China's former Canadian heptathlete Zheng Ninali won at the World Athletics Challenge Combined Events meeting in Arona in Tenerife today after taking over the lead from Britain’s Holly Mills in the last two heptathlon disciplines of the shot put and 800 metres.

which improved upon the personal best of 6,180  set in April.Maria Vicente of the host nation, Spain

There was a sense of déjà vu in Amstelveen as hosts The Netherlands beat Germany 2-0 to regain the women’s EuroHockey Championship crown.

mostly one-way traffic, with Abi Raye’s deflected effort double Belgium’s advantage.Lucia Jimenez gave Spain

Belgium to seal victory.As joint hosts of the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup in 2022, The Netherlands and Spain

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics just over a month away, there was an extra edge to this year’s International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships in Hungarian capital Budapest.

since 2005, finishing down in fifth place.While France failed to match previous success, Georgia and Spain

Casse in the final.Nikoloz Sherazadishvili was born in Georgia but will be a big gold-medal hope for Spain

Japan claimed the mixed team gold medal without losing a bout on the eighth and final day of the  World Judo Championships at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena.

ahead at the top of the medals table with six golds, four silvers and two bronzes.France, Georgia, Spain

A new Teqball Centre has been opened in Northern Ireland by a social enterprise that uses football to help people with issues such as homelessness, addiction, unemployment, mental health and social marginalisation.

Northern Ireland footballer Gerry Armstrong, best known for his performances at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain

technical and free routines at the Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Barcelona, Spain

The Netherlands have regained the men's EuroHockey Championship title after beating Germany in a shootout in the final in Amstelveen.

but it proved to be a consolation as Belgium held on.The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, England and Spain

Defending champions and tournament hosts The Netherlands reached the final of the women’s EuroHockey Championships after a 3-1 victory over Belgium in Amsterdam.

courtesy of Pia Maertens and Anne Schroder.In men’s Pool C France recovered from 2-0 down to defeat Spain

3-2.A penalty stroke in the seventh minute from Xavi Lleonart gave Spain the early lead before Pau Quemada

penalty corner from Semen Matkovskiy levelled the contest at 3-3 with six minutes to go.The results meant Spain

and France both finished Pool C with six points, with Spain ahead on goal difference.By topping Pool

C Spain ensured themselves of fifth place and the final spot at the 2023 Hockey World Cup, due to be

Italy, hosts Spain and Greece earned the three Tokyo 2020 team berths at the International Swimming Federation's

#FINA #artisticswimming pic.twitter.com/F3N3GDF6if— FINA (@fina1908) June 11, 2021Italy, Spain and

Jacqueline Simoneau won the women’s equivalent for a sixth gold medal of the series this season.Italy and Spain

Decathletes and heptathletes seeking to secure remaining places at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have converged on Arona, in Tenerife, for the latest two-day World Athletics Challenge Combined Events series that starts tomorrow.

who scored 8331 in Götzis, Martin Roe of Norway, Jan Doležal of the Czech Republic, Jorge Ureña of Spain

The Democratic Republic of Congo, bronze medallists at the last African Women’s Handball Championship in 2018, earned a predictable victory over debutants Kenya in their first match of the delayed 2021 edition in Cameroon.

2021 World Women's Handball Championship.The top four teams will all qualify for the competition in Spain

The International Swimming Federation's (FINA) Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament (ASOGQT), offering 13 Olympic berths across two disciplines, started today in Barcelona with team technical routines.

90.7917 points.Silver went to the Spanish hosts on 90.5506, with Canada taking bronze with 88.9380.Hosts Spain

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representatives from Egypt, Canada, Japan, ROC, Australia, China, Ukraine, South Africa, Mexico, Kazakhstan and Spain

Britain’s most successful Paralympian, Dame Sarah Storey, earned her 11th title at the Para-cycling Road World Championships in Cascais in Portugal today.

Hausberger in 29:08.82 and Switzerland’s Flurina Rigling taking bronze in 29:22.15.Ricardo Ten Argiles of Spain

The delayed UEFA European Championship is finally set to begin tomorrow following a year-long delay to the event because of the coronavirus pandemic.

challenges posed by the pandemic, UEFA has kept the original multi-city format, although two - Bilbao in Spain

over 31 days in 11 countries - England, Scotland, Russia, Italy, Azerbaijan, Denmark, The Netherlands, Spain

Group C, with England, Scotland, Croatia and the Czech Republic making up Group D.Group E comprises Spain

Former speed skater Catherine Raney Norman has been appointed chairperson of the committee overseeing a potential bid from Salt Lake City for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympic Games.

2030 Games before the COVID-19 pandemic pushed Tokyo 2020 back to this year, and Pyrenees-Barcelona in Spain