Madrid, May 17 (IANS) Controversial Chelsea striker Diego Costa, Atletico Madrid’s in-form forward Fernando Torres and Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla were on Tuesday excluded from Spain’s preliminary list of 23 footballers for the Euro 2016 where they will aim for a hat-trick of titles. Spain chief coach Vicente del Bosque named two debutants — Real […]
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Olympic basketball ban on Spain unfair: Ricky Rubio
Madrid, May 1 (IANS) Spain’s point guard Ricky Rubio has strongly criticised the world basketball governing body FIBA for its decision to exclude Spain from the Olympic Games. FIBA announced in April that Spain was among several countries that have been suspended from the 2016 Games as a result of a conflict between FIBA and […]
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Maybe will play in England or Spain in future: Lewandowski
Munich, April 27 (IANS) Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski says he wants to play football in the English Premier League or the La Liga if given a chance. The 27-year-old has spent the last few years in Germany where he first turned up for Borussia Dortmund and then signed for Bayern in 2014. He has […]
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Nadal, Casillas, Cristiano and Messi favourite sportsmen in Spain
Tennis great Rafa Nadal and football stars Iker Casillas, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the athletes most favoured by Spaniards, according to a survey. Nadal leads the poll for the second year with 21.3 percent of the vote, according to the survey published on Friday, reports Efe. His dedication, effort and everything he has […]
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Spain’s Marquez wins Argentina MotoGP Grand Prix
Spain’s Marc Marquez (Honda) won the second race of the MotoGP championship, the Argentina Grand Prix, at Termas de Rio Hondo. Marquez’s rival, Italy’s Valentino Rossi (Yamaha), on Sunday, finished second after an unusual accident between the two Ducati teammates, Andrea Iannone, and Andrea Dovizioso, in the final turn, reports Xinhua. Spain’s Dani Pedrosa (Honda) […]
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Italy coach Conte says Spain a favourite to win Euro 2016
Rome, March 22 (IANS) Italy football team head coach Antonio Conte has said that Spain are one of the favorites to win Euro 2016. The Italian coach on Monday delivered his statement after his squad started its camp to get ready for the upcoming friendly against Spain, which will be played on March 24 in […]
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Star Chelsea winger set to make shock move to Spain this summer
Chelsea football club have had a season to forget right after they lifted the Barclays Premier League trophy under Jose Mourinho, the manager who was sacked earlier this season for lack of results. This has seen the club move into a transitional period and has put them in danger of losing some of the star […]
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Bachelot’s doping claims should not spark French-Spain ‘war’: Nadal
Indian Wells (California), March 17 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal urged on Thursday that the controversy over French former sports minister Roselyne Bachelot’s doping accusations should not be turned into a war between France and Spain. “I do not seek to turn the unfortunate words of a lady into a war between France and […]
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Chelsea loanee reveals he wants to play in Spain rather than Chelsea
Chelsea are one of the top clubs in Europe financially and they have a number of players in their books that are currently all over Europe gaining valuable experience before being thrown into the mix of the Premier League. One such player, Charly Musonda has recently revealed his liking to the Spanish duo Real Madrid […]
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Ronaldo’s comments spark controversy in Spain
Madrid, Feb 28 (IANS) Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo hit the headlines in the wake of his side’s 1-0 home defeat to local rivals Atletico Madrid with post-match comments in which he appeared to criticise some of his companions. Ronaldo missed his side’s two best chances in the defeat which leaves his side third in the […]