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Spain’s tennis ace Rafa Nadal on unvaccinated Djokovic being denied entry to Australia: ‘I feel sorry for him but...

Fiona Govan - 6 Jan, 2022 @ 11:15

RAFAEL Nadal expressed sympathy for rival Novak Djokovic after the Serb was denied entry into Australia because he wasn’t vaccinated against COVID-19. However, he said...

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Spain’s exiled King Juan Carlos in COVID-19 scare after meeting Rafa Nadal in UAE

Fiona Govan - 21 Dec, 2021 @ 15:45

Just days after his first public appearance in months, Spain’s former monarch King Juan Carlos was at the centre of a COVID-19 scare after...

Spain's Rafa Nadal gets COVID-19 after returning to Spain from Abu Dhabi tournament

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Rafa Nadal has COVID-19 after returning home to Spain from Abu Dhabi tournament

Alex Trelinski - 20 Dec, 2021 @ 17:45

SPANISH tennis ace Rafa Nadal has tested positive for COVID-19 after taking part in an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi. The former world number one...

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Rafa Nadal makes pitstop at academy in Spain’s Mallorca before travelling to Monte Carlo Masters

Isha Sesay - 8 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

For months, work has been underway at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar in Manacor where an innovative new sports facility is being added

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Street named after Rafa Nadal in Spain’s Mallorca as thanks for helping clean-up of devastating October 2018 floods

Isha Sesay - 9 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Sant Llorenc des Cardassar, the epicentre of the floods, also declared the Mallorcan sporting hero as the municipality's adoptive son

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Mallorcan sporting hero Rafa Nadal kickstarts campaign to raise €11 MILLION in fight against Spain’s coronavirus crisis

Isha Sesay - 26 Mar, 2020 @ 16:13

Launched by the Spanish Red Cross, the initiative aims to raise money amongst athletes

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GOODBYE ‘BEETHOVEN’: Rafa Nadal to trade in his luxury yacht for a catamaran

Tim McNulty - 21 Jul, 2019 @ 12:27

The Mallorcan tennis ace is putting his 23-metre ship up for sale following a family trip around the Carribean on a luxury Sunreef 74 Chrissy

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Tennis ace Rafa spotted in cockpit taking a selfie heading home to Spain

Laurence Dollimore - 6 Dec, 2017 @ 11:44

RAFAEL Nadal snapped a photo with his pilots before flying home to Spain this week. It comes after the Mallorquin had to pull out of...

Sport

Mallorca maestro Rafa Nadal reaches French Open semi-finals after Pablo Carreno Busta injury

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 8 Jun, 2017 @ 13:44

Nadal closes in on 10th Roland Garros slam victory

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Spaniards opt for cycling over football

Rob Horgan - 10 Jan, 2016 @ 15:25

Question of sport

Business & Finance

Zara owner Amancio Ortega voted Spain’s best boss

Rob Horgan - 4 Apr, 2015 @ 15:30

While tennis ace Rafa Nadal claimed the title of number one sport coach

Rafael Nadal knocked out of wimbledon second round by world number

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Rafa Nadal set to become the face of Spain’s agriculture

Rob Horgan - 29 Mar, 2015 @ 11:00

Rafa will be promoting the country’s very best produce in a new promotional campaign

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Rafa Nadal plays pranks on golfers in Mallorca

Rob Horgan - 4 Nov, 2014 @ 12:49

Tennis ace has been pulling tricks on innocent golfers for a new advert in Mallorca

National News

One Direction set to appear on Spanish TV show El Hormiguero

Rob Horgan - 6 Oct, 2014 @ 13:36

UK pop sensations set to appear on Spanish comedy show in December

Sport

Spain appoint first ever female Davis Cup captain

Tom Powell - 23 Sep, 2014 @ 10:42

Gala Leon Garcia becomes just the fifth female captain in the tennis tournament’s 114-year history, but Rafael Nadal's coach has criticised the decision

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Rafa Nadal left red-faced after Mandela death tweet

Claire Wilson - 13 Oct, 2013 @ 14:30

Spanish tennis star posts premature RIP tweet

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Sporting chance: Britain v Spain

Wendy Williams - 2 Jun, 2012 @ 12:00

With a bumper summer of sport to look forward to, James Bryce takes a closer look at the British and Spanish contenders to see who is likely to have the bragging rights by the end

Andalucia

Xisca watches ‘tired’ Nadal’s defeat in London

Eloise Horsfield - 25 Nov, 2011 @ 15:46

Nadal blames loss against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on 'lack of passion' and tiredness

Sport

Rafa reunited with Xisca in London

Eloise Horsfield - 18 Nov, 2011 @ 15:52

The world number two is in London for the ATP World Tour

Andalucia

Rafa Nadal’s ‘secret’ girlfriend

Wendy Williams - 29 Oct, 2011 @ 09:16

She may be the girlfriend of one of the most high profile sportsmen in the world, but long-term love Xisca Perello has done a good job of staying out of the spotlight...

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London calling for Rafa Nadal’s girl

Wendy Williams - 29 Oct, 2011 @ 09:08

Nadal's long-standing lover is making a bold move to the UK

Sport

Novak Djokovic beats Spanish ace Rafa Nadal to win first Wimbledon title

Karl Smallman - 3 Jul, 2011 @ 18:13

Spain's defending champion Nadal seen off by Serbian second seed

Sport

Rafa Nadal completes career Grand slam

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 14 Sep, 2010 @ 11:28

The World number one has won his first US Open title and completed his career Grand Slam

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Not just a question of luck

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 11 Sep, 2010 @ 09:00

Spain has come onto the world stage this year as a true sporting nation. Wendy Williams investigates why, despite its deep recession, the country’s sportsmen are dripping in gold

National News

Beauty behind ‘the Beast’

- 1 Jul, 2010 @ 15:35

After winning Wimbledon for the second time, the Olive Press reveals how Nadal's childhood sweetheart Xisca is still keeping the 'beast's' feet firmly on the ground

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Red-handed: Police nab bank robber who wore red gloves and twice targeted same branch in Spain’s Madrid

Fiona Govan - 28 Jan, 2022 @ 12:39

A THIEF who twice targeted the same Madrid bank wearing bright red gloves and threatened staff with a hunting knife, has been arrested. The 58-year-old...

Developers Who Conned British Home Buyers At Murcia's Trampolin Hills In Spain Appeal Against Prison Sentences

Swindlers who conned British home buyers at Murcia’s Trampolin Hills in Spain try to overturn guilty verdicts

28 Jan, 2022 @ 12:33

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in La Manga del Mar Menor with pool garage – € 181,000

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15 genius Spanish words you just can’t translate into English

28 Jan, 2022 @ 11:15

Gibraltar police rid streets of abandoned cars in bid to free up public parking

28 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Weather warnings in place across Spain’s Costa del Sol

28 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

MUST READ: European Court of Justice rules against Spain’s Modelo 720 foreign asset law including system of excessive fines

27 Jan, 2022 @ 19:01

Man Steals Car That He Was Interesting In Buying From Costa Blanca Showroom In Spain

Man chooses car he wants to buy and steals it days later from Costa Blanca showroom in Spain

27 Jan, 2022 @ 17:47

Police Save Life Of Blindfolded Woman Who Planned To Jump From Fifth Floor Balcony In Valencia Area Of Spain

Serial fraudster on the run from Czech authorities is arrested in Spain’s Almeria

27 Jan, 2022 @ 17:08

First cases of new BA.2 Omricon COVID-19 variant are confirmed in Spain

27 Jan, 2022 @ 15:45

Mum gives birth to tiny quads within five minutes at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

27 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Spain announces its best job figures since financial crash of 2008

Spain announces its best job figures since banking crisis of 2008

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