Mersin and Szombathely have been added to the 2016 International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) World Challenge Cups calendar for artistic gymnastics.

between May 13 and 15.The World Cup is set to visit Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Spain

Israel has been removed from the list of countries deemed non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code after the drafting and adoption of new rules, it has been announced. 

Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), can issue sanctions.Brazil, Belgium, France, Greece, Mexico and Spain

This year's Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be televised in Spain on TVE, the national state-owned

produced.There were live and delayed broadcasts of swimming, athletics, and cycling and for the first time in Spain

A record 36 teams are due to participate in this year's edition of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball World League with the format of the tournament having been altered.

city on July 9 and 10.Group 3, meanwhile, consists of Slovenia, Tunisia, Venezuela, Qatar, Mexico, Spain

Greek athletes Manolis Stefanoudakis and Dimitra Korokida, as well as boccia trio Grigorios Polychronidis, Nikolaos Pananos and Anna Ntenta, have been recognised for their efforts during 2015 as they scooped the disability prizes at the Panhellenic Association of Sports Press annual awards.

successful year, which yielded BC3 classification victories at April’s European Continental Cup in Spain

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Europe has announced it has opened the bidding processes for a series of their events scheduled to take place this year.

last edition of the men’s Under-22 Wheelchair Basketball European Championship was held in Zaragoza, Spain

Japan’s Government are reportedly putting together a law to actively discourage athletes from doping as the country builds towards the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. 

could be jailed for up to 10 years.They followed several other European countries, including Italy, Spain

German athletes who test positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs could now face prison after the country's controversial new anti-doping law officially came into force.

which would not extend to recreational athletes.Several other European countries, including Italy, Spain

A lack of snow has forced the rearrangement of two International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing Europa Cup events from January to February, it has been announced.

Amid unseasonably warm weather across parts of Europe, the Europa Cup competition in La Molina, Spain

earlier this year.Just two days after the completion of the La Molina stop on the calendar, Espot in Spain

A stand-alone Para-triathlon World Championships and five Continental Championships are scheduled to be held in the forthcoming year after the International Triathlon Union (ITU) confirmed their complete calendar.

on the calendar from May 14 to 15, with another World Para-triathlon leg due to be held in Aguilas, Spain

Chinese basketball player Chen Luyun has died of colon cancer at the age of 38, it has been announced.

Sendai.China, though, failed to make it out of a tough pool in Athens, which included the United States, Spain

The joint 2018 World Cup bid by The Netherlands and Belgium is to be scrutinised by the FIFA Ethics Committee following allegations of vote buying in Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant.

just two.That dropped to two in the second as Russia won with 13 and the joint bid from Portugal and Spain

Astana has been announced as the host of the 2016 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Under-18 World Championships.

Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy and The Netherlands.Phillippines, Qatar, Romania, Slovenia, Spain

and Italy.As hosts Kazakhstan will also take part, as well as The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Spain

United States.The Championships have previously been held in Italian city Rimini in 2011, Alcobendas, Spain

As if FIFA didn’t have enough problems at present, the recently-published television audience report for last year’s World Cup in Brazil gives rise to the question, "Has the governing body’s flagship tournament plateaued out as a global TV phenomenon?"

three per cent down on 2010 levels in Italy, five per cent down in the UK and 16 per cent down in Spain

competition was much the most-watched group match, followed by Brazil v Mexico, Germany v Portugal, Spain

v Netherlands, Spain v Chile, Germany v Ghana and Uruguay v England.In China, no less than 77 per cent

Ask any taekwondo pundit what the most dominant fighting machine in the sport is at present, and chances are good that the answer will be two words: “Mahdi Khodabakhshi.”

Spain has been his favorite destination thus far. He also likes cars.