Ukraine secured a Rio 2016 berth after claiming gold on the final day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Synchronised Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro.

, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Russia, Slovakia, Spain

Ukraine and Japan took a giant step towards securing an Olympic Games berth as they finished in the top two places respectively on the first day of team action at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Synchronised Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Rio de Janeiro.

required elements, for their routine, performed to “Iyasaka Nippon”.Despite a disappointing showing, Spain

Overnight leaders Gemma Mengual and Ona Carbonell of Spain wrapped up victory in the women’s duet event

Three final places in the Rio 2016 team competition will be decided at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Olympic Games Synchronised Swimming Qualification Tournament, which is due to start tomorrow. 

sealing team berths, they are all absent from the final qualifying event.London 2012 bronze medallists Spain

at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, edging out Ukraine.London 2012 bronze medallists Spain

A Presidential Decree is expected to come into force on March 15 to ensure Brazil avoids being declared non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code, thus deeming it unable to carry out drugs testing during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Foundation Board meeting in Colorado Springs.Belgium, France, Greece, Mexico and Spain

UEFA has suspended its anti-doping agreement with the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) following the organisation being declared non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code, a spokesperson from European football’s governing body has confirmed to insidethegames.

Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain

Hosts Egypt won the female team kata event on the final day of the World Karate Federation (WKF) Karate1 Premier League in Sharm El Sheikh as they finished top of the medal standings with six golds.

silvers and 18 bronzes.Morocco came second in the medal standings with two golds and three silvers, and Spain

China's women began with two 3-0 victories in Group A as the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Championships opened at the Stadium Malawati Shah Alamin in Kuala Lumpur.

Alice Chang.Malaysia had earlier lost 3-0 to a Romanian side who won by the same scoreline against Spain

match.Fan Zhendong wrapped up the comfortable win for China's men against Greece ©ITTFChinese Taipei beat Spain

Cuba have withdrawn from the women's water polo Olympic qualification tournament in The Netherlands as five players and a coach have defected from the country.

tournament will offer four spaces for Rio.Group A will feature United States, Greece, Canada, South Africa, Spain

Russia is reported to have shaved a further six billion rubles (£56 million/$78 million/€71 million) from its spending on the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

right to stage the tournament in Zurich in 2010, beating rival bids from England, Belgium/Holland and Spain

Poland enjoyed a superb day of racing at the RS:X World Windsurfing Championships in Eilat, with Piotr Myszka and Malgorzata Bialecka leading overall in the respective male and female competitions.

29 points after two third-place finishes today.Reigning Olympic champion Marina Alabau Neira of Spain

Football’s global club leagues should have a place on FIFA’s Executive Committee and should be able to participate in the decision making process to help rebuild the shattered reputation of the sport’s governing body, French Football League President Frédéric Thiriez claimed here today.

FIFA Presidency.The Forum currently has 24 members, including the English Premier League, La Liga in Spain

Ukraine's Anna Mishchenko has been stripped of her 1500 metres silver medal at the 2012 European Championships in Helsinki after being handed a two-year doping ban for an adverse athlete biological passport (ABP) finding.

Helsinki, has also been stripped of her result due to a doping failure.That means Nuria Fernandez of Spain

Canada's Richard Pound, a staunch opponent of the concept of the Youth Olympic Games, will sit on a 27-member Tripartite Commission debating the future of the event, chaired by Turkey's World Archery President Uğur Erdener, it has been announced.

Juan Antonio Samaranch of Spain will also sit on the Commission and represent the Olympic Channel.Fasel

The Netherlands moved to the brink of qualifying for the Women's Water Polo World League Super Final after maintaining their unbeaten record in Group A of the European preliminary competition.

one of their matches so far in Group B ©Getty ImagesWith two rounds of competition left, Russia and Spain