By Duncan MackayApril 17 - Changwon was today chosen to host the 2018 World Championships by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) at its meeting in London after the South Korean Government pledged more than $3 million ($5 million/€3.5 million) to rebuild the existing venues and to organise the event.

among all the sports, with over 2,300 participants.The next Championship are due to be held in Granada, Spain

By David GoldApril 15 - Australian Erin Densham followed up on a World Cup win in Mooloolaba last month by claiming the opening leg of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Series, while Steffen Justus of Germany won the men's race in Sydney.

and the latter who has already qualified for London 2012, while 2011 Sydney winner Javier Gómez of Spain

By Mike RowbottomApril 15 - Kenenisa Bekele, clocking the fastest 10 kilometres time in the world so far this year, easily beat a field including some of Europe's top distance runners to win the Great Ireland Run by a huge margin in Dublin.

IAAF) Silver Label event.The 29-year-old Ethiopian finished almost a minute ahead of Ayad Lamdassem of Spain

By Duncan Mackay in MoscowApril 14 - The world got its first look at the early plans of the five cities bidding for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics when they each made 10 minute presentations at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly here today.

2016, conducted more than half of their presentation in Spanish.They also boasted during a video of Spain

By Tom DegunApril 13 - Montenegro (pictured left), Spain, Greece and Romania have all secured a spot

Montenegro won the competition by beating Spain 12-9 in a thrilling final match while Greece took the

player the London 2012 Olympics.He was followed by Ioannis Fountoulis of Greece and Felipe Perrone of Spain

By David GoldApril 12 - The world's top two tennis players, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, are to resume their rivalry on the turf at Real Madrid's Bernabéu stadium on July 14 in a special charity match, the Spanish football giant has announced.

Madrid and Rafa Nadal foundations to help people in need.The game will take place on the same day that Spain

By David GoldApril 10 - Two times Olympic gold medallists Croatia has qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games handball tournament following the European men's qualifiers.

it defeated beat in its final qualifier in Varazdin, Croatia, as well as Sweden, Hungary, Serbia and Spain

Veselin Vukovic's Serbia team made it out of qualifiers in Alicante, Spain, after crushing Algeria, having

Championships silver medal, we will now take part in the Olympics and next year's World Championships in Spain

Spain (pictured below, versus Poland) also qualified after beating Algeria and Poland in style in Alicante

following the round-robin section, the top four teams in each will advance to the quarter-finals.France and Spain

Whitlock, for the Seoul Olympics in 1988 topped the charts in 17 countries, including Austria, Spain

By Duncan MackayApril 7 - Spain has pledged that it is fully behind the fight against drugs in an attempt

against doping".But three years ago in the final few months of the campaign for 2016 Howman warned Spain

new law on doping were less restrictive than WADA guidelines and that they needed to be changed if Spain

system as "an intolerable persecution".Since then there have been several high-profile incidents in Spain

"People must understand that Spain is putting a great deal of effort into fighting against doping."

By David GoldApril 4 - Sochi 2014 have installed a "no smoking" sign in the Olympic Park to signal their commitment to a smoke free Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

places within the next few years – and follow similar moves which have taken place in China, Britain and Spain

By Duncan MackayApril 2 - Pal Schmitt, one of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) most respected members who was once a leading candidate to lead the Movement, today resigned as President of Hungary following public pressure over a plagiarism scandal which saw him stripped of his university doctorate.

Schmitt later became a diplomat, serving as Hungary's Ambassador to Spain between 1993 and 1997 and Switzerland

strong winds put paid to racing on the final day of the RS:X Windsurfing World Championships in Cadiz, Spain

By David GoldMarch 22 - The British men and women's basketball teams are to stop in Sheffield as they prepare for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

three week camp, when they will face European champions Lithuania and Russia, before visiting France, Spain

By David GoldMarch 22 - Catalan Police claim to have dismantled an international sports doping ring, allegedly linked to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

not only at the Beijing Olympics, but also at cycling's Tour of Portugal in 2009, the 2010 Tour of Spain

allegationsDecember 2010: Video evidence set to be used in Spanish doping investigationDecember 2010: Spain

midfielder Sergio Busquets (pictured) will be able to compete at the London 2012 football tournament for Spain