Spain
World Cup hopefuls stay focused before showdown
Mar 22, 2013 00:01 EDT
With just over a year to go until the World Cup, some of Europe's leading nations are hoping to take a major step towards sealing their places in the finals in Brazil in a busy week of qualifying.
Serena eases through Miami opener
Mar 21, 2013 22:59 EDT
Serena Williams got her quest for a record sixth Miami WTA title off to a brisk start on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Italian Flavia Pennetta.
Struggling China boss needs the 'Becks effect'
Mar 21, 2013 21:55 EDT
China boss Jose Antonio Camacho will hope a sprinkling of stardust from the visiting David Beckham will rub off on his team as he fights for his job in Friday's crunch Asian Cup qualifier with Iraq.
Crisis 'should not affect Madrid 2020 bid'
Mar 21, 2013 13:54 EDT
The head of the International Olympic Committee's Evaluation Commission Craig Reedie said he is happy with the guarantees given by the Madrid 2020 bid team that the Spanish economy could support hosting the Olympics.
Cyprus brinksmanship could spin out of control: analysts
Mar 21, 2013 13:41 EDT
As the EU raised the spectre of a eurozone exit for Cyprus, experts warned on Thursday of the consequences of brinksmanship from Brussels to Moscow in the race to fix new bailout terms.
Del Bosque hints that Valdes, Villa will start
Mar 21, 2013 13:35 EDT
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque has given a strong indication that the Barcelona duo of Victor Valdes and David Villa will start the World Cup qualifier with Finland on Friday.
European stocks retreat on disappointing data, Cyprus
Mar 21, 2013 13:17 EDT
European stock markets slid Thursday as disappointing eurozone data and the Cyprus bailout impasse overshadowed strong Chinese economic performance.
Spanish banks see profits after 'horrific' 2012
Mar 21, 2013 13:15 EDT
Spain's battered banks predicted Thursday they will turn a profit this year after a "horrific" 2012 in which the overall industry recorded losses for the first time in its history.
Spain borrowing costs dip despite Cyprus crisis
Mar 21, 2013 12:23 EDT
Spain's borrowing costs dipped in a bond auction Thursday, easing concerns that a feared banking meltdown in Cyprus could scare investors away from other troubled eurozone states.
Major hyperrealist painting show opens in Madrid
Mar 21, 2013 11:38 EDT
An exhibition of 50 paintings by hyperrealist artists whose works depict shop windows, camper vans, street views and other everyday scenes in such painstaking detail that they resemble photographs opens Friday in Madrid.
European stocks head lower again
Mar 21, 2013 10:34 EDT
European stock markets slid Thursday as traders looked past strong Chinese economic data to focus on bleak eurozone news, notably fallout from the Cyprus bailout impasse.
Del Bosque says Mourinho's claims 'childish'
Mar 21, 2013 08:37 EDT
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has dismissed as "childish" Jose Mourinho's claims that there were irregularities in FIFA's World Coach of the Year vote.
Wrestlers grapple with 2020 lockout
Mar 21, 2013 03:38 EDT
While his sweat-drenched charges lock limbs in the open-air ring, kitted out in nothing more than a loin cloth, Raj Singh shudders as he contemplates how their Olympic dream could be shattered.
Buffon relishes Brazil test
Mar 21, 2013 03:19 EDT
Italy will have one eye on the Confederations Cup this June when the Azzurri take on Brazil in a friendly Thursday, says Juventus and Italy keeper Gianluigi Buffon.
Legend Gregan expects Olympics sevens upset
Mar 21, 2013 03:12 EDT
Wallabies legend George Gregan has tipped an unlikely rugby nation, possibly China, to cause an upset at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro when the sevens format debuts at the Games.
10 years after arrests, Cubans split on pace of change
Mar 21, 2013 01:52 EDT
Ten years after the "Black Spring" arrest of 75 Cuban dissidents, some in the opposition perceive signs of greater openness while others see a regime that is merely changing tactics to improve its image.
Moneyman strikes fear into Spain's ruling party
Mar 21, 2013 01:32 EDT
With his slicked-back grey-streaked hair, impeccable suits and a penchant for being helicoptered to mountain peaks on luxury skiing holidays, Luis Barcenas is the cool-headed moneyman viewed as the greatest threat to Spain's ruling Popular Party.
Buffon relishes Brazil test
Mar 20, 2013 21:37 EDT
Italy will have one eye on the Confederations Cup this June when the Azzurri take on Brazil in a friendly Thursday, says Juventus and Italy keeper Gianluigi Buffon.
Fuentes tells court willing to provide list of clients
Mar 20, 2013 16:30 EDT
Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, who is on trial for allegedly masterminding one of the most notorious doping rings in sports, said Wednesday he would be willing to give the names of his former sports clients to the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Spanish Anti-Doping Agency if asked to do so.
Gap between rich and poor widening in Spain: charity
Mar 20, 2013 16:26 EDT
The income gap between the richest and poorest people in Spain has widened by 30 percent since 2006 due to the country's sharp economic downturn, the Spanish branch of Catholic charity Caritas said Wednesday.
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