour de France," said the Danish rider on his social media on Tuesday, after riding for the first time since his horrific crash in the Tour of the Basque Country. He broke his collarbone and several ribs and suffered serious lung damage. The Danish champion begins his countdown with less than two months to go.

 Vingegaard was not the only rider to crash in Spain.


Former athletes allege sexual abuse by Spanish track and field coaching legend

  • Athletics

Spain's El País newspaper has published claims from at least two former athletes that Carlos Gil Pérez, who died in 2009, abused them and other minors during his time as technical director of the Spanish Athletics Federation in the 1980s.

During his tenure, Spain won its first Olympic medal in athletics when Jorge Llopart took silver in the


Paris 2024 Mixed Doubles Table Tennis line-up complete

  • Paris 2024

The 16 teams for the Olympic mixed doubles table tennis tournament have been decided with the top six teams in the updated International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings - excluding those who had qualified by other means - completing the field.

Shin Yubin (Ranking Qualification)Romania – Ovidiu Ionescu and Bernadette Szocs (Ranking Qualification)Spain


Notes from the Olympic Flames’ occasionally chaotic journey

  • Olympics

Since the creation of the modern Games in 1896, the Olympic flame, which will arrive in Marseille aboard the Belem sailboat next Wednesday, has experienced several chaotic and bizarre episodes, Agence France-Presse reports. 

spectators.Paralympic archer Antonio Rebollo shooting lit arrow and lighting flame at Olympic Stadium, Barcelona, Spain


Split to host major European University Games in 2028

  • FISU Section Pages

Split, Croatia, and its surroundings will host the 9th European Universities Games (EUG) in 2028 - this was announced at a press conference held in the amphitheatre of the Faculty of Science in Split

delegation achieved on 20 April in Aveiro, Portugal, when it beat the bids of Manisa, Turkey, and Granada, Spain


World Relays: USA reigns in 4x100, Noah Lyles and Tebogo shine in 4x400m

  • Athletics

The World Athletics Relays concluded this Sunday in Nassau, Bahamas, after two exciting days, and now 14 teams have already qualified for each of the five relay events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

-Spain.-Poland.-India.Women's 4x400m:-United States.-Poland.-Canada.-Great Britain.-Norway.-Italy.

-Spain-Netherlands.-Switzerland.-Jamaica.-India.Mixed 4x400m:-United States.-Netherlands.-Ireland.


Rublev, despite feeling 'almost dead', wins Madrid Open against Auger-Aliassime

  • Tennis

Rublev is going through a rather difficult health situation. He even had to have an injection to relieve pain in his finger and foot. Despite this, he managed to win the Madrid Open on Sunday, beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to claim his second title of the year despite battling illness.

He could barely sleep during the week-long tournament in Spain.


Vollering wins women's Tour of Spain

  • Cycling

She crossed the line alone in the eighth and final stage of the Tour of Spain to win the general classification

age of 27, Demi Vollering added another triumph to her growing list of achievements: the 2024 Tour of Spain

In 2023, she finished second in the Tour of Spain behind the respected Annemiek van Vleuten, who has

with enough time to raise her bike and celebrate.There was one day very similar to the men's Tour of Spain

The final day of the Tour of Spain also saw a tribute to mothers, taking advantage of the fact that it

Vollering was all alone on the attack and defence.The 2024 Tour of Spain has eight stages.


César Menotti, legendary Argentine football manager, passes away

  • FIFA

César Luis Menotti, the coach who led Argentina to victory at the 1978 World Cup and a central figure in Argentine football, has died at the age of 85. Menotti, who held the position of director of the national team within the Argentine Football Association (AFA), has died. 

It was a philosophy that brought both joy and deep disappointment, such as at the 1982 World Cup in Spain


Bulgaria's Javier Ibañez beats Spain's Jose Quiles at Madrid IBA Champions Night

  • Boxing

The Madrid Arena played host to the latest IBA Champions Night on Saturday with Cuban-born Bulgarian Javier Ibañez outpointing local favourite Jose Quiles to claim the IBA European Featherweight Championship belt.

I hope to have another night like this in Spain with such a big crowd and to come back for a European

opening bout of Madrid's IBA Champions Night, Spain's two-time world bronze medallist Martín Molina of Spain


Euro 2024: UEFA extends squad lists up to 26 players

  • Football

UEFA has been lobbied by coaches and players themselves to allow the immediate inclusion of three players in national team squads, meaning they can extended their teams from 23 to 26 players. Such decision was approved last Friday, meaning it is official.

all 26 players on the bench was supported by several coaches of major national teams such as France, Spain

the World Cup in Qatar, there were already teams that didn't call up the maximum 26 players, such as Spain


All set for IBA Boxing's big night in Madrid

  • Boxing

The weigh-in and official presentation of the six fights that will take place on the IBA Champions' Night this Saturday at 18:30 has taken place, with Quiles and Ibanez headlining at the Arena Madrid.

We are not used to organising events of this magnitude here in Spain, with this kind of production value

the Iberian country, Quiles said: "The belt already has my name on it, I'm going to give my title to Spain

a great fight, we've fought before but this time it will be different, the title will stay here in Spain


LTOK President Daina Gudzinevičiūtė - UEFA U19 Women's Championship Ambassador

  • Football

The best U19 football teams from the Old Continent will compete in Lithuania from 14-27 July and Daina Gudzinevičiūtė, Olympic champion and president of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee (LTOK), will be the ambassador of the UEFA U19 Women's Football Championship.

The national teams of the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain and Germany are in Group B.


IBA Boxing Champions Night in Madrid preview

  • Boxing

Madrid will play host to the IBA Champions' Night, with an impressive line-up of boxers from Spain and

International Boxing Association Champions' Night is coming to Madrid to showcase the best boxers from Spain

has a string of victories to his name, including the Asian Youth and Under-22 titles.Jose Quiles of Spain

medallist at the 2023 African Games.EUBC U22 European Championship bronze medallist Sergio Martínez of Spain