Spain finish on high with Russia scalp

Spain have finished seventh in the women's water polo event after beating host nation Russia 15-10 at the World Swimming Championship in Kazan this afternoon.

Four goals from Roser Tarrago and three from Laura Lopez helped Spain conclude their tournament on a high following defeats by China and USA in recent outings.

They led 5-3 at the end of the first quarter but a hat-trick from Evgeniya Ivanova restored the competitive element in the second as the Spaniards boasted a slender 8-7 lead at half time.

However, Spain raced into a 12-8 lead to wrest the match back from their Russian counterparts en route to the victory.

Later today, USA and the Netherlands go head to head in the gold-medal match, with Australia facing Italy in the earlier game to determine bronze.