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Valencia closer to CL berth with win over Sevilla

Seville (Spain), March 11: Valencia showcased solid defence, goalkeeping and an opportunistic attack in a huge 2-0 away victory here over Sevilla, taking a big step toward finishing in the top four of La Liga and earning a berth in next season’s Champions League. With its first win at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium since 2004 on […]

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Levante edges Getafe 1-0

Getafe (Spain), March 11: Levante earned a big away win in new head coach Paco Lopez’s debut on the Valencia club’s sideline, topping Getafe 1-0 on a second-half goal by Coke Andujar to stay clear of the La Liga relegation zone. Lopez had a difficult challenge on his hands at Coliseum Alfonso Perez, where coming into […]

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Ronaldo leads Real Madrid to 2-1 win over Eibar

Eibar (Spain), March 11: Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday led Real Madrid to prevail over Eibar 2-1 in the 28th round of La Liga, avoiding losing more ground to the first two teams in the Spanish top-divison football table. Eibar stormed into the game, pushing Real Madrid onto the other half of the field, […]

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Guardiola fined $28,000 for wearing yellow ribbon

London, March 10: Manchester City chief coach Pep Guardiola was fined nearly $28,000 by England’s Football Association for appearing on the touch line sporting a yellow ribbon in support of Catalan activists and politicians jailed for their role in an unconstitutional referendum on the region’s independence from Spain. The Catalonia native displayed the ribbon during several […]

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Girona beat Depor in La Liga

Girona (Spain), March 10: Newly promoted Girona remain unbeaten at the Montilivi Municipal Stadium after defeating Deportivo 2-0 here to climb to sixth place in the La Liga. Deportivo suffered their 13th consecutive loss on Friday and sit 19th in the Spanish top division standings, two points from safety, report EFE news agency. The visitors appeared […]

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Celta beat Las Palmas to stay in race for Europe

Vigo (Spain), March 6: Celta Vigo kept their Europa League hopes alive with a come from behind 2-1 victory in a Spanish top division football match here against UD Las Palmas, who remain stuck in the La Liga drop zone. Monday evening’s win lifts Celta to ninth place with 38 points, just three behind sixth-place Villarreal. […]

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Shubhankar climbs to 66th spot in world golf ranking

New Delhi, March6: Riding on his stellar performance at the World Golf Championships-Mexcio Championship, young Shubhankar Sharma vaulted nine places to be at 66th spot in the world golf rankings released on Monday. Overnight leader Shubhankar stumbled in the fourth and final round and carded a three-over 74 to finish tied ninth in the $10 million […]

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Deportivo remain in La Liga relegation zone after draw

A Coruna, (Spain), March 4: Deportivo La Coruña and Eibar tied 1-1, with the home team failing to climb out of La Liga’s relegation zone after missing several clear scoring opportunities in the first half, at the end of which it was left at a disadvantage when keeper Maksym Koval was given a red card. Deportivo, […]