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

By Daniel EtchellsHosts Turkey snatched a dramatic late win against France in Group B on the opening day of the International Basketball Federation World Championship for Women.

Group A, last year's EuroBasket Most Valuable Player, Sancho Lyttle, had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Spain

By Gary AndersonUnited States Olympic Committee (USOC) chief executive Scott Blackmun believes a successful bid from Eugene to host the 2019 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships will provide a big boost for any potential bid from the US for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

land the Championships in 2019 after narrowly losing out to London for the 2017 edition.Barcelona in Spain

By Zjan ShirinianThe Gibraltar Football Association (FA) is appealing FIFA's decision to deny its bid to become a member.

it was not recognised as a country.The sovereignty of Gibraltar, which borders the southern tip of Spain

little disappointing that, but the World Championships are going on at the same time in Ponferrada, Spain

following a meeting of its Management Committee during the Road Cycling World Championships in Ponferrada, Spain

Scotland, Wales, Spain and Germany have all had the honour but never, before now, has an Irishman led

By Daniel EtchellsAustralian Campbell Flakemore claimed the under-23 individual time trial title on a rain soaked second day at the 2014 International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships in Ponferrada.

 Regional funding provide funding to guarantee 2014 World Road Cycling Championships will remain in Spain

One of the oldest sports in existence and requiring greater levels of skills, concentration and consistency than just about any other, archery, taking place at the iconic Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, is set to be a surprise package of Baku 2015.

respectively, with Great Britain and Poland also losing their opening matches as Belarus, Slovenia, Russia, Spain

Emily GoddardSlava Corn, first vice-president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), has given officials clear guidelines of what is expected of them at this week's World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships "to show the world that we have a beautiful sport".

more open than it was," Charkashyna said, noting the increased presence of clubs in countries like Spain

By Paul OsborneThe Shooting World Championships drew to a close in Granada today as the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) flag was handed to the South Korea Shooting Federation and the city of Changwon as it prepares to host the next edition of the event.

More than 2,000 athletes from 94 nations made the trip to Spain for the event, competing in 15 Olympic

"Compared with the just ended World Championship in Spain earlier this month, where they performed not

By Daniel EtchellsHans-Joachim Eckert, chairman of the Adjudicatory Chamber of FIFA's Ethics Committee, has today warned a decision in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups bidding corruption inquiry is unlikely to be made until next spring.

respectively.There were a total of nine bidders for the two tournaments with Russia, England, Holland/Belgium and Spain

By Zjan ShirinianLondon's Wembley Stadium has been picked as host of the Euro 2020 final and semi-finals, with UEFA choosing the 13 cities that will stage games for the tournament.

Romania• Glasgow, Scotland• Bilbao, SpainOf these eight countries, only Belgium, The Netherlands and Spain

By Zjan ShirinianThe International Cycling Union Road World Championships (UCI) is set to be the most watched ever, with more countries and territories than before broadcasting the action.

Sports & Media for the Championships, which are due to begin on Sunday (September 21) in Ponferrada, Spain