US actress Eva Longoria arrives at the event and will present one of the awards during the evening

The Sugababes provide the entertainment for the star-studded audience at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona

Swiss tennis star Roger Federer is named World Sportsman of the Year for an unprecedented third year in a row

Russia's record-breaking pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva wins the award for World Sportswoman of the Year

Shane Warne attends the event in Spain with wife Simone after helping Australia to Ashes success over England

Marvin Hagler meets Britain's Luke Dowdney - winner of the Sport for Good award after founding a boxing project in Rio

Actor Morgan Freeman reveals Spanish giants FC Barcelona as the recipients of the Laureus Spirit of Sport award

German footballing great Franz Beckenbauer wins the Laureus Lifetime Achievement award

Italian star Alessandro del Piero collects the Team of the Year award on behalf of World Champions Italy

Other winners include German skier Martin Braxenthaler who is named Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability