secured their ninth consecutive gold medal on the opening day of the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Spain

dominated the team event in La Seu d'Urgell.The Slovakian trio completed a clear round in 94.38sec to beat Spain

We are closer to 10 than ever before, I’m proud to be in a team like this," said Martikán.Hosts Spain

her sister Noemie and Rosalyn Lawrence controlled the final and took gold 3.75 seconds quicker than Spain

Colombia's Leidy Yessenia Solis Arboleda beat defending champion Lidia Valentín of Spain to the women's

Mixed doubles top seeds Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong of China reached the second round of the Badminton World Federation Korea Open with a straight-sets victory over Indonesia's Tontowi Ahmad and Winny Oktavina Kandow in Incheon.

Kong's Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet.Singles action, featuring Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain

Spain were crowned winners of the Blind Football European Championships by beating France in Rome.

impressive display to earn a 3-1 victory against their rivals.It was the first time since 2013 that Spain

among the favourites to secure gold in the women’s C1 event at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Spain

Lionel Messi and Megan Rapinoe won FIFA's The Best Awards for men's and women's player of the year at the ceremony in Milan.

United States won a second successive title at the FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring crucial goals against Spain

Hosts Italy finished sixth at the International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) European Championships after suffering a heavy defeat to reigning champions Russia.

the third and fourth place match followed by the final.England and Turkey meet in the play-off, while Spain

Russia finished top of the medals table at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix in Tashkent after two victories on the final day brought their total to five.

for ippon after just 23 seconds.Bronze went to Britain's Sarah Adlington, who beat Sara Alvarez of Spain

Spain and France secured a place at next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo by reaching the final of the

Spain qualified for Tokyo 2020 after beating England in their semi-final.Although England’s keeper saved

Israel's baseball team has secured a place at the Olympic Games for the first time in history after winning the Tokyo 2020 Africa/Europe qualifier in Italy.

and qualification tournament hosts Italy, currently 16th.They also finished above Czech Republic and Spain

2020.The Netherlands ended their competition with an 8-3 victory over Italy, while Czech Republic beat Spain

Czech Republic denied Israel the chance to secure a place at Tokyo 2020 with a 7-4 victory at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Africa/Europe qualification event in Italy.

final, for the single qualification slot.Italy's feint chances of winning the competition were ended by Spain

Russia survived a scare from debutants Republic of Ireland to win the President's Sambo Cup for the sixth year in a row.

a bye after only seven teams competed, with the United States a late withdrawal, before easing past Spain

6-1.Spain did earn a bronze, however, defeating a multi-national team competing under the British Sombo

name on the Blind Football European Championships trophy, after France and Turkey joined England and Spain

with a superior goal difference of two.England will play the runners-up in the last Championships, Spain

Iran sent the 12,000-capacity Azadi Indoor Stadium into a frenzy by winning the Asian Men's Volleyball title on home soil of Tehran, with a 25-14, 25-17, 25-21 win over Australia.

round defeats, also progressed with a 3-1 win over The Netherlands and will now play Poland, who beat Spain

Israel took a giant step towards securing a place at Tokyo 2020, after stunning hosts Italy at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Africa/Europe qualification event.

final two rounds if they are to qualify for Tokyo 2020.The Netherlands, third in the standings, ousted Spain