Brazil and Denmark were crowned beach handball champions at the Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games here today.

World champions Brazil were given a tough test in the men’s gold medal match at Katara Beach, with Spain

Britain's Alice Tai has been voted September's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Allianz Athlete of the Month following a her performance at the London 2019 World Para Swimming Allianz Championships.

also nominated.Tai is the second swimmer to have won the award this year, following Antoni Ponce of Spain

Czech Republic, Denmark and Norway all won today to remain tied for first place in Group B at the World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen, with the Danes having claimed a playoff spot.

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Holders Canada extended their winning start at the World Mixed Curling Championship to four matches after edging Hong Kong in Aberdeen today.

share third place on two victories.Belarus defeated Estonia 8-6, while Slovakia thumped Nigeria 14-0.Spain

Civil unrest in Hong Kong has led to the switching of a men's Olympic ice hockey pre-qualifier next month to Sanya, on the Chinese island of Hainan.

, carrying a place in the second round that will take place in three groups in Croatia, Romania and Spain

Beijing 2022 Games.The higher-seeded of the two group winners will play the second round in Group L in Spain

Spain made it three golds out of three in aquathlon at the Association of National Olympic Committees

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Kevin Vinuela won the men's race for Spain ©ANOCFrancisca Tous made it a Spanish double ©ANOCAliaksandra

Thailand continued its domination on the final day of the 2019 World Taekwondo Beach Championships in Sahl Hasheesh in Egypt, winning 41 medals over the three-day event, just under half of the total medals on offer.

respectively.Best Team was awarded to Thailand.The Best Men Referee award was given to Pablo Garcia of Spain

Kevin Vinuela and Francisca Tous spearheaded a second golden double for Spain in the aquathlon at the

Japan’s Miho Nonaka topped the women’s bouldering semi-final standings as sport climbing made its bow at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games here today.

women’s medal matches after winning their group, with Poland their quarter-final opponents.Denmark or Spain

Hungary's five-time overall World Cup champion Katinka Hosszú clinched yet another victory as she won the women's 200 metres medley in Berlin.

Australian gold came in the women's 800m freestyle as Maddy Gough ended in 8:34.98.Jimena Perez Blanco of Spain

Sandra Sánchez and Damian Quintero made it a golden sunset for Spain with victories in karate kata at

bronze medal went to Mo Lau of Hong Kong.European Games champion Damien Quintero made it a double for Spain

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ANOCBouldering was another sport to get underway ©ANOCDamian Quintero won the men's karate kata for Spain

©ANOCSandra Sanchez won the women's kata for Spain ©ANOCBeach soccer action continued at Katara Beach

A day after having to forfeit their opening match at the World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen because of travel problems, Kosovo enjoyed an historic first victory at this level when they beat Nigeria 9-3.

globalisation of curling was illustrated in other matches as Hong Kong beat Estonia 6-4 and, in Group C, Spain

Spain captain Sergio Ramos has expressed an interest in representing the country at next year's Olympic

Sergio Ramos described playing for Spain at Tokyo 2020 as a "very nice idea" ©Getty ImagesRamos could

football tournament at Tokyo 2020 begins less than two weeks after the UEFA Euro 2020 final, which Spain

guide the nation to their first Olympic football gold medal since their home Games in Barcelona in 1992.Spain