He on the tourist trail after clinching second gold
BARCELONA (Reuters) - He Zi secured her second world championship gold of the week and dominant China's eighth out of nine so far contested when she left her rivals trailing...
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Real pay $51 million to lure Illarramendi from Sociedad
MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid extended their new policy of snapping up promising home-grown talent by paying 39 million euros ($50.9 million) to buy Spain Under-21 midfielder Asier Illarramendi out...
Spanish clubs told to cut debt by a billion euros
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government has told the nation's football clubs to slash one billion euros ($1.30 billion) from combined debt of around four billion by 2016 as part...
Valencia close on Champions League berth
MADRID (Reuters) - Valencia edged ahead of Real Sociedad in the race for Spain's last available Champions League berth and Barcelona moved a step closer to equalling the La Liga...
Atletico stun Real to win their 10th King’s Cup
MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid stunned city rivals Real to win their 10th King's Cup when Miranda's extra-time header secured a 2-1 comeback win in an action-packed and ill-tempered clash...
Real and Mourinho contemplate ‘disastrous’ season
MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho were sifting through the debris of what the Portuguese coach termed a "disastrous" 2012-13 campaign after Friday's King's Cup final defeat left...
Simeone throws huge party after King’s Cup triumph
MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone invited fans to gather in the centre of the Spanish capital later on Saturday after he engineered one of the greatest nights...
Serena subdues Sharapova to defend Madrid title
MADRID (Reuters) - World number one Serena Williams racked up the 50th title of her illustrious 18-year career when she thumped Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-4 to defend her Madrid Open...
Nadal wins Madrid to lay down French Open marker
MADRID (Reuters) - Clay king Rafa Nadal sent another reminder he is not about to surrender his Roland Garros crown without a fight when he crushed Swiss 15th seed Stanislas...
Serena eyeing Paris after second straight Madrid title
MADRID (Reuters) - Serena Williams went from winning the Madrid Open to losing in the first round at Roland Garros last year and she is hoping history does not repeat...