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WKF President claims Karate World Championships will provide perfect prelude to sport's Olympic debut

  • Karate

Action at the upcoming World Championships in Madrid will provide the "perfect prelude" to the sport's Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has claimed.

It means so much to me on the personal level that this event will take place in Spain, in my country.

 "It is the fourth time that the Karate World Championships are being held in Spain, but this time


Stage set for big names at ATP Paris Masters

  • Tennis

The first round of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Paris Masters took place today with a number of participants setting up second round matches against the tournament's top seeds. 

round matches to be played tomorrow, the second round opponents for world number one Rafael Nadal of Spain


IWRF President hails importance of meeting with Parsons

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Briton Richard Allcroft has been making his first appearances as President of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation after being elected in August.

for People with Physical Disabilities to talk about the growth and development of wheelchair rugby in Spain

Federation for People with Physical Disabilities to discuss the development of wheelchair rugby in Spain


Portugal to host 2019 BISFed General Assembly

  • Boccia News

The Boccia International Sport Federation's (BISFed) 2019 General Assembly will be held in the Portuguese city of Povoa, it has been announced, following the end of the Boccia World Cup in November 2019.

 "We are also most grateful to Brazil and Spain who submitted very interesting bids - it made for


China finish first day of IFBB World Fitness Championships in Poland with golden flourish

  • Fitness and Bodybuilding

China finished the opening day of the International Federation of Fitness and Bodybuilding (IFBB) World Fitness Championships at the Podlaskie Opera here in Bialystok, Poland with a golden flourish that was well appreciated by a healthy and knowledgeable crowd.

Norway.Wu Cheniong then made it a hat-trick in the over 182cm final, with silver going to Sidy Pouye of Spain


Czech duo triumph again at UIPM Biathle-Triathle World Championships

  • Modern Pentathlon

Eliska Pribylova and Ondrej Svechota doubled their gold medal tally at the International Modern Pentathlon Union's Biathle-Triathle World Championships in Hurghada.

are set to begin tomorrow ©UIPMPřibylová won the women's individual title at this event in Viveiro in Spain


WADA President rejects call to resign from MPCC as cycling group criticise handling of cases

  • Cycling

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Sir Craig Reedie has rejected the Movement for Credible Cycling's (MPCC) call for his resignation, insisting he will remain in the post until his term ends at the end of 2019.

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

the samples would be analysed by NADO Italia.Newly-crowned world race champion Alejandro Valverde of Spain





Hurghada to stage UIPM Biathle-Triathle World Championships

  • Modern Pentathlon

The International Modern Pentathlon Union's Biathle-Triathle World Championships will get underway tomorrow in Hurghada in Egypt.

event on Sunday (October 28).Close to 300 athletes from 24 countries are due to take part.Viveiro in Spain


La Liga President talks up American dream at SPORTELMonaco but FIFA right to shatter it

  • The Big Read

La Liga President Javier Tebas certainly did not mince his words at last week's SPORTELMonaco convention, describing opposition to plans to play a match in the near future in the United States as "sporting puritanism".

Council of course discussed this matter and this proposal to host an official game of La Liga outside of Spain

That would be to ignore the football industry and all that it brings to Spain."


Tebas slams opponents of plan to play Spanish league game in United States

  • Football

La Liga President Javier Tebas has hit out at opponents of the Spanish league’s plans to play a top-flight match in the near future in the United States, accusing them of “Puritanism”.

Rwandan capital, on Friday (October 26) includes an item referred to as "Spanish league game outside of Spain


Curling’s world rankings enhanced for new Olympic and Paralympic cycle

  • Curling

The World Curling Federation has introduced changes to enhance its world ranking system this season as the new Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games quadrennial begins.

the World Mixed, Wheelchair, Women’s, Men’s and Mixed Doubles Curling Championships.Hosts Canada beat Spain