By Gary AndersonApril 17 - French Alpine skier Marie Bochet has been chosen as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Best Female Athlete at Sochi 2014 after a public vote.

standing class.Bochet swept the board at last year's IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in La Molina, Spain

By Zjan ShirinianApril 16 - The bidding process for the 2019 and 2023 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Basketball World Cup has opened.

the 17th to be held, although the rest have been called World Championships, is due to be staged in Spain

By Gary AndersonApril 15 - Powerade has launched a global campaign called "There's Power In Every Game" in the build-up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup featuring Spanish legend Andrés Iniesta and a number of young athletes who have faced adversity in their lives.

out-of-home adverts and documentary-style films.FC Barcelona star Iniesta, who bagged the winning goal for Spain

By Emily GoddardApril 15 - More tickets for the sold-out 2014 Basketball World Cup final will go on sale today following high demand in the first two months, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced.

and the third-place game the day before in Madrid's Palacio de los Deportes, which could see hosts Spain

international FIBA Basketball World Cup tourFebruary 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

By Nick ButlerApril 14 - A "Collaboration Convention" has been signed between the International Judo Federation (IJF) and the International University Sports Federation (FISU) in order to promote judo further at a student level. 

academy in partnership with the Semmelweis University in Budapest and we have projects in Turkey or in Spain

By Gary AndersonApril 10 - The full match schedule for the 2014 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Basketball World Cup has been revealed, as 24 teams do battle across six Spanish cities later this year.

group being staged in four different locations.Group A will be based in Granada and will see hosts Spain

action, with September 1 a rest day for groups C and D, while groups A and B will sit out September 2.Spain

medal match will take place on September 13, before the final is held on September 14 in Madrid.Hosts Spain

international FIBA Basketball World Cup tourFebruary 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

tour tomorrow to promote the 2014 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup taking place in Spain

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By Emily GoddardApril 9 - The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has revealed it has received 21 candidates - six women and 15 men - for its first ever Athletes' Committee elections.

silver medallist Robert van der Horst of the Netherlands, Beijing 2008 silver medallist Santi Freixa of Spain

By Gary AndersonApril 9 - The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced the match schedule for this year's Pacific Nations Cup which sees rivals the United States and Canada, and Fiji and Samoa, clash on a mouth-watering final day.

competitions will be held this summer including the IRB Tbilisi Cup which will see Georgia hosting Spain

By Emily GoddardApril 3 - The British city of Hereford is set to welcome some of the world's greatest blind footballers as it prepares to host the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Quad Nations Tournament next month.

facing Paralympic and world champions Brazil, European champions and London 2012 bronze medallists Spain

By Zjan ShirinianApril 1 - Canada and the United States will go head-to-head for the right to stage the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Equestrian Games 2018, after both bids signed host agreements.

August 23 to September 7.Before Lexington in 2010, the Games were held in Aachen in Germany, Jerez in Spain

has been presented with the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit by King Juan Carlos I of Spain

lost the use of her legs and along with a career in sport, she has also spent time as a politician in Spain

son Mariano Menor Jr, while Queen Sofia and the Honorary President of National Paralympic Committee Spain

By Gary AndersonApril 1 - The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has expressed its delight at the quality and depth of the bids presented by the four candidates vying to host the 2018 Sailing World Championships.

ask the Panel to review its decision.The ISAF World Championships were launched in 2003 when Cadiz in Spain

By David OwenApril 1 - A pool earmarked to serve as a high performance base for British water polo is expected to open later this year - a few months after the team was stripped of its funding by UK Sport.

Britain's women came last in the London 2012 water polo competition, losing 9-7 to eventual runners-up Spain

in the Olympic women's water polo competition in London in August 2012, though it lost only 9-7 to Spain

By Gary AndersonMarch 31 - New Zealand sailors Alex Maloney and Molly Meech will be looking to get back amongst the World Cup medals in Mallorca this week after taking a break from the circuit following their win at the inaugural 49erFX World Championships last year.

since, taking part in a number of practice races, but are returning to competitive action in Mallorca, Spain