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South African and French canoeists win ICF Breizh Ocean Race

  • Canoeing

Sean Rice of South Africa and Angie Le Roux of France won the ninth edition of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Breizh Ocean Race in Locmariaquer to Quiberon in France. 

20:25.69.Lea Caurant of France secured second place with a time of 1:23:03.73, while Amaia Osaba of Spain



Michael Pavitt: Why I tentatively like the UEFA Nations League

  • Inside the Blogs

I admit that I am currently a fan of the Nations League format adopted by UEFA and followed by the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). However, it is only tentative support.

often decried the seemingly pointless international matches which see a major nation like France or Spain

comes around, certainly bought into the Nations League a lot more when their entertaining match with Spain


Canada and New Zealand dominate on opening day of World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in Denver

  • Rugby Sevens

Canada and New Zealand won all three of their games on the opening day of the season-opening World Rugby Women's Sevens Series event in Denver.

single point against any of their opposition, losing 53-0 to Australia, 58-0 to Mexico and 46-0 to Spain

 Fiji and China were also defeated in all three games, while Spain only recorded the win against

Mexico.These four teams have gone into the bottom tier of the tournament, with Spain meeting Mexico


IBSA award hosting rights for 2019 European and African Blind Football Championships

  • Football News

Rome in Italy and Abidjan in Ivory Coast have been named as hosts of the 2019 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) European and African Football Championships respectively.

players as they go for titles, and also compete with the clock ticking down to Tokyo 2020.Russia beat Spain

last European Championships were held in Berlin in 2017, when Russia claimed the title after beating Spain





Semi-finals at World Mixed Curling Championship decided

  • Curling

Hosts Canada will play Norway and Russia will meet Spain in the semi-finals of the World Mixed Curling

narrowly beat Denmark 8-7.The quarter-finals took place in the evening, with the four teams joining Spain

Norway defeated Switzerland 6-4, while Russia beat Turkey 11-2 and Spain were eventual 6-4 winners against


Denver set to host first round of World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

  • Rugby Sevens

The new World Rugby Women's Sevens Series campaign kicks off in the United States tomorrow with 12 teams heading to Denver for the first of six rounds of action.

reigning Olympic gold medallists Australia have been drawn in Pool A in the US and will face Russia, Spain


Turkey join playoff race at World Mixed Curling Championship

  • Curling

Turkey beat England in dramatic fashion today to qualify for the playoffs from Group A at the World Mixed Curling Championship in Kelowna in Canada.

their morning game.They then dropped their first game of the Championship in the evening, losing 6-3 to Spain




Mike Rowbottom: Dani debacle sends football diving back to the same old arguments

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I do love autumn. The air freshens. The leaves turn, and drop, reminding us of life’s cyclical nature. Although this task is also served by the world of sport…

refer to it as "simulation".We are indeed talking about diving in football.While England’s 3-2 win over Spain

Germany was known for his occasional diving prowess ©Getty ImagesThe latest example of simulation in Spain