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Liam Morgan: Déjà vu for Kosovo as sport continues to let country down

  • Inside the Blogs

On a November day in the bowels of the WiZink Center in Madrid nearly three years ago, I remember having an extensive phone call with a senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official to discuss Kosovo.

barred from competing under their own flag at the World Karate Championships in the Spanish capital as Spain


Groups announced for men’s IWBF European Championship Division A

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

European Wheelchair Basketball Championship Division A has taken place in Madrid, with host nation Spain

Fernando Zappile, saw 12 teams paired based on their previous rankings.After five pairs were drawn, Spain

2021The women’s European Championship Division A operates in a round-robin format, with six teams - Spain

Championships were held in 2019, with Britain winning the men’s event in Walbryzch in Poland, defeating Spain



AIBA "saddened" by Kosovo exclusion as body calls for sport to be free from politics

  • Boxing

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has called for geopolitics to stay out of sport, having admitted it tried to find a compromise to allow Kosovo to compete at the AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships here in Belgrade.

support Kosovo's independence are those with separatist movements within their own nations such as Spain


Zverev refuses to compete in Davis Cup Finals as Djokovic headlines line-up

  • Tennis

Olympic gold medallist Alexander Zverev has said he does not consider the Davis Cup Finals as the "real Davis Cup" after opting to skip this year's event which has attracted some of the biggest names in men's tennis.

matches, sets and games won, will qualify for the quarter-finals.Madrid will host Group A, involving Spain



Tiao-Chin Hung and May L.H. Wu: Embracing innovation to develop the sport of figure skating

  • Inside the Blogs

All sport leaders have one thing in mind when we get to lead a sport in our local community - to build a sustainable, successful, and scalable sport development eco system, we need to align ourselves with the international stakeholders, build bridges between tradition and innovation, and commit fully to shaping the future of the sport of figure skating towards a culture of innovation.

Marketing Summit ©CTSUThe virtual judging system has been already used in different countries like Spain


Habte and Niyomukunzi win World Athletics Cross Country Tour races in Amorebieta

  • Athletics

Francine Niyomukunzi of Burundi and Eritrea's Awet Habte claimed victories in Amorebieta today in the women's and men's races on the second leg of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold at the 67th Cross Internacional Zornotza.

Eritrean Dolshi Tesfu in a time of 22min 39sec.The first home athlete was Isabel Barreiro Garcia of Spain


European Leagues reject FIFA proposals for drastic calendar changes

  • Football

Holding the men's FIFA World Cup every two years "cannot be accepted" because of the impact on the club game, the body representing Europe's leagues has claimed.

development.The umbrella body, which represents leagues including the Premier League in England and La Liga in Spain



Japan's Momota and Yamaguchi march on at Denmark Open

  • Badminton

Japanese duo Kento Momota and Akane Yamaguchi marched on at the Denmark Open with quarter-final victories at the Odense Sports Park.

player remaining in the tournament following her 21-15, 18-21, 21-11 victory over Clara Azurmendi of Spain


Potter and Waugh set to battle at Haeundae leg of World Triathlon Cup

  • Triathlon

Britain's Beth Potter and Kate Waugh will be seeking sprint-distance success as the women's favourites at the inaugural Haeundae leg of the World Triathlon Cup, while the men's race is wide open in the first of two consecutive weekends of racing in South Korea.

late-season success.Almost 12 months ago, she secured a first Triathlon World Cup victory in Valencia in Spain


Dates confirmed for IWBF Men's Under-23 World Championship in Chiba

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

New dates for the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Men's Under-23 World Championship have been confirmed by organisers in Japan.

back the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics to 2021, however.Twelve countries are due to compete with Spain



Qualified countries confirmed for canoe marathon debut at World Games

  • Canoeing

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has confirmed the final qualification list for the Birmingham 2022 World Games where canoe marathon is set to make its debut.

Hungarians to star at the recent ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships ©ICFHungary, South Africa, Spain