Neutral athlete Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov has continued his fine form by capturing the men’s under-73 kilogram title at the International Judo Federation’s Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam in Astana.

JudoAstana 🇰🇿🔥 pic.twitter.com/UWoARbDVQP— Judo (@Judo) June 17, 2023Jose Maria Mendiola Izquieta of Spain

Women's EuroBasket co-hosts Slovenia's hopes of progressing to the knockout rounds have been crushed after they fell to Germany in what was the country's first win in the competition for 12 years.

Fasoula's performance that saw her amass 22 points and 11 rebounds.The other fixture in the group saw Spain

Sarah Leonie Cysique won a replay of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics final on her way to gold in the women’s under-57 kilograms category on day one of the International Judo Federation’s Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam.

Mukhriddin Tilovo of Uzbekistan, after repeated penalties for Tilovo, while Alberto Gaitero Martin of Spain

Scutto of Italy justified her favouritism as top seed, taking gold over Laura Martinez Abelenda of Spain

The Netherlands were the only side to go unbeaten in the group stage of the women’s competition at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation World Championships in Dubai.

Group B.The Chinese team’s only defeat came against Canada, losing 54-50, as they beat Australia 71-49, Spain

Brazil 53-35.Canada are five-time winners but suffered two losses in Group B as they went down 75-70 to Spain

Australia.They did enough to seal a top-four place to advance to the quarter-finals along with China, Spain

The United States Consulate in Fukuoka has backed the latest event held as part of the Guardian Girls Global Karate Project alongside the Karate 1-Premier League leg in the Japanese city.

and girls.Previous event as part of the project were held in Egypt's capital Cairo, Guadalajara in Spain

struck a deal to televise this year's FIFA Women’s World Cup in Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain

free-to-air across 28 European territories.Under the revised agreement, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain

and ZDF in Germany, BBC and ITV in Britain, France Télévisions in France, RAI in Italy and RTVE in Spain

Lidia Valentin, the London 2012 Olympic gold medallist from Spain, has joined the qualifying pathway

Belgium produced a dominant display to crush co-hosts Israel on the opening day of the Women's EuroBasket tournament in Tel Aviv.

with a 74-69 win against Greece while Latvia followed just behind after taking a 67-63 triumph over Spain

Norway’s athletics superstars Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Karsten Warholm broke new boundaries in providing keenly-anticipated and wildly-applauded home wins to round off the Oslo Diamond League meeting in the Bislett Stadium.

four seconds.Kenya’s 2019 world champion Timothy Cheruiyot was fourth in 3:29.08 from Mario Garcia of Spain

The International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) has staged a two-day course with the aim of providing specialised training to coaches who wish to coach Para athletes.

Federation (AETF), and AETF chairman John McIlvaney.Instructors from host country Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain

The U.S. Open which tees off at the Los Angeles Country Club tomorrow will be under the spotlight as the first major in men’s golf since the merger between the Saudi backed LIV circuit and the United States Professional Golfers Association (PGA) was announced earlier this month.

major.Spaniard Jon Rahm won the season's first major at Augusta©Getty ImagesMasters Champion Jon Rahm of Spain

Serbia are set to begin the defence of their International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women’s EuroBasket trophy against Turkey in the Stožice Arena in Llubljana tomorrow.

the lunchtime fare in Group A before the first day of competition is concluded with Latvia against Spain

Maria Conde, a member of Spain’s victorious 2017 squad is expected to be a key factor but most expect Spain

The Underwater Sports and Underwater Activities of Ukraine (UFUA) has been stripped of its National Federation status by the Sports Ministry, in a decision branded "ridiculous" by former vice-president Stanislav Predek whose wife was photographed with the Russian head of the World Underwater Federation (CMAS).

when it recommended a ban on athletes - but defended Arzhanova at CMAS, pointing out she has lived in Spain

Ireland warmed up to the Olympic qualification tournament at this month’s European Games in Kraków-Małopolska by triumphing in the opening leg of the Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series in the Algarve in Portugal.

clinch the men’s title at the Vila Real de Santo Antonio Stadium and Sports Complex.Georgia stunned Spain

World champion Natalia Grossman of the United States earned her second women's boulder win of the season in the Italian town of Brixen, while on the men's side Britain's Toby Roberts earned his first victory on the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Climbing World Cup circuit.

two tops and two zones and one top and two zones respectively.Olympic champion Alberto Ginés López of Spain