Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Championships, are due to begin in La Molina in north-east Spain

By Emily GoddardFebruary 8 - Three-time Paralympic gold medallist Alana Nichols and two-time champion Chris Devlin-Young will lead a 13-strong United States team at the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Championships in La Molina, it was confirmed today.

We are sending very talented teams to La Molina, Spain, for the World Championships and Sochi, Russia

By James CrookFebruary 6 - The draw has been made for the 2013 European Wheelchair Basketball Championships, with reigning men's champions Great Britain drawn alongside European silver medallists, and this year's hosts, Germany in the pick of the draw.

successful team in the tournament's history, seven-time winners France, will take on 2011 bronze medallists Spain

won the last six tournaments in succession, reaching the final in every tournament, will face France, Spain

By Emily GoddardJanuary 28 - The United States has maintained its position as the most powerful sporting nation since 2006 after confirming its dominance at the London 2012 Olympics Games, according to the Havas Sports & Entertainment Great Nations of Sport ranking.

necessary equipment to be competitive in a wide range of sports.Conversely, China and thirteenth placed Spain

By Mike RowbottomJanuary 27 - Dame Kelly Holmes has said the goals she set for her On Camp With Kelly project - which has formally come to an end after nine years of operation - have "definitely been surpassed".

where a group attended the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and supported several members taking part - Spain

By Emily GoddardJanuary 26 - Ivan Parejo, Spain's current aerobic gymnastic individual world champion, has been awarded the Medal of Recognition by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) after claiming his second world title in June last year in Sofia.

points, with the highest score for artistry in the individual men's final, 9.100.With Parejo's win, Spain

By Tom DegunJanuary 26 - Miguel Carballeda has been unanimously re-elected to serve a third four-year term as President of the Spanish National Paralympic Committee.

We must also push hard for unity across the Paralympic Movement in Spain in order to succeed in our current

By Duncan MackayJanuary 25 - Madrid 2020 have appointed Prince Felipe de Borbón as Honorary President of its bid to host the Olympics and Paralympics, they have announced. 

the flag again for the Madrid 2020 bid, which is not just for the city of Madrid but for the whole of Spain

By James CrookJanuary 24 - Russia are considering a bid to host the 2019 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup, according to Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) Commissioner, Alexander Krasnenkov.

Last November FIBA changed the calendar so that after the 2014 World Cup in Spain, the next edition

By Duncan MackayJanuary 20 - Former top abled-bodied skier Matthias Lanzinger is emerging as one of the favourites for a gold medal at the Paralympics in Sochi next year. 

nbsp;"Lanzinger's next major target is the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in La Molina, Spain

By Tom DegunDepending on whether you believe rumours or not, which can always be a dangerous thing at even at the best of times, modern pentathlon is whispered to be one of the sports currently in real danger of being kicked off the Olympic Games sports programme.At this stage, they are one of a number of sports which appear to be in a similarly precarious position as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board prepares to meet to discuss the situation next month.That vital meeting in Lausanne on February 12 and 13 will see the Executive Board discuss which of...

That is because new IOC Executive Board member Juan Antonio Samaranch junior of Spain is first vice-president

By Duncan MackayJanuary 19 - Tony Larkin has been replaced as head coach of the England and Great Britain blind football team after 17 years in charge by Graham Keeley. 

year-old has been involved in blind football since 1989 and his first international match was against Spain

the team's results over the last four years and the real problem was ever since 2009 when they beat Spain

culmination of results over a period of time and, at the Paralympics, we could not turn draws into wins over Spain

By Duncan MackayJanuary 16 - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy today urged the country to unite behind Madrid's bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in the same they did Barcelona 1992.

be the largest capital in Europe never to have hosted the Olympics and Botela believes that all of Spain

 "This is an Olympic bid by the whole of Spain, one that goes beyond the city and is a national

We have every faith in the sporting and organisational ability of Spain," said Blanco."

By Duncan MackayJanuary 11 - Madrid's bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics has been given a boost after Hassan Moustafa, President of the International Handball Federation (IHF), claimed the sport's World Championships, which opened there tonight, would not be affected by Spain's economic crisis. 

Madrid 2020 officials are hoping to use the Championships, which is taking place across six cities in Spain

Spain is affected by the financial crisis but the World Championship is not," he said.

Spain won the opening match of the tournament tonight, beating Algeria 27-14 before a crowd of 7,500

By James CrookJanuary 10 - The British Basketball Association (BBA) have announced plans to establish a professional basketball league in the United Kingdom, which they hope to launch in November 2014.

British player not to have attended an American college to compete in the NBA, having forged a career in Spain