Edwin Coratti faces a race against time to have the opportunity to qualify for the 2017 International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Championships after tearing his left Achilles tendon during a training camp for the Italian Alpine team. 

to qualify for the 2017 World Championships, which are scheduled to take place in Sierra Nevada in Spain

International Ski Federation (FIS) President Gian-Franco Kasper believes the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) should stop making political decisions and focus on playing a direct drug testing role.

A country like Spain, for instance, might be code compliant today and not code compliant tomorrow."

A record number of entries have been received for the 2016 World Rowing Coastal Championships with close to 700 athletes from 30 nations expected to compete in Monaco.

2014 world champion Peter Burg of Sweden, along with 2015 world champion Miramon Quiroga Adrian of Spain

and will have to hold off 2015 silver medallists Kimberly Forde and Maria del mar Ferrer Sanchez of Spain

Spain were crowned winners of the Women's World Championship of Rink Hockey after beating their rivals

Diez achieved the decisive golden goal strike in the contest, firing into the Portuguese net to give Spain

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) World Poomsae Championships in Lima came to a close today with the First Lady of Peru, Nancy Lange Kuczynski, witnessing the action.

defeating the American Diana Hunt, with Marie France David from France and Catalina Hernandez-Ramos from Spain

The International Skating Union (ISU) have declared that Yuzuru Hanyu has become the first figure skater to achieve a clean quad loop in an official competition.

reigning Olympic champion.An ISU technical panel, consisting of technical controller Daniel Delfa of Spain

World Sailing has revealed the final list of nominees for the 2016 Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards, which will be presented next month.

secure her maiden Olympic title.The winners of both awards will be announced on November 8 in Barcelona, Spain

Spain scored a dramatic golden goal in overtime to beat reigning champions Argentina 2-1 in the semi-final

advantage until the second period when Natasha Lee slammed the ball into the Argentinian net to send Spain

Hosts Chile suffered an agonising quarter-final exit from the Women's World Championship of Rink Hockey as an own goal in the golden goal period saw them lose to France.

all-important golden goal for Portugal.Two other quarter-finals were won in more routine fashion as Spain

came past Colombia 5-0.In the semi-finals tomorrow, Portugal will meet France with Argentina playing Spain

The line-up for the quarter-finals of the Women's World Championship of Rink Hockey was confirmed at the Play Brava venue in Iquique in Chile today as the group stages came to a close.

spots available for progression from Group A, which has five teams.In Group B, top spot was claimed by Spain

-1.In the other two matches, Germany face Portugal in the first all-European affair while Italy and Spain

The tenth World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) World Poomsae Championships got underway in Peru's capital Lima today with South Korea and Turkey both winning two gold medals each.

category, finishing with bronze.In the individual freestyle over-17 division, the United States won gold, Spain

The Netherlands clinched bronze.Freestyle pair under-17 honours went to Turkey who won gold, while Spain

The Women's World Championship of Rink Hockey continued at the Play Brava venue in Iquique in Chile today as the group stages entered the penultimate round of matches.

drew 1-1 in the tightest affair of the tournament so far.In Group B, the top two teams in France and Spain

The group stage draw has been made for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Championships in Guangzhou in China next month.

star Terrence Romeo will lead the Philippines in an otherwise all-European affair.Poland, Romania and Spain

this tournament.The American team have been drawn in Pool C with two European countries, Italy and Spain

Russia claimed their third consecutive team victory at the Sambo President's Cup at Meadowbank Arena in Edinburgh.

medallists last year, and the hosts Scotland.Group Two, meanwhile, pitted together The Netherlands, Spain

of 7-0 after clear wins over both of their opponents.The Dutch team beat Italy 5-2 and then thrashed Spain

battle for the two bronze medals, France eased to a 7-0 victory over Scotland with Italy defeating Spain

American Kirsten Kasper and David Castro of Spain both clinched their maiden International Triathlon

David Castro of Spain also claimed his maiden ITU World Cup gold with victory in the men's event ©ITUShe