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Fritz defeats Nadal on ATP Finals debut

  • Tennis

Rafael Nadal's quest for a first Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals title is off to an inauspicious start after he was beaten by Taylor Fritz.

Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev make up the Red Group.Both world number one Carlos Alcaraz, from Spain




Olympic modern pentathlon champions ask for IOC support in campaign to keep riding

  • Modern Pentathlon

Athletes including reigning Olympic champions Joe Choong and Kate French have written to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the eve of the pivotal International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Congress calling on it to help create a commission to examine necessary reforms in the sport.

athletes and 12 Ukrainians are among the signatories.Athletes from France, Britain, Ireland, Poland, Spain


Human Rights Watch demands Qatari condemnation of Salman's comments

  • World Cup

Human Rights Watch has called on the Qatari Government to condemn 2022 FIFA World Cup ambassador Khalid Salman's comments that homosexuality is "damage in the mind".

December 18 and Salman remains an ambassador alongside the likes of World Cup winners Xavi Hernández of Spain


Vadovičová wins second gold of Para Shooting World Championships

  • Shooting News

Veronika Vadovičová of the Czech Republic won her second gold medal of the Para Shooting World Championships in Al Ain as she clinched victory in the women’s 10 metres air rifle standing.

category gold went to Italy’s Gabrielle Nani with a total of 41.Silver went to Adrian Becker Castillo of Spain


Gay Games holds one-year-to-go celebrations in Guadalajara

  • Gay Games

Guadalajara celebrated the one-year-to-go mark for the 2023 Gay Games with a kickoff event at the Astros de Guadalajara Arena with celebrities attending a festival for the opening of registration.

territory.The Games were set to take place in 2022, but were moved back because of the pandemic too.Valencia in Spain



UEFA hits out at A22's "greedy plan" for European football

  • Football

European Football’s governing body has reacted angrily after A22 Sports Management's latest statement following a meeting regarding a revamped Super League.

year.Originally announced in April 2021, the Super League included 12 founding teams from England, Spain


Paris 2024 table tennis sports manager visits World Para Table Tennis Championships

  • Paris 2024 Paralympics

Table tennis sports manager for Paris 2024 Gilles de la Bourdonnaye has visited the World Para Table Tennis Championships in what is said to underline close cooperation between the Games Organising Committee and the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).

taking place in Granada and are set to conclude on Saturday (November 12).It is the first time that Spain



European Universities Basketball Championship returns to Aveiro in 2023

  • Universiade

Aveiro in Portugal is set to host the European Universities Basketball Championship from July 23 to 30 next year, 22 years after it held the first edition of the event.

to run simultaneously.The European Universities Tennis Championship in 2023 is heading to Granada in Spain


United States win most titles as France bag relay gold at ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship

  • Surfing

The United States were the most successful nation at this year's International Surfing Association (ISA) World SUP and Paddleboard Championship on the American unincorporated territory of Puerto Rico, claiming five titles.

the final, the sixth seed clocked a time of 28.42sec for the win in front of Esperanza Barreras of Spain

qualification.Finally, France won the team relay in 13min 12sec, finishing 16 seconds in front of Japan and 33 ahead of Spain

results across the Championship, France's consistency gave them top spot in the team rankings ahead of Spain


World Para Table Tennis Championships in Granada sets series of firsts

  • Table Tennis News

The 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships is the first edition of the event to use a live-scoring system with all results available in real time on the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) website.

The event, which is being hosted for the first time by Spain, is set to conclude on Saturday (November


Gauff and Krejcikova set for jet lag and second Billie Jean King Cup in Glasgow

  • Tennis

Two players who took part in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, which concludes today, are due to fly to Glasgow in time to make tomorrow’s start of the second edition of the Billie Jean King Cup finals in the Scottish city’s Emirates Arena.

features Switzerland, Canada and Italy, Group B contains Australia, Slovakia and Belgium, Group C features Spain