Spain lead the medals table at the Mediterranean Beach Games in the Greek city of Heraklion on the island

Greece in the quarter-finals.Croatia took gold with a 22-18, 23-20 victory over Italy in the final, and Spain

earned bronze by beating Cyprus 25-12, 28-16.Spain had dominated the rowing beach sprint events, winning

women's single sculls, Ainhoa Casanova and Nadia Felipe triumphed in the women's doubles sculls and Spain

also took mixed relay gold.European champion Paola García won women's karate beach kata gold for Spain

Former Spanish football head Luis Rubiales is set to testify at the High Court in Madrid on Friday (September 15) accused of sexual assault and coercion for kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent after the FIFA Women's World Cup final.

three weeks of pressure and widespread criticism for his conduct during the presentation ceremony after Spain

trial or to dismiss it after completing the investigation.According to a sexual consent law passed in Spain

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has withdrawn a men's Olympic qualifier from Pakistan because of concerns around interference in the operations of the country's hockey federation.

 Lahore in Pakistan, plus Spain and China, were scheduled to host men's and women's Olympic hockey

The other qualifiers will be staged in China and Spain as announced in July."

The sports community has come together to offer support and condolences after the devastating earthquake in Morocco that killed over 2,800 people.

which was the deadliest to hit the North African nation in six decades.Search and rescue teams from Spain

Japan won the men's Under-18 Baseball World Cup for the first time, beating the hosts Chinese Taipei in front of a crowd of 10,000 spectators.

final.They finished second in Group B in the first round of the tournament in Taipei and Taichung, thrashing Spain

Romania claimed two gold medals on the final day of the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade as The Netherlands added two further titles to cement their place at the top of the overall standings.

Lynch and Philip Doyle after they came home in 6:13.41.The other Olympic qualifiers are Italy, China, Spain

Beatrice Chepkoech concluded the final World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting of the season in Zagreb by shattering the world best for the women’s 2,000 metres steeplechase with a time of 5min 47.42sec.

Slovenia’s Anita Horvat in 1:59.79, from Catriona Bisset of Australia in 2:00.03.Esther Guerrero of Spain

Irina Zaretska and Elena Quirici are set to go head-to-head to crown the new Grand Winner of the Female Kumite under-68 kilograms division at the Karate 1-Premier League event in Dublin.

Chile, who reached his first Premier League final since 2016, after overcoming Babacar Seck Sakho of Spain

Reigning Olympic champion Janja Garnbret tasted home success by capturing the women’s lead title at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Cup event in Koper.

made 42+ for silver, while the bronze medal went to reigning Olympic champion Alberto Ginés López of Spain

Britain captured five gold medals on an impressive day at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade where further boats sealed spots at next year’s Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.

2024 were also on the line with Romania, Ireland, Chile, Australia, The Netherlands, the US, Greece, Spain

while Italians Stefano Oppo and Gabriel Soares bagged bronze in 6:34.77.The Czech Republic, Norway, Spain

Timoney earned bronze in 6:54.22.The other qualifiers for Paris 2024 were the US, Romania, South Africa, Spain

FIFA Women’s World Cup Golden Boot winner Hinata Miyazawa has signed for England’s Women’s Super League (WSL) club Manchester United.

and followed it up with another double as they competed their Group C campaign with a 4-0 win over Spain

Miyazawa scored five goals at the FIFA Women's World Cup, including two against eventual champions Spain

New data has revealed that global participation in rugby union is on the rise as France stages the 10th edition of the men’s Rugby World Cup.

more than 30 per cent across the world.African nations Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia as well as Belgium, Spain

and Singapore were found to have experienced strong growth in rugby union.Belgium, Spain, Singapore,

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) is seeking to maintain Russian Basketball Federation President Andrei Kirilenko’s place on the organisation’s Central Board.

David Reid of Australia as the governing body's first vice-president.It also named Jorge Garbajosa of Spain

Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent during the trophy presentation at the end of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Sydney last month.

President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), kissed Hermoso during the awards ceremony after Spain

from his post for 90 days while FIFA consider his case.According to a sexual consent law passed in Spain

New Zealand have sealed a place at Paris 2024 by overpowering ten-player Fiji 9-0 in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Men's Olympic Qualifier in Auckland.

France, the United States and Dominican Republic from North and Central America and the Caribbean, Spain