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Spain’s most famous football supporter has drum but no travel
HE’S been Spain’s most famous football supporter for more than 40 years, but it looks like Manolo ‘el del bombo’ won’t be going to...
Spain will host debut of world’s first official Formula 1 travelling exhibition
MADRID will be the first host of Formula 1's new travelling exhibition dedicated to the championship’s history.
The showcase created in association with production company...
Barcelona and Spanish international star Gerard Pique awaits his last match this weekend
BARCELONA'S La Liga match with Almeria at the Nou Camp on Saturday will have an extra poignancy for Barca fans as long-serving defender Gerard...
Mallorca’s Rafa Nadal is richest sportsperson in Spain
THE world's leading Grand Slam title winner, Rafa Nadal, is Spain's wealthiest sports person according to Forbes magazine.
The Mallorcan tennis star, who lost to...
Malaga to host international Spain-Tonga rugby match this Saturday
THE Estadio Ciudad de Malaga will host this coming Saturday, November 5, the international Spain-Tonga rugby match, with numerous pre-game activities programmed.
Prior to the...
Prosecutor drops fraud and corruption charges against former Barcelona footballer Neymar in Spain
THE Public Prosecutor has dropped corruption and fraud charges on Friday against football star Neymar and others concerning the Brazilian’s 2013 move from Santos...
Missing Spanish football fan trying to walk to Qatar may have been arrested in Iran
A SPANISH football fan who is trying to walk from Spain to Qatar to see the World Cup could be in an Iranian jail....
Big night for football in Spain as Real Madrid and Barcelona have the world’s best two players at Ballon...
REAL MADRID striker Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Robert Lewandowski, Sadio Mane...
Brazilian football star Neymar returns to Barcelona for start of corruption trial
BRAZILIAN football star Neymar arrived in Barcelona on Monday for the first day of his corruption trial, related to his 2013 transfer from Brazilian...
Spain shock reigning champions England in European cricket tournament staged in Spain’s Malaga
Spain has shocked the reigning champions England, with a nine-wicket victory in the opening match of finals week in the European Cricket Championships.
Spain...
Spain opens finals week for European Cricket Championships
Spain will do battle against reigning European Cricket Championship winners England, in a blockbuster clash expected to attract huge crowds in Malaga tonight.
Thousands...
Triathlete Scott Gordon races in Alicante five years after tragic incident
THERE were more tears shed than droplets of sweat when a Scottish triathlete returned to competition five years after suffering life-threatening injuries and crossed...
Spain brings home gold medal at FIBA EuroBasket 2022
SPAIN has won the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Championship in dominating style.
With a 88-76 victory over France in a thrilling final yesterday evening, Sunday September...
Spain’s tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz becomes youngest ever male tennis world number one after US Open win
SPANISH teen sensation Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest men's player in the Open Era to hold the No. 1 ranking, after sealing a...
Female soccer referees in Spain go on strike over low pay
FEMALE soccer referees in Spain have gone on strike over demands for increased pay.
The match official's made their move late on Thursday with the...
Traffic restrictions TODAY in Malaga for Tour of Spain
THE twelfth stage of the la Vuelta a España, one of the leading cycling races in the international calendar, will cross through the province...
Spain gets another Masters 1000 tennis title winner but its not Nadal or Alcaraz
PABLO Carreno Busta, 31, won the Canadian Open title in Montreal on Sunday to take what he described as the 'best title of his...
Children’s artistic gymnastics club puts Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca right on the map
YOUNG gymnasts from a Javea club made waves recently at the Spanish National championships in Lleida.
Club Deportivo Montgo Javea was created in 2006 by...
Man arrested for US-Spain basketball team scam?
A MALAGA man has been arrested for a scam involving the Spanish and US basketball federations in which he pocketed $143,400.
The 63-year-old man was...
Spain’s Rugby World Cup expulsion appeal fails
SPAIN has lost its appeal over its exclusion from the 2023 Rugby World Cup for twice fielding the same ineligible player in qualifying matches.
An...
WATCH: Dramatic moment Spanish coach dives in to save synchronised swimmer
SPANISH swim coach Andrea Fuentes dived in fully clothed after one of her swimmers fainted during a performance in the World Championship pool.
Anita Alvarez,...
Madrid wants Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix to move from Barcelona to Spain’s capital
MADRID has officially expressed a desire to host the Spanish Grand Prix after the current Formula One contract with the Circuit de Barcelona expires.
Madrid’s...
Valencia CF in Spain unveils plan to finish off abandoned new stadium project that started in 2007
PLANS to finally complete Valencia CF's Nou Mestalla stadium have been unveiled which could seat up to 70,000 spectators and have a solar-powered roof.
Valencia's...
Spain’s Rafa Nadal plans Wimbledon bid despite problems with right foot
RAFA Nadal has told journalists in Mallorca on Friday that he plans to play at Wimbledon which starts on June 27.
36-year-old Nadal won the...
Spain agrees to pay women footballers same as men on national team
SPAIN’S football federation will from now on pay male and female players equally for representing their country.
The agreement announced on Tuesday covers the next...
Spanish tennis champ Rafa Nadal and wife Xisca are expecting a baby boy, claims newspaper in Mallorca
TENNIS superstar Rafa Nadal and his wife Maria Francisca Perello are expecting a baby boy, it has emerged.
The gender reveal came within hours of...
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