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Confed Cup: Brazilians say they don't fear Spain
Football | Jun 29, 2013, 03:27 PM ISTRio De Janeiro, Jun 29: Brazilians aren't hiding how much they admire Spain's national team, how good the World Champions are and how difficult it is to play against them.But make no mistake, they say,
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Under-20 World Cup: Spain beats Ghana 1-0
Football | Jun 25, 2013, 11:41 AM ISTIstambul, Jun 25 : Spain became the first team to advance to the knockout stages of the Under-20 World Cup, earning a lackluster but welcome 1-0 victory over Ghana on Monday. The United States boosted
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Confed Cup: Spain defeats Nigeria 3-0 to reach semifinals
Football | Jun 24, 2013, 07:15 PM ISTFortaleza (Brazil), Jun 24: World Cup winners Spain defeated Nigeria 3-0 with two goals by Jordi Alba and another from Fernando Torres on Sunday to set up a semifinal showdown with Italy in the Confederations
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Julio Iglesias starts his summer concert series in Spain
Hollywood | Jun 24, 2013, 05:09 PM ISTMerida (Spain), June 24: Julio Iglesias filled the ancient Teatro Romano in Merida, Spain, where a devoted crowd sang along with the artist, on the weekend.The singer, currently on a world tour, for the past
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Defiant Torres: I have nothing to prove
Football | Jun 21, 2013, 01:21 PM ISTRIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 21: The nickname “El Nino” sticks to Fernando Torres, although the striker says defiantly he has achieved more than enough in football to be able to shed the nickname “The Kid.”Spain
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Spain retains UEFA Under-21 crown
Football | Jun 19, 2013, 01:46 PM ISTJerusalem, June 19: Spain retained the 2013 UEFA U-21 soccer championship beating Italy 4-2 here at the Teddy Stadium.Spanish captain Thiago Alcantara hit a hat-trick in the first half which ended 3-1 in Spain's favour
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Confederations Cup: Spain beat Uruguay, Italy overcome Mexico
Football | Jun 17, 2013, 04:01 PM ISTRecife/Rio de Janeiro, June 17: First-half goals from Pedro and Roberto Soldado were enough to give Spain a 2-1 victory over Uruguay in their Group B opener here while Mario Balotelli struck a 77th-minute winner
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Five terrorist suspects arrested in Spain
World | Jun 12, 2013, 07:37 PM ISTMadrid, June 12: Police in Barcelona arrested five people of Tunisian origin on suspicion of terrorist activities Wednesday, reported Xinhua.Spain's Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz confirmed that the operation was aimed at neutralizing the "threat
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Spain to play France, US at FIFA U20 World Cup
Football | Mar 26, 2013, 04:23 PM ISTIstambul, Mar 26: Tournament favorite Spain has been drawn with France, the United States and an African team to be determined in what appears to be the toughest group at FIFA's Under-20 World Cup.FIFA conducted
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Spain, Portugal slump to draws in World Cup qualifying
Football | Mar 23, 2013, 08:59 PM ISTLondon, Mar 23 : Spain and Portugal left themselves in dangerous territory in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup by slumping to disappointing draws on an otherwise comfortable night for Europe's top sides on Friday.Spain,
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Spain drops Torres for France, Finland WCup games
Football | Mar 15, 2013, 05:49 PM ISTMadrid,Mar 15: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque left out Fernando Torres on Friday from his squad for two World Cup qualifiers, including the critical match against France.Del Bosque said Torres's inconsistent form since moving from
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Spain triumph in Hopman Cup
Tennis | Jan 06, 2013, 01:54 PM ISTPerth, Jan 6: Spain clinched a 2-1 win over Serbia to bag their fourth Hopman Cup tennis event here Sunday.The mixed double match that started Saturday night and finished early Sunday proved to be a
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Spain opens Hopman Cup by beating South Africa
Tennis | Dec 29, 2012, 04:01 PM ISTPerth,Dec 29: Spain clinched a 2-1 victory over South Africa in the Hopman Cup team tennis tournament on Saturday after winning the mixed doubles 6-4, 6-7 (3), 10-8.Kevin Anderson had given South Africa the lead
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Barca crush Atletico Madrid to go nine clear in Spain
Football | Dec 17, 2012, 01:50 PM ISTMadrid, Dec 17: Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid to take a massive step towards conquering this season's Spanish Primera Liga football title.Sunday night's win leaves Barca at top of the table with a nine-point lead over
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Real Zaragoza beats Rayo Vallecano 2-0 in Spain
Football | Dec 11, 2012, 01:12 PM ISTMadrid, Dec 11: Goals by Franco Zuculini and Antonio Galdeano gave Real Zaragoza a 2-0 win at Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league on Monday.Midfielder Jose Maria Movilla pounced on a loose ball in the
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Real Sociedad trounces Rayo Vallecano 4-0 in Spain
Football | Nov 20, 2012, 11:35 AM ISTMadrid, Nov 20: Carlos Vela scored twice inside three minutes to help Real Sociedad trounce Rayo Vallecano 4-0 in the Spanish league on Monday.Sustained first-half pressure by a dominant Sociedad told when Vela hit the
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WRC champion Loeb wins in Spain
Other Sports | Nov 12, 2012, 10:32 PM ISTMadrid, Nov 12: Sebastian Loeb ended his ninth straight year as world rally champion with victory in Spain Citroen's Loeb beat Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala 27 seconds to win the Rally Espana Sunday for the eighth
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Ferrer beats Tipsarevic in London
Tennis | Nov 11, 2012, 05:50 PM ISTLondon, Nov 11: Spain's David Ferrer defeated world No.9 Janko Tipsarevic in three sets in their last match at the $8.85 million ATP Tour Finals here.Neither of the tennis players could reach the semi-finals, but
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Germans draw 4-4 with Sweden, Spain's winning spree ends
Football | Oct 17, 2012, 01:56 PM ISTLondon, Oct 17 : Spain's run of 24 qualifying wins was halted by France on Tuesday, while Germany spectacularly collapsed to let Sweden come back from a four-goal deficit to draw 4-4 in the campaign
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Del Bosque recalls Javi Martinez for Spain
Football | Oct 05, 2012, 09:24 PM ISTMadrid, Oct 5: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has called Bayern Munich defender Javi Martinez to replace the injured Gerard Pique for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and France.Martinez, who can play in