matches in preparation for the European Championship in Germany in January, or the Golden League between Spain

Sporting, Portugal), the 'brain' Diego Simonet (Montpellier, France) and his partner Pablo (Cuenca, Spain

), the wingers Nico Bonnano (Anaitasuna, Spain) and Fede Pizarro (Cuenca), and pivot Gastón Mouriño (

Saint Raphaël, France), pivot Rogerio Moraes (Melsungen, Germany), winger Rudoplh Hackbarth (Cuenca, Spain

They have the Salinas brothers, Esteban and Rodrigo (Bidasoa, Spain), Erwin (Toulouse, France), and Emil

Saudi Arabia has all but sealed the hosting rights for the 2034 FIFA World Cup after Australia pulled out of the race hours before the FIFA deadline today.

 Spain, Portugal, and Morocco will almost certainly host the centennial FIFA World Cup in 2030,

Argentina forward Lionel Messi and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí won football’s 2023 Ballon d’Or titles

 The women’s title was won by Bonmatí, a member of the Spain squad that won the 2023 FIFA Women’

FIFA has been accused by Human Rights Watch of ignoring its own rules through its process for awarding the 2030 and 2034 men's World Cup, which has made Saudi Arabia the heavy favourite for the latter edition.

Spain, Portugal and Morocco effectively secured hosting rights for the centennial FIFA World Cup in 2030

Disgraced former Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales has been banned from all football-related activities for three years by FIFA after kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips following the Women's World Cup final in Sydney.

people and ensuring that the basic rules of decent conduct are upheld".Legal proceedings are ongoing in Spain

©Getty ImagesPedro Rocha has taken over as Interim President of the RFEF, and under his leadership Spain

Rubiales.Rubiales has previously testified that Vilda spoke to Hermoso's brother as the team flew back to Spain

France’s Oriane Bertone and Britain’s Toby Roberts secured places at next year's Olympics In Paris 2024 after winning the women’s and men’s events at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) European qualifier for the boulder and lead discipline.

Silver went to Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Alberto Ginés López of Spain with a total of 133.7 points.Bronze

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team kata finals ©WKFJapan maintained their grip on the women's team kumite title with victory over Spain

Jordan clinched the men’s team kumite title after beating Egypt in a gripping final on the concluding day of the Karate World Championships here.

winners Italy who claimed a 3-1 victory over Azerbaijan.Carlota Fernandez played a starring role as Spain

the event with 2-0 wins over Kazakhstan and hosts Hungary respectively.Despite the blow of losing to Spain

edition.The Japanese men’s and women’s teams put on a masterclass in the discipline, beating Turkey and Spain

brilliantly to the same version of kata but came up agonisingly short with 46.1.The bronze medals went to Spain

Rizzo and Elena Roversi had to settle with silver after registering 44.3.The bronze-medal matches saw Spain

Unlike many Presidents of International Federations (IF) seeking Olympic inclusion, Antonio Espinós is not afraid of speaking out against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) when he feels he has been wronged.

individual and team competitions into two separate World Championships will solve these issues.Pamplona in Spain

Morocco, Portugal and Spain have officially unveiled their joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

the first FIFA World Cup to be staged across multiple continents, with the FIFA Council approving the Spain

It will be a World Cup with a significant social legacy that will remain in Morocco, Portugal, Spain

Japan have carved out the chance of completing a women’s kata and kumite team double here after another successful day at the Karate World Championships.

year wait for the women’s team kumite crown.It has been an even longer wait for their final opponents Spain

who have not emerged victorious since 2002.Spain, who also triumphed in 1994, defeated defending champions

Sergey Bubka has backed the suggestion made by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach that Chile, currently hosting the Pan American Games, should seek to stage the Olympics.

Cup when the joint bid of which it was a part was rejected in favour of another joint bid involving Spain

Japan showcased their control of kata as they made it into the women’s and men’s team finals at the Karate World Championships here.

Enes Özdemir and Ali Sofuoğlu who scored 41.8.The bronze-medal matches will see Italy meet France and Spain

after Terryana D'Onofrio, Michela Rizzo and Elena Roversi totalled 42.9.In the bronze-medal matches, Spain

Belgium, Netherlands and Germany have officially launched a joint bid to host the next edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027.

was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.It saw 32 teams feature for the first time, and was won by Spain

Olympic bronze medallist Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard continued Canada's success at the International Judo Federation Abu Dhabi Grand Slam by winning the women's under-63 kilograms title.

under-57kg final against reigning world champion Christa Deguchi yesterday.Cristina Perez Cabana of Spain