Real Madrid look for 11th straight win, against AtleticoMADRID - Spanish giants Real Madrid will be looking for an 11th Primera Liga win Saturday, at home to unpredictable crosstown rivals Atletico. Florentino Perez’s silent race for Real Madrid leadershipMADRID - Florentino Perez does not speak, but he lets others do it for him - so much so that one gets the impression that his ‘entourage’ is carrying out his campaign for the Real Madrid presidency, even if he has not even said he is a candidate. Barcelona to face Athletic Bilbao in Spanish cup finalMADRID - Barcelona edged past Mallorca in a dull Spanish King’s Cup semi-final second leg and will meet euphoric Athletic Bilbao in the final. Troubled Real Madrid to hold poll in JulyMADRID - Vicente Boluda, interim president of Spanish football giants Real Madrid, has told sports daily AS that elections will be held at the club July 5. Medvedev denies Iran-missile shield tradeoff with USMADRID - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday rejected media reports that Washington had pledged to drop its Central European missile shield plans if Moscow helped resolve Iranian nuclear standoff. Real Madrid fans confident about winning Spanish football leagueMADRID - The supporters of Spanish giants Real Madrid are very confident about the chances of their team winning a third straight Liga title. Bad Sunday in Spanish football for Barcelona, Villarreal, ValenciaMADRID - It was a bad Sunday in Spain for giants Barcelona, Villarreal and Valencia, all of whom looked tired after their midweek European exertions. Real Madrid win 10th straight, within four points of BarcaMADRID - Real Madrid are now just four points behind Spanish leaders Barcelona after a 2-0 win over lowly Espanyol. Spanish club footballers suspected of cocaine traffickingMADRID - Two football agents and three current or former players with Spanish clubs are being investigated on charges of cocaine trafficking, police said. Junior Atletico Madrid player dies after touchline accidentMADRID - Spanish giants Atletico Madrid announced the death of nine-year-old junior player Diego Alcala Rivero in Madrid’s 12 de Octubre hospital after an accident. Real Madrid determined to recover from Liverpool defeatMADRID - Real Madrid are determined to recover from Wednesday’s 1-0 Champions Cup home defeat against Liverpool by scoring their 10th straight win. Malaga joint fifth with Valencia in Spanish football leagueMADRID - Malaga demolished Valladolid 3-1 to move to joint fifth in the Spanish Liga and dream of the Champions League. Barcelona defender Abidal out for two monthsMADRID - Barcelona’s Eric Abidal will be out of action for around two months, after tearing the abductor muscle in his right thigh in Saturday’s shock 2-1 defeat at home to local rivals Espanyol. Espanyol stun Barcelona, Real Madrid thrash BetisMADRID - Barcelona suffered their second league defeat of the season in the Spanish Liga when they went down 1-2 at home to lowly Espanyol . I submitted novel as a joke, says award winning writerMADRID - Mexican writer Carmen Boullosa, who was awarded Spain’s Cafe Gijon novel prize last September for ‘El complot de los Romanticos’ (Romantics’ Plot), has said that she submitted the work for that contest as ‘a delicious literary joke’. Maradona becomes a grandfatherMADRID - Argentine national coach Diego Maradona became a grandfather after his daughter Giannina gave birth to a baby boy in a hospital here Thursday. Maradona becomes a grandfatherMADRID - Argentine national coach Diego Maradona became a grandfather after his daughter Giannina gave birth to a baby boy in a hospital here Thursday. The prodigal returns - Francis Bacon’s works come home to Madrid museumMADRID - Legendary post-war artist Francis Bacon has staged a hero’s return to his adopted home in the 100th year of his birth. Downturn takes sheen off Indian art at Spanish fairMADRID - Special invitee India’s show at global art fair ARCO-Madrid 2009 was robbed of some of its lustre due to a wary market and a panorama section that had a narrow focuss on post-contemporary movements. Real Madrid’s Drenthe asking not to be picked due to anxietyMADRID - Royston Drenthe has asked not to be picked to play because he is suffering from anxiety, according to Real Madrid coach Juande Ramos. Raul breaks Di Stefano record for Real MadridMADRID - After 45 years, Raul broke the goals record of Alfredo Di Stefano by leading Real Madrid to a 4-0 romp away to Sporting Gijon at the Spanish football league. Eto’o gives Barcelona deserved draw against BetisMADRID - Spanish leaders Barcelona had to dig deep Saturday to force a 2-2 away to lowly Betis, for whom goalkeeper Ricardo was the hero. Indian art attracts optimistic European response at Spanish fairMADRID - Indian art is the flavour of the season in Europe, with over 100 works of 54 contemporary artists of the country being under the spotlight at the ongoing 28th edition of the ARCO-Madrid - one of the most prestigious art fairs of the continent. Recession triggers improvement in Indian art quality (To go with Indian art attracts optimistic European response at Spanish fair)MADRID - The global economic downturn has had a surprisingly positive impact on Indian contemporary art with the focus shifting from price to quality. It has also led to the emergence of European collectors as the main buyers due to the erosion of the US market, say experts. Sevilla defender Escude out for three weeksMADRID - French defender Julien Escude will be out of action for at least three weeks, according to Spanish giants Sevilla. Iran urges US to offer concrete proposalsMADRID - Iranian parliament chairman Ali Larijani has urged the US to present a clear proposal to his country, saying Tehran would not ‘negotiate for the sake of negotiating’ but to reach a ‘definitive solution’. Barcelona on a 10-match winning streak in LigaMADRID - Barcelona scored their 10th successive Spanish Liga win beating spirited Sporting Gijon 3-1 at home with two goals from top scorer Samuel Eto’o. 900,000 immigrants to vote in Spain’s municipal pollsMADRID - Some 900,000 resident immigrants in Spain will vote in the country’s municipal elections, the foreign ministry has said. The `lost children’ of Francoism haunt SpainMADRID - Antonia Radas had always thought her mother abandoned her. That was what she had been told by her adoptive family, one among the many Spanish families supportive of 1939-75 dictator Francisco Franco, which raised children taken away from the general’s opponents. Seventh straight win for Real MadridMADRID - Real Madrid battled to their seventh straight Liga win Saturday, 1-0 at home to willing but harmless Racing Santander. |
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