May 31 - Britain's rowers were in incredible form today at the opening World Cup event of the season in Banyoles, claiming an amazing nine gold medals of the 14 available.  

The gold rush in Spain was started by Annie Vernon and Anna Bebington, who claimed victory in the double

May 30 - Canadian-born Jason Haldane (pictured) is due to make his debut for Britain's volleyball team today as they continue their build-up towards the London 2012 Olympics.

Sheffield, Edinburgh and Norwich.Britain's men have been drawn in Pool-A against Croatia, Turkey and Spain

May 30 - Canadian-born Jason Haldane (pictured) is due to make his debut for Britain's volleyball team today as they continue their build-up towards the London 2012 Olympics.

Sheffield, Edinburgh and Norwich.Britain's men have been drawn in Pool-A against Croatia, Turkey and Spain

May 30 - Billionaire Frank Lowy (pictured) has taken his luxury yacht to the Bahamas to lobby for support from FIFA's ruling Executive Committee for Australia's bid to stage the 2018 or 2022 World Cups.

favourite to win, but Australia is also seen as a strong contender along with Russia and the joint Spain

Besides England, Australia, Russia and the joint bid from Spain and Portugal other bidders are Indonesia

June 29 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter (pictured) today gave South Africa a 7.5 out of ten for its hosting of the Confederations Cup adding he hoped that mark would rise to a perfect ten by next year's World Cup.

he had been impressed with the level of play climaxing with an exciting final day's action which saw Spain

May 28 - Landon Donovan and Mia Hamm (pictured), two of the best known players in the history of United States football, haved joined the Board of Directors for the USA Bid Committee for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup.

for 2018 are Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico and Russia while Netherlands-Belgium and Portugal-Spain

May 27 - Britain’s handball players are travelling across Europe this month as preparations for the new season step up a gear.

  Both the men’s and women’s squads are on training camps in Germany and Spain respectively, but many

The women’s squad are in Vigo, Spain, for a week-long training camp, following which they will go to

May 27 - Britain’s handball players are travelling across Europe this month as preparations for the new season step up a gear.

  Both the men’s and women’s squads are on training camps in Germany and Spain respectively, but many

The women’s squad are in Vigo, Spain, for a week-long training camp, following which they will go to

May 26 - Sepp Blatter is expected in England on June 10.   The FIFA President is expected to join Prime Minister Gordon Brown for a ceremony at 10 Downing Street at which members of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad who did not play in the final will be presented with medals.

others being Australia, Belgium/Netherlands, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Qatar, Russia, South Korea, Spain

May 25 - Madrid's bid to host the 2016 Olympics has received a boost after Spain were awarded the men's

  Rivals China were eliminated in the first round and in the second round Spain won with 11 votes,

"Spain has successfully hosted hundreds of major international sports events in the past 10 years, many

Spain won the 2006 World Championship in Japan beating Greece 70-47 in the final.  

Spain will defend its title when Turkey hosts the forthcoming tournament in 2010.  

The 2014 World Championships are scheduled to be played in five cities across Spain.  

May 19 - Russia want national team coach Guus Hiddink (pictured), who is temporarily in charge of Premiership club Chelsea, to spearhead their bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.

worldwide appeal would greatly enhance our chances to compete with other nations, such as England and Spain

Hiddink, who has also worked in Australia, Holland, South Korea and Spain, has become a cult figure in

Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico  and the United States, plus joint bids from Belgium-Netherlands and Spain-Portugal

May 18 - David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Prince William and Prime Minister Gordon Brown helped England kick off their campaign to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022 at an official launch at Wembley Stadium today.

Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia and the United States, plus joint bids from Belgium-Netherlands and Spain-Portugal

By Duncan Mackay in Madrid

Spain held the football World Cup in 1982 and the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992 and neither event was

May 8 - Officials in Indonesia have insisted today that their challenge to host the 2022 World Cup should be taken seriously.

the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, along with two joint proposals from Belgium and the Netherlands and Spain

By Duncan Mackay in MadridMay 7 - The current financial crisis, which is affecting Spain more than most

Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the European Union at 17.4 per cent and it is forecast to