Cuban taekwondo practitioner, an Olympic bronze medalist from London 2012 Robelis Despaigne (+80 kg) signed a contract with UFC and is looking for his debut. 

The golf world is in shock. The world number three, Spanish golfer Jon Rahm, has been expelled from the PGA and the American circuit due to his signing with the Saudi Liv Golf league.

For the first time in history, it's not been two, but six athletes who have been awarded by World Athletics: Tigist Assefa, Mondo Duplantis, Kelvin Kiptum, Faith Kipyegon, Noah Lyles, and Yulimar Rojas were announced as World Athletes of the Year for 2023 during the ceremony in the Principality of Monaco.

2022 European Champion, Gemma Howell yesterday, December 11, announced her retirement from judo. During a highly successful judo career, Gemma reached the podium for Great Britain Judo at the European Championships in Sofia and Tel Aviv, represented Team GB at two Olympic Games (London and Tokyo) and picked up multiple medals on the IJF World Tour.

The main round of the Women's Handball World Championship ended on Monday with all the favourites through to the quarter-finals, which will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday.

A spectacle is guaranteed. Rafa Nadal, former ATP number one and one of the greatest players in history, will face his compatriot, also former number one, Carlos Alcaraz. Nothing new so far. Both tennis players have faced each other several times with important titles at stake. However, this time everything changes because it will be in Las Vegas and in an exhibition match. Netflix has organized this duel scheduled for March 3 in Las Vegas. The venue will be the Michelob Ultra Arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort, and obviously, there won't be any titles at stake, but there will be a spectacular show.

In the case of Alcaraz, the upcoming season is a new opportunity to reclaim the throne of world tennis, now occupying the number 2 spot, only surpassed by the power of Serbian Novak Djokovic.

Last week was important for European Judo not only because of the European Champions League in Belgrade, but also because of the EJU Ordinary Congress which was held again in Serbia’s capital.

We met with the International Boxing Association (IBA) general secretary in Yerevan during the 2023 IBA Junior World Championships. Roberts was chosen as Interim Secretary in June 2023 after serving as the Development Director for several years. Later in September he was elected as permanent Secretary and Executive Director.

Syd Millar CBE, former president of the International Rugby Board (IRB) from 2003 to 2007, was honored by the global organization following his demise at the age of 89.

The inaugural T20 match between West Indies and England on 12 December will be the testing ground. On that day, a new clock will be put to the test thanks to the approval of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in its effort to accelerate the pace of this sport and make it more appealing.

Three premier Taekwondo events are coming to Wuxi next week as the capital of Taekwondo in China prepares to host some of the world’s best athletes for the final international events of the year and the latest opportunities to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The Argentinians defeated Australia 45-12 in the men's final, securing the first title of the Sevens season in Cape Town. With this victory and the runner-up position in Dubai, they now lead the World Circuit. In the women's category, Australia took home the gold and the top spot.

The European Taekwondo Under-21 Championships 2023 took place in Bucharest, Romania from December 7 to 10.