Spain’s La Liga wants powers to shut stadiums and ban supporters over racism
THE LA LIGA president says racism in top-flight Spanish football could be cut within six months if it was granted enough power to take action.
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EPIC RUN: Man with Parkinson’s running from London to Barcelona hailed as an inspiration by Paxman
A 65 year-old man with Parkinson’s who is coming to Barcelona after a 970-mile run from London has been hailed as ‘an inspiration’ by the
Police arrest four men for hanging dummy of Real Madrid player Vinicius from bridge in Spain
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested four men suspected of hanging a dummy of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior from a Madrid area bridge in January.
Real Madrid forward Vinicius calls La Liga and Spain ‘racist’ after racial insults from fans at Spain’s Valencia
REAL MADRID’S Vinicius Jr has called LaLiga and Spain racist after receiving racial slurs from the stands in Sunday’s one-nil defeat at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium.
Spain’s Rafa Nadal to retire from tennis after 2024 season:- withdraws from French Open with hip injury
MALLORCA’S Rafael Nadal has confirmed that his niggling hip injury has forced him out of defending his French Open title in Paris later this month.
Marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge wins Princess of Asturias sports award in Spain
THE MAN considered as the world’s greatest-ever marathon runner- Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge- has been named as the winner of the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award
Spain’s Rafael Nadal to hold press conference as French Open decision looms
THE best Spanish athlete of all time, Rafael Nadal, will hold a press conference later today, Thursday May 18, after reports surfaced claiming he is
Elite referees caught up in property empire corruption row take legal action against online newspaper
FOUR elite Spanish referees reportedly caught up in an anti-corruption have launched a lawsuit against the media outlet which reported the allegations. El Debate reported
Rally driver killed in accident during event in Spain’s Basque Country
A RALLY driver who was taking part in the Azpeitia Rallysprint race in Spain’s Basque Country was killed on Saturday as the result of an
FC Barcelona legend Sergio Busquets to leave Spain this summer as Saudi Arabia beckons
SERGIO BUSQUETS will leave FC Barcelona this summer, ending an 18-year association with the La Liga club. The 34-year-old midfielder, who joined Barca’s youth team
Spain’s Malaga to host 2024 World Triathlon Championship Finals
MALAGA continues to be committed to offering a host of cultural and sporting events, the most recently awarded is the 2024 World Triathlon Championship Finals.
Spain’s tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz set to return to No. 1 after retaining Madrid title
TENNIS sensation Carlos Alcaraz is just a match away from securing his spot, once again, at the top of the world tennis rankings. After a
NOT BAD-O!: Gibraltar’s teen ‘prodigy’ places fifth on UK youth darts tour after Coventry event win
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy from Gibraltar is now at fifth position in the Junior Darts Corporation Foundation Tour rankings after winning one of its events in
Skyrunning comes to the Costa del Sol: Gruelling Calamorro mountain race takes place this weekend in Spain’s Benalmadena
THE slightly bonkers mountain-running Calamorro Skyrace returns to the Sierra de Benalmadena this weekend to open the Skyrunner World Series. One of the first Skyrunning
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Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz takes apart rival Tsitsipas to win Barcelona Open
MURCIA’S Carlos Alcaraz capped a perfect week at the Barcelona Open to outplay Stefanos Tsitsipas in a high-quality display on Sunday The 19-year-old from El
Rafa Nadal pulls out of Madrid Open as hip injury casts doubt on Spanish star defending French Open title
RAFA NADAL’S hip injury problem that has kept him out of tournaments since January could force him to miss the French Open for the first
Malaga CF owner Sheikh Al-Thani vows ‘never’ to put the club he has run into the ground up for sale
SHEIKH Abdullah Al-Thani is not one to shy away from social media, but his stance on the ownership of Malaga CF has been consistent –
Brazilian football player Dani Alves changes story for fourth time over allegations of rape in Spanish nightclub
FORMER FC Barcelona football player Dani Alves has changed his story once again about an alleged sexual assault in a nightclub on December 30 in
Spanish climber sets new world record after spending 500 days in Granada cave cut off from the world
WITH A SMILE on her face and wearing dark glasses to protect her from the daylight, Spanish climber and elite sportswoman Beatriz Flamini emerged on
Jon Rahm becomes fourth Spanish golfer to win US Masters in Augusta
JON RAHM became the fourth Spaniard to win the US Masters in Augusta on Sunday to become the owner of the coveted green jacket, after
NBA players to train in Spain’s Fuengirola this summer
FUENGIROLA will host ‘The Sanctuary’, a unique performance retreat for NBA players. For the second year in a row The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)
Watch: Spain’s riot police involved in scuffles with Peruvian national football team after not recognising players
MEMBERS of Peru’s national football team were involved in scuffles with Spanish riot police on Monday evening, as they tried to leave their hotel in
UEFA to investigate FC Barcelona over alleged payments to refereeing official to influence decisions
UEFA, the governing body of football in Europe, has opened an investigation into FC Barcelona over a growing scandal involving alleged multi-million-euro payments made by
Spain’s tennis ace Carlos Alcaraz regains world number one ranking from Novak Djokovic
MURCIA’S Carlos Alcaraz regained his world number one tennis ranking after an easy straight sets win over Russia’s Danill Medvedev in the Masters 1000 event