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China claims new COVID-19 variant will not force Beijing 2022 postponement

  • Beijing 2022

Omicron, the new strain of COVID-19, will not force the cancellation of next year's Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing, the Chinese Government claimed today.

a study by Peking University mathematicians.Using data for August from the United States, Britain, Spain



Defending champions India reach FIH Men’s Junior World Cup quarter-finals

  • Hockey

Defending champions India reached the quarter-finals of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men’s Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar, after finishing in second place in their pool.

November 29, 2021The Netherlands topped Pool C with an unbeaten record after defeating South Korea 12-5, Spain

3-2 and the United States 14-0.Spain recorded two big wins defeating the United States 17-0 and South

Pakistan 4-3.The quarter-finals are scheduled to take place on Wednesday (December 1), with Germany facing Spain


Team competition starts at European Boccia Championship in Seville

  • Boccia News

Following the individual finals, the World Boccia Regional European Championship in Seville continued today with the start of team competition in three categories.

Britain and Slovakia topped their pools in the mixed BC1/BC2 team event.In Pool A, Russia defeated Spain

6-3 and Greece 6-2 to progress in first, while Greece thumped Spain 10-2 to make it to the quarter-finals

NCdYha4yPR— Boccia UK (@BocciaUK) November 29, 2021Hungary took second in the group with a 7-4 win against Spain

took second in the last game by beating Britain 7-5.Finally, Czech Republic, France, Britain and hosts Spain




Epaillard wins jump-off at Longines FEI Jumping World Cup leg in Madrid

  • Equestrian

French rider Julien Epaillard emerged victorious from a thrilling jump-off at the Longines International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping World Cup leg in Spanish capital Madrid.

sixth with 45.25.The next leg of the FEI Jumping World Cup is due to be staged in  La Coruña in Spain


Sapporo cuts projected costs in bid for 2030 Winter Olympics

  • 2030 Olympics

Sapporo has ramped up its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games by cutting its projected costs for hosting the event by 20 per cent.

Olympics.Following the meeting, Bach claimed Sapporo could organise an "excellent Winter Olympic Games".Spain


Line-up for Davis Cup Finals knockout stages completed after final day of group action

  • Tennis

The quarter-finalists at the Davis Cup Finals were confirmed after an exciting final day of group action.

Mektic and Mate Pavic, who beat Fabian Marozsan and Peter Nagy 7-6, 6-2.In Group B, played in Madrid, Spain

RTF) secured top spot and a quarter-final place after a hard-fought 2-1 win over defending champions Spain

as world number 106 Feliciano Lopez overcame world number five Andrey Rublev 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 putting Spain


Smith and Polychronidis among winners at European Boccia Championship

  • Boccia News

Britain's David Smith and Greece's Grigorios Polychronidis claimed the men's BC1 and BC3 titles today on the last day of individual competition at the World Boccia Regional European Championship in Seville.

BC1 final 7-1 against Poland's Kinga Koza, with the bronze going to home favourite Amagoia Arrieta of Spain

defeated Czech Republic's Radek Prochazka 4-3 in the men's BC3 final.Bronze went to Vasile Agache of Spain


Kwizera victorious again on World Athletics Cross Country Tour in Alcobendas

  • Athletics

claimed his fourth victory of the season on the World Athletics Cross Country Tour today in Alcobendas in Spain

Kwizera came into the race with victories in Italica, Soria and Castelló in Spain, and added another

home athlete, Abdessamad Oukhelfen, to take gold over the 10,060-metres course.Carlos Mayo, also of Spain




Smith into men's BC1 semi-finals at European Boccia Championship

  • Boccia News

Britain's David Smith recovered from a disappointing opening day at the World Boccia European Regional Championship to book his place in the semi-finals of the men's BC1 today in Seville.

, while Greece's Anna Ntenta won 3-2 against Sonia Heckel of France.Home favourite Vasile Agache of Spain

Samir van der Beken and a 4-2 victory over Poland's Damian Iskrzycki respectively.Wafid Boucherit of Spain