world champion, after a competition featuring players from 179 countries, was one Alfonso Ramos from Spain

will have nine runners: Australia, Belgium/Netherlands, England, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Spain

March 25 - Luol Deng (pictured) said today that he expects to recover from his current injury in time to lead Britain at the European Championships in Poland later this year.

They have been drawn in Group C alongside world champions Spain, Slovenia and Serbia and will be based

March 24 - Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani (pictured), the son of the Emir of Qatar, today announced Qatar's team that will lead the country's bid to host the 2022 World Cup.

they are Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia, the United States and joint bids from Portugal-Spain

March 21 - England and their rivals bidding to host the 2018 World Cup will not be allowed to launch expensive lobbying campaigns, FIFA President Sepp Blatter (said) has said.  

Mexico, Qatar, Russia, South Korea and United States, plus joint bids from Belgium-Netherlands and Spain-Portugal