Hosts Italy remain on course for a successful defence of their Women's Softball European Championship as they won their opening match in the last eight stage of the event in Bollate.

F.Italy, Britain, Greece and Sweden make up Pool E, while Pool F features the Czech Republic, Russia, Spain

form with a 13-0 thrashing of Sweden.In Pool F, the Czech Republic enjoyed a dominant 7-0 win over Spain

Defending champions Qatar and France are among the nations attempting to claim in International Basketball Federation 3x3 Under-18 World Cup title.

women's crown ©FIBAIn the women’s competition, France are seeded fifth overall and are in Pool D with Spain

Trainers and a basketball jersey worn by Michael Jordan at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games have achieved record prices at auction.

Angeles 1984 Olympic basketball final, where the United States enjoyed a comfortable 96-55 win over Spain

Britain continued their impressive start to the Women's Softball European Championship as they claimed another two victories in Bollate in Italy today.

EuropeThe Italians have two wins from their opening two games as they followed up a 12-0 hammering of Spain

Great Britain are safely through to the men's quarter-finals of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) European Championships in Tenerife as group stage action concluded today.

men's event tomorrow.Britain take on Poland, Turkey will play Italy, The Netherlands meet Israel and Spain

Germany have continued their emphatic start in Tenerife to the defence of their women's International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) European Championships title.

four wins out of four matches on the Canary Islands.France were fourth following a 56-50 win against Spain

The Netherlands recorded a comfortable 75-41 win over Switzerland, Israel edged Lithuania 65-54 and Spain

Spain have been crowned continental champions after winning the final of the 2017 EuroBasket Women tournament

the two nations have met in the final.On all three occasions, in 1993, 2013 and, now this evening, Spain

top.The tournament's Most Valuable Player Alba Torrens scored 10 points in the opening period to help Spain

The Netherlands thrashed Olympic champions Argentina 6-1 to win the Hockey World League (HWL) semi-final event in London.

HWL semi-final in Belgian capital Brussels, with games taking place at Stade Fallon.Australia beat Spain

Serbia and Latvia will be co-hosts of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's EuroBasket in 2019, it has been announced.

has taken place in the Czech Republic, is due to take place at the O2 Arena in Prague tonight when Spain

ironically, knocked out of this year's tournament by Latvia, who were then beaten in the quarter-finals by Spain

France and Spain won their EuroBasket Women semi-finals today in the Czech Republic to qualify for tomorrow

ImagesIt will be the third time the two nations have met in the final.On both occasions, in 1993 and 2013, Spain

Italy will be looking to retain their Women’s Softball European Championship title on home soil when the matches gets under way tomorrow.

10th time the Italians had claimed the gold medal from the event and they will be alongside France, Spain

Sweden topped the podium in a close run competition in the International Equestrian Federation Nations Cup Jumping Division One in Rotterdam today.

competition since we won the silver medal in Rio because he had colic surgery, so I’m very happy.”Italy and Spain

New Zealand are set to claim their fourth Women’s World Rugby Sevens Series title as the season’s final stage comes to Clermont-Ferrand in France.

England, Russia and Brazil.Completing the line-up of teams are Australia, host nation France, Fiji and Spain

Britain’s Dan Evans has admitted to testing positive for the banned stimulant cocaine in a drugs test in April.

association with his participation in the Barcelona Open, an ATP World Tour event, held in Barcelona, Spain

Denis Gargaud Chanut of France, the Rio 2016 C1 champion, qualified for the semi-finals on his return to the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Slalom World Cup in Augsburg in Germany today.

Mallory Franklin posted the fastest time of the day in 1:43.19.Olympic champion Maialen Chourraut of Spain