In Dubai in March, I watched Spain, Thailand, Uganda, Russia, China, the US and Canada all cause

October 9 - Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (pictured) makes his return to international riding next Wednesday (14 October) following a six-month doping ban in the test event for the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games.

Riders from the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Romania and Spain will compete in the

October 9 - Russia today officially unveiled its ambitious bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup in the shadow of the Kremlin, hoping that the selection last week of Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympics has boosted their chances.

They are Australia, Indonesia, Japan and joint bids from Holland and Belgium and Spain and Portugal.

October 9 - Russia today officially unveiled its ambitious bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup in the shadow of the Kremlin, hoping that the selection last week of Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympics has boosted their chances.

They are Australia, Indonesia, Japan and joint bids from Holland and Belgium and Spain and Portugal.

Though Qatar cannot match the footballing history of an England or a Spain, it is on the same footing

What do the rugby sevens World Cup, tennis’s Sony Ericsson Championships and football’s Club World Cup have in common?   Right, all were – or are about to be – staged this year in the Middle East. Add to the list the Dubai World Cup, two Formula One grands prix and the European Tour’s season-ending golf championship and you get a sense of how important a venue for elite sport this politically sensitive but hydrocarbon-rich region has become.  

" Though Qatar cannot match the footballing history of an England or a Spain, it is on the same

October 7 - England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup is falling off the pace already and needs help from David Bekcham, CONCACAF president and FIFA Executive member Jack Warner said in London.

Warner said the country was failing to take full advantage of its attributes and that the likes of Spain

they need to get moving.   "I was in Rio last week and the name on people's lips [for 2018] was Spain

October 7 - England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup is falling off the pace already and needs help from David Bekcham, CONCACAF president and FIFA Executive member Jack Warner said in London.

Warner said the country was failing to take full advantage of its attributes and that the likes of Spain

they need to get moving.   "I was in Rio last week and the name on people's lips [for 2018] was Spain

By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen Eduardo Paes is a youthful looking 39. He will be hoping that the next few years will not age him too fast. Paes is the elected Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, a prominent figure in the Brazilian city’s successful campaign to host the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics. The hangovers of the Cariocas - as local residents are known - from the massive party held on Copacabana Beach to celebrate Rio’s choice as host ahead of Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo last weekend are beginning to clear and now the real work must begin. 

While the United States, Japan, and Spain were hit hard by the crisis, Brazil got off relatively lightly

By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen Eduardo Paes is a youthful looking 39. He will be hoping that the next few years will not age him too fast. Paes is the elected Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, a prominent figure in the Brazilian city’s successful campaign to host the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics. The hangovers of the Cariocas - as local residents are known - from the massive party held on Copacabana Beach to celebrate Rio’s choice as host ahead of Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo last weekend are beginning to clear and now the real work must begin. 

While the United States, Japan, and Spain were hit hard by the crisis, Brazil got off relatively lightly

By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen October 2 - Juan Antonio Samaranch (pictured), the former President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), attempted to play on the emotions of his old colleagues as he tried to persuade them to vote for Madrid to host the 2016 Olympics.

  "This is a sure candidacy as Spain has shown it can brilliantly organise sports and cultural

hockey player who is now the chief executive of the Madrid 2016 and who won a gold medal the last time Spain

By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen October 2 - Juan Antonio Samaranch (pictured), the former President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), attempted to play on the emotions of his old colleagues as he tried to persuade them to vote for Madrid to host the 2016 Olympics.

.   "This is a sure candidacy as Spain has shown it can brilliantly organise sports and cultural

hockey player who is now the chief executive of the Madrid 2016 and who won a gold medal the last time Spain

By Duncan Mackay September 29 - The future of Britian's basketball coach Chris Finch (pictured) is in doubt after his decision to leave Europe to return home to the United States to take up a new role within the organisation of NBA team Houston Rockets.

There they lost all three of their matches in Poland against Slovenia, Spain and Serbia.

opponents progressed to the semi-finals of the tournament and Britain came close to beating world champions Spain

By Duncan Mackay September 29 - The future of Britian's basketball coach Chris Finch (pictured) is in doubt after his decision to leave Europe to return home to the United States to take up a new role within the organisation of NBA team Houston Rockets.

There they lost all three of their matches in Poland against Slovenia, Spain and Serbia.

opponents progressed to the semi-finals of the tournament and Britain came close to beating world champions Spain

By Duncan Mackay September 29 - The future of Britian's basketball coach Chris Finch (pictured) is in doubt after his decision to leave Europe to return home to the United States to take up a new role within the organisation of NBA team Houston Rockets.

There they lost all three of their matches in Poland against Slovenia, Spain and Serbia.

opponents progressed to the semi-finals of the tournament and Britain came close to beating world champions Spain