The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has officially confirmed the line-ups for both the men’s and women’s hockey events at next year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

champions The Netherlands, ranked number one in the world, will face China, Germany, South Korea, Spain

event, Pool A sees reigning world and HWL champions Australia go up against Great Britain, New Zealand, Spain

teams could only confirm their berths through the HWL, something they were unable to do.New Zealand and Spain

Hockey New Zealand’s chief executive Malcolm Harris today announced his resignation, two years after taking on the role. 

could only confirm their berths through the HWL, something they were unable to do.New Zealand and Spain

The great Jesse Owens embodied the Olympic ideal with his deeds at the stadium but long after his sporting career was over, he spoke in unforgettable fashion at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. In the forty years since then, few have come closer to encapsulating the Olympic spirit.

President Avery Brundage had been amongst those to call for an extension of the Olympic truce but Spain

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has invited New Zealand's men and Spain's women to Rio 2016 after an appeal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) designed to force South Africa to send its teams was rejected.

berths through the FIH's Hockey World League (HWL), something they were unable to do.New Zealand and Spain

Irish showjumpers are expected to discover in January whether they will be granted Olympic qualification to Rio 2016 after their appeal to the Court for Arbitration for Sport (CAS) concluded yesterday.

the Irish showjumping team missed out on advancing to the Games after finishing 0.38 faults behind Spain

Russia’s suspension from athletics competition will cost the country a total of eight Olympic medals if it is still in force during Rio 2016, according to Infostrada Sports’ Virtual Medal Table (VMT).

would be distributed among eight different nations: Australia, China, Great Britain, Jamaica, Poland, Spain

Four-time champions Russia fell to a surprise quarter-final defeat to Poland at the Women's World Handball Championships today, while the host nation Denmark suffered extra-time heartache.

eventually able to seal a 31-30 win.Related storiesDecember 2015: France claim narrow win over Spain

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced Beijing Enterprises Group has become a partner for a four-year period from 2016 to 2019.

the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the 2017 Continental Cups and the 2018 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Spain

FIFA has blocked footballing heavyweights Steven Gerrard, Andrea Pirlo and Xavi Hernandez from playing in a friendly match in Kuwait as the Gulf nation remains in the sporting wilderness.

with Los Angeles Galaxy and New York City FC respectively.Xavi, meanwhile, a great for Barcelona and Spain

France narrowly overcame Olympic bronze medallists Spain today to reach the quarter-finals of the Women's

Nerea Pena and Elisabet Chavez had helped Spain get off to an excellent start in the last-16 tie, helping

Italy will host golf's prestigious Ryder Cup for the first time in 2022, it has been announced today.

Country Club which is 17 kilometres from capital Rome.Bids were also submitted by Austria, Germany and Spain

has only hosted the Ryder Cup outside of the British Isles once, at the Club de Golf Valderrama in Spain

particular contest, although there were three impressive silver medalists too in Austria, Germany and Spain

Paris and Rome.Related stories December 2015: Successful bid for 2022 Ryder Cup "will change the way Spain

Turkey's Ali Kaya and Dutch racer Sifan Hassan took the men's and women's honours respectively at the European Cross Country Championships in Hyères in France today.

however, and was able to beat the Spaniard to the line by 0.11 sec.Bronze went to Adel Mechaal, also of Spain

Holders Spain have been handed a challenging start to UEFA Euro 2016 as they will begin their pursuit

Finland, Israel, Romania and Turkey have been announced as host nations for EuroBasket 2017 by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Europe at a ceremony in Munich, Germany.

Lille.The FIBA Europe Board claim that the “unprecedented success” of the 2015 EuroBasket, which saw Spain

Defending champions Brazil picked up their third consecutive win at the Women’s World Handball Championships with a narrow 23-19 success over South American rivals Argentina in Denmark.

position at the top of the group with a commanding performance.The Russians are two points ahead of Spain