Despite the absence of Lionel Messi, who has ruled himself out due to physical problems, and a number of clubs refusing to release players, Argentina coach Javier Mascherano has managed to include four Qatar 2022 World Cup winners among the 18 players selected for the Albiceleste's quest for a third Olympic gold medal in their history.

Boca Juniors)  Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors)  Forwards:Giuliano Simeone (Atlético de Madrid, Spain

The same prize money will be awarded for medals won by athletes from both committees, thanks to a €7.5 million grant approved by the Spanish government. Paralympic athletes will receive 54 per cent more than at Tokyo 2020.

'Save the Dream' and its partners in the EU ERASMUS+ Crossing the Boundaries through Sport 'CrosSport' project, the International Olympic Truce Centre (IOTC), Spain's Fundación Sevilla FC and Italy's Fondazione Lazio 1900, hosted the project's final conference at the Centro Desportivo Nacional do Jamor in Lisbon, Portugal.

the challenges that migration flows pose to the four selected countries: Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain

the integration of refugees and migrants into their new communities in Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain

The Slovenian attacked in the final kilometre of the Alpine giant, with only Vingegaard close behind. He crested the summit with an 8-second lead, but on the descent he extended his advantage to 50 seconds over his main rival. Pogacar attacked first and the Dane couldn't keep up. Behind them, Ayuso, Rodríguez and Evenepoel remained in the lead group.

Vingegaard was haunted by the ghosts of his crash at the Vuelta al País Vasco (Spain) in April.

The competition will take place in four venues: Valencia (Spain), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Athens (Greece

places up for grabs, one in each of the venues hosting this final pre-Olympic tournament: Valencia (Spain

In each city, six teams will compete in two groups of three for a place at Paris 2024.Spain, the reigning

Spain will also be fighting for their place from Tuesday.Greece and Slovenia, semi-finalists at Tokyo

Spain have not missed the tournament since 1996.

)Georgia vs Latvia (A - Latvia)Slovenia vs Croatia (A - Greece)Spain vs Lebanon (A - Spain)Italy vs Bahrain

UN President Volker Turk defended justice, respect and equal opportunities at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. He described the attitude of the athletes who are not keeping silent about the abuses they are suffering as one of "tremendous courage". The voices of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Palestine have been heard.

unprecedented event that could be significant and change the course of the future: The conviction in Spain

First, Andrew Wiggins and the Warriors “mutual decision” left the national team without the two-way forward for the Olympics; then the Memphis Grizzlies’ rookie center said ‘no thank you’ to coach Jordi Fernandez’s training camp invite, opening a huge hole in the paint for the gold-medal contenders.

crucial pieces in the quest to contend for the top spot in the podium against big-time rivals like Spain

Amir Orfia, president of SwissBoxing, addressed a letter to the members of the Swiss Boxing Federation to outline the current scenario and the difficult situation following the announcement of the withdrawal of national subsidies as of 31 December 2024,

numerous tournaments with important nations that are still members of the IBA, such as France, Ireland, Spain

With the Olympic Games only weeks away, Australia's Taekwondo athletes are in the final stages of preparations before heading to Paris.

Having just returned from three training camps in Spain, France, and Italy, Australian athletes will

After four consecutive gold medals, the American basketball team kicks off training camp this week with hopes of notching its fifth Olympic win in a row thanks to another star-studded roster led by veterans LeBron James and Stephen Curry.

sporting world signed up as well, watching how they fare against the likes of Canada, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain

Max Verstappen confirmed on Thursday that he will remain with Red Bull next year, putting an end to speculation about a move to Mercedes, who had touted him as a replacement for Lewis Hamilton, who is moving to Ferrari.

of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Spain

George Russell taking pole position in Canada and Hamilton taking his first podium of the season in Spain

The Montenegrin city of Budva will be the venue for the competition, which will take place from 20 October to 6 November 2024. This will be the first time the event has been held in the Adriatic city. It will be the fifth edition to feature both men's and women's boxers together since the merger in 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The 2022 IBA Youth World Boxing Championships in La Nucia, Spain, attracted around 600 male and female

The European Senior Fencing Championships have come to an end, with 12 individual and team events for men and women in the disciplines of epee, foil and sabre. The event took place in the St. Jakobshalle, with fencers from 38 countries taking part.

Celia Pérez Cuenca (Spain, gold).2. Liza Pusztai (Hungary, silver).3.

Araceli Navarro (Spain, bronze).3. Zuzanna Cieslar (Poland, bronze).

In the semi-finals, Ukraine beat Hungary 45-41, while France beat Spain 45-42.

The bronze medal went to Spain, who beat Hungary 45-38.

Spain (bronze).Hungary won gold in the men's Team Sabre competition.

China's women and South Africa's men teams secured the twelfth and final places to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Rugby Sevens by winning the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco on Sunday.

Canada and Spain missed out after losing in the semi-finals, but Spain ended the weekend with some pride

Spain sighs with its dream pair.

Spain sighs with its doubles pair for the Paris 2024 Olympics.