Ronaldinho is far from Brazil here in Budapest, with the Hungarian capital's snow-topped gothic buildings a stark contrast to the tropical warmth of the footballer's home country.

 Other prominent names also have the same role, such as Luis Figo of Portugal, Carlos Puyol of Spain

Hamdi Aydemir netted a hat-trick as Turkey made a winning start to the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Partially Sighted Football (B2/B3) World Championships in Antalya.

give England a 4-1 lead.A late Salvatore Boi goal was scant consolation for Italy, who will take on Spain

tomorrow.The day's final match saw Russia defeat Spain 3-0, with captain Nikolay Telyainikov scoring

Csaba Bányik and Zsanett Janicsek delighted the Hungarian crowd here by topping their mixed doubles group at the Teqball World Championships. 

triumphed in all five of their group stage games, first defeating Aitor Vives and Silvia Ferrer of Spain

Fiji have missed out on the Cup quarter-finals for the first time in the 21-year history of the World Rugby Sevens Series round in Dubai.

 Earlier in the day, South Africa defeated Spain 35-5 and England overcame Kenya 12-5.Spain registered

11th-place playoff will be contested by the other teams to finish third in their pools, Ireland and Spain

World champions France failed to progress to the main round at the International Handball Federation Women's World Championship in Kumamoto, Japan, losing their final group match today.

four points, and Germany, with three, currently occupy the top two places in Group I, with Russia and Spain

The United States, current leaders of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, moved through to tomorrow's quarter-finals at the Dubai event - the second tournament in the Series - with a 100 per cent record.

also reached the last eight, with three group wins out of three.The Australian side beat Ireland and Spain

Fiji, South Africa and the United States all survived scares to claim wins on the opening day of the World Rugby Sevens Series event in Dubai.

and blistering pace, extending their team's winning streak against Kenya to 13 matches.England put Spain

Pyeongchang and Gangneung are set to host the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games and could be awarded the event at the next International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in January, it was revealed today.

- and Sofia in Bulgaria had expressed an interesting in hosting the Youth Games in 2024.Russia and Spain

The United States continue to dominate the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, with a win in their opening game at the Dubai event.

 In Pool B, Spain narrowly beat Ireland 12-10 before Australia recorded a resounding 38-0 win against

South Korea moved up to first place in Group B after the fourth round of matches at the International Handball Federation Women's World Championship in Japan.

6BANgZ9FqM#handinhand #Japan2019 pic.twitter.com/EYwGkB0MUb— IHF (@ihf_info) December 4, 2019In Group C, Spain

The second round of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series is set to take place in Dubai over the coming three days, marking the first of six events held alongside men’s competition.

2017.Olympic champions Australia, runners-up in round one in Glendale, will face Fiji, Ireland and Spain

Germany, Russia and Spain became the first nations to book their place in the main round of the International

Morocco completed the line-up for the blind football tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after successfully defending their African Championships title.

6-0.Morocco have joined hosts Japan, reigning Paralympic champions Brazil, Argentina, China, Iran, Spain

The final four places for next year’s World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship are up for grabs in the newly established Qualification Event that starts in Scotland tomorrow.

then join Sweden, Canada, United States, Australia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Japan, Russia, England, Spain

Hosts Spain celebrated double kata gold on a day of finals at the Karate 1-Premier League in Madrid.