September 19 - Argentine 1978 World Cup winners Osvaldo Ardiles (pictured) and Ricardo Villa have joined the England bid to stage the tournament in 2018.

chosen to host the 2018 World Cup but face strong European opposition from Russia and joint bids from Spain

September 18 - Spain has adjusted its anti-doping laws to comply with international regulations and boost

Previously, Spain had permitted testing between 8am and 11pm.

Doubts over Spain 's full compliance with WADA's out-of-competition testing rules was one of the issues

The Government pointed out that although the IOC had raised the issue, WADA in August had listed Spain

September 18 - Spain has adjusted its anti-doping laws to comply with international regulations and boost

Previously, Spain had permitted testing between 8am and 11pm.

Doubts over Spain 's full compliance with WADA's out-of-competition testing rules was one of the issues

The Government pointed out that although the IOC had raised the issue, WADA in August had listed Spain

September 18 - Spain has adjusted its anti-doping laws to comply with international regulations and boost

Previously, Spain had permitted testing between 8am and 11pm.

Doubts over Spain 's full compliance with WADA's out-of-competition testing rules was one of the issues

The Government pointed out that although the IOC had raised the issue, WADA in August had listed Spain

September 17 - Football Federation Australia (FFA) said today it remains on track to meet FIFA's official requirements to bid for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups despite claims that they are struggling to secure the funding needed.

other biders are Indonesia Japan, Mexico, Russia, the United States and joint bids from Spain

September 17 - Football Federation Australia (FFA) said today it remains on track to meet FIFA's official requirements to bid for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups despite claims that they are struggling to secure the funding needed.

other biders are Indonesia Japan, Mexico, Russia, the United States and joint bids from Spain

September 15 - Chicago's campaign to host the 2016 Olympics could suffer if United States President Barack Obama (pictured) is not persuaded to travel to Copenhagen next month to support the bid, former International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice-President Dick Pound has warned.

Madrid will be represented by King Juan Carlos of Spain while Tokyo has invited incoming Prime Minister

September 15 - Chicago's campaign to host the 2016 Olympics could suffer if United States President Barack Obama (pictured) is not persuaded to travel to Copenhagen next month to support the bid, former International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice-President Dick Pound has warned.

Madrid will be represented by King Juan Carlos of Spain while Tokyo has invited incoming Prime Minister

September 15 - Chicago's campaign to host the 2016 Olympics could suffer if United States President Barack Obama (pictured) is not persuaded to travel to Copenhagen next month to support the bid, former International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice-President Dick Pound has warned.

Madrid will be represented by King Juan Carlos of Spain while Tokyo has invited incoming Prime Minister

September 15 - Dawn Fraser (pictured), one of Australia's biggest sporting icons, has backed a proposed bid from the Gold Coast to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

But an expected bid from Port-of-Spain collapsed in June after the Trinidad Government cancelled the

September 15 - Dawn Fraser (pictured), one of Australia's biggest sporting icons, has backed a proposed bid from the Gold Coast to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

But an expected bid from Port-of-Spain collapsed in June after the Trinidad Government cancelled the

September 15 - Dawn Fraser (pictured), one of Australia's biggest sporting icons, has backed a proposed bid from the Gold Coast to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

But an expected bid from Port-of-Spain collapsed in June after the Trinidad Government cancelled the

September 13 - Britain are hoping to earn a wild card to compete in next year's World Championships so that they can build on their success in qualifying for the European Championships for the first time in more than quarter-of-a-century.

members spend most of the time between then and now watching video re-runs of Tuesday' 84-76 loss to Spain

bow out of EuroBasket after Serbia defeat September 2009: Britain close to shocking world champions Spain

September 12 - Britain's Alistair Brownlee (pictured) sprinted the final 500 metres of the run leg to win the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series Grand Final on Australia’s Gold Coast this morning to be crowned world champion.

series events this earlier this year, came into the final with a 351-point lead over Javier Gomez of Spain

September 12 - Britain's Alistair Brownlee (pictured) sprinted the final 500 metres of the run leg to win the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series Grand Final on Australia’s Gold Coast this morning to be crowned world champion.

series events this earlier this year, came into the final with a 351-point lead over Javier Gomez of Spain