The Players Championship, the PGA Tour's flagship event, begins at TPC Sawgrass tomorrow boasting an increased purse of $20 million (£15.2 million/€18.2 million).

two Players Championship winners in rounds one and two ©Getty ImagesWorld number one Jon Rahm from Spain

Governments from 37 countries have signed a proclamation in support of sporting sanctions against Russia and Belarus.

Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain

The European Canoe Association (ECA) has awarded several European Championships for 2023, 2024 and 2025 following its latest Board of Directors meeting.

Macedonia's capital Skopje is to hold the Wildwater Canoeing European Championships.Salt, Girona in Spain

Ireland has been added to the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup after Norway confirmed their team would be unable to participate in this year's event.

Norwegian team had been scheduled to compete in Group A of the tournament, alongside England, Australia and Spain

Ireland will feature in the opening match of the wheelchair rugby event, when they face Spain at the

Belgium survived a major scare to qualify for the Davis Cup, coming from behind to overcome Finland, while Olympic champion Alexander Zverev was twice victorious as Germany saw off Brazil.

by the same scoreline over Austria.Sweden beat Japan, Australia saw off Hungary and 2019 champions Spain

Sweden’s Perseus Karlstrom and Glenda Morejon of Ecuador were respective men’s and women’s winners of the new 35-kilometres event at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Muscat, with Japan’s world champion Toshikazu Yamanishi taking gold in the concluding men’s 20km race.

having sunk to his knees in gratitude.Morejon’s effort was enough to help Ecuador win team gold from Spain

and China, while in the men’s 35km Spain took gold from China and Germany.The men’s 20km team event

Hungary were on form in the preliminary stages of the men's épée, with many home fencers progressing to the last 64 on the opening day of the International Fencing Federation Budapest Grand Prix.

top four seeds were knocked out - with Italian number three Valerio Cuomo losing to Manuel Bargues of Spain

China dominated the opening day of the 2022 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Muscat with a one-two in the women’s 20 kilometres event following victories in the morning’s 10km races for under-20 men and women.

Italy and Spain followed home China in the team standings.Chinese athletes dominated the last World Race

Badminton Europe has announced that Madrid will host the 2022 European Championships, set to take place in the week starting April 25.

organising major events I am sure that this will only be one of many Championships being played in Spain

The two-day 2022 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships, moved from Minsk in Belarus last June amidst concerns over political unrest, start in the Oman capital of Muscat tomorrow, showcasing the new distance of 35 kilometres.

35km will be contested by men and women on Saturday morning, with both races starting at 07.00, and Spain

Lu Ning and Gao Yingchao all went sub-2:33 in the same race, and the only race walker from outside Spain

Paola Perez and Magaly Bonilla, both top-10 finishers over 50km at the 2019 World Championships.While Spain

Tan Kim Her has re-joined the Badminton Association of India (BAI) for a second stint as its doubles coach.

men's doubles coach, guiding world number four duo Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi to the world title in Spain

Gibraltar's Chef de Mission for Birmingham 2022 Chris Walker believes hosting the Island Games has resulted in the territory's best-ever Commonwealth Games team.

Rhythmic gymnasts have their own hall, we've got squash clubs, our main cycling is in Spain but it's

The International Skating Union (ISU) has joined a growing list of International Federations (IFs) to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes outright from its competitions following the invasion of Ukraine.

statement, a number of Russian athletes competing in two back-to-back Para badminton tournaments in Spain

Britain's teams placed first and second in the men's and women's competitions at the inaugural EuroLax Sixes Cup in Vila Real de Santo António.

beaten an England under-23 side 23-7 in the semi-finals, after notching comfortable wins over Germany, Spain

Group B.England under-23s took bronze by thrashing Germany 20-3.The match for fifth proved closer as Spain

Ayad Lamdassem is aiming to win his first major gold medal at the Munich 2022 European Athletics Championships following his record-breaking run in the Seville Marathon on Sunday.

Lamdassem, who is Moroccan-born but competes for Spain internationally, finished sixth in Seville, clocking