Turin, Oct 5 (IANS) Spain will play perhaps the most vital game of their 2018 football World Cup qualifying campaign when they take on Italy here on Thursday. After their 8-0 win over Liechtenstein which kicked off their qualifying campaign in September, the Spaniards will travel with confidence. However, they also have the memory fresh […]
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Defender Arnab rues missing ATK’s pre-season in Spain
Kolkata Sep 23 (IANS) Atletico de Kolkata (ATK’s) and India footballer Arnab Mondal rued missing the team’s pre-Indian Super League (ISL) training in Spain, admitting he has a lot of catching up to do ahead of their first match against reigning champions Chennaiyin FC on October 2. “Missing pre-season makes things difficult. I will have […]
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Davis Cup: Spain down brave Indians in doubles to clinch tie
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez fought off a brave challenge from the Indian duo of Leander Paes and Saketh Myneni in the doubles rubber to hand Spain an unassailable 3-0 lead in their Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie here on Saturday. The Indians troubled the gold medal winners at […]
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Hosting Spain a massive boost for Indian tennis: Zeeshan Ali
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Indian coach Zeeshan Ali feels that hosting Spain in the ongoing Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie with the likes of Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer playing in front of Indian crowds will provide a massive boost to tennis in the country. Indian singles players Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni […]
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Davis Cup: India face tough task against mighty Spain (Preview)
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India face an uphill battle when they take on former champions Spain in a Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium here from Friday. Although expected to breeze past the Indian team without breaking much sweat, Spain have brought over their top guns for this […]
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IANS Interview: Spain tennis coach Conchita eyes Davis Cup title
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) With only one Grand Slam in her kitty, Spain’s non-playing Davis Cup captain Conchita Martinez regrets not winning more titles during her tennis career, but is now eager to fulfill that void my achieving success as a coach. Conchita had won the women’ singles title at Wimbledon in 1994, defeating […]
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India ready for Spain challenge: Paes
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) India on Tuesday put up a brave face ahead of their Davis Cup World Group Play-off against mighty Spain with veteran Leander Paes asserting the hosts are unfazed by the magnitude of the challenge confronting them and are determined to battle it out in their own backyard. Spain have brought […]
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Spain not taking India lightly: Nadal
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Spain may be overwhelming favourites in their upcoming Davis Cup World Group Play-off against India, but their star player Rafael Nadal is in no mood to take the hosts lightly. India, spearheaded by the veteran Leander Paes, will field Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan in the singles matches against 14-time […]
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Spain squad arrive for Davis Cup tie
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The star-studded Spanish tennis squad arrived here on Monday ahead of their Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against India. The 20-member squad, which includes the likes of 14-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal and World No.13 David Ferrer, got down to business straight away after landing in the capital […]
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Deal Done: Liverpool outcast finally finds new club in Spain
Liverpool were been one of the busiest clubs in the recent transfer market. They managed to add the likes of Sadio Mane, Georginio Wijnaldum, Marko Grujic, Joel Matip and Loris Karius among other to their squad and have made it a stronger one from the year before. However, the real work for Klopp was trying […]