Italy continued their impressive International Tennis Federation (ITF) Beach Tennis World Team Championship title defence by booking their place in the semi-final stage of the competition.

Mathieu Porry sealed their progression by overcoming Daisuke Tsuruoka and Naoaki Yamamoto 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.Spain

to a 3-0 victory over the United States in their quarter-final tie.The third seeds will now take on Spain

Federation (IWAS) Powerchair Hockey European Championships with a 100 per cent record by thrashing Spain

took second spot in the group after they picked up two wins on day three.Germany proved too strong for Spain

Defending champions Italy and second seeds Brazil safely progressed to the third round of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Beach Tennis World Team Championship as both nations secured comfortable victories at Russia’s National Tennis Centre in Moscow.

Samantha Barijan then put the gloss on the scoreline as they breezed past Bozsik and Kovacs 4-1, 4-1.Spain

round three ©FacebookElsewhere, third seeds Russia are also through as they beat Estonia 3-0, while Spain

Reigning women’s Paralympic champions Germany will begin their Rio 2016 campaign with a match against the host country Brazil after the official match schedules were announced.

competition, Paralympic champions Canada will open their campaign to claim another gold medal against Spain

champions Britain taking on Algeria and Iran will meet Germany.Paralympic champions Canada will face Spain

Serbia’s Elzan Bibic marked the end of the opening day of action at the inaugural European Athletics Youth Championships in Tbilisi by winning the boys' 3,000 metres final.

of 8min 09.06sec to finish 11.14 seconds ahead of nearest challenger Annasse Mahboub El Hamdouini of Spain

Defending champions The Netherlands secured their second consecutive win to all-but seal a place in the semi-finals of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Powerchair Hockey European Championships as they overcame Germany 4-2 in De Rijp today.

Group A, Switzerland bounced back from their loss at the hands of the reigning champions by thrashing Spain

Last year’s third-place finishers Spain defeated fifth seeds Germany 3-0 to book their place in the second

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Europe has announced that the Euroleague has ended legal proceedings it brought against the governing body.

time.In March, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia and Spain

World Rugby have unveiled the official ball which will be used during the men’s and women’s sevens tournaments at next month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

its maiden appearance in the opening match of the women’s competition, when players from France and Spain

the Opening Ceremony at the Maracanã Stadium on August 5.New Zealand and Kenya will join France and Spain

Around 5,000 athletes from 300 universities are set to compete in the European Universities Games (EUG) which will officially open tomorrow in Rijeka and Zagreb in Croatia.

the United Kingdom, 400 from Germany, 330 from France, 320 from Portugal, 280 from Turkey, 230 from Spain

Hosts The Netherlands will begin the defence of their International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Powerchair Hockey European Championships title tomorrow when action gets underway in De Rijp.

an opening ceremony, they will begin tomorrow with a Group A clash against Switzerland.Germany and Spain

©IWASOther games on the second day of competition are The Netherlands v Germany, Finland v Belgium, Spain

Canada and hosts Russia claimed Rio 2016 berths today after winning their respective men's semi-finals at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Continental Cup Olympic Qualification tournament in Sochi.

medal match in six FIVB World Tour events by beating seventh-seeded Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera of Spain

France booked their place in the Rio 2016 men's basketball competition by beating Canada in the final of the qualification tournament in Manila today.

States, with Venezuela, Serbia, China and Australia completing the pool.Group B consists of Argentina, Spain

Bulgaria silenced the home crowd by beating Russia to the five ribbons group title on the final day of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) World Cup in Kazan.

managed 17.900.European champions Israel completed a high quality final in third place on 17.340.Japan, Spain

Gymnasts Sam Mikulak and Simone Biles have been named male and female athletes of the month by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).

 They outscored their opponents 81-41 in six matches, ending with a 13-9 victory over Spain in the