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Davis Cup: Germany overcome Spain 4-1
Tennis | Feb 03, 2014, 01:39 PM ISTBerlin: Germany have secured a 4-1 win to knock Spain out of the Davis Cup.Spain exited early for a second straight year as three-time winners Germany wrapped up the victory on home soil in Frankfurt
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Spanish league: Atletico goes top for 1st time since '96
Football | Feb 03, 2014, 08:47 AM ISTMadrid: Atletico Madrid took full advantage of Barcelona's rare slip-up as it pummeled Real Sociedad 4-0 on Sunday to take sole possession of the lead in the Spanish league for the first time this season.
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Spain defender Marc Bartra extends Barcelona contract
Football | Jan 16, 2014, 06:58 AM ISTMadrid: FC Barcelona have confirmed that promising young central defender Marc Bartra has signed a contract extension with the club, Xinhua reported.Bartra, who made his debut for Spain in November when he played in the
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Australian Open: Results, day 2, 14 Jan
Tennis | Jan 14, 2014, 06:12 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Results Tuesday from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park:Men's Singles:First Round= Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Bernard Tomic, Australia, 6-4, 0-0, retired. Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Go Soeda, Japan, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. Juan Martin del
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Spain offers India advanced ship building technology
India | Nov 30, 2013, 11:39 AM ISTPanaji: Spain is offering to build ships and submarines for the Indian Navy in India with transfer of technology.Spanish Ambassador Gustavo de Aristegui told India Strategic (www.indiastrategic.in) here that Spain has had a long tradition
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Bilbao rallies to beat Malaga 2-1 in Spain
Football | Nov 26, 2013, 03:44 PM ISTMalaga, Spain: Athletic Bilbao rallied for another victory on Monday, coming from behind to win 2-1 at Malaga to heap pressure on coach Bernd Schuster. Iker Munian scored the 85th-minute winner soon after Malaga's Francisco
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Osasuna wins 1-0 at Valladolid in Spain
Football | Nov 23, 2013, 07:03 AM ISTValladolid, Spain : Osasuna beat Valladolid Friday as its second road victory of the season lifted it out of the Spanish league drop zone.Oier Sanjurjo's 84th minute header moved Osasuna up the standings to start
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Teams qualified for 2014 World Cup
Football | Nov 20, 2013, 11:01 AM ISTNew York: Following are the teams qualified for the 2014 World Cup after Tuesday's play-offs. A total of 32 teams will compete at the tournament, according to Xinhua.Europe: Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, England,
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Spain beats Equatorial Guinea 2-1 in friendly
Football | Nov 17, 2013, 07:11 AM ISTMalabo: Spain won 2-1 at former colony Equatorial Guinea on Saturday amid criticism of the appropriateness of the world champions playing a friendly in a country dogged by accusations of human rights abuse under its
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World's top 10 countries with best quality of life
World | Jun 24, 2014, 08:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: Quality of life index is an overall estimation of quality of life in a country. GDP per person, cannot alone explain the broader quality of life in a country. It also depends on
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Ronaldo nets 3 in Real's 5-1 romp over Sociedad
Football | Nov 10, 2013, 06:33 AM ISTBarcelona, Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo netted another hat trick in Real Madrid's 5-1 win over Real Sociedad on Saturday, as the Portugal forward extended his scoring run to nine goals in his last four games. Ronaldo's
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Del Bosque calls Costa into Spain squad
Football | Nov 08, 2013, 02:20 PM ISTMadrid: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque named Brazilian-born striker Diego Costa in his squad for the friendly games against Equatorial Guinea and South Africa Nov 16 and 19.Del Bosque had been expected to hand a
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Youzhny beats Ferrer to win Valencia Open
Tennis | Oct 28, 2013, 06:41 AM ISTValencia, Spain: Mikhail Youzhny claimed his 10th career title by beating top-seeded David Ferrer 6-3, 7-5 Sunday to win the Valencia Open. The 31-year-old Russian dominated the No. 3-ranked Ferrer throughout, breaking the defending champion
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Ferrer beats Monfils in Valencia Open
Tennis | Oct 24, 2013, 06:50 AM ISTValencia, Spain: Top-seeded David Ferrer eased into the second round of the Valencia Open by beating Gael Monfils of France 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday. Monfils looked to be in pain during the second set but
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Bautista Agut beats Anderson in Valencia Open
Tennis | Oct 22, 2013, 06:24 AM ISTValencia, Spain: Spanish qualifier Roberto Bautista Agut upset eighth-seeded Kevin Anderson of South African 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 Monday in the first round of the Valencia Open. Anderson finished with 15 aces but was broken
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Del Bosque says Costa must choose Spain or Brazil
Football | Oct 18, 2013, 06:18 PM ISTMadrid: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque says it's up to Diego Costa to decide if he wants to play for his adopted country or his native Brazil.Del Bosque says “we have done everything we need
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Spain a point away from World Cup qualification
Football | Oct 14, 2013, 05:38 PM ISTMadrid: It promises to be a happy homecoming for Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta as the reigning World Champions look to book their place in next summer's World Cup Tuesday. The European champions are three points
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Spain beats Belarus, 1 point away from World Cup
Football | Oct 12, 2013, 12:20 PM ISTPalma de Mallorca, Spain: Xavi Hernandez and Alvaro Negredo scored second-half goals to give Spain a 2-1 win over Belarus on Friday, leaving the world and European champions one point away from sealing their place
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World Cup qualifiers: Del Bosque recalls Mata for Spain
Football | Oct 04, 2013, 05:51 PM ISTMadrid: Despite his troubles at Chelsea, forward Juan Mata was recalled by Spain on Friday for its upcoming World Cup qualifiers when the champions will look to seal their place in the 2014 tournament.Spain coach
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Corretja to step down as Spain's Davis Cup captain
Tennis | Oct 03, 2013, 03:57 PM ISTMadrid: Spain's tennis federation says Alex Corretja will step down as Davis Cup captain at the end of the year.Corretja captained Spain for the past two seasons after he replaced Albert Costa, but the federation