France reached a fifth consecutive women's team kumite final at the Karate World Championships as they maintained their pursuit of a successful title defence in style here today.

who secured a spot in the World Championships final for the first time in 12 years by upsetting hosts Spain

Spain hosting major karate events in the future is under serious threat after the country's Government

told insidethegames that the WKF would have to "seriously consider the possibility of not coming to Spain

flag from the event.The comments from the Spaniard suggest that two karate events due to be held in Spain

For future events, we have to seriously consider the possibility of not coming to Spain because we cannot

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Spain stand in the way of Japan sweeping the kata gold medals on offer in Madrid ©WKFVictory for Spain's

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Preparations for the Minsk 2019 European Games are set to provide the focus at the European Olympic Committees (EOC) General Assembly here.

Committees (ANOC) counterpart Gunilla Lindberg.4th EOC Executive Committee meeting is ongoing in Marbella, Spain

Japan and hosts Spain underlined their dominance of the kata discipline at this year's Karate World

their place in the final, narrowly overcoming Turkey 3-2 in the last four.In the women's tournament, Spain

be an all-Egyptian affair as Abdelaziz Abouelnaga faces Mohamed Allakany.Isabel Fernandez Jimenez of Spain

Spain shook off a late arrival to clinch the team trials title as the International Cycling Union (UCI

Qualifying rounds for the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships are underway Saint Petersburg with hosts Russia and China dominating.

76.300 points, while fellow Russian Vasilii Makarskii was second with 75.100.Alejandro Bernardez of Spain

A workshop for coaches and athletes competing in the Pan American Para-Badminton Championships has been held in the host city of Lima in preparation for the competition due to start tomorrow.

Leading the workshop was Dina Abouzeid, the national Para-badminton coach of Spain, and Brazil's Letisson

Defending men's under-84 kilograms champion Ryutaro Araga crashed out of the Karate World Championships and will not be taking home a medal after he was stunned by Belarusian Anton Isakau in the third round here today.

The men's final is also due to pit Japan against Spain as two-time defending champion Ryo Kiyuna faces

Defending champions China beat Germany 5-0 on the opening day of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Junior Mixed Team Championships in Markham in Canada. 

lost to Malaysia 4-1, however.The only closely contested matches were between the Czech Republic and Spain

Kento Momota will play Lin Dan in a heavyweight first round clash at the Badminton World Federation Fuzhou China Open, which begins tomorrow.

Yamaguchi as the best-ranked player in the tournament.Reigning Olympic and world champion Carolina Marin of Spain

Ukraine's Oleksandr Chyrkov beat second seed Pascal Wolter to make the final of the European Para-Badminton Championships in the men's singles standing lower category in Rodez, France.

top seeds Emine Seckin and Narin Uluc.Seckin, seeded first, was too strong for Marcela Quinteros of Spain

Pedro Barros of Brazil today claimed gold at the inaugural Park Skateboarding World Championships in Nanjing.

peaked.The other finalists were Ben Hatchell of the United States, Japan’s Yuto Horigome, Jaime Mateu of Spain

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) hope to announce what action the organisation will take in the long-running Operation Puerto saga in May, but sanctions against those involved appears unlikely.

have facilitated blood doping at the clinic but as doping was not considered a criminal offence in Spain

Newly-crowned cycling world race champion Alejandro Valverde of Spain and Italians Ivan Basso and Michele