Madrid, Oct 13 (IANS) Goalkeeper David de Gea was the hero as Spain capped their qualification for the 2016 European Championships with a 1-0 win away at Ukraine. Although debutant Mario Gaspar scored the only goal of the game there is no doubt the goalkeeper was the hero on Monday night with a series of […]
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Spain's Muguruza wins China Open
Beijing, Oct 12 (IANS/EFE) Spain’s Garbiñe Muguruza, the world No. 5, defeated Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky 7-5, 6-4 to win the China Open, the second and biggest title of her career. “I wanted to win in Beijing so much that I went out on the court ready to give it everything I had, and I did […]
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Brace from Arsenal star helps Spain qualify for Euro 2016
Madrid, Oct 10 (IANS) Reigning European champions Spain assured they will be able to defend their title in France next summer as they mathematically confirmed their qualification for the finals with a 4-0 win against Luxembourg. Two goals each from Santi Cazorla and Paco Alcacer booked Spain’s ticket to France, but in truth the Spanish […]
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Spain pay injury price for qualification for Euros
Spain’s qualification for the 2016 European Championships following their 4-0 win at home to Luxembourg came at a heavy price as both striker Alvaro Morata and midfielder David Silva suffered injuries. Morata, who plays for Italian Champions, Juventus suffered a trauma falling badly after half an hour of the game on Friday night, reports Xinhua. […]
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Coach Del Bosque coy on future after Spain seal Euro qualification
Logrono (Spain), Oct 10 (IANS) Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has refused to confirm his role after next year’s European Championships. Speaking after his side’s 4-0 home win over Luxembourg on Friday, which saw defending champions Spain assure a 2016 Euro berth when he will be 66 years old, Del Bosque avoided questions over whether […]
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Spain look to cement berth for Euro 2016
The Spanish football team will assure its place in next summer’s European Championship in France if it is able to defeat Luxembourg on Friday. The reigning European champions should have few problems in beating a side which is much lower ranked and Friday night’s game in Logrono should end with celebrations, reports Xinhua. However, the […]
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Del Bosque perfect coach for Spain: Guardiola
Munich, Oct 8 (IANS) German football giants Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola said there is no one better qualified person than Vicente Del Bosque to manage Spain. Ahead of Euro 2008, Spain had not progressed beyond the quarter-final stage of any major competition since ending the 1984 edition of the same tournament as runners-up. Although […]
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European Tour: Indian men’s hockey team trashed by Spain
The Indian men’s hockey team lost to Spain in the first match of the three match series in Spain last night. It was a disappointing performance by the Indian team who played some poor hockey in the match. In the first quarter India and Spain both started off on a cautious note. Spain scored the […]
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SHOCKCING Reports from Spain: De Gea will start against Tottenham Hotspur later today
Manchester United’s back to back Player of the Year David De Gea’s future has been one of the most discussed names in the transfer market this season. With a huge interest from Spanish giants Real Madrid and Manchester United’s stubbornness to sell the shot stopper, the situation is very complicated right now at Old Trafford. […]
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Rafael Nadal is all set to play for Spain in the Davis Cup
The Spanish trio Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez are set to play in the Davis cup in order to secure their place in the Rio Olympic games 2016. Rafael Nadal, will play for Spain in the Davis cup coming September against Denmark in order to qualify for the Rio Olympics 2016. The 29 […]