A few years back I was in Romania to cover Arsenal’s Champions League match against Steaua Bucharest, and, finding myself with a few spare moments - this was before online journalism had fully gripped its denizens - I visited the Palace of the Parliament grandiloquently established by the former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, who was by then deposed, disgraced and dead.

to immediate international incidents.At the 2003 Davis Cup final in Melbourne between Australia and Spain

Novak Djokovic starred as Serbia booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Australia.

will now play France in a crucial last group match.In Group C, world number one Rafael Nadal helped Spain

through as Japan beat Georgia 2-1 to also record a second victory.Rafael Nadal was in good form as Spain

Tkemaladze's 6-2, 6-4 win over Toshihide Matsui and Ben McLachlan in the doubles.The final group match between Spain

The number of full International Olympic Committee (IOC) members has dipped temporarily back below the one hundred mark, after seven senior members reached the end of their respective terms.

post-dates December 1999.José Perurena, the 74-year-old President of International Canoe Federation from Spain

inaugural Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Australia, as top-ranked Rafael Nadal helped Spain

Every ace served at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup, which begins tomorrow, will raise money to support people and communities across Australia affected by the devastating bushfires.

and is due to get underway on January 20.Serbia, France, South Africa and Chile are in Group A with Spain

Serbia against South Africa at Pat Rafter Arena on Saturday (January 4), while Nadal will play for Spain

Japan's flagship football match, the final of the Emperor's Cup, today officially inaugurated the New National Stadium in Tokyo built for this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Villa.Following an injury-shortened season, the 38-year-old striker, who holds the record for most goals by a Spain

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium will be used for the first time when the final of the Emperor's Cup takes place at the venue tomorrow.

tournament.A number of footballing legends are will take to the pitch, with Andres Iniesta and David Villa of Spain

Alpine skier Abigail Vieira is set to become the first athlete to represent Trinidad and Tobago at the Winter Youth Olympic Games after qualifying for Lausanne 2020. 

Vieira appeared at a media event at the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) House in Port of Spain

Ten years ago, at the end of the Noughties, I was given the perfect laptop bag. It is sturdy, compact and sensibly compartmentalised. I still take it on every overseas trip. 

battles, pitting the best of the best from the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Russia and Spain

World Half Marathon gold medallist Sammy Kiprop Kitwara is the latest leading Kenyan runner to be banned for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced.

by Kitwara include winning the Valencia Marathon in 2015 in 2:05:15 - the fastest time ever run in Spain

Tokyo’s new Olympic centrepiece opened with a flourish in an event called "Hello our Stadium".

home-and-away basis and then a host was selected to stage the semi-finals and final.This honour fell to Spain

UK Sport announced a funding boost for basketball, archery, fencing, skateboarding and wheelchair fencing for next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

travel to China in February for an Olympic qualification tournament where they will face the hosts, Spain

FIFA has announced Costa Rica and Panama will co-host the Under-20 Women’s World Cup next year.

, with the South American Under-20 Women’s Championship set to decide a further two places.Germany, Spain

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Executive Council approved a list of 48 international technical officials for next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo. 

Jon Burford of the United States, Matt Wells of Australia, Sergio Giordano of Canada, Tonia Gomez of Spain

ongoing progress of major karate events was discussed at the Karate 1-Premier League meeting in Madrid, Spain

attended by delegations from Karate-1 Premier League events in Paris (France), Dubai (UAE), Madrid (Spain