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Ronaldo urged to stay on at Real till June 2015 before making possible Man U move
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:40:04 -0400
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly being urged to stay at his club for another 18 months before making a possible switch to his former side Manchester United, often touted as Ronaldo's last big move in football. According to the Independent, the Premier League champions are convinced that Ronaldo wants to leave Real Madrid and believe that they are the only English club he would ...
INDIA SEEKS CO-OPERATION WITH ARGENTINA IN UNITED NATIONS OTHER MULTILATERAL FORUMS
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:50:09 -0400
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Casillas was fit to play Del Bosque
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:00:01 -0400
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque refused to be drawn Sunday on why he chose goalkeeper Iker Casillas in his starting lineup over Victor Valdez against Uruguay in their Confederations Cup opener. Casillas had not played a competitive match since January and many predicted Valdez would be first-choice in goal for La Roja's opening Confederations Cup Group B match, reports Xinhua. 'I have seen it ...
Confederations Cup Spain beat Uruguay Italy overcome Mexico
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:30:01 -0400
First-half goals from Pedro and Roberto Soldado were enough to give Spain a 2-1 victory over Uruguay in their Group B opener here while Mario Balotelli struck a 77th-minute winner as Italy began their campaign with 2-1 victory over Mexico in the Confederations Cup. At Arena Timbu in Recife Sunday, Pedro opened the scoring in the 19th minute at Arena Pernambuco when his long-range shot deflected ...
Hacienda now unsure about the property allegedly sold by the Infanta Cristina
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:09:05 -0400
Quite how is it possible that Hacienda says one day that the Infanta Cristina has sold fincas and land worth 1.43 million EUR, and sends a report to that effect to the judge investigating the Nos Case. The Infanta denied the accusations last Friday, and then late on Monday night the Minister for Hacienda, Cristbal Montoro, said for his part he hadn't seen the report, but he thought ...
Sweden return excites Spains Ainhoa
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:29:57 -0400
Explaining that being among the top teams in Europe is like "a prize," goalkeeper Ainhoa insisted thatSpain were going to Sweden determined to compete with the ...
Spanish Liga trio circle for Barcelona winger Deulofeu
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:02:29 -0400
Spanish Liga clubs are chasing Barcelona winger Gerard Deulofeu.Valencia, Sevilla and Real Sociedad are all keen to take Deulofeu off Barca hands this summer.The midfielder, unhappy with Neymar's arrival, is keen to move for regular first team football.For all the latest football news go ...
Why Spain’s tiki taka is very much alive and kicking
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:17:49 -0400
Spain's domination of Uruguay in their opening Confederations Cup match suggested that reports of tiki taka's demise are premature, regardless of what happened in the Champions League this season.First half goals from Pedro and Roberto Soldado put Spain in complete control and the final 2-1 scoreline, after Luis Suarez pulled one back with a stunning free kick in the 88th minute, failed ...
Spains finance minister says Spain close to overcoming crisis
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:09:12 -0400
The Spanish Minister of Finance Cristobal Montoro said that Spain is close to overcoming the economic crisis the country is suffering since 2008, local media reported on Monday.Montoro made this statement at the opening of the courses organized by the Association of Journalists of Economic Information (Apie) and the University Menendez Pelayo in Madrid.Montoro pointed out that the state revenue ...
Spanish Moss rail-trail group seeks $200K from Beaufort County
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:57:28 -0400
Left to right, Harold, Erin, Ericka, and Tayla Rivers walk and ride along the Spanish Moss Trail towards Allison Road Monday night in ...
Spanish Q1 public debt up to USD1.228tr 88.2 of GDP
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:02:48 -0400
(MENAFN) The Bank of Spain released data showing that Spanish public debt rose to a record USD1.228 trillion, which is 88.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of this year, reported Xinhua News. The data also showed that Spanish public debt climbed 4.4 percent compared to ...
Soldado Spain must find goal-den touch
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:59:35 -0400
/enpproperty--> With one-time golden boy Fernando Torres benched it was left to a less-heralded Spanish striker, Roberto Soldado, to show that the world champions still know where the net is. It was his goal that cemented a 2-1 Confederations Cup win over Uruguay on Sunday. Spain's possession-based "tiki-taka" style is designed to frustrate the best of opponents: you ...
Evgeny Donskoy rallies over John Isner in the Netherlands
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:35:20 -0400
John Isner Monday in first-round play of the grass-court Topshelf Open. Donskoy rallied after dropping the first set to bounce the 6-foot-9 Isner 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-4 at Autotron Rosmalen in the Netherlands. Joining Isner in the ranks of Day 2 upset victims at the Wimbledon tune-up were No. ...
Morata Carvajal and Nacho play the final of the European U21 Championship today with Spain
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:04:41 -0400
Spain Under-21s are on the verge of clinching the European Championship that is being held in Israel. After winning all three matches in the group phase and defeating Norway in the semi-final, the team will now face Italy (18:00, Cuartro) and are looking to regain the title that they won two years ago and to be crowned champions for the fourth time . Real Madrid’s Morata, Carvajal and Nacho ...
Spains public deficit to April around 2.17 percent of GDP
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:56:39 -0400
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's public deficit, excluding the accounts of local governments, was in the first four months of 2013 on track to meet end-of-year targets, according to Reuters' calculations using Treasury Ministry data published on Monday. The public deficit to April, excluding the ...
Spanish companies visit Bradenton to explore trade opportunities
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:48:04 -0400
Spanish companies explore trade locallyThe Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp. hosted an in-bound trade mission giving local business leaders an opportunity to meet with representatives from Spanish companies seeking to do business in the United States.Seven companies from Barcelona and Mataró, Spain were represented last week, including LINKM, Gymtonic S.A., Tramontana, Alooha, ...
OAS and Foundation for Documentation Sciences of Spain Sign Agreement to Provide Greater Transparency to Parliaments of the Americas
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:59:32 -0400
June 17, 2013 The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Foundation for Documentation Sciences (FCD) of Spain signed a memorandum of understanding that seeks to promote the strengthening of the management of legislatures in the region, through actions that promote transparency, access to public information and citizen participation. The Secretary General of the OAS, José ...
Geologists say tectonic activity could bring Europe America closer
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:25:35 -0400
A subduction zone forming off the coast of Portugal is the beginning of a cycle that will eventually see Europe move closer to America, geologists say. Researchers at Australia's Monash University report they've detected the first evidence a passive margin in the Atlantic Ocean is becoming active as a subduction zone. Subduction zones are areas where one of the tectonic plates that ...
Spains Thiago dreaming of back-to-back titles
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:58:53 -0400
Spain's Thiago Alcntara told UEFA.com he "dreams" of scoring the decider against Italy in Tuesday's final as he bids to join an elite list of players to have won back-to-back U21 ...
Millions of moths mass on Madrid
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:55:28 -0400
No-one is sure of precisely where they came from, but millions of moths have been lured to Madrid, inspiring stories, jokes and a Twitter ...

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