By Gary AndersonAugust 31 - Belarusia bagged the gold medal in the general competition event at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Kyiv.

winners Italy with Olympic champions Russia finishing in third.In a high quality competition, Russia and Spain

By Gary AndersonAugust 31 - Carlos Morais was the hero for Angola as he top-scored with 21 points to help his side win back the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) African Championship title against rivals Egypt in Abidjan.

2012 Nigeria, have missed out on an automatic qualification spot for next year's FIBA World Cup in Spain

By Gary AndersonAugust 30 - It was a golden day for the United States at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Para-Cycling World Championships in Baie-Comeau as no fewer than five of its riders topped the podium in the time trial events.

Aaron Keith claimed his first world title in the men's C2 finishing ahead of Maurice Eckhard Tio of Spain

champion Jones reigned supreme in the C2 category coming home first ahead of Raquel Acinas Poncelas of Spain

Juan Jose Mendez of Spain just edged out Germany's Michael Teuber in an exciting finish to the men's

Basketball Federation (FIBA) to celebrate reaching the one year to go mark for the 2014 World Cup in Spain

for the tournament.Seven of those 24 spots have been taken, as the automatic qualifiers, host nation Spain

By Emily GoddardAugust 29 - The 2014 Champions Challenge 1, the winner's of which will qualify for the 2016 Champions Trophy, for men and women will take place in Malaysia and Scotland respectively, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced today.

and the women starting a day later but finishing on the same date.Featuring teams from New Zealand, Spain

women's tournament, meanwhile, will see South Korea, the United States, South Africa, India, Belgium, Spain

By Gary AndersonAugust 28 - The first day of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Sprint World Championships in Duisberg saw Great Britain claim six medals in total with Jeanette Chippington bagging three golds equalling her haul from last year's event.

Chippington's compatriot Emma Wiggs also won gold along with Javier Reja of Spain and the Ukraine's Oleksandr

By Gary AndersonAugust 20 - Reigning Paralympic champion Adam Hall of New Zealand is gearing up to defend his slalom standing gold medal at Sochi 2014 by using the start of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing season on home snow to fine tune his performance and assess his opponents.

World Championships with third goldFebruary 2013: IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships get underway in Spain

By Gary AndersonAugust 19 - Kinsale Yacht Club in Cork, Ireland will play host to more than 100 competitors from 18 countries this week as the International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) World Sailing Championships take place from August 22 to 30.

Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, Canada, the United States and Russia as well as from Norway, Italy, France, Spain

By Gary AndersonAugust 18 - Scotland's Catriona Matthew ensured history was made at the Colorado Golf Club by sinking the putt that saw Europe win the Solheim Cup for the first time in the backyard of rivals the United States as the holders also retained the trophy for the first time with an emphatic 18-10 victory.

Despite Britttany Lang pulling a point back for the US by beating Azahara Munoz of Spain, the next five

By James CrookAugust 18 - Italy have won the 2013 International Aquatics Federation (FINA) World Men's Junior Water Polo Championships in the Hungarian city of Szombathely with a 10-7 win over Croatia.

to seal third place.America finished in fifth place in the position playoffs with a 9-7 victory over Spain

By David OwenAugust 16 - RTÉ Sport has secured "extensive" broadcast rights to screen the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Ireland.

the IOC and the European Broadcast Union (EBU).Six major European markets - France, Germany, Italy, Spain

By Gary AndersonAugust 14 - Ukrainian swimmers dominated the third day of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Swimming Championships as they bagged an impressive six gold medals to put them well ahead in the medal table with 36 overall.

collection.In the men's 4x50m freestyle relay, Brazil came out on top in a very competitive race which saw Spain

By Emily GoddardAugust 13 - International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Leandro Negre has praised the Indian hockey league brought in earlier this year to breathe new life into the sport in the nation.

50 international athletes from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Netherlands, Germany, Malaysia, Spain

At London 2012 Britain performed creditably in losing to the eventual runners-up Spain by just a single

four attempts with a 100 per cent record, whilst both sides secured places at the 2014 World Cup in Spain