The European Bowls Union (EBU) has announced the scheduled dates for the 2021 European Bowls Championship, set to take place in Ayr in Scotland.

recently debuting at the European Championships.Other nations expected to compete next year include Spain

The European Handball Federation (EHF) completed the draw for the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship qualifiers.

 Both hosts have automatically qualified for the event, with Spain and Croatia already earning a

Legendary goalkeeper Iker Casillas has withdrawn from the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Presidential election. 

The 39-year-old goalkeeper, who captained Spain to World Cup glory in 2010, announced his decision on

Casillas also won the European Championships in 2008 and 2012 with Spain, winning 167 caps for his country

Badminton Europe has revealed the logo for the 2020 European Senior Badminton Championships, ahead of the tournament for older players later this year.

design for the logo was created by Laura Martí, a graphical designer at Badminton Europe.Guadalajara in Spain

Romanian-Canadian speed skater Alexandra Ianculescu has decided to move back to Europe and train in The Netherlands in a move designed to boost preparations for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Ianculescu will be under the wing of Olympic bronze medallist Simon Kuipers and will join skaters from Spain

Irish sailor Aoife Hopkins will not appeal the decision to cut the Irish Olympic trials for the radial event short, despite it ending her dream of competing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year. 

the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) World Championship, but the other trials in Palma in Spain

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced the launch of its first ever international esports competition.

, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, New Zealand, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain

France topped the inaugural International Rugby League (IRL) wheelchair rugby league world rankings.

 At the bottom of the standings are Scotland in sixth, Spain in seventh and Ireland in eighth.England

 Competition is set to feature holders France, hosts England, Australia, Scotland, Spain and Wales

A fresh schedule for the coronavirus-hit MotoGP season has been announced, with organisers planning to stage 14 races in Europe before possibly holding  events outside of the continent.

planned curtain-raiser in Qatar had to be axed at short notice.The first race is set to be in Jerez in Spain

Irish Sailing has decided to not reschedule domestic trials for the laser radial contest at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and instead selected Annalise Murphy to compete. 

the Women’s Laser Radial World Championship in Melbourne, but the remaining two events, in Palma in Spain

The largest and most significant athletics meeting of the pandemic-blighted year will take place with Oslo’s Bislett Stadium at its centre tomorrow night – the self-styled Impossible Games – with another similar event, the Inspiration Games, based in Zurich set to take place on July 9.

in the triple jump world and Olympic champion Christian Taylor will take on Pedro Pablo Pichardo of Spain

The men's golf world rankings are set to resume as the Professional Golf Association (PGA) Tour restarts in the United States next week.

 World number one Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, number two Jon Rahm of Spain and number three

Lucien Cujean and Sébastien Schneiter have been selected by Switzerland in the men's 49er class for the re-arranged Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, while Mateo Sanz Lanz has been named as the country's windsurfing representative.

before finishing sixth at the Tokyo 2020 test event in Enoshima.Sanz Lanz, who lives and trains in Spain

Ukraine retained the International Federation of Match Poker's Nations Cup title at an event held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Singapore, Australia, India, Taiwan and Lithuania, with Germany, Ireland, Belarus, Poland, Korea and Spain

The Spanish Handball Federation (RFEBM) has published a guide to help athletes as sport resumes after the coronavirus pandemic. 

shirts towards the Red Cross fundraising effort, while Entrerrios also discussed the state of sport in Spain