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• Barcelona's Valdes, Abidal out of Atletico match

  Barcelona says it will be without goalkeeper Victor Valdes and defender Eric Abidal for Sunday's match at Atletico Madrid. The Spanish club says that ... 

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  Massa sets fastest time in final practice in Spain

  Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was fastest in the third and final practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday, edging Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen ... 

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  Nadal rallies past Ferrer; Serena wins in Madrid

  Rafael Nadal fought back to beat David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0 in Friday's quarterfinals of the Madrid Open, maintaining his bid to reach a seventh ... 

• Real Madrid to play Olympiakos in Euroleague final

  Real Madrid will meet Olympiakos in the final of the Euroleague after both teams caused upsets Friday in the Final Four. Madrid defeated Barcelona ... 

• Zaragoza draws 0-0 at 9-man Levante in Spain

  Real Zaragoza drew 0-0 at nine-man Levante on Friday, helping it edge away from the Spanish league drop zone. Levante was the more assertive side ... 

• Officials: US forces on alert in response to Libya

  Marines and other U.S. forces in Europe are on a heightened state of alert in response to a deteriorating security situation in the Libyan capital of ... 

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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 ... 

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  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 ... 

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  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 ... 

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  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. 

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  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 ... 

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  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 ... 

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  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. 

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  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 ... 

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  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 ...