France ended their home European Karate Championships in style as they clinched double gold to finish at the summit of the medals table in Montpellier today.

Portugal.France's victory had come after their kata team-mates had also struck gold, overcoming arch-rivals Spain

Montpellier finished at the top of the standings with six golds, two silvers and three bronze in front of Spain

Matt Graham has won the 2016 Ski and Snowboard Australia Athlete of the Year prize after finishing second overall in the International Ski Federation (FIS) Moguls World Cup.

overall Snowboard Cross World Cup standings, winning the final event of the season in Baqueira-Beret in Spain

Italy's Paolo Barelli has been re-elected President of the European Swimming Federation (LEN) by a thumping 50-vote margin at a heated Elective Congress here today.

votes respectively.Also chosen was Noam Zwi of Israel, Per Rune Eknes of Norway, Fernando Carpena of Spain

Azerbaijan’s Rafael Aghayev won his ninth European Karate Championship gold medal on the first day of finals at this year's edition in Montpellier in France today.

“At the end she was sanctioned and I was lucky enough to win.”Spain came out on top in kata competition

Rivals Teresa Perales of Spain and Norway’s Sarah Louise Rung were forced to share the gold medal in

Israel’s Gili Cohen picked up her first-ever International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam title as she topped the podium with a series of superb performances in the women’s under 52 kilograms event at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex in Baku.

Yingnan of China secured the first bronze medal on offer in the division by beating Laura Gomez of Spain

bronze with a golden score ippon triumph against Kenneth van Gansbeke of Belgium.Sugoi Uriarte of Spain

France and Spain showed their strength in depth on the second day of the 2016 European Karate Championships

beaten by the Spain’s trio of Gema Morales, Margarita Morata and Paula Rodríguez.After their upset win, Spain

Britain's defending champion Andy Murray secured his place in the quarter-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open after recording a convincing victory over France’s Gilles Simon at the Caja Mágica today. 

Getty ImagesIf Murray gets past Berdych he will go up against either four-time winner Rafael Nadal of Spain

Spain’s Damian Quintero reached the men’s kata gold medal match on the opening day of the 2016 European Karate Championships in Montpellier to make it six continental finals in as many years.

The women’s kata final will also pit Spain against France as Sandra Sanchez goes up against home favourite

Defending men’s champions New Zealand face a tough task if they are to repeat last year’s success after they were placed in a difficult group for the 2016 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Under-18 World Championships in Astana.

The 2015 winners will go up against Spain, who were fourth at the last edition of the event in Debrecen

tournament, will clash in Pool B.The Netherlands, Poland and Kazakhstan complete the group.Turkey, Spain

Nine world records were broken today as action continued at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) European Open Championships at the Complexo Olimpico de Piscinas da Penteada in Madeira’s capital Funchal.

Nuria Marques Soto took a birthday bronze in 2:38.26.Michelle Alonso Morales notched another gold for Spain

The Euroleague has seemingly offered an olive branch to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as efforts to heal the rift in the sport continue.

European Commission.Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia and Spain

Back in February 1976 when I edited the magazine Sportsworld, then the official publication of the British Olympic Association, I received a telephone call from a Melbourne radio station in the middle of the night following the British figure skater John Curry’s breathtakingly artistic gold medal-winning performance in the Innsbruck Winter Games.  

I remember another incident during the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain when a colleague was telephoned

Marisa Dick has been confirmed as Trinidad and Tobago’s gymnastics representative for this year’s Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro. 

Games.The announcement of the decision was made by TTOC President Brian Lewis at Olympic House in Port of Spain

“Autonomy” is among the top words of today in sporting circles. This has chiefly concerned National Olympic Committees and ensuring they are free of Government interference. But in recent weeks we have also seen the emergence of conflict on several fronts between established sporting events and unsanctioned rivals.

including regional powerhouses Russia, Serbia, Lithuania and, crucially, Olympic silver medallists Spain