BRITAIN'S basketball team have been grouped with the bottom group of seeds for next year's European Championships in Poland, their first appearance in the event since 1981.

The top group of seeds are Russia, Spain, Lithuania and Greece.

 JUNE 21 - BRITAIN'S athletes were poised to pull off an unexpected victory at the European Cup in Annecy after ending the first day of the eight-nation competition in the lead.

temperature hitting 30 degrees, finished almost 13 seconds clear of runner-up, Carles Castillego of Spain

 JUNE 22 - BRITAIN'S women's basketball team have followed the lead of the men by recruiting a player schooled in the United States.

She was discovered playing for the same club in Spain as Megan  Moody, the Australian-Scot who starred

She said: "I've had a good offer to play for a Division Two side in Spain but I'm still hoping to play

  JULY 13 - BRITAIN'S Stephanie Twell (pictured) and Emma Pallant claimed the gold and bronze medals in the 1500 metres at the World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz today.

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 JULY 13 - BRITAIN'S Andrea Whitcombe (pictured) stepped onto her first triathlon World Cup podium since 2005 to take victory in the Hungarian town of Tiszaujvaros.

The race was won by Spain ’s reigning world champion, Javier Gomez.  [email protected]

to work with Blue Water Elite Swimming Training (BEST) at a new, purpose built centre in Mallorca, Spain

 JULY 29 - THE NBA Live Europe match in October between Miami Heat and the New Jersey Nets at the O2, an Olympic venue for 2012, have sold out, it was announced today.

programme will reach more than a million basketball fans in cities throughout France, Germany, Italy, Spain

  UEFA claimed today it can still get a good price for broadcast rights to the 2012 European Football Championship in Poland the the Ukraine despite the global financial crisis.

UEFA plans to separate deals for some of its major markets - such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain and

  NEW DELHI will stage the 2010 Hockey World Cup despite the concerns over the security situation in India following the Mumbai terrorist attack, the president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) said today.

last World Cup was held in Monchengladbach two years ago when hosts Germany claimed the men's gold and Spain

  NEW DELHI will stage the 2010 Hockey World Cup despite the concerns over the security situation in India following the Mumbai terrorist attack, the president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) said today.

last World Cup was held in Monchengladbach two years ago when hosts Germany claimed the men's gold and Spain

  FIFA PRESIDENT Sepp Blatter today called England a "strong candidate" to host the 2018 World Cup but said he expects the bidding process to be fair and highly competitive.

"They are strong but there are other candidates that are strong as well, Spain is also strong and if

timetable has been set, several other countries are expected to announce their candidatures, including Spain

  THE Dutch Olympic Committee have chosen Maurits Hendriks (pictured), one of the world's most highly rated hockey coaches, as its new technical director and Chef de Mission to replace Charles van Commenee, who is joining UK Athletics.

The 47-year-old Hendriks said: "After eight wonderful years in Spain I have excepted an invitation to

  FIFA'S announcement yesterday that they will award the 2018 and 2022 simultaneously has dramatically raised the stakes but as Andy Anson, the chief executive of England's bid, exclusively tells DAVID OWEN it will not affect his focus

case for hosting the 2018 tournament as compelling as European heavyweights like England, Russia and Spain

  SPAIN is England's biggest rival in the race to host the 2018 World Cup, the chairman of the Football

"Spain are a serious football country if they went for it.

He told The Times: "If it was us or Spain, I don’t know which way it would go.  

  GERMANY could step in as co-hosts of Euro 2012 if UEFA decides to move the tournament from Ukraine it has been claimed by Franz Beckenbauer (pictured).

Platini has also investigated the possibility of staging Euro 2012 in Spain, it is claimed.