August 20 - A row between world governing body FIFA and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is set to break-out over MRI scans designed to find out whether players are young enough to take part in the under-17 World Cup.    

"They are much younger than the team that beat Spain to win the under-17 World Cup in South Korea."

August 20 - United States officials in charge of their bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup have trimmed the number of possible venues from 38 to 27, they announced today.    

Netherlands-Belgium and Portugal-Spain have each submitted joint bids for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments

However, in 2008, the US defeated Spain to reclaim Olympic gold, and their first in any major international

August 19 - The United States bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup has recieved a $100,000 (£60,530) donation from the California State Soccer Association, it was announced today.    

are Australia, England, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia plus joint bids from Holland and Belgium and Spain

team suffered their fourth defeat in a less than a week as they went down 84-63 to world champions Spain

Spain may have been missing their star player Lakers' Pau Gasol, who is sidelined with a broken finger

Britain play Lithuania tomorrow while Spain take on Slovenia.

August 18 - Russia has appointed Helios Partners, the Atlanta-based consultants behind Sochi's successful bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, to oversee its campaign to stage the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.    

The others are England and there are joint bids from Spain and Portugal and Holland and Belgium.  

August 18 - Phil Anschutz (pictured), the owner of the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) which owns the O2, has accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors for the United States 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid.  

The other bidders are Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico Russia and joint bids from Holland and Spain

and Spain and Portugal.  

August 18 - Phil Anschutz (pictured), the owner of the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) which owns the O2, has accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors for the United States 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid.  

The other bidders are Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico Russia and joint bids from Holland and Spain

and Spain and Portugal.  

August 17 - Britain's basketball team are hoping to be boosted by  a host of returning players as they look to pick up their European Championship preparations following three straight losses on home soil this weekend.  

contract with the Toronto Raptors, and both Archibald and Sullivan hope to be back as the team heads to Spain

But he has revealed that he is on course for a return in Spain, where he plays his club basketball for

next time the team has a full practice I'll be there and then play some minutes in the friendlies in Spain

London, Britain's warm-up games only get tougher this week, with both Slovenia and world champions Spain

August 17 - Britain's basketball team are hoping to be boosted by  a host of returning players as they look to pick up their European Championship preparations following three straight losses on home soil this weekend.  

contract with the Toronto Raptors, and both Archibald and Sullivan hope to be back as the team heads to Spain

But he has revealed that he is on course for a return in Spain, where he plays his club basketball for

next time the team has a full practice I'll be there and then play some minutes in the friendlies in Spain

London, Britain's warm-up games only get tougher this week, with both Slovenia and world champions Spain

August 16 - Britain suffered their third consecutive defeat today as Turkey won Game On At The O2 title with a 66-58 victory over Poland.  

Seville for another four nation tournament against Lithuania as well as Slovenia and world champions Spain

Freeland said: "Spain will be huge.  

August 16 - Britain suffered their third consecutive defeat today as Turkey won Game On At The O2 title with a 66-58 victory over Poland.  

Seville for another four nation tournament against Lithuania as well as Slovenia and world champions Spain

Freeland said: "Spain will be huge.  

August 15 - New Zealand officials are growing increasingly confident that Auckland will be given the opportunity to follow Glasgow 2014 and bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.  

But an expected bid from Port-of-Spain collapsed in June after the Trinidad Government cancelled the

August 15 - Britain put up a battling performance but lost again tonight in the Game On at the O2 tournament, this time 70-63 to Turkey.    

Turkey are one of the toughest tests on GB's warm-up schedule, although world champions Spain - who

August 15 - New Zealand officials are growing increasingly confident that Auckland will be given the opportunity to follow Glasgow 2014 and bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.  

But an expected bid from Port-of-Spain collapsed in June after the Trinidad Government cancelled the