Austrian Olympic Committee secretary general Peter Mennel has won a thrilling tie breaker election by a single vote against Russian opponent Yury Yuriev to gain the final position on the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Executive Committee.

candidates elected, with 36 and 33 votes respectively.Josef Liba of Slovakia and Alejandro Blanco of Spain

Marbella in Spain has been announced as host of the 2018 European Olympic Committees (EOC) General Assembly

Janez Kocijančič has been elected permanent President of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) by acclamation to replace Patrick Hickey today.

candidates elected, with 36 and 33 votes respectively.Josef Liba of Slovakia and Alejandro Blanco of Spain

Around 800 athletes spanning 67 nations are set to compete at the season-ending Karate 1-Series A event in Okinawa this weekend.

season.It is set to be an intriguing battle for the final title of the campaign as Sandra Sanchez of Spain

Sporting powerbrokers including Thomas Bach and Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah have arrived to attend a European Olympic Committees (EOC) General Assembly here tomorrow at which Slovenia's Janez Kocijančič is set to be elected the body's permanent President.

the EOC Executive Committee.This includes nine incumbents: Hasan Arat of Turkey, Alejandro Blanco of Spain

Water Polo World League started in Utrecht and Dos Hermanas with both the hosts, The Netherlands and Spain

Spain managed to pull off a 9-8 victory against their Russian counterparts at Centro Municipal Acuático

Polo World League ©Committee of Physical Culture and Sports of the Volgograd RegionOverall, this means Spain

sit in third and fourth respectively.The next round is due to place next month with Hungary hosting Spain

The World Karate Federation (WKF) calendar was unveiled in Madrid and includes dates for events such as the World Championships and the Karate 1-Premier League.

Senior World Championship, will take place in Madrid ©WKFThe series is due to start in Guadalajara in Spain

After several years as an official with the Philippine Committee of Fitness and Bodybuilding (PCBF), former international bodybuilder Rowena Walters has been appointed as President of the organisation.

Rafael Santonja ©IFBBThe most recent IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships were held in Benidorm in Spain

Spain will host Russia at the International Swimming Federation Women’s European Water Polo World

Olympic champion Chen Long will play world champion Viktor Axelsen in the men's final at the Badminton World Federation China Open after both won their semi-final clashes today.

home Chinese hopes rest with qualifier Gao Fangjie who knocked out Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has paid tribute to Italian basketball referee Gianluca Mattioli after his sudden death.

The official was in Spain for a Champions League clash between hosts CB Murcia and French side AS Monaco

The Albanian city of Durres recently hosted the fourth International Committee of the Mediterranean Games (ICMG) sports management seminar on "Strategically Managing the Sports Organisation - the Way to Success."

Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain

Sweden and Russia will hope to defend their men’s and women’s European Curling Championships titles when competition begins in St Gallen tomorrow.

part in the men’s B-Division, with Belgium, England, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Latvia and Spain

s A-Division.Belarus, England, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Spain

French duo Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron are among the athletes aiming to book their place in the International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final at the latest event of the season in Grenoble.

having won the Grand Prix competition in Moscow in October.Two-time world champion Javier Fernandez of Spain

FIFA have confirmed the seeding pots for the Russia 2018 World Cup draw after Peru became the final nation to book their place in the showpiece event.

1, alongside Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland and France.Pot 2 is headed by 2010 winner Spain