Barcelona has abandoned plans to bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, it has been reported in Spain

By Paul OsborneOctober 14 - With Sochi 2014 fast approaching, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has named 14 Alpine skiers as ones to look out for in the lead up to the Games.

Bochet, the French star who swept the board at the 2013 IPC World Championships in La Molina, Spain

By Gary AndersonOctober 14 - The French Football Federation (FFF) plans to ask world governing body FIFA to review the seeding system for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-offs as it believes the current format is unfair.

currently lie second in Group I, three points behind the all-conquering world and double European champions Spain

By Mike RowbottomOctober 12 - The players who earned Britain the Olympic hockey title at Seoul 1988 will mark their achievement tonight as they stage a 25th anniversary gala reunion dinner at a London hotel.

Richard Leman is GB Hockey President; Russell Garcia has coached in Spain and Holland; Seoul top scorer

By Nick ButlerOctober 12 - All of the top seeded nations negotiated the opening day of the 2013-2014 Rugby Sevens World Series on the Gold Coast, although it was defending champions New Zealand who were most impressive as they conceded not a single point in their three pool matches.

Australia as they survived a tough 22-14 victory over England after more comfortable triumphs over Spain

exciting finale against Wales after hammering Portugal and defeating Canada while England thrashed Spain

before their South Africa reverse.England's Dan Bibby scored the first hat-trick of the season in the Spain

You think of Spain and you think technical but you think of England and you think they are brave and

By Gary AndersonOctober 9 - In light of ongoing match fixing allegations in Spain, the country's top

Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (LFP), which represents the 42 clubs who play in the top two divisions in Spain

Leaders in Football Conference Earlier this year, Tebas revealed that a total of nine games in Spain

he later apologised for the outburst and said that he had "got it wrong".Match-fixing is a crime in Spain

By Gary AndersonOctober 9 - A new promotion and relegation system is to be introduced for this season's HSBC Seven World Series, which starts in the Gold Coast this week, it has been announced by the International Rugby Board (IRB). 

Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, France, Kenya, New Zealand, Portugal, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa, Spain

By Gary AndersonOctober 4 - After going head to head in the singles final earlier in the week, Britain's Rob Davies and Paul Davies were on the same side of the table as they claimed class one gold in the team events at the European Para Table Tennis Championships in Lignano.

was on hand to see that teammate Patryk Chojnowski enjoyed the same double success as they overcame Spain

By Gary AndersonOctober 4 - The Canadian women's ice hockey squad which will be looking to defend their Universiade title at Trentino 2013 has been announced by Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) today.

Canada will be up against Great Britain, Japan, Russia, Spain and the United States when the Trentino

By Gary AndersonOctober 3 - After going down to surprise defeats yesterday, both France and Serbia resumed normal service in Lignano today by overcoming their semi-final opponents to set-up a final showdown in the men's class five category at the European Para Table Tennis Championships.

securing a vital final group game win over France in straight sets to set up a semi-final match with Spain

"Spain tomorrow will be a massive match," said Paralympic silver medallist Bayley."

By Gary AndersonOctober 2 - The Agitos Foundation, the development arm of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has announced the allocation of more than £528,000 ($856,000/€630,000) of funding for more than 30 projects around the world to help boost participation in Para-sport.

Agitos funds projects such as this Para-sport winter sports youth camp in Spain Some of the

By Duncan MackayOctober 2 - Acrobatics and aerobics are to appear on the programme at the inaugural European Games in Baku in 2015, it has been revealed.

Championships since 1999.There is also a World Championships, which was held in Sofia last year, when Spain

By Gary AndersonSeptember 29 - After a raft of upsets in the women's singles events on the opening day of action at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) European Para Table Tennis Championships, it was the men's competition that threw up some surprises on day two in Lignano.

the games ratio system which seen him finish third behind Serbia's Goran Perlic and Iker Sastre of Spain

By Nick ButlerSeptember 29 - Britain's Jodie Stimpson and Switzerland's Sven Riederer won the inaugural men and women's titles as Alicante hosted its first ever International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup event.

the contest remained close as Riederer eventually won by a mere two seconds from Vicente Hernandez of Spain