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Puerto defendant Saiz let cyclists see Fuentes
A former cycling team director told a Spanish court Friday that he had allowed four-time Spanish Vuelta winner Roberto Heras and other riders to ...
Madrid's Callejon: Racist chants 'uncontrollable'
For Real Madrid forward Jose Callejon, the racists chants Barcelona defender Dani Alves had to endure during Wednesday's game at Santiago Bernabeu ...
Spanish economy minister to testify in bank probe
Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos has been called by the National Court to testify in a probe into alleged fraud at one of the country's major ...
Fernando Torres left off Spain squad for friendly
Fernando Torres was left off the Spain squad Friday for the team's upcoming friendly with Uruguay. Last year, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque dropped ...
Portugal seeks return to form against Ecuador
Portugal coach Paulo Bento says he wants next week's friendly against Ecuador to spark a return to form for the Euro 2012 semifinalist after a string ...
Messi, Ronaldo reload on road in Spanish league
Days after failing to score in a head-to-head matchup, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will look to rediscover their attacking form when Barcelona ...
Spanish transfer market closes with little fanfare
The January transfer window came to a close without any major moves in the Spanish league on Thursday, as Barcelona and Real Madrid stood by their ...
Barcelona loans winger Cuenca to Ajax
Barcelona says that young winger Isaac Cuenca has joined Dutch club Ajax on loan until the end of the season. Barcelona announced the deal just before ...
Atletico beats Sevilla 2-1 in 1st Copa semifinal
Diego Costa scored two penalties to give 10-man Atletico Madrid a 2-1 home win over nine-man Sevilla on Thursday in an incident-packed first leg of ...
Arsenal strengthens defense with Monreal signing
Arsenal has bolstered its flaky defense with the signing of Spain left back Nacho Monreal from Malaga in the final moments of the January transfer ...
Velez gets midfielder Gago on 6-month loan
Midfielder Fernando Gago has joined Argentine champion Velez Sarsfield on a six-month loan deal from Valencia. Valencia announced the deal on its ...
Colombia judge nixes ban on film on hostage's baby
A judge has spurned a prominent Colombian's attempt to prevent the release of a feature film about the odyssey of the child born to her while she was ...
Q4 profit up to $543 million for Spain's Santander
Spain's Banco Santander says it made a net profit of €401 million ($543 million) for 2012, up from €47 million for the same period a year earlier, but ...
Madrid defender Varane shines against Barcelona
It was supposed to be another night featuring the scoring prowess of rival stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Instead, a little-known ...
Sagna and Alessandrini called up to France squad
France coach Didier Deschamps recalled Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna on Thursday and handed a first call up to winger Romain Alessandrini for next ...
Alves decries racist chants at Bernabeu
The fight to eliminate racism from football stadiums is "a lost war," Barcelona defender Dani Alves said Thursday, a day after he was the target of ...
Spanish ruling party denies reports of backhanders
Spain's governing Popular Party was battling Thursday to defend its honor by denying fresh newspaper reports of regular under-the-table payments to ...
Granada signs midfielder Buonanotte from Malaga
Granada has signed Argentine midfielder Diego Buonanotte from Spanish league rival Malaga. Granada says on its club website that the 24-year-old ...
Spain judge sets $11.1M bail for king's relative
A Spanish judge on Wednesday set bail at €8.2 million ($11.1 million) for the king's son-in-law and his former business partner before their possible ...
Nadal's knee still troublesome ahead of comeback
One week ahead of his expected return to tennis, Rafael Nadal says his left knee is still causing him pain. The 26-year-old Spaniard is scheduled to ...
Granada fires coach Anquela, hires Alcaraz
Spanish football club Granada has fired coach Juan Antonio Anquela and replaced him with Lucas Alcaraz. Alcaraz returns to the club where he began his ...
Spain judge sets massive bail for king's relative
A Spanish judge has set bail at €8.2 million ($11.1 million) for the king's son-in-law and his former business partner before their possible trial in ...
Spain's recession deeper than thought
Spain's recession is worse than thought after official figures Wednesday showed the country's economy shrank 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 ...
Mexico breaks up alleged border sex-slavery cult
Mexican officials broke up a bizarre cult that allegedly ran a sex-slavery ring among its followers on the U.S. border, Mexican immigration ...