Two of the medallists from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were eliminated from the men's water polo tournament at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships here, with Serbia losing to Croatia and hosts Hungary beaten by defending champions Italy.

quarter, but it was not quite enough and they went down 11-10.Croatia will play the 2019 runners-up Spain

Jamaica's Alia Atkinson has become the first elected chair of the International Swimming Federation's (FINA) Athletes' Committee here, with Russian diver Maria Polyakova also voted onto the panel.

represent high diving, with water polo players Margarita Plevritou of Greece and Felipe Perrone Rocha of Spain

Organisers have confirmed a series of events with only three weeks to go until the Łódź 2022 European Universities Games.

should be submitted.The first edition of the European Universities Games was held in 2012 in Cordoba in Spain

More than 500 young karateka from 45 nations are set to compete in the World Karate Federation (WKF) Youth Cup in Porec.

Italy, reigning world champion Douglas Brose of Brazil and two-time world gold medallist Ivan Leal of Spain

Romania's place at next year's Rugby World Cup in France has been confirmed after a Spanish Rugby Federation (FER) appeal against a points deduction for fielding an ineligible player was rejected.

assured qualification to the next men's World Cup, but the Romanian Rugby Federation later claimed Spain

had fielded an ineligible play in two games.Van den Berg was found to be ineligible to represent Spain

and so the Spanish were accordingly docked 10 points and fined £25,000 ($31,000/€29,500).This dropped Spain

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has confirmed hosts for its World Tour from 2023 to 2026, with the season set to be expanded.

Masters in France - have moved up from Super 100 level to Super 300.They join the Thailand Masters, Spain

Croatia won their third men's title at the Beach Handball World Championships as Germany were crowned as women's winners for the first time.

24-18, for third.In the women's event, Germany clinched their maiden title after a 2-0 victory over Spain

Women’s top seeds Germany suffered a surprise defeat as the knockout stages of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup got underway in Antwerp, Belgium.

highest ranked in the competition, and after breezing past Mongolia 21-9 in the last 16, they edged past Spain

Swimming competition at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships concluded in bizarre fashion here, as American Justin Ress was initially disqualified from the men's 50 metres backstroke final before being reinstated as the gold medallist.

to their free routine combination gold with victory in 95.0333.Italy placed second with 92.2667, and Spain

France and Serbia were victorious in the second day of the water polo competition at the Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games.

France facing Serbia and Montenegro against Portugal in Group B.The afternoon session will then see Spain

Oran is ready to take centre stage as its hosting of the Mediterranean Games are on the horizon, making it the second Algerian city to do so after capital Algiers in 1975.

polo tournament has already begun, prior to tomorrow's Opening Ceremony, and saw Slovenia, Montenegro, Spain

The United States has guaranteed its third consecutive recurve mixed team podium on the international circuit after reaching the discipline's final at the Archery World Cup in Paris.

past Britain, Kazakhstan, and Slovenia 5-1, 6-0, 6-2 en route to the gold medal match.Before losing to Spain

Men's top seeds Serbia continued to look convincing in their campaign at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup in Antwerp, finishing pool A with four wins from four.

beating Romania 18-17, while Germany scraped through in the last match in the pool by beating Japan 17-13.Spain

Coach Andrea Fuentes has said "all is okay" with American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez, after she was forced to rescue the athlete who had lost consciousness and sank to the bottom of the pool in the women's solo free final at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships here.

qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Barcelona last year.Fuentes, a four-time Olympic medallist with Spain

Italy finished the European Fencing Championships with two more titles in the men's épée and foil team events in Antalya, while France claimed the women's sabre gold medal.

Kharlan and Olena Voronina took the bronze by beating Liza Pusztai, Luca Szucs and Renata Katona 45-41.Spain