TOKYO was the first of seven cities to officially submit a 2016 Olympic bid to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today as the battle to follow London 2012 begins to hot up.

The other bid cities are Madrid, Spain; Baku, Azerbaijan; Doha, Qatar; Prague, Czech Republic, and Rio

NOVEMBER 3 - PERTH will host the 2011 World Sailing Championships, a major qualifying event for the London Olympics.

Cadiz, Spain hosted the inaugural championships in 2003, with Cascais, Portugal hosting the 2007 ISAF

  NOVEMBER 1 - THE Football Association need to find a "dream team" to bring the 2018 World Cup to England, according Sir Keith Mills (pictured), the chief executive of London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympics.

Russia, China, United States and Australia, while bids are also being considered by Mexico, Canada, Spain

OCTOBER 4 - INSIDETHEGAMES, the leading place for news on the London Olympics, today launches a new series of interviews with key figures who will help shape the 2012 Games. The series starts with an interview with ANDREA CONGREAVES by STEVEN DOWNES.

whose career has seen her play professionally in the United States and win national titles in Italy, Spain

  SEVEN cities from four continents are officially in the race to follow London 2012 and host the 2016 Olympics, it was announced today.

(IOC) said it had received formal applications from Baku, Azerbaijan; Chicago; Doha, Qatar; Madrid, Spain

  THE rest of Britain will not reap any significant tourism benefit from the 2012 Olympic Games unless Governments and tourism agencies intervene to encourage visitors to look beyond London, a report warned today.

"Barcelona benefited the area around the city but not necessarily everywhere else in Spain.

  BRITAIN'S Alistair Brownlee and Hollie Avil (pictured) took impressive victories in the junior categories at the European Triathlon Championships in Copenhagen today, putting the squad at the top of the medal table.

Javier Gomez from Spain took victory ahead of the German pairing of Jan Frodeno and Daniel Unger.

  BRITISH swimmers Alan Bircher (pictured) and Cassie Patten took a European title a piece at the LEN 5km Open Water Swimming Cup in London today.

the early hours of this morning with team mate Keri-Anne Payne after a lengthy journey by air from Spain

"Our plane from Spain was delayed by around three hours and the weather made the driving conditions appalling

  BRITISH swimmers Alan Bircher (pictured) and Cassie Patten took a European title a piece at the LEN 5km Open Water Swimming Cup in London today.

the early hours of this morning with team mate Keri-Anne Payne after a lengthy journey by air from Spain

"Our plane from Spain was delayed by around three hours and the weather made the driving conditions appalling

  COMPETITORS from 29 nations take to the streets of Leamington tomorrow for the most prestigious athletics event ever to take place in Warwickshire, which is being supported by the Coventry Warwickshire 2012 Partnership.

Trond Nymark, the silver medallist at last year's Wold Cup, and former world champion Jesus Garcia of Spain

  QATAR AIRWAYS have agreed a deal to become the title sponsor of the EuroHockey Nations Championships 2007 in Manchester, it was announced today.

The Championships are a bi-annual event featuring eight international teams including Spain, the reigning

  QATAR AIRWAYS have agreed a deal to become the title sponsor of the EuroHockey Nations Championships 2007 in Manchester, it was announced today.

The Championships are a bi-annual event featuring eight international teams including Spain, the reigning

  JODY CUNDY (pictured) led the way as Britain’s cyclists won seven gold and two bronze medals and set three world records at the Visa Paralympic World Cup in Manchester today.

The team followed this up by comfortably taking gold in the final against Spain, crossing the line in

Spain finished 1:01.242.  

  BRITAIN'S men’s wheelchair basketball team beat Holland by 37 points to win bronze at the Visa Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.

Earlier in the tournament the GB side had beaten France 42 - 34 and Spain – who today won silver - by

  BRITAIN'S men’s wheelchair basketball team beat Holland by 37 points to win bronze at the Visa Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.

Earlier in the tournament the GB side had beaten France 42 - 34 and Spain – who today won silver - by