September 4 - Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has secured national broadcast rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics, which Madrid is bidding for, in a deal worth $100 million (£61 million), another revenue boost for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the global recession, it was announced today.

It is the first time the IOC has negotiated rights directly in Spain after their deal with the European

RTVE, who have done a fantastic job for many years promoting the magic of the Olympic Games across Spain

September 4 - Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has secured national broadcast rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics, which Madrid is bidding for, in a deal worth $100 million (£61 million), another revenue boost for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the global recession, it was announced today.

It is the first time the IOC has negotiated rights directly in Spain after their deal with the European

RTVE, who have done a fantastic job for many years promoting the magic of the Olympic Games across Spain

September 4 - Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has secured national broadcast rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics, which Madrid is bidding for, in a deal worth $100 million (£61 million), another revenue boost for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the global recession, it was announced today.

It is the first time the IOC has negotiated rights directly in Spain after their deal with the European

RTVE, who have done a fantastic job for many years promoting the magic of the Olympic Games across Spain

September 4 - London's £547 million Olympic Stadium looks set to be part of the 2018 World Cup bid after it emerged that it is one of four venues being proposed by the London United team responsible for coordinating the capital's contribution to the bid.

others are Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia and United States along with joint bids from Spain

September 4 - London's £547 million Olympic Stadium looks set to be part of the 2018 World Cup bid after it emerged that it is one of four venues being proposed by the London United team responsible for coordinating the capital's contribution to the bid.

others are Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia and United States along with joint bids from Spain

September 4 - London's £547 million Olympic Stadium looks set to be part of the 2018 World Cup bid after it emerged that it is one of four venues being proposed by the London United team responsible for coordinating the capital's contribution to the bid.

others are Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia and United States along with joint bids from Spain

September 4 - London's £547 million Olympic Stadium looks set to be part of the 2018 World Cup bid after it emerged that it is one of four venues being proposed by the London United team responsible for coordinating the capital's contribution to the bid.

others are Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia and United States along with joint bids from Spain

September 4 - Motoaki Inukai (pictured), the former European head of Mitsubishi Motors and now President of the Japan Football Association, is set to lead the country's bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, it is set to be announced next week.

tournament is expected to be awarded to Europe, with England the favourites, although the joint bid from Spain

September 4 - Motoaki Inukai (pictured), the former European head of Mitsubishi Motors and now President of the Japan Football Association, is set to lead the country's bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, it is set to be announced next week.

tournament is expected to be awarded to Europe, with England the favourites, although the joint bid from Spain

September 2 - Liverpool has officially launched its bid to be a host city if England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup is successful, including an ambitious plan to rename one of its historic parks as "The Magical Mystery Park" in homage to the Beatles.

Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia, United States and joint bids from Holland and Belgium and Spain

September 2 - Liverpool has officially launched its bid to be a host city if England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup is successful, including an ambitious plan to rename one of its historic parks as "The Magical Mystery Park" in homage to the Beatles.  

Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia, United States and joint bids from Holland and Belgium and Spain

September 2 - Liverpool has officially launched its bid to be a host city if England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup is successful, including an ambitious plan to rename one of its historic parks as "The Magical Mystery Park" in homage to the Beatles.

Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia, United States and joint bids from Holland and Belgium and Spain

August 31 - Bone tests will be performed on soccer players at the Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria to catch teams with over-age players, FIFA confirmed today, as first reported on insidethegames.

."   Players from the 24 competing nations - which include Spain, Brazil and the United States

August 29 - Jack Warner (pictured), one of the most influential members of FIFA's ruling Executive Committee, which will decide whether England hosts the 2018 World Cup or not, has visited Sheffield.

Warner supports England's bid to host the World Cup.The full England team have already visited Port-of-Spain

August 28 - Madrid will stage the most memorable Olympic Games in history if the Spanish capital is chosen to host the 2016 Games, Juan Antonio Samaranch junior (pictured) predicted today.

In Spain we love sport, we believe in it."We know how sport can bring people together."

From the King of Spain to everyday citizens, everyone is behind us and we all want the Games to come