July 24 - Auckland officials have begun undertaking preliminary work on a bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, before a NZ$325,000 (£125,367) feasibility study, co-funded by central and local Government, begins next month.    

Other prospective bidders are expected to include Abuja in Nigeria, Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago

July 24 - Alistair Brownlee (pictured), the current leader of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championships Series, will head the British field for the race in London on August 15, it was announced today.    

medallist, will miss this weekend's leg in Hamburg as will his great rival this season, Javier Gomez of Spain

July 24 - Former England internationals John Barnes (pictured), Phil Neal and Gary Stevens will be ambassadors for Liverpool's bid to host matches if England's campaign to stage the 2018 World Cup is successful.    

“The atmosphere in Spain in 1982 was brilliant, but I’m sure this would be even better.”  

July 24 - Auckland officials have begun undertaking preliminary work on a bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, before a NZ$325,000 (£125,367) feasibility study, co-funded by central and local Government, begins next month.    

Other prospective bidders are expected to include Abuja in Nigeria, Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago

July 24 - England and the other European contenders should not write off the United States to host the 2018 World Cup, the leader of their bid warned today.    

are the favourites to host 2018 ahead of the other European contenders, Russia and joint bids from Spain

July 24 - England may travel to Thailand for a friendly international next year as the Football Association tries to win support for its bid to host the 2018 World Cup, bid leader Andy Anson (pictured) admitted.    

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

July 21 - Britain's Bradley Wiggins (pictured) retained third place overall in the Tour de France after finishing 13th on the stage from Bourg-Saint-Maurice today.

The 29-year-old Londoner finished 59 seconds behind stage winner Mikel Astarloza, from Spain, in the

July 19 - Joe Uva (pictured), the chief executive of Univision, is the latest high-profile figure to join the Board of the United States bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, it was announced today.

expected to be awarded to one of the European candidates, England or Russia or one of the joint bidders, Spain

Leeds United chief executive Shaun Harvey today said that he believes the city has all the right qualities to be a host city should the 2018 World Cup finals be held in England.  

It staged Group B of the qualifying rounds, which included Spain, Romania, France and Bulgaria.  

July 14 - Former England captain Bryan Robson today officially helped launch Manchester's bid to play a major part in the 2018 World Cup if England's campaign to host the tournament is successful.

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

Jonathan (pictured) and Alistair Brownlee added to Britain's medal tally at the ETU Triathlon European Championships in Hoteln winning gold and silver.

victories in Madrid and Washington DC, lost out by only 27 seconds to 2008 world champion Javier Gomez from Spain

July 4 - Franz Beckenbauer (pictured), the former German captain and manager and an influential member of FIFA's ruling Executive Committee, has given hints that he is backing England and Australia's World Cup bids.

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

June 27 - Luol Deng (pictured), Britain's most influential player, is set to miss the European Championships in Poland later this year because he has not fully recovered from injury, the Chicago Bulls have claimed.

Britain are in a tough group with world champions Spain, Serbia and Slovenia.  

June 26 - United States Soccer Foundation (USSF) President Ed Foster-Simeon (pictured) has joined the Board of Directors for the US bid, it has been announced.

expected to be awarded to one of the European candidates, England or Russia or one of the joint bidders, Spain

June 26 - Richard Worth (pictured), chief executive of sports marketing agency Sportfive who signed a multi-million dollar deal with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is stepping down at the end of the month.

2014 and 2016 Olympics, although the deal excluded the major markets of Britain, France, Germany and Spain