The 13th European Taekwondo Union (ETU) European Poomsae Championships successfully began on the Greek island of Rhodes today with action in 13 categories.

to the gold medal by Germany.The Turkish squad did manage to leave with the silver medal in front of Spain

Turkey finished the European Karate Championships on top of the overall medals table in front of a home crowd in Kocaeli.

Spain has proved dominant in men’s kata competitions and their success continued in the team event, with

Turkey ended top of the medals table with four golds and 14 medals in total, with Italy and Spain sharing

Rowers from Great Britain and Switzerland enjoyed an emphatic final day at the opening World Rowing Cup stage of the season in Belgrade, winning six gold medals between them.

eight.The British quartet narrowly clinched the title in a final sprint and beat The Netherlands and Spain

Vietnam claimed the men's team over-17 recognised poomsae title on the second and final day of the inaugural World Beach Taekwondo Championships on the Greek island of Rhodes.

 Thailand were victorious at the expense of Turkey and Spain, who finished second and third respectively.Both

Antonio Bailon of Spain broke the world record as he claimed the trap title at the International Shooting

This weekend, in the somewhat unlikely environs of the Centurion Club in St Albans in England, golf has teed off in search of an alternative future - a brighter, shorter, more youth-friendly future - as it launches the GolfSixes concept.

As well as going out live on Facebook, Tie Break Tens Madrid was broadcast on Teledeporte TVE in Spain

Italy’s Viviana Bottaro continued her impressive form at the European Karate Championships today by helping her country reach the women’s team kata final in Kocaeli.

joined forces with Sara Battaglia and Michela Pezzeti to beat both Portugal and defending champions Spain

honours are last year’s runners-up Jose Manuel Carbonell, Sergio Galan and Francisco Jose Salazar of Spain

Antonio Espinós was unanimously re-elected as the President of the European Karate Federation at the organisation's General Congress in Kocaeli in Turkey.

editions of the Senior European Karate Championships were also announced with the event to be held in Spain

Fifteen countries remain part of the selection process for the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) new home and away league after Italy, South Korea and South Africa declined to submit an application before the April 30 deadline.

teams.Argentina, Australia, Belgium, England, Germany, India, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain

France made a winning start to their men's BNP Paribas World Team Cup title defence by beating Sweden in their opening match in Sardinia.

match.Pool D began with a comfortable 3-0 win for third seeds Argentina against The Netherlands, while Spain

Russia's Rafail Aiukaev stunned Olympic champion Radik Isaev of Azerbaijan to clinch the gold medal in the over-87 kilogram division at the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President's Cup in Athens. 

on the last day of action in the Greek capital, which hosted the 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Spain

trophy, which is decided based on results over the four days of competition.Russia were second and Spain

Two-time world champion Emilio Martin of Spain finally got his hands on European Duathlon Championships

proved elusive.Martin, who had to settle for silver at last year's World Championships in Avilés in Spain

France regained her crown as she powered to victory in a time of 2:00.58.Margarita Garcia Canellas of Spain

Iran enjoyed a successful third day of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President's Cup as they claimed two gold medals in the men's categories in Athens.

took home a bronze medal.Abolfazl Yaghoubijouybari then proved too strong for Javier Perez Polo of Spain

China's Lin Dan comfortably beat top seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in straight games to reach the final of the Badminton Asia Championships in Wuhan today.

who overcame Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu yesterday.Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin of Spain

Japan delighted a home crowd by winning free combination gold on the second day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Synchronised Swimming World Series in Tokyo.

Paris and the China Open in Taiyuan have already taken place, with competitions scheduled for Canada, Spain