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  Barcelona, Madrid head Champions League last 16

  Football | December 20, 2012 16:31 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland, Dec 20: Champions League favorite Barcelona and nine-time European champion Real Madrid are among nine former winners in the last-16 draw on Thursday. Barcelona will find out its opponent as coach Tito Vilanova,

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  Celta Vigo beats Madrid; Messi stars for Barca

  Football | December 13, 2012 13:08 IST

  Madrid, Dec 13: Celta Vigo upset Real Madrid with a 2-1 victory in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, and Lionel Messi scored his 21st double to reach 88 goals

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  Madrid beats City, PSG wins in Champions League

  Football | September 19, 2012 11:11 IST

  Madrid, Sep 19: Real Madrid scored twice late in an electrifying finish Tuesday to beat Manchester City 3-2 to open the Champions League group stage, while Paris Saint-Germain marked its new big-spending era with an

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  Madrid desperate for 1st win, Barca next in Cup

  Football | August 28, 2012 20:52 IST

  Madrid, Aug 28:  Luka Modric has little time to adapt to new surroundings as Real Madrid chases its first victory of the season Wednesday against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup. Madrid signed Modric from

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  Reds agree deal with Madrid to sign Sahin on loan

  Football | August 25, 2012 21:58 IST

  Liverpool, Aug 25: Liverpool says it has reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sign Turkey midfielder Nuri Sahin on a season-long loan deal.If Sahin passes a medical and agrees personal terms he will become

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  Madrid's Pepe in hospital after head knock

  Football | August 20, 2012 19:13 IST

  Madrid, Aug 20: Real Madrid defender Pepe has been taken to hospital for overnight observation after hurting his head in a collision during the 1-1 home draw with Valencia in the Spanish league on Sunday.Pepe

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  Madrid aiming to fend off Barcelona in Spain

  Football | August 15, 2012 19:12 IST

  Barcelona, Aug 15: After deposing Barcelona and sending its coach Pep Guardiola into early retirement, Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid now faces the challenge of defending its Spanish league crown while seeking that elusive 10th European

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  Mourinho agrees to 2-year extension with Madrid

  Football | May 22, 2012 20:22 IST

  Madrid, May 22: Jose Mourinho on Tuesday agreed to extend his contract with Real Madrid for two years which will keep him with the club until the end of the 2015-16 season.The 49-year-old Portuguese manager

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  Madrid caps season with win for record 100 points

  Football | May 14, 2012 14:12 IST

  Barcelona (Spain), May 14: Real Madrid capped its dominant Spanish league campaign with a 4-1 win over Mallorca on Sunday to give the champions a record 100 points this season, while Villarreal and Sporting Gijon

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  Djokovic loses, won't return to Madrid's blue clay

  Tennis | May 12, 2012 22:08 IST

  Madrid, May 12: Novak Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal in declaring he won't play again on the new blue-clay court at the Madrid Open after losing 7-6 (2), 6-3 to Janko Tipsarevic in an all-Serb quarterfinal

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  Messi, Madrid looking to break marks in last round

  Football | May 10, 2012 17:20 IST

  Madrid, May 10: Lionel Messi will look to add to his record for goals in a season in the last round of the league, and champion Real Madrid can do the same as it bids

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  Federer rallies past Raonic, Nadal wins in Madrid

  Tennis | May 10, 2012 14:24 IST

  Madrid, May 10: Roger Federer rallied to beat Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) at the Madrid Open on Wednesday to narrowly avoid his earliest tournament exit in two years.Federer hasn't been eliminated from a

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  Serena Williams wins, Venus bows out at Madrid

  Tennis | May 08, 2012 23:13 IST

  Madrid, May 8: Serena Williams beat Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open's second round, however older sister Venus lost 6-4, 6-1 to Angelique Kerber on Monday.The ninth-seeded Williams fired 13 aces and

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  Djokovic, like Nadal, criticizes Madrid blue court

  Tennis | May 08, 2012 23:09 IST

  Madrid, May 8: Novak Djokovic has echoed Rafael Nadal's criticism of the ATP for allowing Madrid Open organizers to change the color of the clay court from red to blue.Djokovic, who starts defending his title

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  Azarenka, Sharapova advance to 2nd round in Madrid

  Tennis | May 07, 2012 20:41 IST

  Madrid, May 7: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and second-seeded Maria Sharapova advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open with straight set wins Sunday on the event's new blue-clay court.Azarenka beat Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia

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  Madrid wins league title, Messi breaks goal record

  Football | May 03, 2012 10:16 IST

  Madrid, May 3: It took a record-setting Real Madrid to finally dislodge Barcelona from its perch atop the Spanish league with a competition-high 32nd title and its first in four long seasons dominated by its

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  Madrid follows Barcelona in Champions League exit

  Football | April 27, 2012 9:53 IST

  Madrid, Apr 27: Real Madrid's inglorious exit from the Champions League was almost like deja vu.The Spanish team took a 2-0 lead in the first half to give it the impetus against Bayern Munich in

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  A win over Bayern is Madrid's only route to final

  Football | April 25, 2012 13:14 IST

  Madrid, Apr 25: With the Spanish title nearly secured, Real Madrid now needs to turn its attention to beating Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals.Madrid lost to Bayern

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  Mourinho gets 1st win at Barcelona in 10th try

  Football | April 22, 2012 12:28 IST

  Barcelona (Spain), Apr 22: It took 10 attempts and three clubs for coach Jose Mourinho to finally guide a team to triumph at Barcelona's Camp Nou Stadium.Cristiano Ronaldo's 73rd-minute winner lifted Real Madrid to a

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  Madrid breaks scoring record in win at Barcelona

  Football | April 22, 2012 12:16 IST

  Barcelona (Spain), Apr 22: Real Madrid celebrated breaking the Spanish league's all-time scoring record in a single season with a commanding 2-1 win at Barcelona that practically wraps up the league title race.Sami Khedira's goal