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Misery for McLaren after frustrating practice day
McLaren driver Jenson Button fears his team is too far off the pace to be competitive this Formula One season after he and Sergio Perez finished ...
Vettel beats Alonso in 2nd Spanish GP practice
Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time ahead of archrival Fernando Alonso in the second practice session of the ...
UCI appealing Spanish ruling to destroy blood bags
Cycling's governing body will appeal the decision of a Madrid court to destroy the blood bags and other evidence from the Operation Puerto doping case
Jupp Heynckes won't coach in Bundesliga again
Outgoing Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes says he will not coach in the Bundesliga again, without specifying his future plans. Heynckes, who turned ...
MotoGP's Barbera arrested for beating girlfriend
Spanish MotoGP rider Hector Barbera has been arrested after allegedly abusing his girlfriend, according to Spanish news reports. Europa Press news ...
Federer loses to Nishikori at Madrid Open
The slippery blue clay may be gone, but the Madrid Open continues to produce surprises. Second-ranked Roger Federer was ousted by Kei Nishikori of ...
Perez says he's cleared the air with Button
Sergio Perez has made peace with teammate Jenson Button and their McLaren bosses after twice hitting Button during the Bahrain Grand Prix last month.
Raikkonen focuses on title challenge, not future
Kimi Raikkonen is confident he can put questions about his future to one side and fight for the Formula One title this season. Four races into the ...
Alonso optimistic he can close the gap on Vettel
After a frustrating start to the season, Fernando Alonso retains high hopes of clawing back his 30-point gap on Formula One championship leader ...
Deportivo president says match-fixing common
The club president of Deportivo La Coruna on Thursday denied allegations that his team was involved in fixing a recent league match, but claimed ...
Spain education sector hit by strike against cuts
Thousands of students and teachers staged a strike across Spain on Thursday to protest government austerity measures and a planned new education ...
Di Stefano's children want to stop his marriage
The children of Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano are asking a court to rule him mentally incapable after his announcement that he plans to marry ...
Barca can clinch Spanish league title at Atletico
Real Madrid has done its best to delay the inevitable, but Barcelona has another chance to finally clinch the Spanish league title this weekend. A win ...
Increased output boosts profit at Spain's Repsol
Spanish oil and gas company Repsol says its first quarter net profit rose 1.6 percent thanks to increased production and better refining margins.
Real Madrid trounces Malaga 6-2 in Spanish league
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 200th goal for Real Madrid, helping his club delay rival Barcelona's claim to the Spanish league title by trouncing a ...
Azarenka loses cool in Madrid, Nadal rolls on
Victoria Azarenka lost her temper, broke her racket and argued with the chair umpire in an inglorious exit on Wednesday from the Madrid Open, where ...
Victims: thalidomide sold in Spain post-withdrawal
Spanish victims of thalidomide on Wednesday published documents they claim prove a German drug company kept distributing the notorious drug in Spain ...
Spain refuses to hand over ex-HSBC worker
Spain's National Court on Wednesday ruled against extraditing a former HSBC employee to Switzerland, where he faces charges of stealing and revealing ...
Telefonica Q1 profit up despite Latin America dip
Spanish telecoms company Telefonica said Wednesday its first-quarter net profit rose 21 percent to 902 million euros ($1.18 billion) despite a fall ...
Vettel can move further ahead at Spanish GP
As the Formula One world championship heads into Europe, three-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel can strike a significant blow over rivals in ...
Spain claims reforms beginning to pay off
The Spanish government claims its austerity measures and reforms are paying off. Conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told Parliament on ...
Help coming for Tomic after father's ban
Australian tennis authorities have rushed to ensure Bernard Tomic receives support ahead of the French Open after his father and coach was suspended ...
Djokovic loses to Dimitrov in 2nd round in Madrid
Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3 for the ...
Bayern, Klose top weekly AP football poll
Fresh off a second straight drubbing of the once-mighty Barcelona, Bayern Munich was voted the top team in the Associated Press global football poll ...
AP Global Football 10-Quotebox
Quotes from voters in this week's AP Global football poll. James Thorogood, Bundesliga.com, Germany. "Though there was little meaning behind Bayern's ...