The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has threatened to boycott the upcoming African Nations Championship unless host country Algeria agrees to its requests.

dispute over Western Sahara has caused a deep-rooted rift and mistrust between Algeria and Morocco since Spain

The group of 12 countries to take part in the men and women’s rugby sevens tournament when the sport makes its debut at the European Games in Kraków Małopolska later this year has been announced.

both finished fourth at Tokyo 2020.They will be joined in the men’s event by Belgium, Czech Republic, Spain

Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Romania.In the women’s event, Belgium, Czech Republic, Spain

Olympic champion Justine Dufour-Lapointe says she is set for a "new chapter" in her career after announcing she is to join the Freeride World Tour.

edition across five countries.The first stop of the 2023 edition is scheduled to be at Baqueira Beret in Spain

FIFA World Cup winners Argentina have climbed up to second but continue to trail South American rivals Brazil in the men's world rankings.

respectively.Beaten quarter-finalists The Netherlands and Portugal are sixth and ninth respectively, while Spain

Manolo Romero, who was pivotal to the growth of the Olympic Games globally by founding the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), has died at the age of 81 following a battle with cancer.

the pioneers of host broadcasting as a concept, first rolling this out at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain

Tenerife in Spain is set to host the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Intercontinental Cup

Paralympic gold medallist Ivan Potekhin has been appointed as the new President of the All-Russian Football Federation for Persons with Cerebral Palsy at a special conference in Moscow.

February.The ban meant that Russia were unable to defend their World CP Football Championships title in Spain

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has thanked its law enforcement partners in the European Union (EU), after they successfully seized more than €40 million (£35.3 million/$42.5 million) worth of counterfeit medicine and doping substances.

Operation Shield, this was coordinated by Europol and was led by investigators in France, Greece, Italy and Spain

International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Tayyab Ikram has acclaimed the Nations Cup as "a very welcome addition to our events portfolio and an all round resounding success".

India beat host nation Spain 1-0 to win the inaugural women’s tournament held in Valencia last weekend.Earlier

India's women lifted the first FIH Nations Cup with victory over hosts Spain in the final in Valencia

International Equestrian Federation (FEI) have reunited Tokyo Olympic course designers Santiago Varela of Spain

Canada's team of 17 athletes was one of the biggest at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships that ended in Bogotá, Colombia on Friday (December 16) - only three short of the maximum 20.

one of the biggest names in weightlifting history, a World Championship medallist who has coached in Spain

I'm getting tired of it - we're thinking of getting into the system in Spain."

don't change, it's only going to get worse.”Brayan Ibanez could dich Canada in favour of competing for Spain

Nick Varbanov, son of the one of the world's great weightlifters, is planning a return to competition after a break of more than three years but he has not committed to becoming an international lifter for Canada, where he lives.

the most promising young weightlifters in Canada.Brayan Ibanez could switch allegiance from Canada to Spain

Group line-ups and dates for next year's Women's Softball World Cup - the first to be played under a new two-stage format - have been confirmed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).

The first phase is due to be held from July 11 to 26, with Spain, Italy and Ireland each hosting a group.Two

determined are due to face off.Group B will be played in Valencia from July 18 to 22.The Netherlands, Spain

Fifty thousand tickets have been sold for next year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest just four days after becoming available, with Men's World Athlete of the Year Mondo Duplantis appearing the biggest draw so far.

from Britain, the United States and Germany have been quickest to secure tickets, but spectators from Spain

Both winners on day nine of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships were Olympic medallists from the Arab world - Sara Samir from Egypt at 76 kilograms and Meso Hassona from Qatar at 102kg.

between first place and sixth.The snatch medals went to Reza Dehdar of Iran on 177kg, Marcos Ruiz of Spain