Japan's Koki Niwa got his International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Austrian Open campaign off to a successful start today as the round of 64 began at the Tips Arena in Linz.

Tennis Championships winner Chen Chien-an of Chinese Taipei also advanced.He dispatched Jesus Cantero of Spain

quarter-finals day at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Junior Championships at the Bilbao Arena in Spain

as the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Junior Championships continued at the Bilbao Arena in Spain

Russia's reigning world champion Evgenia Medvedeva will headline the women's field at the Trophee de France - the fourth leg of this season's International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris.

medallist at Sochi 2014.In the men's competition, two-time and reigning world champion Javier Fernandez of Spain

Santander in Spain and the German city of Kiel have been awarded the Sailing World Cup Finals in 2017

Thailand's Kantaphon Wangcharoe eased into the third round of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Junior Championship with yet another convincing victory in Bilbao today.

down to beat Mithun Manjunath of India in a thriller lasting 54 minutes.Manjunath shocked the crowd in Spain

UK Athletics has paid tribute to two promising athletes who were knocked down and killed while on a training run last night in the English town of Aldershot.

members of the Aldershot, Farnham and District (AFD) Athletic Club and were due to be competing in Spain

Tarragona has postponed its hosting of the Mediterranean Games from 2017 to 2018 due to funding problems caused by Spanish political instability.

€20 million (£17.7 million/$20.9 million) sponsorship target has been received.King Felipe VI of Spain

Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain

Games in 2011, fending off competition from Alexandria in Egypt.The event will therefore be held in Spain

Hosts Ireland will play Six Nations rivals France and Australia after the draw for next year's Women's Rugby World Cup was made today.

qualifier.Reigning champions England have been placed in Pool B and will meet the United States, Italy and either Spain

World Sailing has today published its Para World Sailing Strategic Plan for 2017-2020 as the sport seeks re-introduction into the Paralympic Sports Programme for the 2024 Games.

plan was unveiled today at the Para World Sailing Forum at the 2016 Annual Conference in Barcelona in Spain

.”The plan was revealed at the Para World Sailing Forum at the 2016 Annual Conference in Barcelona, Spain

Mixed Team Championships title after cruising to a 3-0 victory over Malaysia at the Bilbao Arena in Spain

Britain ended their home International Cycling Union (UCI) Track World Cup in the same fashion they started the event, by earning two gold medals at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow.

respectively.Sylvain Chavanel earned men's individual pursuit gold in Glasgow ©Getty ImagesFrance and Spain

Kazakhstan advanced to preliminary round three of the Pyeongchang 2018 women's ice hockey Olympic qualification phase after earning their third straight victory in Astana today.

the Italians earned the one available spot in the next round by triumphing 5-1 in their meeting.Hosts Spain

Chile have staged the first edition of the South American Orienteering Championships with more than 475 athletes taking part in the competition.

Uruguay, Ecuador and Venezuela were the South American nations to compete in the Championships.Guatemala, Spain

Team Championships after both nations came through their last-four encounters at the Bilbao Arena in Spain