OCTOBER 16 - MADRID'S bid to host the 2016 Olympics could be fatally damaged by the problems of racism in Spanish sport, the leader of the bid has admitted.

England is currently refusing to play an international friendly against European champions Spain in Madrid

its president [Angel Villar] - who carries a lot of weight - and its players to react, to work for Spain

image emerged during the Beijing Games, and the photo continued to be used for publicity purposes in Spain

  SEPTEMBER 28 - BRITAIN'S Paul Amey (pictured) retained his ITU Duathlon World title over the run-bike-run format following a controversial race in Rimini today.

Spain ’s Ana Burgos took bronze.  

  SEPTEMBER 25 - THE Foootball Association today gave the green light to a new FA Women's Super League to run over the summer months, starting in 2010 and which could boost a British team's chances of success at the 2012 Olympics.

team will resume their Euro 2009 qualifying campaign, with just two draws away to Czech Republic and Spain

  SEPTEMBER 25 - BRITAIN'S basketball coach Chris Finch (pictured) today praised the way the governing bodies have thrown their support behind the sport in the build-up to London 2012.

Finch told the website Baskebtall 24/7.co.uk: "With great admiration, you look at those countries - Spain

  SEPTEMBER 22 - AUSTRALIA are determined to win its bid to stage the 2018 World Cup and are refusing to accept popular wisdom that it is destined for a European country, the chief executive of the country's football federation insisted today.

 put forward bids but there also expected to be joint efforts from Belgium-Netherlands and Portugal-Spain

  SEPTEMBER 19 - THE Judo World Cup will return to the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham tomorrow for the third consectutive year.

come up against competitors from nations including Germany, Canada, Belgium, Finland, United States, Spain

  SEPTEMBER 19 - THE Judo World Cup will return to the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham tomorrow for the third consectutive year.

come up against competitors from nations including Germany, Canada, Belgium, Finland, United States, Spain

  SEPTEMBER 18 - AUSTRALIA is hoping that its 2018 World Cup bid has been given a boost ahead of England after the county's most senior football official, billionaire Frank Lowy, was given a place on FIFA's World Cup organising committee.

2018 World Cup include Mexico, the United States, Qatar, China, Japan and joint bids from Portugal-Spain

  SEPTEMBER 14 - Athletes with intellectual disabilities are set to be allowed to compete again at the 2012 Paralympics in London after what will have been a 12-year absence.

up in 2007.The IPC suspended the intellectually disabled categories after a member of the victorious Spain

  SEPTEMBER 13 - DARREN KENNY (pictured) won his fourth gold of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing today, winning the men's individual road race to bring Britain’s overall cycling gold medal haul to an incredible 17.

60.5km battle, Kenny beat his close rival close rival in the LC3-4/CP3 class event Javier Ochoa of Spain

Triesman's visit to Port-of-Spain meant he missed England's opening qualifying match for the 2010 World

decision of the Englishman to miss the FIFA Congress in Sydney and then England's visit to Port of Spain

  SEPTEMBER 4 - ED WARNER (pictured), the chairman of UK Athletics, today said that the team's performance in the Olympics was not as bad as claimed but admitted there will be changes in how it prepares for London 2012.

"Italy, Spain, Sweden, France and Germany won four medals between them, the same as Britain.  

  SEPTEMBER 4 - ED WARNER (pictured), the chairman of UK Athletics, today said that the team's performance in the Olympics was not as bad as claimed but admitted there will be changes in how it prepares for London 2012.

"Italy, Spain, Sweden, France and Germany won four medals between them, the same as Britain.  

  SEPTEMBER 3 - OPRAH WINFREY, the United States biggest television personality, today introduced more than 150 Olympians at a special ceremony to boost Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Games.

Harpo Productions says Winfrey's programme airs in 140 countries, including Spain and Brazil, but not

podium following two years of prolonged injury to finish second in the Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup in Spain

Once on the run Spain ’s Javier Gomez delighted home crowds by storming to victory whilst Brownlee battled