Japan got off to the perfect start at the World Judo Championships here in Tashkent as Natsumi Tsunoda and Naohisa Takato secured both gold medals available on the opening day of competition.

Scutto of Italy beat third-place finisher at the Budapest 2021 World Championships Julia Figueroa of Spain

Gianni Merlo has been re-elected as President of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) for a fifth term at the AIPS Congress in Rome.

Austria's Josef Langer.Morad Moutaouakkil of Morocco, Ernesto Ortiz of Uruguay, Juan Antonio Prieto of Spain

Spain and Portugal have added Ukraine to their joint bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

committee in charge of the bid.No changes have been announced to the current stadia proposed, however, with Spain

 "The Ukrainian arrival does not alter the established roadmap - Spain maintains its 11 venues and

has been added to the bid while fighting against the Russian invasion ©Getty Images"The candidacy of Spain

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) and United World Wrestling (UWW) recently held a joint training programme for referees during the FISU World Cup Combat Sports in a bid to increase the number of officials at their events.

programme ©Getty ImagesUWW-certified referee educator and two-time Olympic referee Carlos Garcia from Spain

Spain finished the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Marathon World Championships in Ponte de

medals came on the final day as Fernando Pimenta and Jose Ramalho won the K2 men’s title.Table toppers Spain

Singaporean Max Maeder has sealed back-to-back gold medals at the Formula Kite European Championships, although the title of men's continental champion goes to runner-up Toni Vodisek of Slovenia.

first heat of the final - came out on top in the women's event.Nolot capitalised on Gisela Pulido of Spain

A record 145,519 fans attended the Women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney.

total attendance was more than double the number of fans that went to matches at the 2018 edition in Spain

International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping Nations Cup at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona in Spain

Netherlands - the defending champions - took fourth place after accumulating eight points.Britain, Spain

World Karate Federation (WKF) Organising Commission chairman Esteban Perez travelled to Bali to participate in the first technical delegates meeting of the 2023 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games.

transport and suppliers as Bali prepares to become the second host following Qatari capital Doha in 2019.Spain

World Sailing has announced its finalists for the 2022 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award, with four initiatives shortlisted for their proactive ideas within the sailing and marine industry.

Ecomar, founded by two-time Olympic champion Theresa Zabell, focuses on sustainability education in Spain

The United States and Poland have been drawn together for this season's Billie Jean King Cup which could see a rematch of this year's French Open women's singles final between the respective countries' Coco Gauff and Iga Świątek.

Group B before a Group C clash between Kazakhstan and Britain closes out the opening day.Belgium and Spain

topYouth World ChampionshipsThe latest edition of the Youth World Championships took place in La Nucía in Spain

between November 14 and 26 in 2022.Spain was awarded the event in September 2022 and competition took

place at the Ciudad Deportiva Camilo Cano arena.It was the first global level boxing event in Spain,

in total - 13 for men and 12 for women.The Youth World Championships last took place in La Nucía in Spain

Host nation Georgia gave the home spectators every reason to walk away from the Olympic Sports Palace in a celebratory mood after topping the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) European Championships medal table in Tbilisi.

under-61.2kg and women's under-61.2kg striking gold medals.Smolkova initially bested Carmen Lopez of Spain

All eyes will be on the Netherlands and their title defence as the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping Nations Cup Final begins tomorrow in Barcelona.

the Olympic Games in the French capital.However, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Norway, Spain

American shooter Derrick Scott Mein produced a near faultless performance to claim men’s trap gold at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Championship Shotgun in Croatian city Osijek.

targets for bronze, while Australia’s Catherine Skinner came fourth with 10.The result sees France, Spain