The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has signed an agreement with American television channel ESPN for coverage of basketball to US viewers between now and 2021.

nbsp;"In addition, the USA women's team will be fighting to retain their Basketball World Cup title in Spain

China continued their emphatic start to their mixed team title defence at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Junior Championships in Yogyakarta by qualifying for the quarter-finals with ease today.

Teng Chun Hsun 21-11, 21-17.Awaiting China in the last eight will be hosts Indonesia.They defeated Spain

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to guide Argentina to a 3-1 win over Ecuador last night and seal his country's place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

successful teams join hosts Russia, Brazil, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Belgium, South Korea, Germany, England, Spain

Iran recorded a stunning 4-0 win over Germany to reach the last 16 of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India today.

enough to give Brazil the victory, which maintained their place at the summit of the group.Elsewhere, Spain

Defending champions China maintained their ominous start to the mixed team competition as they comfortably beat Denmark at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Junior Championships in Yogyakarta.

 "We will play Spain tomorrow and they are a much better team than the other two in our group."

Finland's Anna-Sofia Pekkarinen was among leading home athletes to impress at the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Ben Weider Legacy Cup in Lahti.

series of consistent performances to finish on a total score of just eight.Silvia Guillen Martin of Spain

Iceland has become the smallest nation to ever qualify for a World Cup after they booked their place at next year's tournament in Russia with a 2-0 win over Kosovo in Reykjavik.

Serbia join hosts Russia, Brazil, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Belgium, South Korea, Germany, England, Spain

New research suggests former professional sports players who experience concussion are more likely to report mental health problems than those who have not suffered it, the BBC reports.

former players surveyed - all men under 50 and from Finland, France, Ireland, Norway, South Africa, Spain

Paraguay secured their place in the knockout round of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup as they beat New Zealand 4-2 in a thrilling encounter in India.

tomorrow with another four matches.Costa Rica entertain Guinea and Iran face Germany in Group C, while Spain

Australian Belinda Sleeman will become the first woman to officiate at the Rugby League World Cup.

Bibiana Steinhaus became the first female referee in German football's top division.Alhambra Nievas from Spain

last season's Bath and Bristol Challenge Cup game, and has taken the same role in the Pro14.Former Spain

Galen Rupp and Tirunesh Dibaba continued their respective transitions from the track to the road by gaining superb victories at the Chicago Marathon today.

1:29.23.Kurt Fearnley of Australia finished a distant second in 1:30.24 as Jordi Madera Jimenez of Spain

China and defending champions Russia were among teams to enjoy comfortable opening victories today as round-robin action continued at the World Mixed Curling Championships in Champéry.

Denmark thrashed Kazakhstan 9-1 while Scotland were forced to battle far harder for a 9-7 win over Spain

Brazil came from behind to beat Spain 2-1 on day two of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India.

Given that their place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup looked almost certain prior to their tie with Albania, the majority of the focus placed on the Spanish team surrounded whether their central defender Gerard Pique would be booed by their own fans. He was.

The 30-year-old, capped 91 times by Spain, was also booed by fans at a training session in the build-up

We have a great squad here with Spain, this is football we are talking about and we have a World Cup

While he admitted the scenes surrounding the referendum damaged the image of Spain and called for a solution

The latter even offered to end his international career with Spain should the discussion on Catalonia

met with National Federations (NFs) and players’ representatives from Germany, Greece, Italy, Russia, Spain

been referred for investigation to the European Commission by FIBA.Germany, Greece, Italy, Russia, Spain