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Ferrari's Alonso quickest in 3rd day of F1 testing
Fernando Alonso steered his Ferrari to the quickest single lap of Formula One preseason testing on Thursday, as the Italian team continued to show ...
Spain's king to undergo back hernia operation
Spain's royal palace says King Juan Carlos will undergo surgery next month for a lower back disc hernia. It will be the 75-year-old monarch's second ...
Barcelona aiming to regroup after loss to AC Milan
Reeling from its loss at AC Milan, Barcelona will host a resurgent Sevilla in the Spanish league on Saturday needing to quickly regroup in time for ...
Bradford looking to complete fairytale cup journey
Having dispatched three Premier League teams on a fairytale march to Wembley, Bradford must beat another on Sunday if the fourth-tier side is to win ...
Abidal fit for Barcelona after liver transplant
Barcelona says Eric Abidal is fit to play for the first time since receiving a liver transplant last April. The 33-year-old France defender's last ...
Next up for Milan after Barca win: derby vs. Inter
AC Milan needs to quickly temper its euphoria following the impressive win over Barcelona and focus on its next match — Sunday's Serie A derby with ...
Spain sells government bonds at lower rates
Spain has paid lower interest rates to raise €4.2 billion ($5.7 billion) in an auction of bonds, suggesting improved investor confidence in the ...
AC Milan stuns Barcelona 2-0 in Champions League
AC Milan stunned Barcelona 2-0 in the first leg of its Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, beating the Spanish giant for the first time in ...
McLaren's Perez quickest in day 2 of F1 testing
Sergio Perez, McLaren's new signing, set the fastest lap of the day by edging world champion Sebastian Vettel during Formula One testing at the ...
Rajoy says 'Spain's head out of the water'
Spain is on the mend, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy claimed Wednesday as he revealed a drop in the government's budget deficit. The government has been ...
PM says Spain cut deficit for 2012 to under 7 pct
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says the country's government deficit for 2012 has fallen to less than 7 percent, down from nearly 9 percent a ...
Miss Spain organizer files for insolvency
The company which organizes the Miss Spain beauty contest has filed for protection from creditors, the latest victim of the country's crippling ...
Moutinho makes it 1-0 for Porto against Malaga
A second-half goal from Joao Moutinho gave Porto a 1-0 win over Malaga on Tuesday in the last 16 of the Champions League, ending the Spanish club's ...
Hamilton says he paid $40,000 a year for doping
Disgraced former U.S. cyclist Tyler Hamilton told a Spanish court Tuesday he paid tens of thousands of euros (dollars) a year to the doctor at the ...
Milan faces true test of revival against Barcelona
After clambering its way back up the Serie A table, the true test of AC Milan's revival will come against Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions ...
Rosberg fastest in test, Alonso tries new Ferrari
Mercedes' Nico Rosberg was the fastest driver during Formula One preseason testing Tuesday, while Fernando Alonso took a long first spin with ...
Williams unveils new car for F1 season
Williams driver Pastor Maldonado unveiled the team's new car on Tuesday, saying he believed the FW35 could close the gap on its Formula One rivals.
AP Global Football 10 Quotebox
Paolo Condo, Gazzetta dello Sport, Italy. "The ranking involves this week not only the weekend clash for national championships and cups, but also the ...
Messi tops AP rankings again, ahead of Reus
Barcelona's Lionel Messi again topped the Associated Press global football rankings this week, but Borussia Dortmund striker Marco Reus came close to ...
Nestle finds horse meat in beef pasta meals
The world's biggest food and drinks maker Nestle SA has become the latest company to pull some of its products off European shelves after they were ...
Spain raises another $5.3 billion with ease
Spain has managed to raise €4 billion ($5.34 billion) at an affordable cost in another sign that investors are more confident about the government's ...
Workers at Spain's Iberia begin 15 days of strikes
Protesters clashed with police at Madrid's international airport as ground staff and cabin crews for Spain's Iberia began 15 days of strikes to ...
Porto, Malaga ready for Champs League Iberian duel
FC Porto and Malaga are at the top of their game as they head into their hotly anticipated Iberian duel on Tuesday in the last 16 of the Champions ...
Man accused of beheading woman: Spain trial opens
The trial opened Monday of a Bulgarian man who allegedly beheaded a British woman with a carving knife in a random attack inside a supermarket on the ...
Spanish banks' bad loan ratio drops to 10.4 pct
Spain's central bank says the level of bad debt in the country's banks dropped to 10.4 percent in December 2012 from 11.38 percent a month earlier due ...