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Barcelona FC legend Lionel Messi requests transfer after 20 years at the club amid legal battle

BARCELONA legend Lionel Messi has requested to leave La Liga giants Barcelona with immediate effect. A spokesman from the club confirmed the news that the

26 Aug, 2020 @ 10:08

Lead·Sport

Shock departure for coach who secured top La Liga soccer for Spain’s Costa Blanca two days earlier

ELCHE’S coach Pacheta has left the club after booking a return to La Liga’s Primera division on Sunday night in a play-off win at Girona.

25 Aug, 2020 @ 17:19

Costa Blanca·Sport

Top flight La Liga soccer returns to Spain’s Costa Blanca after five-year gap

TOP FLIGHT La Liga football will return to the Costa Blanca next month after Elche booked a place in the Primera Division five years after

24 Aug, 2020 @ 15:03

Costa Blanca·Sport

Hamilton rewrites record books in dominant win at Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix

LEWIS Hamilton made Formula 1 history with a lights to flag victory at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. Starting from pole, the Brit made

17 Aug, 2020 @ 14:49

Barcelona·Sport

Scream if you want to go faster: We try out Spain’s newest jet boat ride

A LANDLUBBER with an aversion to adrenaline sports, I probably wasn’t the ideal candidate to test out Manilva’s new 50mph jet boat thrill ride, Scream.

5 Aug, 2020 @ 18:50

Lead·Sport

What does each way mean in horse racing?

WHEN it comes to horse racing there is always some uncertainty over whether your chosen winner will in fact win – this is what makes

28 Jul, 2020 @ 15:55

National News·Other News·Sponsored·Sport

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Quartararo doubles up in high octane Andalucian MotoGP thriller

FRENCHMAN Fabio Quartararo topped off a perfect fortnight in a thrilling Andalucian GP with his second win in Jerez. The satellite Yamaha rider fended off

28 Jul, 2020 @ 14:32

Cadiz·Sport

Marquez falls as Quartararo wins in Spain’s thrilling MotoGP opener

FRENCHMAN Fabio Quartararo claimed his long awaited first victory in an action packed weekend in Jerez de la Frontera. In a drastically amended 2020 MotoGP

20 Jul, 2020 @ 17:29

Sport

Former Malaga and Manchester City manager, Manuel Pellegrini appointed as new Real Betis boss

MANUEL Pellegrini has been appointed as the new Real Betis manager.

10 Jul, 2020 @ 10:20

Lead·Sport

Spain’s Fernando Alonso will return to Formula 1 next season

SPANISH motorsport legend, Fernando Alonso has announced he will return to Formula 1 next season.

8 Jul, 2020 @ 14:45

Lead·Sport

Costa Blanca Golf Course Asks For Environment Impact Study Some 11 Years After It Opened

Vistabella Golf in Orihuela operating for 11 years without compulsory environmental impact report, council reveals

A GOLF course at the Entre Naranjos urbanisation in Orihuela has been operating for 11 years without a compulsory environmental impact report. Vistabella Golf attracts

6 Jul, 2020 @ 13:15

Costa Blanca·Sport·Travel News

Barcelona appoint Lithuanian basketball legend, Sarunas Jasikevicius as new head coach, following Svetislav Pesic’s departure

BARCELONA basketball legend Sarunas Jasikevicius has been appointed as the Catalans’ new head coach.

2 Jul, 2020 @ 15:59

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Baskonia defeats Barcelona and wins first Spanish basketball league title in 10 years

BASKONIA has won the Spanish basketball league title for the first time in 10 years.

1 Jul, 2020 @ 13:13

Lead·Sport

Valencia manager Albert Celades sacked after only nine months in charge, while sporting director resigns

VALENCIA manager, Albert Celades has been sacked, with the club’s sporting director resigning immediately after as well.

30 Jun, 2020 @ 14:18

Lead·Sport

Inside Spain’s top wakeboard, waterski and wakesurf centre Xtreme Gene in Cordoba where world pros meet complete beginners

WHATEVER I expected from my toe-dipping exercise into the world of extreme watersports, it wasn’t a lesson from a European champion and a chance to

27 Jun, 2020 @ 10:00

Cordoba·Lead·Sport·Travel News

EA signs new 10 year deal for Spanish football with La Liga

VIDEO game giants Electronic Arts Inc have extended their licencing contract with La Liga until 2030, allowing them to retain exclusive access to the Spanish

24 Jun, 2020 @ 16:50

Lead·Sport

NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo’s youngest brother signs first professional basketball contract with Spanish side Murcia

GIANNIS Antetokounmpo’s youngest brother has signed his first professional basketball contract with Spanish side Murcia.

23 Jun, 2020 @ 16:09

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Former Real Madrid manager and current Everton boss, Carlo Ancelotti accused of tax fraud in Spain

CARLO Ancelotti has been accused of tax fraud in Spain.

22 Jun, 2020 @ 18:18

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Barcelona win court case against Neymar, Brazilian star ordered to pay €6.7 million

BARCELONA have won a court case against their former player Neymar, with the Brazilian ordered to pay the Spanish club €6.7 million.

20 Jun, 2020 @ 14:39

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Champions League knockout stages dates set, as part of ‘final eight’ format in Lisbon

THE Champions League will be completed in Lisbon as part of a ‘final eight’ format, UEFA has announced.

18 Jun, 2020 @ 13:42

Lead·Sport

Real Madrid and Wales star Gareth Bale defends his love of golf after latest round of criticism from Spanish press

GARETH Bale has defended his love of golf and rejects the criticism hurled at him by the Spanish press.

17 Jun, 2020 @ 18:40

Lead·Sport

Real Madrid and Spanish national team football legend, Iker Casillas withdraws application for presidency of Spanish FA

IKER Casillas has withdrawn his application to be President of Spain’s Football Federation.

16 Jun, 2020 @ 13:06

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UK Bookies Poised For Premier League Return

The English Premier League is scheduled to return next week with Aston Villa taking on Sheffield Wednesday and Man City hosting Arsenal at the Emirates

11 Jun, 2020 @ 14:52

Sport

Spain’s La Liga returns tonight, with at least one match a day for the next two weeks

LA Liga has been suspended for more than three months, but tonight, Spanish football returns to our television screens.

11 Jun, 2020 @ 13:48

Lead·Sport

Gareth Bale not keen to return to Premier League, likely to finish career at Real Madrid

xGARETH Bale will likely finish his career at Real Madrid, his agent Jonathan Barnett has said.

5 Jun, 2020 @ 15:11

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Atletico Madrid star and Spanish international, Diego Costa sentenced to six months in prison for tax fraud, but will avoid jail term

DIEGO Costa has been sentenced to six months in prison for tax fraud, but will avoid a jail term.

4 Jun, 2020 @ 14:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

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Barcelona FC legend Lionel Messi requests transfer after 20 years at the club amid legal battle

Shock departure for coach who secured top La Liga soccer for Spain’s Costa Blanca two days earlier

Top flight La Liga soccer returns to Spain’s Costa Blanca after five-year gap

Hamilton rewrites record books in dominant win at Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix

Scream if you want to go faster: We try out Spain’s newest jet boat ride

What does each way mean in horse racing?

Quartararo doubles up in high octane Andalucian MotoGP thriller

Marquez falls as Quartararo wins in Spain’s thrilling MotoGP opener

Former Malaga and Manchester City manager, Manuel Pellegrini appointed as new Real Betis boss

Spain’s Fernando Alonso will return to Formula 1 next season

Vistabella Golf in Orihuela operating for 11 years without compulsory environmental impact report, council reveals

Barcelona appoint Lithuanian basketball legend, Sarunas Jasikevicius as new head coach, following Svetislav Pesic’s departure

Baskonia defeats Barcelona and wins first Spanish basketball league title in 10 years

Valencia manager Albert Celades sacked after only nine months in charge, while sporting director resigns

Inside Spain’s top wakeboard, waterski and wakesurf centre Xtreme Gene in Cordoba where world pros meet complete beginners

EA signs new 10 year deal for Spanish football with La Liga

NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo’s youngest brother signs first professional basketball contract with Spanish side Murcia

Former Real Madrid manager and current Everton boss, Carlo Ancelotti accused of tax fraud in Spain

Barcelona win court case against Neymar, Brazilian star ordered to pay €6.7 million

Champions League knockout stages dates set, as part of ‘final eight’ format in Lisbon

Real Madrid and Wales star Gareth Bale defends his love of golf after latest round of criticism from Spanish press

Real Madrid and Spanish national team football legend, Iker Casillas withdraws application for presidency of Spanish FA

UK Bookies Poised For Premier League Return

Spain’s La Liga returns tonight, with at least one match a day for the next two weeks

Gareth Bale not keen to return to Premier League, likely to finish career at Real Madrid

Atletico Madrid star and Spanish international, Diego Costa sentenced to six months in prison for tax fraud, but will avoid jail term

Tougher laws lead to big cutback in tourist homes available for let in Spain

How ‘weird deep booming sounds in the middle of the night’ forced dozens of Brits to evacuate their Malaga homes

UK pub chain Wetherspoons opens its first foreign bar at Costa Blanca airport

EasyJet boss slams ‘lunatic’ EU plan to hand air passengers extra cabin bags for FREE

EXCLUSIVE: Mayors gather for emergency meeting in Malaga’s Ronda to decide on further evacuations with Montejaque dam ‘just 25cm from overflowing’