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Carlos Alcaraz topples Alexander Zverev to clinch Madrid Open title
Madrid : Completing his magical week, Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz defeated World No. 3 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 in the final to clinch the Madrid Open title, here on Sunday.Alcaraz, who did not face a breakpoint in a dominant…
Real Madrid can seal title in Spain’s Matchday 34 this weekend
Madrid : Real Madrid could be confirmed as La Liga champions for the 2021-22 season this weekend with four games still to play. The 34th round of matches in Spain has several other key matches in the battle for European places and also to…
World No.1 Iga Swiatek withdraws from Madrid Open
Madrid : World No.1 Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the Madrid Open 2022 on Wednesday, citing a right shoulder injury."We just thought that this is the best decision for me to recover properly because I didn't really have time to recover…
FC Barcelona claim narrow win in La Liga
Madrid : Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's ninth goal of the season gave FC Barcelona a 1-0 win against Real Sociedad to keep Barca second in La Liga here on Thursday. The striker headed Ferran Torres' cross into the back of the Real Sociedad net…
Fully vaccinated Spanish woman infected with Omicron 20 days-post Delta
Madrid : A 31-year-old woman in Spain caught the Omicron infection just 20 days after the Delta variant, in what is claimed to be the shortest known gap between infections, according to researchers. However, in a similar case a rare…
Madrid Open: Naomi Osaka, Monica Puig receive wildcards
Madrid : Four-time major champion Japan's Naomi Osaka and former Olympic gold medalist Puerto Rican Monica Puig are among the five players who have received main-draw wildcards for the 2022 Madrid Open, which begins on April 28.The former…
Rafael Nadal steps onto the court for first time in a month
Mallorca (Spain) : Rafael Nadal has returned to a tennis court for the first time since picking up an unfortunate rib injury at Indian Wells last month.The Spaniard, 35, who is among the favourites to win this year's French Open, was forced…
Copa del Rey: Barcelona advance to Round of 16 with tough win
Linares (Spain) : Barcelona began their Copa del Rey title defence with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Linares Deportivo on the road to advance to the Round of 16, here on Thursday.Second-half goals from Ousmane Dembele and Ferran Jutgla in the…
Barcelona sign Spanish forward Ferran Torres from Manchester City
Barcelona (Spain) : Manchester City forward Ferran Torres completed a permanent move to La Liga side Barcelona, the Spanish club said on Tuesday. However, the financial details of the deal were not disclosed by Barcelona."Torres has signed…
Srikanth storms into World Championship final
Huelva (Spain) : Kidambi Srikanth won five successive points in the decider against Lakshya Sen, fighting back from 16-17 down to emerge winner in three games and storm into the final of the 2021 BWF World Championships here on…