Hosts Russia won three freestyle titles as the European Wrestling Championships continued in Kaspiysk, but were denied two more by last-gasp efforts.

Micic of Serbia won his country's first-ever European Championship medal by beating Levan Vartanov of Spain

Hosts Spain enjoyed another successful session as the European Fitness and Bodybuilding Championships

middle men's physique, and Gallardo won the junior under-75 kilograms bodybuilding crown.Success for Spain

bodybuilding title for those aged between 40 and 44.More fitness and bodybuilding titles were decided in Spain

Albania's top weightlifters have reacted furiously to a ban imposed on them by their own National Olympic Committee, which could affect their hopes of competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

dropped all weightlifters from the nation's 80-strong team for the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain

The host nation enjoyed most success on the opening day of the European Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships in the Spanish municipality Santa Susanna as home competitors claimed seven gold medals.

Fitness event on the last seven occasions.With over 40 countries represented in the latest Championships, Spain

; Master 45-49 Open: Stephan Bris, SpainMaster +50 (Open): Eduardo López, Spain; Games Classic Open:

;  Tall Class, up to 180 cm: Patricio Martín, Spain;  Super Tall Class, over 180 cm: Pavel

Konoshevich, Russia.Overall Master CBB: Manuel Sánchez, Spain; Overall CBB: Patricio Martín, Spain.In

50-54. over 80 kg: Pedro Villa, Spain; Master +55, up to 75 kg: Gunnar Paasche, Germany; Master +55,

Dmitry Shlyakhtin, President of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF), has claimed five Russian walkers whose Authorised Neutral Athlete (ANA) status was revoked today are "partially guilty" of bringing the ruling upon themselves.

champion Miguel Angel Lopez and 2016 World Race Walking Team Championships bronze medallist Alvaro Martin, Spain

The match schedule for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco in July has been announced. 

Commonwealth Games champions are set to face Mexico in their first match of the tournament.Fiji face Spain

Spain, Russia and The Netherlands have booked their places at the Super Final of the International Swimming

Kunshan from May 28 to June 2.In the final round of the Inter-Continental Cup, The Netherlands beat Spain

11-10 scoreline in Madrid while Russia defeated Hungary 13-11 in Saint Petersburg.These results mean Spain

the group lineups for the tournament.Australia are the first seeds in Group A and have been joined by Spain

A film crew from Uruguay was in Europe last week, working on the last few interviews for a three-part documentary about the origin of football in that country.

team into football's first superstars ©Getty ImagesOther journalists from around the continent - in Spain

South Korea won six out of the seven gold medals on offer as they dominated the final day of the World Taekwondo Beach Championships at the Nautical Club in Rhodes.

meanwhile, produced a score of 155.333 points to beat nearest challenger Manuel Alejandro Paz Romero of Spain

Eight gold medals were decided on the penultimate day of competition at the Sailing World Cup Series leg in Hyères in France.

 Rafa Andarias of Spain was third on 34 points.Poland's Dominik Buksak and Szymon Wierzbicki claimed

Fiji, beaten by New Zealand in this month’s Commonwealth Games final in the Gold Coast, have an early chance of some revenge as they meet the gold medallists in the quarter-finals of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Singapore.

runners-up to Fiji at the last two Series stops in Vancouver and Hong Kong.Australia are due to meet Spain

World champions Manila Flamini and Giorgio Minisini prompted huge applause in Tokyo’s Tatsumi International Swimming Centre as they won the mixed duet technical routine on the second day of the latest leg of the International Swimming Federation’s Artistic Swimming World Series

Pau Ribes and Berta Ferreras of Spain earned 82.8135 points for the bronze medal.Japan’s Yukiko Inui

Fiji will be hoping to secure their third consecutive win as they travel to Singapore for the latest leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series.

silver at the recent Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, will have to qualify from Pool A, where they face Spain

Japan claimed double gold as the International Swimming Federation's Artistic Swimming World Series-leg opened in Tokyo with solo and team technical finals.

Spain clinched silver with 89.2206 points while there was bronze for France with 82.7075.The World Series

Tokyo will form the location for the third stop on the International Swimming Federation's new Artistic Swimming World Series.

a 10-meet circuit.Other legs are scheduled for Samorin in Slovakia, Budapest in Hungary, Madrid in Spain