No risks for Mourinho as Real Madrid face Ajax
Madrid, Dec 3 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will introduce changes for his side’s Champions League match at home against Ajax Tuesday night. With his side already qualified for the next stage...
View ArticleFord plans big boost in output at Spain plant
Almussafes (Spain), Dec 4 (IANS/EFE) Ford plans to increase annual production at its plant in the eastern Spanish city de Almussafes by 80 percent to 300,000 units, the head of the US automaker’s Spain...
View ArticleValverde named as Valencia coach until end of season
Madrid, Dec 4 (IANS) Ernesto Valverde was named the Spain football club Valencia’s coach until the end of the 2012/13 season. The former Athletic Club Bilbao, Espanyol, Villarreal and Olympiakos coach...
View ArticleMourinho refuses to confirm or deny departure stories
Madrid, Dec 4 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho refused to confirm or deny stories in the Spanish press that his relationship with the football club president, Florentino Perez, have broken down...
View ArticleNadal says he is unlikely to make Australian Open return
Madrid, Dec 4 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal Tuesday confirmed that he was unlikely to be fit for the 2013 Australian Open. The 26-year-old has not played since June when he partially tore a...
View ArticleRanks of jobless in Spain edge closer to 5 mn
Madrid, Dec 5 (IANS/EFE) The number of people officially registered as jobless in Spain climbed by 74,296, or 1.54 percent, in November to 4,907,817, according to figures released Tuesday by the...
View ArticleEuropean bank accounts lose $47 mn in cyberattack
Madrid, Dec 6 (IANS/EFE) More than 36 million euros ($47 million) were stolen earlier this year from some 30,000 bank accounts in Europe in a cyberattack dubbed “Eurograbber”, according to a report...
View ArticleMessi injured as Barca draw with Benfica
Madrid, Dec 6 (IANS) Leo Messi was carried off the pitch as Barcelona drew goalless at home to Benfica in the Champions League football. The Argentinean striker, who is just one goal short off the...
View ArticleMessi allays fears over knee injury
Madrid, Dec 7 (IANS) FC Barcelona striker Lionel Messi spoke about the moments of worry he felt after going down clutching his knee during Wednesday night’s Champions League tie against Benfica. Messi...
View ArticleTreasure hunters chased from Spanish waters
Madrid, Dec 8 (IANS/EFE) The Spanish navy expelled from the Alboran Sea a US-owned, Panamanian-flagged vessel that was trying to find sunken ships, authorities said Friday. The ship that was made to...
View ArticleMotorsports: Pole for Jehan in Champions Cup
El Vendrell (Spain), Dec 8 (IANS) Indian karting sensation Jehan Daruvala of the Sahara Force India Academy continued his fine form by grabbing pole position at the prestigious Champions Cup (Copa de...
View ArticleHard-fought win for Real Madrid in Valladolid
Madrid, Dec 9 (IANS) Real Madrid’s German midfielder Mesut Ozil was vital as his side had to dig deep to win 3-2 away to a difficult Valladolid side in the Spanish Primera Liga. Ozil scored his side’s...
View ArticleRecord 86 for Messi as Barca beat Betis
Madrid, Dec 10 (IANS) Lionel Messi made history as he set a new record for the number of goals scored in a calendar year – 86 – netting twice in his side’s 2-1 away win to Betis. Messi’s goal in the...
View Article28 held in Spain in operation against child pornography
Madrid, Dec 10 (IANS/EFE) Twenty-eight people have been arrested as part of an international operation against the child pornography industry, largely developed in Spain, police officials said. The...
View ArticleBarca’s Fabregas sidelined due to torn muscle
Madrid, Dec 10 (IANS) Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas will be sidelined for about four weeks with a torn muscle, the Spanish league leaders said. The 25-year-old Spaniard tore the femoral biceps...
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