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The return of ‘Nadalcaraz’? Rafael Nadal selected alongside Carlos Alcaraz for Spain’s Davis Cup finals squad

RAFAEL Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz could be set to reunite to represent Spain at the finals of the Davis Cup, just months after teaming up

24 Sep, 2024 @ 15:45

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EXCLUSIVE: British Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson visits Spain’s Marbella after stunning 800m victory in Paris

KEELY Hodgkinson has been spotted on the Costa del Sol following her stunning gold medal victory in Paris. The 22-year-old is in Marbella just days

9 Aug, 2024 @ 18:39

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Spain men’s football team will battle France for Olympic gold in Paris – just weeks after Euro 2024 victory

SPAIN will clash with France in a mouth-watering men’s football gold medal match at the Olympics on Friday after defeating Morocco 2-1 in the semi-final.

6 Aug, 2024 @ 13:15

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Will it be an Alcaraz v Djokovic Olympics final? Tennis fans salivate over dream clash as both rivals prepare for their semi-finals in Paris today – this is when the action starts

TENNIS fans are salivating over a potential Olympic men’s final between Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic. The Spaniard, 21, from Murcia, secured his

2 Aug, 2024 @ 09:01

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Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic at the Olympics 2024: This is when the two rivals will clash in Paris

RAFAEL Nadal will face off against old foe Novak Djokovic in a mouth-watering second round clash in the Paris 2024 Olympics men’s singles this afternoon.

29 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

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Meet the expats representing Spain at the Paris Olympics this year

SPAIN is well known for its sporting prowess, but did you know many of its olympians come from an expat background? After conquering first Wimbledon

27 Jul, 2024 @ 08:00

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Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz WILL play doubles at the Olympics in dream pairing for Spain

The current and former kings of clay will unite this summer to represent Spain in the men’s doubles at the Paris Olympics. 21-year old Carlos

12 Jun, 2024 @ 16:19

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Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz could play together at the Paris Olympics this summer in ‘dream’ doubles pairing for Spain

EXPECTATION is rising among tennis fans that the two Spanish stars, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, could play together at the upcoming Paris Olympics this

11 May, 2024 @ 14:24

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Spain’s Olympic swimming star Ona Carbonell makes BBC’s 100 Women List

SPANISH swimmer Ona Carbonell has made it onto the BBC’s 2022 100 Women list, which highlights ‘inspiring and influential women from around the world’. She

7 Dec, 2022 @ 18:45

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Sailing: Mallorca stages first major Olympic classes regatta in two years with Trofeo Princesa Sofia

THE 51st Trofeo Princesa Sofia sailing competition reaches its climax on Saturday The regatta has featured over 1,000 sailors, 800 boats and competitors from 62

7 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

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Hip-wiggling Spanish athlete retires after competing in world record eight Olympic Games

AT EVERY Olympic Games over the last three decades, race walker Jesus Angel Garcia Bragado has represented Spain, hip-wiggling over 50kms while never breaking into

8 Aug, 2021 @ 12:46

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Poster for Barcelona’s People’s Olympiad (Source: Flickr

Barcelona’s People’s Olympiad: The story of the 1936 Protest Olympics that were derailed by the Spanish Civil War

BY Shannon Chaffers THE Tokyo Olympic Games will soon come to a close despite an initial rocky start under a shroud of controversy with Japan

6 Aug, 2021 @ 17:45

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Queen Letizia of Spain sports vibrant red as she wishes luck to Spanish team ahead of Olympics

THE Queen of Spain sported a scarlet dress when she met the Spanish Olympic team on Friday. Queen Letizia dressed in the traditional Spanish shade

17 Jul, 2021 @ 14:35

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BREAKING: Tokyo Olympic Games postponed until next year over coronavirus

THE Tokyo Olympic Games will not be held in 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. They will instead take place in the summer of

24 Mar, 2020 @ 13:38

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Cruise Control! Australian duo takes home crown at Mallorca Olympic sailing event

AUSTRALIAN world champions Mat Belcher and Will Ryan received the highest accolade in the 49th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar sailing contest. The nautical pair took

9 Apr, 2018 @ 13:17

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Spain has just won its first Winter Olympic medal in 26 years

Spain’s newest hero Regino Hernández has just won a bronze medal in the snowboard cross event. Born in Ceuta and raised in Mijas Costa, the

15 Feb, 2018 @ 10:51

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Mireia Belmonte is voted Spain’s best sportswoman at an award ceremony in Madrid

The 27-year-old, known as the ‘first woman from Spain ever to claim Olympic gold in swimming’, collected the award with fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal who

5 Dec, 2017 @ 13:07

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