http://www.mail.com/int/locations/172-madrid.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/locations/172-madrid.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2100322-spain-backs-sending-defensive-arms-to-syria-rebels.html MADRID (AP) — Spain favors a partial lifting of sanctions against Syria that would allow the delivery of "defense material" to rebel groups to help protect the population, its foreign minister said Tuesday. To date, Spain has defended sending only non-lethal aid. Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo said Syrians should decide their own future, but he added that Sp... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:59:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2100322-spain-backs-sending-defensive-arms-to-syria-rebels.html 2013-05-21T16:59:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2099804-chelsea-tops-ap-poll-winning-euro-title.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global football poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League for the 11th straight season. There was also a Chelsea player at the summit of the player rankings, with Fernando Torres sharing first place with Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:12:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2099804-chelsea-tops-ap-poll-winning-euro-title.html 2013-05-21T16:12:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2084852-ap-global-football-10-quotebox.html LONDON (AP) — Quotes from voters in this week's AP Global football poll: Mike McGrath (The Sun/Wardles Agency) "Gareth Bale showed again what a player he is, rising to the occasion when Tottenham needed him by scoring the late winner against Sunderland with a spectacular goal. Unfortunately for the Wales winger, and his team, it was not good enough for Ch... Tue, 21 May 2013 13:48:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2084852-ap-global-football-10-quotebox.html 2013-05-21T13:48:46Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2098522-mallorca-beats-real-betis-1-0-spanish-league.html MADRID (AP) — Mallorca's hopes of avoiding relegation from the Spanish league were kept alive by a 1-0 win against Real Betis on Monday. With two rounds left, 19th-place Mallorca is three points behind 17th-place Deportivo La Coruna but with an inferior goal difference. Mallorca striker Tomer Hemed scored in the 21st minute from close to the penalty spot ... Mon, 20 May 2013 22:29:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2098522-mallorca-beats-real-betis-1-0-spanish-league.html 2013-05-20T22:29:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2098364-mourinho-to-leave-real-madrid-season.html MADRID (AP) — Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after three years at the Spanish club, paving the way for his expected return to Chelsea. The Portuguese coach's final season at Madrid has been blighted by divisions and a lack of trophies, but he is free to leave three years early from his contract after the final match on June ... Mon, 20 May 2013 20:07:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2098364-mourinho-to-leave-real-madrid-season.html 2013-05-20T20:07:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096324-ancelotti-asks-to-leave-psg-madrid-option.html PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti wants to leave the club and says Real Madrid is a possible destination. The Italian had a meeting to discuss his future with club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and sporting director Leonardo on Sunday. But it's believed the recently crowned French league champions are reluctant to release him a year be... Sun, 19 May 2013 22:50:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096324-ancelotti-asks-to-leave-psg-madrid-option.html 2013-05-19T22:50:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095216-sociedad-valencia-win-to-stay-fight-4th.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Sociedad came back to win 2-1 at Sevilla and Valencia beat Getafe 1-0 on Saturday as both teams remained locked on points in their fight for a fourth-place finish in the Spanish league. Sociedad remained ahead of fifth-place Valencia on head-to-head goal difference and in control of Spain's last Champions League spot with two ... Sat, 18 May 2013 22:52:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2095216-sociedad-valencia-win-to-stay-fight-4th.html 2013-05-18T22:52:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2094254-atletico-beats-real-madrid-2-1-to-win-copa-del-rey.html MADRID (AP) — The Copa del Rey trophy was supposed to be coach Jose Mourinho's parting gift for Real Madrid, or at least a consolation prize after a season that will be remembered for his abrasive antics and his team's failure to win silverware. Instead, Atletico Madrid ended a 14-year winless run against its city rival by taking the title on Friday, comi... Sat, 18 May 2013 00:29:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2094254-atletico-beats-real-madrid-2-1-to-win-copa-del-rey.html 2013-05-18T00:29:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2092794-top-ranked-djokovic-beaten-berdych-rome.html ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic can't seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros on the back of two early defeats. The top-ranked Serb wasted a chance to serve out the match and was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 by sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych in the Italian Open quarterfinals Friday. In the s... Fri, 17 May 2013 22:21:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2092794-top-ranked-djokovic-beaten-berdych-rome.html 2013-05-17T22:21:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2093126-coach-ancelotti-tight-lipped-psg-future.html SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, France (AP) — Carlo Ancelotti has yet to decide whether he will stay on as Paris Saint-Germain coach — or even when to announce his decision — and is set to discuss his future with club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi on Sunday. They were due to have talks on Friday but those were put back so that Ancelotti can focus on Saturday's home... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:13:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2093126-coach-ancelotti-tight-lipped-psg-future.html 2013-05-17T15:13:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2089774-madrid-to-play-atletico-copa-del-rey-final.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — With a return to England looking likely, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho can go out a winner when his team plays crosstown rival Atletico Madrid on Friday in the Copa del Rey final. Luckily for Mourinho and Madrid, Atletico has been incapable of winning a Spanish capital derby so far this millennium. Atletico's last victory over it... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:38:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2089774-madrid-to-play-atletico-copa-del-rey-final.html 2013-05-16T19:38:29Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090272-beckham-to-retire-football-season.html LONDON (AP) — David Beckham is retiring from soccer, ending a career in which he transcended the sport with forays into fashion and a marriage to a pop star that made him a global celebrity. The 38-year-old former England captain, who recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain, said Thursday he will retire after the season. "... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:15:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090272-beckham-to-retire-football-season.html 2013-05-16T17:15:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090512-david-beckham-career-highlights.html LONDON (AP) — Highlights in the career of David Beckham, who said Thursday he will retire from football at the end of the season: 1975 — Born May 2 in Leytonstone, east London. 1991 — Joins Manchester United as trainee. 1993 — Signs professional contract at Old Trafford. 1996 — Wins first FA Cup and Premier League title at Manchester United; Scores goal o... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090512-david-beckham-career-highlights.html 2013-05-16T15:16:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2086944-dortmund-quietly-confident-ahead-wembley-final.html DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp is well aware that most people expect Bayern Munich to win the teams' all-German Champions League final. All he wants is for his players to make the most of their chance. "Bayern are very sure of themselves and they feel confident of beating us for various reasons. After losing the final so ma... Wed, 15 May 2013 16:43:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2086944-dortmund-quietly-confident-ahead-wembley-final.html 2013-05-15T16:43:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2084208-djokovic-federer-improved-form-rome.html ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer appear back on track after early losses in Madrid last week. Serena Williams, meanwhile, is maintaining her dominance. Top-ranked Djokovic quickly overcame an early break to cruise past Spanish qualifier Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3 and second-seeded Federer routed Italian wild card Potito Starace 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday ... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:04:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2084208-djokovic-federer-improved-form-rome.html 2013-05-14T21:04:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2083826-injured-messi-season.html MADRID (AP) — Lionel Messi could be done for the season after he was ruled out for up to three weeks because of his nagging hamstring injury, meaning he's set to fall short of breaking his own Spanish league scoring record. Barcelona said Tuesday that the four-time FIFA player of the year has re-aggravated the right hamstring strain that has limited him f... Tue, 14 May 2013 14:25:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2083826-injured-messi-season.html 2013-05-14T14:25:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2083820-madrid-court-adjourns-john-tomic-case-to-october.html MADRID (AP) — A Madrid court has postponed the trial for the father of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic because of the victim of an alleged assault was unable to attend a hearing. John Tomic was charged with assaulting his son's hitting partner, Thomas Drouet, after allegedly head-butting him near their hotel before last week's Madrid Open. Drouet s... Tue, 14 May 2013 09:02:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2083820-madrid-court-adjourns-john-tomic-case-to-october.html 2013-05-14T09:02:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2083532-mancini-pays-price-citys-stagnation.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After ending Manchester City's long wait for silverware and tipping English football's balance of power to the blue half of the city, Roberto Mancini established the perfect platform to dominate the Premier League — and perhaps Europe — for years to come. The Italian had wealth beyond his rivals to draw on and a collection of th... Tue, 14 May 2013 05:41:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2083532-mancini-pays-price-citys-stagnation.html 2013-05-14T05:41:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2081830-robson-beats-venus-faces-serena-rome.html ROME (AP) — Venus Williams lost in the first round of the Italian Open to Laura Robson. Now sister Serena will get a chance to even the score. Robson, a quickly improving 19-year-old British player, beat Venus Williams 6-3, 6-2 on Monday to set up a second-round match with top-ranked Serena. Robson won the Wimbledon junior title at 14 and at last week's M... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:34:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2081830-robson-beats-venus-faces-serena-rome.html 2013-05-13T21:34:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2082274-psg-turned-real-madrid-bid-ancelotti.html PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi rebuffed Real Madrid when the Spanish giant enquired about Carlo Ancelotti and is "very optimistic" the Italian will still be in charge next season. Ancelotti guided PSG to its first league title since 1994 on Sunday but has yet to confirm whether he will stay amid speculation that he could rep... Mon, 13 May 2013 18:07:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2082274-psg-turned-real-madrid-bid-ancelotti.html 2013-05-13T18:07:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2081378-spain-portugal-demand-quick-action-bank-union.html MADRID (AP) — The leaders of Spain and Portugal on Monday demanded that the 17-nation eurozone speed up efforts to create a banking union and complained that credit is frozen in their countries, preventing economic growth and crucial job creation. Many banks are lending at relatively high rates because they are worried about the weak economy. Those higher... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:02:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2081378-spain-portugal-demand-quick-action-bank-union.html 2013-05-13T14:02:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2080672-olympiakos-beats-madrid-to-retain-euroleague-title.html LONDON (AP) — Olympiakos retained its Euroleague title after recovering from a 17-point deficit to beat eight-time winner Real Madrid 100-88 in the final at London's O2 Arena on Sunday. The Greek team trailed 27-10 at the end of the first quarter but roared back with Vassilis Spanoulis scoring a team-high 22 points — all in the second half — to win the MV... Sun, 12 May 2013 21:59:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2080672-olympiakos-beats-madrid-to-retain-euroleague-title.html 2013-05-12T21:59:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2080034-serena-williams-rafael-nadal-win-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — Serena Williams kept the No. 1, and added No. 50. Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday to retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title, while Rafael Nadal saw off Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 6-4 for his fifth title since returning from a knee injury. The second-ranked Sha... Sun, 12 May 2013 19:40:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2080034-serena-williams-rafael-nadal-win-madrid-open.html 2013-05-12T19:40:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2080542-spain-commemorates-2-years-occupy-protests.html MADRID (AP) — Thousands of people are demonstrating in 12 Spanish cities to commemorate the second anniversary of the Occupy protest movement, which began with an impromptu sit-in at Madrid's central Puerta del Sol square. Sunday's protesters in the capital expressed frustration that Spain's financial crisis has not eased, despite severe government auster... Sun, 12 May 2013 19:39:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2080542-spain-commemorates-2-years-occupy-protests.html 2013-05-12T19:39:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2080356-djokovic-ankle-bothering.html ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic says his right ankle is not bothering him anymore. The top-ranked player twisted his ankle while representing Serbia in the Davis Cup in April then appeared to hurt it again in a second-round loss to Grigor Dimitrov at the Madrid Open on Tuesday. "I feel better. The ankle is not bothering me anymore, which is great news," Djokov... Sun, 12 May 2013 17:33:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/tennis/2080356-djokovic-ankle-bothering.html 2013-05-12T17:33:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2080366-madrids-varane-surgery-knee.html MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane says he will need surgery on his injured right knee. The 29-year-old France international wrote on Twitter on Sunday that medical tests indicate he has "torn cartilage" that will require an operation. Varane hurt his leg in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Espanyol that allowed Barcelona to clinch the Spanish league... Sun, 12 May 2013 17:12:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2080366-madrids-varane-surgery-knee.html 2013-05-12T17:12:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2080042-british-fugitive-caught-sunbathing-spain.html MADRID (AP) — Spanish police snuck up on a British fugitive as he sunbathed, arresting him in a dramatic raid that even saw the suspect leap onto the roof of a nearby outhouse to try to get away. The arrest of Andrew Terence Moran, 31, on Friday came some four years after he assaulted and escaped from security guards during an armed robbery trial in the U... Sun, 12 May 2013 17:11:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2080042-british-fugitive-caught-sunbathing-spain.html 2013-05-12T17:11:29Z