Denmark maintained their dominance of the European Team Badminton Championships as both their men's and women's teams breezed into the semi-finals in Kazan.

will now play hosts Russia who beat Bulgaria 3-1.Germany saw off France 3-0 to set up a meeting with Spain

Group matches concluded at the European Team Badminton Championships with the knock-out line-up completed at the Kazan Gymnastics Centre in Russia.

date.The winners of that tie will meet either hosts Russia or Bulgaria, the 2016 runners-up.Germany and Spain

Turkey has been announced as the host country for the 2020 World Air Games after signing a contract with the World Air Sports Federation (FAI).

every four years.There was, however, an eight-year gap between the second edition of the Games, in Spain

France’s Pierre Vaultier successfully defended his men’s snowboard cross Olympic title after coming out on top on a challenging day at Pyeongchang 2018.

Sapporo 1972.German-born Spaniard Johann Mühlegg had claimed three cross-country skiing gold medals for Spain

The European Canoe Association (ECA) have unveiled their events calendar for 2018 with the organisation set to celebrate their 25th anniversary this year.

September 8 and 9 before season rounds off with the Ocean Racing European Championships in Villajoyosa, Spain

Serbia and Croatia continued their dominant starts to the International Swimming Federation Men's Water Polo World League European qualifiers in the fourth round of fixtures.

standings by moving onto nine points, while Germany are last on one.Group C became a closer affair after Spain

rivals.Hungary will also have the added advantage of having two fixtures left in the group, while Spain

Denmark enjoyed a comfortable start to their men’s and women’s European Team Badminton Championship title defences at the Kazan Gymnastics Centre in Russia.

the men’s event and best two in the women’s will also progress.Olympic champion Carolina Marin helped Spain

Britain's Chris Froome will begin his 2018 season at the Ruta del Sol despite the ongoing case following the cyclist's positive test at the Vuelta a España last year.

confirmed Froome will begin his 2018 season at the Ruta del Sol stage race, which will begin in Andalucia, Spain

Paralympic champions United States have unveiled their women's squad to compete at this year's Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Hamburg.

China, France and Germany in Pool B.Pool A contains Australia, Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Spain

Japan’s two-time world champion Kiyou Shimizu continued her domination of the female kata category as she secured her third successive gold on the international stage at the inaugural stop of the Karate 1-Series A in Guadalajara in

Venus Williams earned the United States victory in their Fed Cup World Group first round tie against the Netherlands as her 7-5, 6-1 win over Richel Hogenkamp gave the defending champions an unassailable 3-0 lead on a day when Serena Williams made her long-awaited return to top flight competition.

play-offs on April 21 and 22, when they will be joined by the four World Group II losers, Canada, Russia, Spain

Portugal claimed their maiden UEFA Futsal Championship title by overcoming rivals Spain in extra time

Spain headed into the match holders to successfully defend the European title they won two years ago

of the half and Portugal were unable to maintain their advantage into the break as Tolra drew Spain

level.The turnaround was completed in second half with Lin scoring after 31 minutes to take Spain closer

required.Portugal were dealt a major blow when Ricardinho was injured and unable to continue, leaving Spain

back in 1999.Bruno Coelho scored an extra-time penalty to give Portugal a 3-2 victory over neighbours Spain

Think of the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, and there is a good chance that the first two images coming to mind will be the Jamaican bobsleigh team rumbling down the track and Britain’s Eddie "The Eagle"Edwards taking off from the ski jump ramp.

His nearest competitor, Bernat Sola of Spain, totalled 140.4 points after jumps of 71.00m and 68.5m.

The Oceania Championships in Adelaide tomorrow will once again launch the International Association of Athletics Federations Race Walking Challenge - and Australia’s Olympic bronze medallists Dane Bird-Smith, will seek his fourth Oceania title.

offering both race walk distancesThen it is back to Europe and the traditional venue of La Coruna in Spain

on the first day of action at the inaugural event of the Karate 1-Series A season at Guadalajara in Spain

Of course, I hope it will be full of fans supporting Spain."