November 1 - Sir Chris Hoy (pictured) was again the centre of attention as Britain's cyclists maintained their remarkable dominance on the final day of the UCI Track World Cup event at the Manchester Velodrome.

"   In the men's pursuit, Britain caught silver medallists Spain little more than halfway

November 1 - Sir Chris Hoy (pictured) was again the centre of attention as Britain's cyclists maintained their remarkable dominance on the final day of the UCI Track World Cup event at the Manchester Velodrome.

"   In the men's pursuit, Britain caught silver medallists Spain little more than halfway

By Duncan Mackay   October 25 - Gary Lineker (pictured), England's second-ever highest international goalscorer, has said today that he is not interested in becoming the figurehead of the country's bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

  Lineker said: "Having played at two World Cups and for club sides in Spain and Japan

By Duncan Mackay   October 25 - Gary Lineker (pictured), England's second-ever highest international goalscorer, has said today that he is not interested in becoming the figurehead of the country's bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

  Lineker said: "Having played at two World Cups and for club sides in Spain and Japan

October 23 - London has been confirmed as one of the seven worldwide venues for the 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series, it has been announced.

    The Series then heads to Europe in June stopping in Madrid, Spain, who have just come

October 23 - London has been confirmed as one of the seven worldwide venues for the 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series, it has been announced.

    The Series then heads to Europe in June stopping in Madrid, Spain, who have just come

October 23 - London has been confirmed as one of the seven worldwide venues for the 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series, it has been announced.

    The Series then heads to Europe in June stopping in Madrid, Spain, who have just come

October 18 - Paul Ince (pictured), a former England captain who is an ambassador for the country's bid to host the 2018 World Cup, has launched a stinging attack on Jack Warner, one of the 24 members of FIFA's ruling Executive Council who will vote on which country will be awarded the tournament.

as "being off the pace", claimed that it had fallen behind Russia and the joint bid from Spain

October 18 - Paul Ince (pictured), a former England captain who is an ambassador for the country's bid to host the 2018 World Cup, has launched a stinging attack on Jack Warner, one of the 24 members of FIFA's ruling Executive Council who will vote on which country will be awarded the tournament.

as "being off the pace", claimed that it had fallen behind Russia and the joint bid from Spain

October 15 - Russia has a good chance of being chosen to host the 2018 World Cup, FIFA President Sepp Blatter claimed after a meeting in Moscow today with the country's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

are Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the United States and joint bids from Belgium and Holland and Spain

October 15 - Russia has a good chance of being chosen to host the 2018 World Cup, FIFA President Sepp Blatter claimed after a meeting in Moscow today with the country's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

are Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the United States and joint bids from Belgium and Holland and Spain

October 14 - British Basketball is heading in the right direction as it approaches London 2012, Performance Director Chris Spice (pictured) claimed after the sport's annual debrief.

  Britain lost all three of its matches but were up against Spain and Serbia, the eventual champions

October 12 - Britain's Shirley Robertson, the two-time Olympic gold medallist, today refused to entirely rule out a campaign to try to win a third at the London 2012 Games.

The 41-year-old Scot was in Almeria, Spain where her team finished sixth in the iShares Cup.  

with an almighty scramble pitching four European bidders - Belgium/Holland, England, Russia and Spain

That didn’t take long: it’s been scarcely a week since Rio emerged triumphant as host-city of the 2016 Olympics, yet already the sports world has moved on emphatically to the next big thing – the race for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.   With a Leaders in Football conference scheduled for last week in London, this abrupt switch was perhaps on the cards.

with an almighty scramble pitching four European bidders - Belgium/Holland, England, Russia and Spain