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Almagro reaches French QF by beating Tipsarevic
Tennis | Jun 04, 2012, 06:28 PM ISTParis, June 4 : The 12th-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain beat No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on a wet and windy Monday to reach the French Open quarterfinals for the third
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Spain pressured to retain Euro title amid crisis
Football | Jun 02, 2012, 07:01 PM ISTMadrid, June 2: Spain's entire squad has finally come together for the last exhibition match before the European Championship.The defending champions will meet China on Sunday.A week later, Spain opens against Italy to start the
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Spain wins, Germany, Netherlands lose before Euros
Football | May 27, 2012, 07:58 PM ISTLondon, May 27: With the European Championship less than two weeks away, Spain showed it is in good shape to defend the title by beating Serbia 2-0 in its first warmup game on Saturday.It wasn't
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Spain recalls Torres for Euro 2012 warm-ups
Football | May 21, 2012, 06:16 PM ISTMadrid, May 21: Coach Vicente del Bosque recalled Fernando Torres along with fellow Chelsea teammate Juan Mata for Spain's warm-up matches ahead of the upcoming European Championship.The struggling Torres had been dropped for Spain's most
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Spain to face friendlies with makeshift squad
Football | May 15, 2012, 10:17 PM ISTMadrid, May 15: With players from Barcelona, Chelsea and Athletic Bilbao unavailable, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has concocted a squad for two friendlies that will likely bear little resemblance to the team he takes
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Euro 2012 - Spain bids to defend European title
Football | May 13, 2012, 01:24 PM ISTMadrid, May 13: With David Villa's health a question mark and Fernando Torres' form also in doubt, Spain's attack may need a Plan B in its quest to win a third straight major international title
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Spain bids to defend European title
Football | May 12, 2012, 09:29 PM ISTMadrid, May 12: With David Villa's health a question mark and Fernando Torres' form also in doubt, Spain's attack may need a Plan B in its quest to win a third straight major international title
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Schumacher eyes return to F1 podium in Spain
Other Sports | May 10, 2012, 11:15 PM ISTBarcelona (Spain), May 10: Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is hopeful the Spanish Grand Prix may yield his first top-three finish in his third season since coming out of retirement.Schumacher has a pair of
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World champion Spain leads FIFA rankings
Football | May 09, 2012, 10:57 PM ISTZurich, May 9: World champion Spain remains No. 1 in FIFA's monthly rankings ahead of Germany and Uruguay, followed by the Netherlands and Portugal.The only change among the top 10 in the May rankings is
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Playing at Euro for Spain 'impossible', says Puyol
Football | May 09, 2012, 06:29 PM ISTBarcelona (Spain), May 9: Barcelona defender Carles Puyol says it will be "impossible" for him to recover from knee surgery in time to help Spain defend its European Championship title next month.Puyol is expected to
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Slovakia beats Spain in Fed Cup WG playoff
Tennis | Apr 23, 2012, 09:34 PM ISTMarbella (Spain), Apr 23: Dominika Cibulkova and Daniela Hantuchova won their reverse singles matches to earn Slovakia a place in the Fed Cup World Group after building an insurmountable 3-1 lead over Spain on Sunday.Cibulkova
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Austria Wins Doubles To Reduce Spain's Lead To 2-1
Tennis | Apr 08, 2012, 01:52 PM ISTCastellon, Apr 8: Austria kept its Davis Cup campaign alive with a hard-fought doubles victory over Spain on Saturday, reducing the defending champions' lead to 2-1 in the quarterfinals.Alexander Peya and Oliver Marach overcame a
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US Level With France, Spain Leads 2-0 In Davis Cup
Tennis | Apr 07, 2012, 09:52 AM ISTLondon, Apr 07: John Isner further enhanced his reputation as a threat on clay with a straight-sets win over Gilles Simon on Friday to give the United States hope of an upset against France in
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Ronaldo Fastest To 100 League Goals In Spain
Football | Mar 25, 2012, 09:14 AM ISTBarcelona (Spain), Mar 25: Cristiano Ronaldo became the fastest player to reach 100 goals in the Spanish league by scoring a brace to help leader Real Madrid rebound from consecutive draws with a 5-1 rout
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Defiant Iran Loads Indigenous Fuel Rods Into Reactor
World | Feb 15, 2012, 11:31 PM ISTTehran, Feb 15: Displaying defiance against toughening western sanctions, Iran today carried forward its controversial nuclear programme by loading domestically made fuel rods into its Tehran reactor and announced plans to cut off oil exports
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Davis Cup Champion Spain Sweeps Kazakhstan 5-0
Tennis | Feb 13, 2012, 10:37 AM ISTOviedo, Spain, Feb 13: Nicolas Almagro and Marcel Granollers won Sunday's reverse singles matches to complete a 5-0 sweep for defending Davis Cup champion Spain against Kazakhstan in their first-round series.Almagro needed just 82 minutes
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Spain Beats Kazakhstan, Secures Davis Cup Quarters
Tennis | Feb 11, 2012, 10:29 PM ISTOviedo (Spain), Feb 11: Defending champion Spain secured its place in the Davis Cup quarterfinals by winning Saturday's doubles against Kazakhstan and securing an insurmountable 3-0 lead.Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez, partnering for the first
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Russia Leads Spain 1-0 As Sharapova Wins
Tennis | Feb 04, 2012, 08:13 PM ISTMoscow, Feb 4: Maria Sharapova routed Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-2, 6-1 in the opening singles to give Russia a 1-0 lead over Spain in their Fed Cup first-round series.Two-time major winner Svetlana Kuznetsova was scheduled to
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Sharapova Leads Russia Against Spain In Fed Cup
Tennis | Feb 03, 2012, 07:08 PM ISTMoscow, Feb 3: Three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova will play Silvia Soler-Espinosa in the opening singles match on Saturday when Russia hosts Spain in the first round of the Fed Cup.Two-time Grand Slam champion
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Real Madrid Wins 2-1 At Mallorca In Spain
Football | Jan 15, 2012, 01:33 PM ISTBarcelona, Jan 15: Leader Real Madrid survived a scare ahead of its Copa del Rey clash against Barcelona as it came from behind to win 2-1 at Mallorca in the Spanish league on Saturday.Madrid's seventh