Sport

Lionel Messi buys 100% stake in fifth-tier Spanish football club located just five miles from old Barcelona stomping ground

ARGENTINE football superstar Lionel Messi has bought Spanish fifth-tier side UE Cornella. The 38-year-old Inter Miami forward will have full control after taking a 100%

17 Apr, 2026 @ 11:20

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

A glimpse into the life of Costa Blanca expat as he prepares to win prestigious Paris-Roubaix cycle race for the fourth time in a row

DUTCH cycling superstar Mathieu van der Poel has offered fans a rare look behind the curtain in a new short film, just days before his

11 Apr, 2026 @ 09:00

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

Bogus football agent charged young players €3k each to fly to Spain with promises about signing up for top La Liga clubs

Bogus football agent charged young players €3k each to fly to Spain with lies about joining top La Liga clubs

A MAN has been arrested in Madrid for defrauding young South American footballers of up to €3,000 each with bogus promises of placing them in

10 Apr, 2026 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Sport

Cristiano Ronaldo makes surprise move into Spanish football with 25% stake in Andalucia club

FOOTBALL superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has bought a 25% stake in Spanish club, UD Almeria. The team are currently third in the La Liga second division

26 Feb, 2026 @ 11:47

Almeria·Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead·Sport

WATCH: Historic moment Oriol Cardona becomes Spain’s first Winter Olympics gold medallist in over 50 years after gruelling ski mountaineering triumph

SPAIN’S Oriol Cardona Coll won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in the men’s ski mountaineering sprint at the Winter Games in Milan Cortina on Thursday

20 Feb, 2026 @ 11:13

Lead·National News·Sport

WATCH: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defies sickness and cramp to win gruelling classic and reach first-ever Australian Open final

SPAIN’S Carlos Alcaraz fought through a leg issue to deliver a 6-4 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-7(4) 7-5 win over Alexander Zverev on Friday and reach his

30 Jan, 2026 @ 11:25

Lead·Sport

British-born ice skater and TV’s ‘Dancing on Ice’ winner will carry Spain’s flag at Winter Olympics opening ceremony

SHEFFIELD-BORN ice skater Olivia Smart and skier Quim Salarich will be Spain’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

20 Jan, 2026 @ 15:00

Lead·Sport

Spain’s tennis ace Carlos Alcaraz in shock split from coach Juan Carlos Ferrero who ‘wished he could have continued’

THE world’s number one tennis player, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, has announced a surprise split from his long-time coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero. The partnership won six

18 Dec, 2025 @ 09:00

Lead·Sport

FC Barcelona denies rumours that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is making €10b bid for club

FC BARCELONA have rubbished rumours of a Saudi Arabian takeover of the La Liga club. There had been Spanish media reports that Saudi Crown Prince

17 Dec, 2025 @ 10:34

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Man arrested in Spain for supplying payments to French tennis players to fix matches

A MAN has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Spain for being part of a Europe-wide gang that fixed tennis matches to benefit players

30 Oct, 2025 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz could pocket whopping €5m if he wins two ‘exhibition’ matches

THE world’s number one tennis player, Carlos Alcaraz, will be battling it out in Saudi Arabia this week to win the sport’s biggest financial prize-

14 Oct, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·Murcia·Sport

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz joins elite group of players to win eight tennis titles in a one season

SPAIN’S Carlos Alcaraz won his eighth title of the season after beating America’s Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 in the ATP 500 Japan Open final in

30 Sep, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Sport

Valencia's spectacular €400m Juan Roig Arena hosts its first concert this Saturday

Valencia’s spectacular new €400m Juan Roig Arena hosts its first concert this weekend

VALENCIA’S Roig Arena- named after the Mercadona supermarket boss Juan Roig- opens its doors this Saturday. The first event will see 20 artists taking part

2 Sep, 2025 @ 16:45

Entertainment·Lead·Valencia

New-look for Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz overshadows first round US Open victory

SPAIN’S Carlos Alcaraz made headlines for his new ‘marine-style’ haircut in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the US Open in New York. His

26 Aug, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Sport

Spain’s first cycling star Bernardo Ruiz dies aged 100 in his home city

SPAIN’S first cycling legend, Bernardo Ruiz, died aged 100 on Thursday in his home city of Orihuela. He won La Vuelta in 1948 and was

15 Aug, 2025 @ 09:30

Lead·Sport

Spain to host golf’s Ryder Cup for the second-time ever in 2031

SPAIN’S Costa Brava will host golf’s Ryder Cup team competition between Europe and the United States in 2031. The Camiral Resort Golf & Wellness course

18 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Retired tennis ace Rafa Nadal serves up golfing first on Mallorca course

WHILE tennis headlines are being made at Wimbledon this week, retired star Rafa Nadal celebrated getting a ‘hole-in-one’ on a Mallorca golf course. Nadal, who

11 Jul, 2025 @ 14:34

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

The eye-watering sum Carlos Alcaraz will have to pay to the Spanish taxman after his legendary victory in the French Open

CARLOS Alcaraz’s stunning victory over Jannik Sinner in Sunday’s French Open not only brought joy to Spanish tennis fans, but also to the taxman who

10 Jun, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·National News·Sport

WATCH: Spanish commentator applauded for his reaction to fascist flag spotted in crowd during Portugal vs Spain

AMIDST the heartbreak of Spain’s losing Sunday’s night’s Nations League Final penalty shoot-out against Portugal in Munich, another headline came via a quick riposte from

9 Jun, 2025 @ 16:45

Lead·National News

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz is just one win away from retaining his French Open title

SPAIN’S Carlos Alcaraz has booked his second successive French Open final this Sunday after a walkover win over Italian Lorenzo Musetti in Paris on Friday.

6 Jun, 2025 @ 17:56

Lead·Sport

Legendary Spanish tennis star Rafa Nadal gets emotional farewell tribute at French Open

SPAIN’S greatest-ever tennis player, Rafa Nadal, was given a special farewell at the French Open on Sunday- a Grand Slam event that he won a

26 May, 2025 @ 11:57

Lead·Sport

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz starts his French Open title defence THIS Sunday morning

SPAIN’S Carlos Alcaraz begins his defence of the French Open title on Sunday morning against Japan’s Kei Nishikori. It’s the second Grand Slam event of

24 May, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Sport

Police celebrate ‘few incidents’ and just eight arrests after 60,000 British football fans arrived in Spain

POLICE in Spain have praised the success of an enormous security operation after only eight arrests were made during the Europa League final in Bilbao,

22 May, 2025 @ 11:51

Bilbao·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

PARTY LIKE IT’S 2008: Tottenham vow to ‘take revenge’ for Bilbao in Euro final tonight

By Jon Clarke in Bilbao TOTTENHAM fans promised to take revenge for the residents of Bilbao after their native team were knocked out of the

21 May, 2025 @ 11:52

Bilbao·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Sport

Racists in 'unprecedented milestone' ruling for abusing Real Madrid footballer Vinicius

‘Milestone’ prison sentence for racist football fans who abused Real Madrid footballer Vinicius

FIVE racist football fans have been given one-year prison terms- suspended for three years- for shouting abuse at Real Madrid player Vinicius in December 2022.

21 May, 2025 @ 11:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Marbella FC scores €114 million 10,000-seater stadium deal

MARBELLA City Council has officially awarded a 75-year land concession to the Marbella FC Foundation to develop an ambitious new football stadium complex. The €114

20 May, 2025 @ 18:08

Lead·Marbella·Property·Sport

Lionel Messi buys 100% stake in fifth-tier Spanish football club located just five miles from old Barcelona stomping ground

A glimpse into the life of Costa Blanca expat as he prepares to win prestigious Paris-Roubaix cycle race for the fourth time in a row

Bogus football agent charged young players €3k each to fly to Spain with lies about joining top La Liga clubs

Cristiano Ronaldo makes surprise move into Spanish football with 25% stake in Andalucia club

WATCH: Historic moment Oriol Cardona becomes Spain’s first Winter Olympics gold medallist in over 50 years after gruelling ski mountaineering triumph

WATCH: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defies sickness and cramp to win gruelling classic and reach first-ever Australian Open final

British-born ice skater and TV’s ‘Dancing on Ice’ winner will carry Spain’s flag at Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Spain’s tennis ace Carlos Alcaraz in shock split from coach Juan Carlos Ferrero who ‘wished he could have continued’

FC Barcelona denies rumours that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is making €10b bid for club

Man arrested in Spain for supplying payments to French tennis players to fix matches

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz could pocket whopping €5m if he wins two ‘exhibition’ matches

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz joins elite group of players to win eight tennis titles in a one season

Valencia’s spectacular new €400m Juan Roig Arena hosts its first concert this weekend

New-look for Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz overshadows first round US Open victory

Spain’s first cycling star Bernardo Ruiz dies aged 100 in his home city

Spain to host golf’s Ryder Cup for the second-time ever in 2031

Retired tennis ace Rafa Nadal serves up golfing first on Mallorca course

The eye-watering sum Carlos Alcaraz will have to pay to the Spanish taxman after his legendary victory in the French Open

WATCH: Spanish commentator applauded for his reaction to fascist flag spotted in crowd during Portugal vs Spain

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz is just one win away from retaining his French Open title

Legendary Spanish tennis star Rafa Nadal gets emotional farewell tribute at French Open

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz starts his French Open title defence THIS Sunday morning

Police celebrate ‘few incidents’ and just eight arrests after 60,000 British football fans arrived in Spain

PARTY LIKE IT’S 2008: Tottenham vow to ‘take revenge’ for Bilbao in Euro final tonight

‘Milestone’ prison sentence for racist football fans who abused Real Madrid footballer Vinicius

Marbella FC scores €114 million 10,000-seater stadium deal

From smart fridges to sensory art: Spanish art fair shows how innovation is transforming homes around the country

Spanish public broadcaster will refuse to air Eurovision Song Contest on TV over Israel participation

Travel warning issued with major Spanish airport set to close for over a month

Spain’s immigration officers cancel scheduled strike as migrant legalisation plan gets under way

Hate on the rise in Spain as over half of LGBTQ+ people report abuse in past year – with transgender community hit hardest