Tag: Sport
Barcelona’s Gerard Pique gets big tax break from Spain’s Supreme Court
BARCELONA footballer Gerard Pique has landed a €2.1 million pre-Christmas windfall courtesy of Spain's Supreme Court.
Pique, 34, has been given a refund of a...
Rafa Nadal has COVID-19 after returning home to Spain from Abu Dhabi tournament
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...
Football war in Spain as Barcelona and Real Madrid go to court over La Liga’s €2 billion investment deal
BARCELONA and Real Madrid have been joined by Athletic Bilbao in launching a legal fight against La Liga's recently approved deal with a private...
Spain’s top road race, the Valencia Marathon, celebrates 40 years this Sunday
THE Valencia Marathon celebrates its 40th birthday this Sunday(December 5) after the pandemic forced the 2020 event to be restricted to elite runners only.
First...
Alexia Putellas makes history as first Spanish Ballon d’Or winner since 1960
BARCELONA captain Alexia Putellas has become the first Spain international to win the Ballon d'Or since 1960 .
She was crowned the best female footballer...
New deal secures Formula 1 Grand Prix race in Spain through to 2026
SPAIN will continue to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix race until at least 2026 following a contract renewal with the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit.
A condition...
WTA Finals: Garbine Muguruza becomes the first Spaniard to win season-ending finals
AGARBINE MUGURUZA has made history as the first-ever Spanish woman to win the WTA Finals.
The Caracas- born star became the first Spaniard to win...
Guardia Civil make surprise visits to ten football clubs in fraud probe across Spain
GUARDIA Civil officers and Social Security inspectors interviewed players at ten Spanish football clubs this Wednesday as part of a nationwide fraud probe.
Training sessions...
Barcelona legend Xavi is returning as coach to his former club in Spain
FORMER Barcelona star Xavi Hernandez will be the La Liga club's new coach.
Xavi,41, has been in charge of Qatari club Al Sadd since 2019...
Football fans can now watch El Clasico in their local bar in Spain with commentary in English
FOOTBALL fans now have the option of watching El Clásico with English commentary when the match kicks off between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid...
Barcelona president blames La Liga salary caps for Lionel Messi leaving the Spanish club
FC BARCELONA have revealed that they could not keep star striker Lionel Messi due to La Liga's salary limit rules.
Barca president, Joan Laporta, said...
La Liga in Spain set for massive €2.7 billion windfall in CVC equity firm deal
PRIVATE equity firm CVC has agreed a big €2.7 billion deal 'in principle' with La Liga which will see the investors get 10% of...
Spanish campaign to make padel Olympic sport in Paris Games
PADEL pioneer Ramón Morcillo has pledged to work towards its inclusion in the Olympic Games in Paris.
The President of the Spanish Padel Federation said: "In...
This is how much Spain will pay their Olympic gold medal winners
Team Spain’s athletes who win gold at this year's Olympics will be immortalised in the national memory. But prestige isn't the only thing driving...
Queen Letizia of Spain sports vibrant red as she wishes luck to Spanish team ahead of Olympics
THE Queen of Spain sported a scarlet dress when she met the Spanish Olympic team on Friday.
Queen Letizia dressed in the traditional Spanish shade...
Football fans in Spain will be able to return to stadiums to watch La Liga soccer next season
FOOTBALL fans in Spain will be able to return to stadiums 'en-masse' when the new La Liga season starts this August.
Health Minister, Carolina Darias,...
Spain’s Valencia presents bid to host Gay Games 2026
VALENCIA city this week presented its candidacy to host the Gay Games in 2026.
The official announcement was made yesterday (Monday June 21) at the...
THRILL SEEKERS: Check out the highest indoor climbing wall in Spain’s Andalucia inaugurated in Malaga
THRILL seekers can now enjoy the challenge of a 17-metre-high climbing wall in Malaga—the tallest indoor climbing wall in Andalucia.
The Municipal Sports Pavilion in...
Spain to offer COVID jabs to football team ahead of Euros
SPAIN’s football players have received their COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the Euros 2020.
The team are now all vaccinated ahead of their opening match against...
Spain and Portugal’s official bid for 2030 World Cup announced by Pedro Sanchez in Madrid
PEDRO Sanchez has endorsed a bid for the World Cup to be hosted in Spain and Portugal in 2030.
The Spanish prime minister said that...
How padel tennis arrived in Spain thanks to Marbella’s ‘father figure’ Alfonso De Hohenlohe
A NEW tin of balls and a satisfying thwack. The squeak of the trainer's sole pivoting and a sweaty outstretched arm, pleading and praying...
Michael Schumacher’s family buy land in Spain’s Mallorca to raise horses
The plot is only a stone's throw away from the mansion the Formula One legend's wife purchased in 2017
Police dismantle nationwide sports doping gang with centres across Spain’s Andalucia
A DOPING gang that has allegedly been operating at the centre of Spain's cycling world has been busted by police with raids across Andalucia....
“He’s a bit good”: How a 17-year-old from Murcia is taking the motorcycle racing world by storm
SPAIN has often been called the mecca for motorcycle racing, with world champions being cultivated from the moment they can sit on a bike....
WE ALL LIVE IN…: Castellon’s Villareal knock out Arsenal and make it through to their first ever Europa League...
Another English club, Manchester United, now awaits Villareal in the final in Gdansk (Poland) on May 26.
Watch as daredevil skydiver from Spain snaps up can while skimming ground at 60mph
FALLING from the sky can be thirsty work.
A daredevil skydiver in Spain has gone viral after jumping 12,000 feet to reach his favourite...