By Paul OsborneEngland's men were among four teams to be promoted to the championship division of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Championships as they returned to the top tier for the first time in 17 years.

against the Czech Republic secured Italy's safe passage into the final.On the women's side, Brazil and Spain

By Paul OsborneHosts Scotland have stormed to the Cup quarterfinals of the Glasgow Sevens after an enthralling day of action at the Scotstoun Stadium.

The home side recorded three impressive wins over Australia, Spain and United States to make their

defeat to the hosts, Australia ensured their spot in the Cup knock-out phase with back-to-back wins over Spain

Series' third placed team Fiji after they secured three comfortable wins to top Pool C.In the Bowl, Spain

By Nick ButlerLondon 2012 champion Alistair Brownlee has abandoned a triple gold medal bid at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer and will focus only on triathlon events instead of also targeting the 10,000 metres on the track.

world title, and that will mean unseating the reigning champion and 2014 series leader Javier Gomez of Spain

By Nick ButlerA total of 11 cities spanning Asia, North America and Europe are vying to host major equestrian events over the next four years, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has confirmed.

In the more immediate future meanwhile, Barcelona in Spain and Old Salem Farm in North Salem, New York

By Emily GoddardApril 30 - Switzerland has secured gold at the 2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship after beating Sweden 8-6 at the Dumfries Ice Bowl in Scotland.

Curling Championship medal with bronze in Scotland ©World Curling FederationThe bronze medal game saw Spain

You don't know how important this is for curling in Spain."

We are really looking forward to coming back to Spain with our medals."

By Gary AndersonApril 30 - The Gran Canaria Arena will host its first top-level match tomorrow when Gran Canaria take on Barcelona in a Spanish League clash to mark the official opening of the venue following a revamp ahead of this year's International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup.

I haven't stepped onto a court like this before in Spain."

FIBA Basketball World Cup announcedFebruary 2014: Venue and finals passes for Basketball World Cup in Spain

go on saleFebruary 2014: America and Spain could meet in final after draw for 2014 FIBA Basketball World

international attention, the competitiveness of national leagues - and let us remember that both England and Spain

By Zjan ShirinianApril 26 - Nineteen cities are bidding for one of 13 hosting slots for Euro 2020, with London and Munich going head-to-head to stage the final.

announcement reveals dropped bids from Yerevan, Armenia; Athens, Greece; Astana, Kazakhstan; Madrid, Spain

Macedonia• Amsterdam, Netherlands• Bucharest, Romania• Saint Petersburg, Russia• Glasgow, Scotland• Bilbao, Spain

By Zjan ShirinianApril 25 - Turkey has withdrawn its bid to host the final of Euro 2020 and will instead put all its efforts in a bid to stage the whole of the 2024 tournament - raising the possibility of another headache for its Olympic hosting ambitions.

Netherlands• Bucharest, Romania• Saint Petersburg, Russia• Glasgow, Scotland• Belgrade, Serbia• Madrid, Spain

• Bilbao, Spain• Stockholm, Sweden• Donetsk, Ukraine• Wales, Cardiff The successful host cities are

It needs a major reassessment.Victory over world champions Spain this week shows what the British team

have taken in their sport as they pushed to surpass new boundaries of achievement.Tuesday's win over Spain

By David OwenApril 24 - David Sparkes, British Swimming's chief executive, has appealed to private individuals to put their hands in their pockets to ensure that Great Britain's in-form women's water polo team can prepare as well as possible for a make-or-break European Championships in Budapest.

followed up England's double victory in those Commonwealth Championships by beating world champions Spain

funding.Britian's attentions are now firmly fixed on the European Championships after victory over world champions Spain

when they are unexpectedly having to rethink their own futures.Commenting directly on the win over Spain

By Paul OsborneApril 24 - Glasgow will become the home of hockey over the next week as the city gets set to host both the women's Champions Challenge One and the men's Four-Nations competitions.

Scottish women set to face Belgium, India and Korea in Pool A while Pool B features Ireland, South Africa, Spain

and Korea go head-to-head in the other Pool A fixture.Pool A begins with the United States up against Spain

for the British women's water polo team has been called into question after they beat world champions Spain

of guts and bloody-mindedness, the 13 white-capped dervishes succeeded in upsetting world champions Spain

champions is, he confirms, to be made redundant next Wednesday.Britain's victory over world champions Spain

By Zjan ShirinianApril 22 - The stadium hosting the opening game of the FIFA World Cup "will be ready" despite a continuing "race against time", the governing body's secretary general Jérôme Valcke has said.

of the country.The Arena da Baixada will host four group matches including the defending champions Spain