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Queen's Baton travels around Trinidad and Tobago

  • Gold Coast 2018

Former athletes and Commonwealth Games champions helped carry the Queen’s Baton around Trinidad and Tobago as the relay continued towards Gold Coast 2018.

, and the 73-year-old said he enjoyed being part of the relay through the nation’s capital, Port of Spain

brought back fantastic memories,” he said.Roger Gibbon cycling with the Queen's Baton through Port of Spain


England and Ukraine qualify for IBSA Partially Sighted Football World Championships final

  • Football News

England and holders Ukraine will battle it out for the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Partially Sighted Football World Championships title on Saturday (June 3) after both came through their semi-final matches in Italian city Cagliari today.

overall success are defending champions Ukraine, who looked in control throughout their match against Spain

in the seventh-place play-off.Both games are scheduled for tomorrow.The bronze medal match between Spain


New FIVB World League season set to get underway with 36 teams beginning their campaigns

  • Volleyball

Thirty-six teams will begin their 2017 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World League campaigns over the next three days, with Finland taking on Slovenia in the first match tomorrow in South Korea’s capital Seoul.

similarly features 12 teams with Chinese Taipei, Germany, Greece, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Montenegro, Qatar, Spain


Czech leads K1 qualifying as Canoe Slalom European Championships begins

  • Canoeing

Vít Přindiš of the Czech Republic finished in front of one world and two Olympic champions to lead qualifying in the K1 class on the opening day of the 2017 European Canoe Association (ECA) Canoe Slalom European Championships in Ljubljana.

repair damage caused by heavy rain and flooding in late April.Defending champion Nuria Vilarrubla of Spain

Britain's Mallory Franklin.Andrea Herzog of Germany was a distant third in 123.63.Nuria Vilarrubla of Spain


Harnasko and Mazur to compete at FIG World Challenge Cup in Guadalajara

  • Gymnastics

Alina Harnasko of Belarus and Ukrainian Viktoria Mazur are among the leading rhythmic gymnasts due to compete at the World Challenge Cup in the Spanish city of Guadalajara this weekend.

charge for the host nation.Russia, Belarus and Ukraine are among the favourites in the team event, with Spain




Nadal and Djokovic safely through as Kvitová beaten at French Open

  • Tennis

Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were among the winners at the French Open today as Petra Kvitová's comeback from a career-threatening injury ended in second round defeat at Roland Garros.

a knife in her dominant left hand in December, lost 7-6, 7-6.Defending champion Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain


Holders Ukraine bag second win at IBSA Partially Sighted Football World Championships

  • Football News

Holders Ukraine continued their title defence at the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Partially Sighted Football World Championships with victory over England in Italian city Cagliari today. 

hosts Italy suffered a second consecutive loss as they went down 9-1 to Turkey.Russia won 5-3 against Spain

England take on France and Ukraine go up against Japan.In Group B, Russia and Turkey will lock horns and Spain


Ljubljana recovers from flooding to host Canoe Slalom European Championships

  • Canoeing

Ljubljana in Slovenia has been declared "ready" to host the 2017 European Canoe Association (ECA) Canoe Slalom European Championships starting tomorrow after recovering from the impact of flooding on the course.

respective men's K1 and C1 events at last year's Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš.Núria Vilarrubla of Spain


Bali and Kitazume claim individual Aerobic Gymnastic World Cup titles

  • Gymnastics

Hungary’s Daniel Bali and Riri Kitazume of Japan were crowned 2017 Aerobic Gymnastics World Cup series after their victories in Cantanhede, Portugal.

competition also saw action in the mixed pairs as defending champions Vicente Lli and Sara Moreno of Spain



Caironi to test sprint speed at World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Paris

  • Athletics News

Italy's Martina Caironi will seek to hone her preparations for the World Para Athletics Championships when she competes at the Paris Grand Prix, which is due to begin tomorrow.

only competed in the T42 long jump.While she equalled her personal best long jump of 4.66 metres in Spain


Eight Paralympic champions named in US men's wheelchair basketball squad

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

Eight Paralympic champions have been named among the United States' men's wheelchair basketball roster for 2017.

German city Hamburg.Competition in Cali takes place between August 21 and 31.The United States beat Spain

The US beat Spain 68-52 to win the gold medal in Rio.This was their first title since Seoul 1988.


Carbonell and Ramirez earn duet title as Synchronised Swimming World Series event concludes

  • Artistic Swimming

Spain's Ona Carbonell and Paula Ramirez claimed victory in the duet free routine competition on the final day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Synchronised Swimming World Series in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

competition, as they scored 86.0668 in the free routine.The pair ended the event with a tally of 170.8298.Spain

final event saw Ukraine emerge as winners of the highlight final, as they achieved a score of 91.8332.Spain