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Team Sky pull out of Vuelta after death of masseur

  • Cycling

September 3 - Team Sky has pulled out of the Vuelta a España following the death of Txema González (pictured), a masseur.

bacterial infection has nothing to do with the viral infection which many of the team have suffered with in Spain


Ukraine lift European football title

  • Latest (Paralympics)

By Tom Degun September 1 - Ukraine highlighted why they will be a strong gold medal gold medal contender at the London 2012 Paralympic Games by claiming a dramatic victory at the 2010 Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA) Football 7-a-Side European Championships in Glasgow.

Spain took seventh with a 4-0 win over Australia while Denmark beat Finland 3-2 to claim ninth and round


England upset Olympic silver medallists

  • Hockey

August 31 - England upset Olympic silver medallists China 1-0 with a first-minute goal for their second victory at the women's hockey World Cup in Rosario.

Hosts Argentina also notched their second win, 1-0 against South Korea, and South Africa overcame Spain

strike from a first-minute penalty corner put England on six points following their 3-2 win against Spain

South Africa bounced back from their 5-2 loss to Argentina on Sunday to beat Spain thanks to Damon's

A high cross came into the Spain circle nine minutes from the end and Damons volleyed the ball into the

Spain protested to no avail against the high cross.


Du Toit oceans ahead at IPC World Championships

  • Latest (Paralympics)

By Tom Degun August 22 - After six days of competition inside the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swim Stadium, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships drew to a conclusion with the open water event at E3 Beach in Eersel today.

rsquo;s S11-S13 race, Russian Sergey Punko claimed victory in a time of 59min 58.19sec and ahead of Spain

TVE from Spain showed 18 minutes of highlights every day and Dutch cable TV channel GoedTV offered daily



England's World Blind Championships hopes ended by Brazil

  • Latest (Paralympics)

By Tom Degun August 21 - England's hopes of winning the 2010 World Blind Football Championships on home soil were extinguished today by Brazil as the South Americans crushed the hosts 5-1 at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford. 

progressed to tomorrow's final where they will take on the and the only other unbeaten side in Spain



NBA to stage regular season matches in London as part of 2012 Olympic build-up

  • Basketball

August 9 - Regular season NBA matches are to be staged in London next year as the sport tries to maximise the development opportunities offered by the capital hosting the 2012 Olympics.

going to have, possibly but not certainly if they change their rosters, players from France, Italy, Spain


England reach final of Champions Trophy

  • Hockey

August 7 - England's hockey team reached their first Champions Trophy final today thanks to a last-gasp 4-3 win over New Zealand in Moengladbach and will tackle title-holders Australia for the gold medal tomorrow.

fifth in 1999 and 2001, had started the day in fourth spot in the six-team table with either Germany or Spain

Australia finished the group stage with a perfect five from five record thanks to a 3-1 win over Spain

Australia ensured Spain missed out on the final.


Australia crush New Zealand, Germany beat England

  • Hockey

July 31 - Australia thrased closest rivals New Zealand 9-1 as the Champions Trophy opened in Moenchengladbach while England went down 4-2 to Germany.

" Netherlands' beat Spain 5-2, a scoreline belied the skill and closeness of the match

as well as the quality of the fight by Spain in the second half in front of a large Dutch crowd from

Spain immediately replied through Pau Quemada'sgoal.

David Alegre scored for Spain immediately after the break and Rogier Hofman added a field goal for Netherlands


Entries for Disabled British Open golf tournament sold out

  • Latest (Paralympics)

July 31 - All competitors’ places in the second annual Disabled British Open (DBO) golf championship have been filled within weeks of the event’s launch, organisers have revealed.

Competitors with a wide range of disabilities will fly in from South Africa, Pakistan, Spain, Ireland




Smyth shows fitness to confirm place at European Championships

  • Latest (Paralympics)

July 24 - Sprinter Jason Smyth has proved his fitness to book his place in Ireland's team for the European Championships with a series of solid performances at a meeting in Castres, France.

quot; Temperatures in Barcelona could hit highs of 40 degrees and most of the athletes travelled to Spain


Brownlee looking to defend London title against star-studded field

  • Triathlon

By Mike Rowbottom July 23 - Britain’s world champion Alistair Brownlee will defend his title on Sunday (July 25) in the World Championship event that takes place in Hyde Park, the triathlon venue for London 2012.

London, which is presented by Tata Steel, include Germany’s Olympic champion Jan Frodeno and Spain