International Olympic Committee member Pau Gasol, a two-time National Basketball League (NBA) champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, had his number 16 jersey retired by his former club during half-time of game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

returned to Barcelona to end his career in 2021.The 7ft 1in Gasol also had a successful career with Spain

 Pau Gasol won four gold medals during his international career with Spain ©Getty ImagesGasol was

Tampere has been named as the Finnish host city for the group phase of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) EuroBasket tournament in 2025.

Tammivaara.Finland's men were defeated in the quarter-finals of the 2022 EuroBasket tournament at the hands of Spain

to Latvia.It will be the fourth competition in a row to be co-hosted by four countries.In September, Spain

Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet delivered mixed relay gold for France on the final day of the International Ski Mountaineering Federation World Championships in Boí Taüll.

Spanish teams also came into contention.It was a thrilling final round as Iñigo Martinez de Albornoz of Spain

The first-ever continental Women in Sport Forum will be hosted by Panam Sports in Panama, as leaders will collaborate to strengthen representation of women in the field.

Juman-Yassin and Adriana Escobar of Spain and President Alicia Moreno of Argentina.Prominent figures

The Crown Prince of Fujairah His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi made an appearance at a World Karate Federation (WKF) Karate-1 Youth League event at Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. 

designed to promote young karateka, with the next round of the Youth League due to take place in A Coruña, Spain

Moroccan FIFA World Cup semi-finalist Achraf Hakimi has been given preliminary charges of rape, according to French prosecutors.

Munich.He joined PSG in 2021 from Italian side Inter Milan, having previously featured for Real Madrid in Spain

Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown will be looking to make the most of the absence of title holder Flora Duffy of Bermuda when she begins her campaign at the opening World Triathlon Championship Series event in Abu Dhabi.

also scheduled to stage events in the series before the finals are set to be held in Pontevedra in Spain

The International Cycling Union (UCI) and World E-Bike Series Management have announced that the E-Mountain Bike Cross Country World Cup series is to set visit five countries in 2023.

yet been confirmed for the event.The next four rounds take place over consecutive weekends.Girona in Spain

Marianna Jagerčíková of Slovakia took gold in the women’s sprint at the International Ski Mountaineering Federation World Championships at Boi Taull in the Spanish Pyrenees.

won European gold on the same course last year and came home to win in 2:35.218.Oriol Cardona Coll of Spain

Argentina’s World Cup winning football coach Lionel Scaloni has signed a new contract which will take him through until 2026.

in 1997 and after spells with Newell’s Old Boys and Estudiantes in Argentina, his career took him to Spain

French prosecutors have launched an investigation into allegations of rape made against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Moroccan World Cup star Achraf Hakimi.

played for Morocco at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and scored the decisive penalty in a shootout victory over Spain

because of a thigh injury.Achraf Hakimi converted the winning penalty in a shootout as Morocco defeated Spain

in the round of 16 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar ©Getty ImagesHakimi was born in Spain, but he

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup runners-up Argentina have failed to qualify for the 2023 event taking place in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.

The fourth-ranked men's basketball team in the world, beaten 95-75 by Spain in the final in Beijing four

Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas were named the best players of 2022 at the Best FIFA Football Awards in Paris.

beat club teammate Kylian Mbappé and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema for the title.Barcelona and Spain

Ten-time National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star and former member of the United States basketball team Carmelo Anthony has been named as a Global Ambassador for the 2023 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup, which will be held in Manila, Philippines.

Anthony will join former NBA players Luis Scola of Argentina and Pau Gasol of Spain, who were also announced

Koki Kano of Japan was victorious in the men's épée at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) World Cup in Heidenheim, Germany.

final.Bayard achieved his first ever medal in the World Cup.Kazakhstan's Ruslan Kubaranov and Yulen Pereira of Spain