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Sports Desk, Sep 2 (EFE).- Chelsea continued their poor start to the season as they slumped to a 0-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest. British record signing Moises Caicedo’s error allowed Taiwo Awoniyi to break clear and play in substitute Anthony Elanga for him to score his first goal for...
Madrid, Sep 2 (EFE).- Jude Bellingham scored a stoppage time goal as Real Madrid came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Getafe on Saturday. Bellingham, who signed from Borussia Dortmund for 103 million euros, continued his prolific start to life at Real Madrid with his fourth goal in...
New York City, Sep 2 (EFE).- Novak Djokovic made a miraculous comeback to beat fellow Serb, Laslo Djere, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the US Open while reigning champion and world no. 1, Iga Swiatek, crushed Kaja Juvan 6-0, 6-1 to move into the fourth...
Motril, Spain, Aug 31 (EFE).- The mother of Luis Rubiales, the under-fire president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), has been discharged from hospital after ending her hunger strike, the parish priest of the church of the Divina Pastoral said early Thursday. Ángeles Béjar had locked herself in the church...
New York, Aug 30 (EFE).- Greece’s world No. 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas and Norway’s 5th seed Casper Ruud lost Wednesday in the second round of the US Open, as former champion Novak Djokovic eased past his rival in straight sets. The Serbian world. No. 2 beat Spain’s Bernabe Zapata and is...
New York, Aug 29 (EFE).- United States Open defending champion Carlos Alcaraz qualified Tuesday for the tournament’s second round after the early injury withdrawal of rival Dominik Koepfer, who had to stop after spraining his left ankle in the match’s first game. Koepfer, seeded 75, received medical attention and had...
Madrid, Aug 29 (EFE).- Spain’s government will request the full suspension of soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales, Spain’s culture and sports minister said on Tuesday. Rubiales, who has been suspended from all soccer related activities by Fifa for 90 days, has been facing mounting criticism both in Spain and abroad...
United Nations, Aug 28 (EFE).- The United Nations called on Spain Monday to address the World Cup kiss row in a manner that upholds the rights of all female athletes. Luis Rubiales, the chief of the Spanish soccer federation, finds himself at the heart of a growing crisis after he...
Motril, Spain, Aug 28 (EFE).- The mother of Spain’s soccer federation chief, Luis Rubiales, has gone on a hunger strike over the «inhuman and bloody hunt» against her son. Rubiales sparked international outrage when he kissed striker Jennifer Hermoso on the lips after Spain’s World Cup final win against England...
Sports Desk, Aug 27 (EFE).- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) cemented his lead at the top of the Formula One World Championship in front of his home crowd in Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix. The 25 year old took pole position at the Zandvoort circuit for a third year in a row....
Madrid, Aug 25 (EFE).- The president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, said he would not resign on Friday despite kissing soccer player Jenni Hermoso after the team’s victory in the Women’s World Cup final sparking widespread condemnation in Spain and beyond. Rubiales kissed striker Hermoso on...
Sports Desk, US, Aug 23 (EFE).- Lionel Messi and Inter Miami worked another miracle on Wednesday and qualified for the final of the US Open Cup after defeating Cincinnati on penalties. The Argentinian icon recently led Inter Miami to its first-ever trophy by claiming the Leagues Cup title following a...
