By Gary AndersonThe Dinghy Academy in Valencia, Spain has been announced as the first International Sailing

By Gary AndersonChina mounted a stunning comeback against Belarus at the Basketball World Championship for Women to secure a quarter-final place, while Canada, France and Serbia all made it through to the last-eight in Turkey.

to take place in Istanbul.China's reward for their late comeback is a clash with European champions Spain

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By Gary AndersonBritain's basketball teams could be set for a dramatic funding reprieve after Sports Minister Helen Grant called on the two main funding agencies to work together to secure the future of the men's and women's national sides.

AFP/Getty ImagesBut the men's senior team failed to qualify for this year's Basketball World Cup in Spain

By Gary AndersonThe International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has announced the nominations for the 2014 World Sailor of the Year Awards, which sees Australian Mathew Belcher nominated for a fourth time, while James Spithill makes the cut after leading Oracle Team USA to a dramatic win in this year's America's Cup.

successive win after he became the youngest skipper in history to lead his team to victory in Valencia, Spain

By Gary AndersonSome of the game's leading female players have filed a lawsuit against FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) in a dispute over the use of artificial turf at next year's Women's World Cup in Canada.

Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain

American Abby Wambach.Also named in the lawsuit are US internationals Alex Morgan and Heather O'Reilly, Spain

By Gary AndersonDavid Kellett of Australia is set to receive the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Beppe Croce Trophy in recognition of his outstanding voluntary contribution to the sport.

Europe and the Americas when he receives the honour at the ISAF Council meeting in Palma de Mallorca, Spain

By Gary AndersonSpain and Australia claimed impressive victories at the Basketball World Championship for Women to top their respective groups and secure automatic qualification for the quarter-finals in Turkey.

Ankara.Veteran forward Sancho Lyttle was the star of the show, registering 17 points and 14 rebounds for Spain

By Gary AndersonFIFA is set to press ahead with plans to use artificial turf for next year's Women's World Cup in Canada, despite a number of the top players in the game threatening to launch a lawsuit claiming gender discrimination.

A coalition of some of the top names in women's football from Germany, Brazil, Spain and the United States

American Abby Wambach.Also named in the lawsuit are US internationals Alex Morgan and Heather O'Reilly, Spain

By Gary AndersonBroadcast figures for this year's Sailing World Championships in Santander broke all previous records, with an all-time high of 24 networks providing coverage of the event form the Spanish coast, it has been announced. 

10 Olympic classes in Santander over 10 ten days of action from September 12 to 21.King Felipe VI of Spain

By David OwenFIFA's ruling Executive Committee has approved the renewal of the Club Protection Programme (CPP) - the scheme designed to remove a longstanding bone of contention by compensating clubs when players they employ are injured on international duty - for a further four years.

destination of €10.4 million (£8.1 million/$13.2 million), or 38.5 per cent, of the money, followed by Spain

By Zjan ShirinianPolitical chiefs in Lucerne are pinning their hopes on the financial backing of the Swiss Government to set the wheels in motion for a bid to stage the 2021 Winter Universiade.

Winter Universiade was held in Trentino, Italy, with the 2015 edition to be co-hosted by Granada in Spain

By Gary AndersonA number of Spanish athletes have enrolled at the San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM) as part of an ongoing initiative run by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE).

was held at COE headquarters in Madrid and was attended by a number of leaders of athletes groups in Spain

of Eternal Friendship".14:16 It seems to have happened a few time in football, as early as 1954 when Spain

By Daniel EtchellsSpain and Russia successfully defended their group competition world titles in the five clubs and the three balls and two ribbons respectively, as the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships drew to a close in Izmir.

nations came into the event finals on the back of disappointing all-around results yesterday, where Spain

By Daniel EtchellsPoland's Michał Kwiatkowski has claimed the men's road race title on the final day of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships in Ponferrada.

Spain initially set the pace on the last lap but when Kwiatkowski attacked he caught the home team off-guard.Valverde