Denmark got their defence of their European Mixed Team Badminton Championships title off to the perfect start as they thrashed Bulgaria 4-1 in Lubin in Poland.

victory, not dropping a single set in the entirety of the match.Poland were impressive when beating Spain

afternoon's session.Hosts Poland also prevailed in their first encounter of the tournament, defeating Spain

finalists France face a tough battle to remain in the Fed Cup World Group in 2018 after being drawn against Spain

they must go through another match to remain at the event’s top level, but were handed a hard task as Spain

World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós held discussions with officials in Andorra to discuss the sport's inclusion at the 2021 Games of the Small States of Europe.

The European country, which is nestled in between France and Spain, will host the event.Spaniard Espinós

Busanan Ongbamrungphan claimed a home women's singles title as Chinese players dominated elsewhere at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thailand Masters today in Bangkok.

Kantaphon Wangcharoen.Wangcharoen,  a bronze medallist at the World Junior Championships in Bilbao in Spain

Australia claimed their best result in International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Cross World Cup history as Alex Pullin led home team-mate Jarryd Hughes in Feldberg.

who was sixth today, is third overall on 2,890.The Snowboard Cross World Cup season will resume in Spain

South Korea claimed the men's and women's recurve titles as the Indoor Archery World Cup season came to a close with a thrilling final in Las Vegas.

compound women’s gold went to Denmark's Tanja Jensen as she proved too strong for Andrea Marcos of Spain

Lara Arruabarrena in straight sets to ensure the Czech Republic's Fed Cup World Group tie with Spain

Olympic champion Pierre Vaultier won his first International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Cross World Cup title of the season in Feldberg in Germany.

 He beat Lucas Eguibar of Spain in the big final, with Omar Visintin of Italy coming through for

The host nation will hope to seal both of the singles titles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thailand Masters after a successful semi-finals day at Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok.

first game today 21-15.Wangcharoen, a bronze medallist at the World Junior Championships in Bilbao in Spain

Czech Republic will begin their bid for a fourth Fed Cup title in a row tomorrow without star player Petra Kvitova.

The defending champions will entertain Spain at the Ostravar Arena in Ostrava, but two-time Wimbledon

Getty ImagesFellow team members Karolína Pliskova and Barbora Strycova will be in the team against a Spain

Olympic champion Eva Samkova of the Czech Republic topped qualification at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Cross World Cup in Feldberg.

France's Olympic bronze medallist Chloe Trespeuch was among those to fail to qualify.Lucas Eguibar of Spain

Italian officials have reaffirmed their commitment to staging the 2022 Ryder Cup after a funding crisis plunged their hosting of the tournament into doubt.

awarded the 2022 Ryder Cup in December 2015.The country beat off competition from Austria, Germany and Spain

has only hosted the Ryder Cup outside of the British Isles once, at the Club de Golf Valderrama in Spain

Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba is among those set to compete at tomorrow’s International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Indoor Tour meeting in Polish city Torun, fresh from breaking the world 2,000 metres record earlier this week.

fastest time ever run over 2,000m - indoors or out - after crossing in 5 min 23.75sec in Sabadell in Spain

There has not been any World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctioned drug testing on players in La Liga since the Spanish Anti-Doping Agency was declared non-compliant in March of last year, it was revealed today.

Code-compliant testing conducted in Spanish football since the National Anti-Doping Organisation of Spain

WADA declared Spain non-compliant after they failed to meet a deadline for required changes to their

between AEPSAD and IFs that would ensure testing would be carried out on national level athletes in Spain

legislative branch meant they were unable to make changes to their doping procedures.The issues in Spain

People’s party, being re-appointed as Prime Minister.The establishment of a Government should lead to Spain

Paralympic silver medallist Wang Zhoubin of China has announced he will retire from football following the conclusion of the ASEAN Para Games in Malaysia in September.

“I wish we could have a blind football league like Spain, Great Britain and Brazil.