Spain
Valencia 2-2 Real Madrid: Benitez falls short against former club
Gary Neville's Valencia battled to a dramatic La Liga draw with Real Madrid, who ended up with 10 men.
4 January 2016, 04:31 AM
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo exits would harm La Liga TV deals - Tebas
La Liga (LFP) president Javier Tebas has warned that the departures of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo from Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively could seriously damage future TV rights deals for the Primera Division.
29 December 2015, 05:05 AM
Spain prepares for coalition talks
Spain faces political uncertainty after two new movements won nearly a third of the seats in the country's election.
21 December 2015, 05:01 AM
Spain's Mireia Lalaguna Royo is new Miss World
Spain's Mireia Lalaguna Royo was named the winner of the Miss World 2015 competition in the southern Chinese island resort of Sanya, an event dogged by controversy over China's refusal to allow Canada's entrant to attend.
20 December 2015, 06:02 AM
Real Madrid have star-studded squad, but no team - Sacchi
Arrigo Sacchi says individual skills are given more importance than teamwork at Real Madrid and feels head coach Rafael Benitez must make compromises to avoid upsetting the squad's hierarchy.
17 December 2015, 05:32 AM
'Neymar could be forced to leave Barcelona'
Neymar could be forced to leave Barcelona due to his ongoing tax fraud case, according to the Brazilian's father.
18 November 2015, 06:14 AM
Belgium-Spain football friendly cancelled after Paris attacks
Football friendly between Belgium and Spain scheduled for Tuesday in Brussels has been cancelled on the recommendation of the national crisis centre following the Islamist attacks in Paris.
17 November 2015, 06:15 AM
Messi recovery is on track, says Barcelona coach Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique says Lionel Messi's recovery is proceeding as expected but offered no update on when the Barcelona forward is expected to return to action.
4 November 2015, 07:08 AM
Manchester City seek statement win in Seville
Premier League leaders Manchester City travel to Europa League holders Sevilla on Tuesday intent on proving they won't be Champions League flops once more this season.
2 November 2015, 10:02 AM
Ronaldo wants to return to England: Semedo
Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo may be in line for a return to the Premier League, according to personal friend and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Jose Semedo.
30 October 2015, 05:33 AM
World's oldest bible on show as British Museum tracks Egypt's religions
The world's oldest bible is among 200 objects tracing Egypt's religious evolution in an exhibition at London's British Museum that spans the 1,200 years since Cleopatra's death.
29 October 2015, 05:57 AM
Lionel Messi denies rivalry with Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo; coy over future Barcelona exit
Injured Barcelona star Lionel Messi has failed to rule out leaving the Treble winners in the future, and has denied he is in competition with Ballon d'Or rival Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid.
23 October 2015, 04:18 AM
Messi rivalry spurs on Ronaldo – Zidane
Zinedine Zidane has voiced his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo and believes the rivalry with Barcelona ace Lionel Messi only spurs on the Real Madrid attacker.
13 October 2015, 05:18 AM
Dark days for Dutch as Euro hopes slump
The Netherlands, who were within a penalty shootout victory of reaching the 2014 World Cup final, now stand on the brink of missing the European Championships for the first time since 1984.
12 October 2015, 06:22 AM
Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and I proved Barcelona doubters wrong: Neymar
Neymar believes Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and himself were always going to be a success for Barcelona.
12 October 2015, 04:30 AM
Facebook says no to 'dislike' button
Facebook will begin testing a new feature allowing users in Ireland and Spain to express a range of emotions on posts starting Friday -- but there will be no "dislike" button, the social network says.
10 October 2015, 05:54 AM
First ancient African genome solves migration mystery
An ancient African genome has been sequenced for the first time from a 4,500-year-old skull that was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia.
9 October 2015, 05:09 AM
Messi's absence no excuse for Argentina - Mascherano
Javier Mascherano has called upon his Argentina team-mates to pull together and move forward in the absence of Lionel Messi.
6 October 2015, 08:42 AM
Lionel Messi of Barcelona may make earlier return, doesn't need surgery - Argentina doc
Barcelona star Lionel Messi will be back in action before the two months originally stipulated, Argentina team doctor Donato Villani has said.
29 September 2015, 06:05 AM
Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid: Benzema double gives Benitez’s men victory
Real Madrid moved top of La Liga as Karim Benzema struck in each half to earn the visitors a 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao at San Mames on Wednesday.
24 September 2015, 03:31 AM