Thailand, one of four top-seeded teams at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Under-19 Women’s World Cup in Bangkok, incurred a second successive defeat today as they were sunk 57-74 by Latvia in Group A.

second Group A match 60-59 to Canada.There was a reverse of fortune, too, for Japan, beaten 79-65 by Spain

Paralympic silver medallist Lucyna Kornobys broke a second world record in as many days as she claimed gold in the women's javelin F33 at her home World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Bydgoszcz in Poland.

Joanna Oleksiuk earned silver on 11.93m and Martyna Marchewka took bronze on 9.08m.Sara Andres Barrio of Spain

Egypt extended to four wins from four their run at the Men's Junior World Handball Championship in Spain

their hopes of progress at the Women's European Lacrosse Championship with a comprehensive victory over Spain

Three of the top four seeded sides in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Under-19 Women’s World Cup, including hosts Thailand, lost their opening group matches as the 2019 edition got under way in Bangkok today.

Under-19 World Cup in Bangkok today ©FIBAThe second Group C match saw Hungary beat South Korea 92-68.Spain

France breezed into the round of 16 at the Men's Junior World Handball Championship after crushing Australia 50-11 in Group B.

sunk Nigeria 42-30.In Group A, Slovenia are through having swept aside United States 43-16, as are Spain

Netherlands continued their flying form in Group B at the Women's European Lacrosse Championship in Israeli city Netanya with an emphatic victory over Italy.

Ireland.Scotland crushed bottom side Germany 16-6.In Group C, where the top side reaches the quarter-finals, Spain

Ukraine will not compete at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay later this year after they withdrew from the UEFA European qualifier in Moscow.

reason behind the beach soccer team's withdrawal.Ukraine had been due to line up in Group D alongside Spain

other match in Group C, Poland scored a late winner to edge out the Czech Republic 3-2.Second seeds Spain

Hosts and defending champions Spain recorded their second victory in as many matches to close round two

minutes.It leaves the three European teams in Group A all with four points after two matches, with Spain

Seb Menzies and Blake McGlashan of New Zealand, the American duo of Madeline Hawkins and Yumi Yoshiyasu and Australia's Will Cooley and Rebecca Hancock wrapped up the gold medal in their respective events at the Youth Sailing World Championships in Poland today.

is a seventh.They are 22 points in front of nearest challengers Neus Ballester and Andrea Perello of Spain

Britain's Simon Yates became the latest rider to claim a maiden stage victory as Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe finished in the peloton to retain his overall lead at the Tour de France.

Tour stage victory.The 26-year-old got the better of Austria's Gregor Mühlberger and Pello Bilbao of Spain

Moscow is set to host the last of the continental Qualifiers for this year's FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay.

in Paraguay ©UEFAItaly, Poland, Czech Republic and Kazakhstan form Group C.Group D will consist of Spain

Hosts Germany came out on top as the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Dressage Nations Cup series continued with a Grand Prix CDIO5* event in Aachen today.

July 18, 2019FEI Dressage Nations Cup leaders Sweden finished fourth, while Great Britain, Ireland and Spain

Ireland beat Germany today to secure a ninth-place finish at the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football World Cup in Seville.

ifcpf) July 18, 2019Earlier in the day, Japan overcame Thailand 3-2 in the 13th-place playoff and hosts Spain

More than 22,000 people took part in an International Cycling Union (UCI) public survey on the future of road events.

cycling and their expectations for the future.The poll proved most popular in the United States, France, Spain