Valencia, April 9: Rafael Nadal has showcased his strength on clay courts, defeating Germany’s Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 to draw level at 2-2 for Spain in the Davis Cup tennis quarterfinals. Nadal, playing his second official match after being out for three months with a hip injury, put on a dominating performance at key points […]
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Spain’s Muguruza defeats Australian Tomljanovic, reaches semis
Monterrey (Mexico), April 7: Spain’s top-seed Garbiñe Muguruza recovered from an early loss of serve to power her way to a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic and reach the semi-finals of the Monterrey Open. Unforced errors meant Muguruza’s serve was broken in the first game of the match as Tomljanovic raced into a 2-0 […]
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Spain, Germany hold Davis Cup training on clay at Valencia bullring
Valencia, April 5: The Spain and Germany Davis Cup teams trained on the clay court inside Valencia’s bullring, the iconic Plaza de Toros, which in two days is to host the international men’s team tournament quarterfinals. After two days at the bulling, the squads are to hold their final practices on Thursday at the Sporting Club […]
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Lopetegui pleased but cautious as Spain thrash Argentina
Madrid, March 28: Spain head coach Julen Lopetegui was full of praise for his side after they thrashed Argentina 6-1 in a World Cup warm up game here. However, Lopetegui warned that the result in Madrid on Tuesday night would count for nothing when Spain kick off their World Cup campaign against Portugal in June, reports […]
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Isco scores hat-trick as Spain maul Argentina 6-1
Madrid, March 28: Attacking midfielder Isco scored a hat-trick while half-time substitute Iago Aspas scored a goal and gave three assists as Spain thrashed Argentina 6-1 in a football friendly here. The game on Tuesday had been billed as a World Cup warm up game between two of the favourites for this summer’s tournament in Russia. […]
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Maradona backs Argentina after Spain thrashing
Buenos Aires, March 28: Football legend Diego Maradona has taken to social media to express support for Argentina’s national team following a 6-1 loss to Spain in Madrid. The result at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium represented Argentina’s worst defeat since 2009, when an Albiceleste team coached by Maradona fell 6-1 to Bolivia in La Paz. “Right […]
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Spain, Argentina in fascinating World Cup warm-up game
Madrid, March 26: Spain play Argentina in Madrid on Tuesday night in what promises to be one of the most interesting of the World Cup preparation matches this week. The game will see some familiar faces take to the pitch as Atletico Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano Stadium hosts its first international game, reports Xinhua news agency. Argentina […]
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Messi joins Argentina group training ahead of Spain friendly
Madrid, March 25: Argentina forward Lionel Messi worked out with his national football squad on Sunday, after having missed the first training session at the Real Madrid sports city in the Spanish capital. The FC Barcelona superstar had been absent due to hamstring discomfort, and on Friday did not participate in the 2-0 victory over Italy […]
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Germany hold Spain in international friendly
Dusseldorf (Germany), March 24: Spain justified their status as one of the contenders to win the 2018 World Cup in a 1-1 draw with defending champions Germany. La Roja, who have not won on German soil since 1935, struck first in the contest at the Esprit Arena here on Friday night, where the capacity crowd of […]
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Better late than never for Spain debutant Marcos Alonso
Madrid, March 21: Chelsea left back Marcos Alonso comes from a footballing family which has seen both his father and grandfather (both also called Marcos) play international football for Spain. Now, aged 27, Marcos Alonso junior has finally received a call up into the Spain squad for the forthcoming friendly matches against Germany and Argentina. It […]