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ITF President Paul Weiler: "World Taekwondo is not our enemy"

  • Taekwon-Do

President of the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), Paul Weiler, has said World Taekwon-Do is not an enemy, but rather an organisation with a different style that can complement the goal of making the sport more popular worldwide, in an exclusive interview with Inside The Games.

deeper into the conversation, a lesser known point in international Taekwon-Do is what has happened in Spain




Spanish government interferes in the country's football, FIFA looks on with suspicion

  • FIFA

The Spanish government decided on Thursday to create a commission to "supervise" the country's football federation (RFEF), which has recently been hit by several scandals, amid concerns from FIFA, which could suspend the federation if the case continues to escalate.

transition period that seemed to calm the stormy waters that had hit the Spanish football federation, Spain

years.The Central Operative Unit (UCO), the central body of the Judicial Police of the Guardia Civil of Spain

National Sports Council (CSD), an agency dependent on the Ministry of Sports.Luis Rubiales and the King of Spain

federation in the world, also because of its domicile (Switzerland), where its rules and not those of Spain


Women's hockey : How the teams qualified for Paris 2024

  • Hockey

With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the horizon, we look at how the 12 teams - including reigning champions Netherlands - booked their place in the women's hockey tournament.

Pool B consists of Australia, Argentina, Great Britain, Spain, USA and South Africa.

 An audacious lob on a game-winning shoot-out attempt by Maria Lopez to send Spain to @paris2024

Britain - Great Britain qualified by finishing third at the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia, Spain

fourth consecutive trip to the podium.Spain - Sixth place at the EuroHockey Championships 2023 sent Spain

Receiving massive home support, Spain made it to the final to book their place in Paris before suffering


Men's hockey : How the teams qualified for Paris 2024

  • Hockey

As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games draw ever closer, we detail how each team qualified for the men's hockey tournament including reigning champions Belgium.

two pools with hosts France in Pool A alongside Netherlands, world champions Germany, Great Britain, Spain

second in the qualifiers in Oman.Spain - After their sixth place in the EuroHockey Championships 2023, Spain

The Red Lions won all five matches, including the final against hosts Spain, to ensure they would defend


LaLiga: Plans for Spanish top-flight matches abroad 2025-26

  • Football

Javier Tebas, the president of LaLiga, has reiterated that some league matches will take place overseas starting from the 2025-26 season.

will strengthen our position in the North American market, which is the second market for LaLiga after Spain



Cypriot gymnast Marios Georgiou secures European all-around title

  • Football

Marios Georgiou beat Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev on Thursday to claim the all-around title at the European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rimini, and clinch a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

GETTY IMAGESUkraine were top in team qualification, followed by Great Britain and Spain, ahead of Sunday's

Switzerland were fourth, just 0.001 points behind Spain, with Italy close behind.The apparatus finals


Aitana and the Spanish women's national team shine at the Laureus Awards

  • News

Spain's women's football team and Aitana Bonmati were the big winners at the Laureus Gala held this Monday in Madrid, which honoured the best of 2023, while sports stars such as Novak Djokovic, Jude Bellingham and Simone Biles also received awards.

work of the Nadal Foundation and the help it provides to young people at a risk of social exclusion in Spain


Brooklyn Nets: Jordi Fernandez becomes first Spanish NBA head coach in history

  • Basketball

Brooklyn Nets have announced the hiring of Jordi Fernandez as head coach for the NBA’s next season. He will be the third European and the first Spanish head coach.

. 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/POTdDmPZoE— Kings Spain (@Kings_Spain) December 15, 2022This season, the Brooklyn

Fernandez served as an assistant coach for Nigeria at the Tokyo Olympics and for Spain as assitant coach



Football Australia proposes trio of AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026™ host cities

  • Football

New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia's positive experience of hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 has served as an endorsement for their bid to host the competition. In Australia, the aim is to use the event as a catalyst for the growth of the game in the country. The official host cities will be announced in May.

May.The organisation of the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™, which was won by Spain


African Confederation Cup match cancelled due to shirt dispute

  • Football

The African Confederation Cup game between Algeria's USM Alger and Renaissance Berkane of Morocco was cancelled minutes before kick-off due to a dispute over Berkane's jerseys.

Morocco will co-host the 2030 World Cup along with Spain and Portugal.🚨 ESCÁNDALOJugadores del Berkane


Djokovic could match Federer at Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid

  • Sports

With four Sportsman of the Year awards, Novak Djokovic is one behind the record held by his former rival Roger Federer. The Serbian is on a shortlist of six alongside the likes of Armand Duplantis, Lionel Messi and Max Verstappen, while fellow tennis player Faith Kipyegon and Aitana Bonmati head the women's nominations.

The 26-year-old collected the Golden Ball for the best player of the tournament as Spain secured a first

UEFA Women's Champions League with FC Barcelona, as well as taking the Ballon d'Or baton from Spain

and Barca team-mate Alexia Putellas.Aitana Bonmati, playing with Spain.