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High terror alert in Spain: 700 police officers deployed ahead of basketball game featuring Israeli team in Valencia

A VALENCIA basketball game has been deemed a high terror risk as hundreds of officers are deployed in the city. Around 700 police officers will

18 Oct, 2023 @ 12:28

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Legendary Spanish boxing champion Xavi Moyà, 55, dies in traffic accident

A WORLD champion Spanish boxer, Xavi Moya has been killed in a horror motorbike accident in his native Barcelona. Authorities are investigating the circumstances of

10 Oct, 2023 @ 12:08

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Real Madrid star Vinicius questioned by judge over racist abuse by Valencia football fans in Spain

Real Madrid star Vinicius questioned by judge over racist ‘monkey chants’ by Valencia football fans in Spain

REAL MADRID striker Vinicius was questioned for around 40 minutes on Thursday by a judge investigating racist insults directed at him during his side’s La

5 Oct, 2023 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News·Sport·Valencia

Andalusia prepares to host Spain’s first Solheim Cup women’s golf tournament

THE FINCA Cortesin de Casares golf course in Spain’s Andalusia is preparing to receive the world’s best female golf players, as the start of the

16 Sep, 2023 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Ronda to host the Spanish Canyoning Championship

RONDA is set to host the Spanish Canyoning Championship on September 23 and 24. Following the success of the qualifying event for the 2022 Spanish

9 Sep, 2023 @ 07:30

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Oscar-winner Natalie Portman voices her support for Spain’s women’s football team

OSCAR-WINNING Hollywood actor Natalie Portman has spoken out in support of the Spain women’s football team, as the controversy over the actions of the Spanish

7 Sep, 2023 @ 14:46

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Jenni Hermoso files official complaint with the courts against Luis Rubiales over ‘non-consensual’ kiss

SPAIN’S World Cup soccer star Jenni Hermoso has filed an official complaint accusing suspended RFEF president Luis Rubiales of sexual assault. The complaint was lodged

6 Sep, 2023 @ 16:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Spain's winning coach Jorge Wilda sacked after women's World Cup victory as kissing row involving Luis Rubiales refuses to subside

Head coach of Spain’s women’s football team Jorge Vilda is sacked after supporting Luis Rubiales

SPAIN’S women’s World Cup winning coach Jorge Vilda has been sacked by the Spanish FA- the RFEF. The news came on Tuesday, just over a

5 Sep, 2023 @ 16:52

Lead·National News·Sport

Embattled 'kisser' Luis Rubiales could face sex assault charges as top prosecutors in Spain open probe

Two weeks later, Spain’s men’s football team finally condemns Federation chief Luis Rubiales

THE SPAIN men’s national football team has finally released a statement condemning the actions of embattled Federation chairman Luis Rubiales, more than two weeks after

5 Sep, 2023 @ 10:15

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Pedro Sanchez says apologies are 'insufficient' over Spanish FA chief kissing World Cup winning player Jenni Hermoso on lips

Spain’s caretaker prime minister takes aim at football chief Luis Rubiales once more

SPAIN’S caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has once again voiced criticism of the embattled head of the Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, who is still refusing

3 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Sport

Spain's men's football boss says sorry but will not resign over applauding speech by controversial World Cup kisser Luis Rubiales

Spain’s men’s football boss says sorry but won’t quit for applauding speech by controversial World Cup kisser Luis Rubiales

SPAIN’S men’s football team coach Luis de la Fuente has apologised for applauding RFEF president Luis Rubiales last week but has refused to resign. De

1 Sep, 2023 @ 18:26

Lead·Sport

Protests and counter protests across Spain as Luis Rubiales sexism controversy rumbles on

MONDAY night saw protests and counter-protests across Spain, as the controversy over Football Federation chairman Luis Rubiales’ forced kiss of female player Jenni Hermoso rumbled

29 Aug, 2023 @ 09:05

Lead·Sport

Finally: Spain’s Football Federation calls on under-fire chairman Luis Rubiales to quit

SPAIN’S regional football chiefs on Monday night unanimously called on the beleaguered Football Federation chairman Luis Rubiales to resign, as the controversy over the forcible

29 Aug, 2023 @ 08:34

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Madrid Spain 19 06 2019 Pressekonferenz Der Rfef New Spanish Head Coach Announced Jose Luis Rub

Mother of beleaguered Spanish Football Federation chairman Luis Rubiales goes on hunger strike

IN ANOTHER bizarre twist to the ongoing controversy surrounding Spain’s Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales, his mother on Monday shut herself away in a church

28 Aug, 2023 @ 12:15

Lead·Sport

Luis Rubiales ‘forced kiss’ row latest: Spain’s governing body of football calls emergency meeting

SPAIN’S RFEF has called an emergency meeting for Monday after its Sexual Violence Protocol was activated in the wake of suspended President Luis Rubiales’ non-consensual

28 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·Sport

World’s top cyclists converge on Spain for start of La Vuelta in Barcelona

ONE OF the world’s premier road cycle races, La Vuelta, begins in Barcelona this Saturday with a team time trial starting at 7.05pm. Competitors will

26 Aug, 2023 @ 10:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Sport·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s football chief Luis Rubiales to quit after causing international sexism storm

BELEAGUERED Spain football chief Luis Rubiales is due today to quit from his role as the head of the country’s Football Federation in the wake

25 Aug, 2023 @ 08:08

Lead·Sport

Soccer's world governing body FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales in Spanish 'kissing' controversy

Soccer’s world governing body FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales in Spanish sexist kissing scandal

FOOTBALL’S world governing body FIFA is launching disciplinary proceedings against Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales over Sunday’s controversial kiss and other behaviour after the

24 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Sport

Female football player forcibly kissed by Federation chairman at World Cup final breaks silence over controversy

THE SPANISH football player who was forcibly kissed by the chairman of Spain’s Football Federation after the team’s World Cup victory on Sunday has spoken

24 Aug, 2023 @ 10:45

Lead·Sport

Four Gibraltar runners appeared on this years XI Corruco Race podium

Four runners from Gibraltar’s Carpe Diem Running Club appeared on the podium for this years XI Corruco Race in Manilva on Saturday. Stephine Campbell took

22 Aug, 2023 @ 21:00

Gibraltar·Sport

Chairman of Spain’s Football Federation forced to apologise after forcibly kissing female player on the lips

THE CHAIRMAN of Spain’s Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, has been forced to apologise after he forcibly kissed one of the country’s female players on the

21 Aug, 2023 @ 16:35

Lead·Sport

Sporting legend Federico Bahamontes dies at 95

SPAIN is in mourning after the death of Federico Martin Bahamontes, the first Spanish cyclist to win the Tour De France in 1959. Toledo mayor

8 Aug, 2023 @ 17:30

Madrid·Sport

Motor racing fans flock to Spanish capital to see Formula 1 star Sergio Perez

THOUSANDS of people flocked to the centre of Madrid on Saturday night to enjoy an exhibition by Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez in two Red

16 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Sport

Police Arrest Four Men For Hanging Dummy Of Real Madrid Player Vinicius From Bridge In Spain

Spain’s Interior Ministry tries to crack down on racism in sport with new guidelines

SPAIN’S Interior Ministry has established a protocol in the case of racist incidents at sports matches, and which will be applied not just inside stadiums

3 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Sport

One of the best kitesurfing beaches in Spain is in Huelva

SEA and plenty of wind are two natural elements and key ingredients for a great day kitesurfing, a fun water sport which emerged the late

28 Jun, 2023 @ 10:15

Huelva·Lead·Sport

Spain’s best golf course is found in Sotogrande

SOTOGRANDE is home to the world famous Valderrama golf course, considered not only the best in Spain, but also in Europe and even considered one

19 Jun, 2023 @ 09:20

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Sport

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