Tag: Spain
Champions League joy for Juventus, Barcelona
Juventus returned to the Champions League proper for the first time in three seasons after a 1-1 draw at Artmedia Bratislava gave the Italians a 5-1 aggregate win overnight.[MORE]
26 in hospital after plane's 'brutal depressurisation'
An emergency onboard a Ryanair aircraft flying from Britain to Spain has left 26 people in hospital. [MORE]
Massa wins in Valencia amid pitstop controversy
Ferrari's Felipe Massa has revived his title challenge with a convincing victory in the European Grand Prix at Formula One's newest street circuit in Valencia.[MORE]
US 'Redeem Team' takes basketball gold
The United States 'Redeem Team' has won the men's basketball gold medal, defeating Spain 118-107 in the championship game.[MORE]
Fast, furious Spain win handball bronze in gritty game
Spain has won the Olympics men's handball bronze with a hard-fought 35-29 victory over Croatia. Both teams played a gritty game, slicing in goals and wheedling through gaps in the defence in a tussle that had no time for aesthetics. Croatia, which won Olympic gold in 2004, led 14-12 after the first half, but the tenacious Spanish players soon overtook them.[MORE]
Nadal says no added pressure being world number one
Rafael Nadal said he felt no added pressure entering Monday's US Open as world number one after finally overtaking Roger Federer at the top of the rankings.[MORE]
Massa takes pole for Euro GP
Ferrari's Brazilian driver Felipe Massa has claimed pole position for tonight's European Grand Prix in Valencia.[MORE]
Spanair death toll rises to 154
The death toll from the Spanish airliner crash earlier this week has climbed to 154 after a woman who suffered severe burns in the accident died from her injuries, health officials said.[MORE]
Spain falters again as Germany wins men's hockey
Power-packed Germany has annexed the Olympic men's hockey gold medal after 16 years with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Spain.[MORE]
Massa puts Ferrari on pole in European GP
Brazilian Felipe Massa has put Ferrari on pole position for the European Grand Prix in Valencia, with McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton alongside on the front row.[MORE]
Russian take second synchro gold
Russia has twirled to its second gold synchronised swimming medal of the Games with a nearly flawless free routine in the team final.[MORE]
Funerals begin for Madrid crash victims
Funerals have been taking place in the Spanish capital Madrid for victims of the Spanair jet crash.[MORE]
Raikkonen happy to be fastest in Valencia
Defending champion Kimi Raikkonen beamed with pleasure after grabbing the fastest time in Friday's practice sessions for Sunday's European Grand Prix.[MORE]
Gasol leads Spain to Olympic final
Spain has edged out Lithuania 91-86 to reach the final of the men's basketball at the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]
Iceland stuns Spain to reach men's handball final
Unfancied Iceland has crushed Spain 36-30 in a major upset in the men's handball semi-final to reach its first ever Olympic gold medal decider against tournament favourite France.[MORE]
Madrid crash jet had faulty gauge
Spanair confirms that Madrid jet had faulty heating system before crash which killed 153 people.[MORE]
Wu sixth as Chen wins women's 10m platform
Australia's Melissa Wu finished sixth as fellow teenager Chen Ruolin won the Olympic women's 10m platform diving gold medal, giving China its seventh gold from seven diving events so far.[MORE]
Kookaburras fail to defend title
The Australian men's hockey team has failed to make the gold medal play-off in Beijing.[MORE]
Relatives grieve as Spanair crash probe begins
Relatives and medical staff try to identify badly burned bodies of victims of Madrid crash.[MORE]
Italy, Spain ask CAS to strip Denmark of 49er gold
Italy and Spain have asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to strip Denmark of the gold medal it won in the 49er class yachting, saying it used a boat belonging to Croatia.[MORE]
Investigators scour Madrid plane wreckage
Investigators are trying to determine what caused a Spanish plane to break up in flames as it took off, killing 153 people.[MORE]
Aussie Evans out of Tour of Spain
Cadel Evans will not be in the Silence-Lotto team competing in the Tour of Spain, starting on August 30 at Granada, the team announced on its website.[MORE]
Pilot of doomed plane reported fault before take-off
A Spanish jet carrying 172 people crashed on take-off at Madrid airport, killing almost everyone on board.[MORE]
Rescuers say 145 killed in Madrid plane crash
About 145 people have been killed in the plane crash at Madrid airport.[MORE]
At least 45 dead in Madrid plane crash
At least 45 people were killed and 19 seriously injured when a Spanish airliner crashed at Madrid's airport, the Government said.[MORE]
