Cincinnati, Aug 20 (IANS) Spain’s tennis player Garbine Muguruza advanced to the women’s singles semi-finals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Hungarian qualifier Timea Babos. The fourth-seeded Spaniard on Friday afternoon did not drop her serve once and converted three of the nine break-point chances she created […]
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Coach Lopetegui hints goalkeeper Casillas’ Spain career could be over
Madrid, Aug 18 (IANS) Newly-appointed Spain football coach Julen Lopetegui on Thursday dropped a big hint that Iker Casillas’ record-setting 167 game-career as the national goalkeeper has come to an end. Casillas was forced to sit in the dugout during the Euro 2016 as former coach Vicente Del Bosque put his trust in Manchester United’s […]
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ISL: FC Pune City begin pre-season training in Spain
Madrid, Aug 16 (IANS) As part of their pre-season training and conditioning, Indian Super League (ISL) franchise FC Pune City have commenced preparations for the forthcoming season here in Spain, under the watchful eyes of head coach Antonio Lopez Habas. The training is being held in a complex named Vincci Valdecanas here, a Pune FC […]
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Spain upsets Australia 1-0 in men’s hockey
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) Top-ranked Australia men’s hockey team was stunned by World No.11 Spain 0-1 in a Pool A match of the Olympics here. The first few minutes of the game on Sunday saw the Spanish defence doing a supreme job of pressing the Australians and keeping them from scoring that elusive […]
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Spain’s Calderon says Olympics men’s basketball tournament wide open
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Spanish point guard Jose Calderon has that the Rio Olympics men’s basketball tournament was up for grabs and that “in one game anyone can beat anyone”. Spain is in Group B and will play its opening game against Croatia on Sunday evening, followed by contests against Brazil on Tuesday, […]
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Indian hockey team beats Spain 2-1 in practice game
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 2 (IANS) Akashdeep and Rupinder Pal Singh scored as the Indian men’s hockey team defeated Spain 2-1 in a practice match ahead of the Olympic Games here. Incidentally, Indians had lost two practice games to Spain in Madrid before coming here. But on Sunday evening they played at a good pace […]
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Spain’s football chief Villar to run for UEFA president’s job
Madrid, July 20 (IANS) Spain’s football federation president Angel Maria Villar has decided to run for president of UEFA, European football’s top job. Villar, who has headed Spain’s federation since 1988 and replaced Michel Platini as UEFA boss when the former France midfield superstar was disqualified from holding the post by FIFA, will stand for […]
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India to face Spain in Davis Cup tie at home
The International Federation announced today that the Indian men’s tennis will face a formidable Spain side in the Davis Cup tie at home in September. The Indian men’s team thrashed the Koreans 4-1 in the Asia/Oceania group 1 second round tie while Spain also trashed Romania by 4-1. India and Spain have faced each other […]
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Big blow to Chelsea: Atletico president claims Costa is coming to Spain
Chelsea striker Diego Costa is close than ever to returning to his former club, according to Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo. Costa, who had to endure a difficult campaign at Stamford Bridge last season, has been highly linked with a move back to La Liga after the Stamford Bridge hierarchy spent £33million on Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi […]
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Spain’s Marquez wins at German MotoGP GP
Sachsenring (Germany), July 17 (IANS) Spanish motorcycle road racer Marc Marquez eased to victory in Sunday’s 2016 German MotoGP Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, extending his points lead as the riders head into the second half of the season. Marquez (Repsol Honda RC213), completed the race in 47 minutes, 3.239 seconds, 9.857 seconds ahead of […]