Figure skater Laura Barquero Jimenez of Spain tested positive for banned substance clostebol at the Beijing

The International Golf Federation (IGF) is refraining from taking a side over a Saudi-backed breakaway golf tour - although the so-called super league appears to have run into trouble before it has even begun in the wake of Phil Mickelson's remarkable admissions about the "sportswashing" project.

as the best players in the world are playing the PGA Tour, so will I".World number one Jon Rahm from Spain

Christopher Rühr, Malte Hellwig and Paul-Philipp Kaufmann all scored as Germany ended their Hockey Pro League trip to South Africa on a victorious note.

standings, three points behind The Netherlands.South Africa are pointless after eight games.An India-Spain

Egypt topped the overall medals table in the season-opening Karate 1-Premier League event in Fujairah following a late surge to claim three golds.

Yasmin Nasr Elgewily 2-1.The last final of the day saw Frenchwoman Nancy Garcia beat María Torres of Spain

Germany's Samuel Fitwi and Authorised Neutral Athlete (ANA) Anna Tropina triumphed in the men's and women's races respectively at the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting in Hannut.

is set to hold the 45th Cross das Amendoeiras em Flor next Sunday (February 27), with Serradilla in Spain

Britain continued their Para Swimming World Series success, winning three gold medals on the penultimate day in Aberdeen, while Australian athletes recorded a whitewash in Melbourne.

pic.twitter.com/xky5H6dqXy— #ParaSwimming (@Para_swimming) February 19, 2022Iñigo Llopis Sanz secured gold for Spain

The group stage of the Davis Cup Finals is to be moved to earlier in the men's tennis season, while competition is set to be spread across four host cities.

finishes seen previously, such as in 2019 when a tie between the United States and Italy, played in Spain

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar is lined-up to defend his title at the hotly competitive UAE Tour in the first race of the new International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour season starting tomorrow. 

the top of the standings.Vlasov produced a thrilling victory at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in Spain

Mumbai has been named as the host of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in 2023, as Indian officials outlined their long-term target to host a future edition of the Olympic Games to the organisation.

is interested in staging the Winter Olympics, either 2030 or 2034.The National Olympic Committees of Spain

Salt Lake City 2002 President and chief executive Mitt Romney has thrown his weight behind Utah’s bid to stage the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games for a second, and insisted, "They’re coming back to Utah someday".

any candidacy where they are set to face opposition from Sapporo in Japan, Barcelona and Pyrenees in Spain

Ukraine's Sports Minister Vadym Huttsait has admitted that the country is presently lacking some of the facilities required to host an Olympics, but insists it is still preparing a bid for the 2030 Winter Games.

2034, while there is also interest from Barcelona and the Pyrenees.The National Olympic Committees of Spain

Elaine Thompson-Herah, who retained her Olympic 100 and 200 metres titles in Tokyo last summer, will open her season in the Arena Birmingham tomorrow at the Muller Indoor Grand Prix, which features two other Tokyo 2020 champions in Mondo Duplantis and Mariya Lasitskene.

bronze medallist Marcin Lewandowski from Poland, 2019 European indoor champion Alvaro de Arriba of Spain

Top seeds Scotland will enter the final qualifier for this year's women's Rugby World Cup as the favourites to progress to their first full tournament since 2010, but Kazakhstan and Colombia are eyeing an upset.

Rugby (@Scotlandteam) February 15, 2022They are currently on a three-game winning streak after beating Spain

since a 1-1 series draw against China in 2019.Colombia, world number 26, played a warm-up match against Spain

Tanja Scholz broke the women's S4 100 metres freestyle word record on the first day of the season-opening Para Swimming World Series event in Aberdeen.

526 with his time of 2:54.80 in the men's 150m individual medley.Fellow SM4 swimmers Javier Torres of Spain

Russian capital Moscow is set to host a rhythmic International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Grand Prix, with athletes from more than 20 countries due to be participating and the Averina twins set to star.

of February.Two more Grands Prix will be held in March, with Ukrainian capital Kyiv and Marbella in Spain