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• Norwegian teenager is star of Grand Slam Chess Final in Spain

  - 2008-09-03

  MADRID AFP — A 17-year-old Nowegian chess prodigy, Magnus Carlsen, is the star of the Grand Slam Chess Final Masters currently under way in Spain which features five other top players including world number one Viswanathan Anand of India. Carlsen, who is currently number six in the official world...

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• United drawn with Celtic, Torres in Atletico return

  - 2008-08-28

  MONACO AFP — Holders Manchester United were drawn with Scottish champions Celtic, Spain's Villarreal and Denmark's Aalborg in Thursday's draw in Monaco for this season's Champions League group phase. United, who also won the English Premiership title, were drawn in Group E while Chelsea will meet AS Roma, Bordeaux...

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• US basketball team 'humble' after latest win

  - 2008-08-17

  BEIJING AFP — A United States team of highly-paid NBA stars came away from a resounding 119-82 win over world champions Spain on Sunday seeking to stay humble and warning against over-confidence at the Olympics. In what was supposed to be the marquee match up of the Beijing Games...

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• Cyclist Valverde wins San Sebastian classic

  - 2008-08-02

  SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain AFP — Spaniard Alejandro Valverde, riding for Caisse d'Epargne, won the San Sebastian classic race in Spain's northern Basque region here on Saturday in a pre-Olympic tune-up. Valverde, 28, is one of the favourites for the men's road race honours at the Beijing Games which finishes...

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• Sastre returns to hero's welcome in Spanish hometown

  - 2008-07-30

  EL BARRACO, Spain AFP — Spain's Carlos Sastre received a hero's welcome Wednesday when he returned to his hometown of El Barraco after becoming the third Spaniard in a row to win the Tour de France over the weekend. Hundreds of ecstatic supporters cheered when the 33-year-old held up...

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• We've broken so many hoodoos, says Casillas

  - 2008-06-30

  VIENNA AFP — Spanish goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas basked in the glory on Monday of having won Euro 2008 and reflected on the ghosts Spain laid to rest by winning their first title for 44 years. A first-half goal from Liverpool's Fernando Torres was enough to seal a...

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• Rafa strikes Spanish blow while Jankovic escapes Wimbledon black mark

  - 2008-06-28

  LONDON AFP — Rafael Nadal struck a blow for Spain on the eve of the Euro 2008 football final when he beat Germany's Nicolas Kiefer to reach the Wimbledon last 16 on Saturday. Second seed Nadal, bidding to become only the third man to win the French Open and...

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• Spain, minus Villa, in relaxed mood ahead of Euro final

  - 2008-06-27

  VIENNA AFP — In front of hordes of watching cameras Euro 2008 finalists Spain underwent a light training session here on Friday morning just hours after knocking out Russia on Thursday. Luis Aragones' title contenders were in relaxed mood at the Franz Horr stadium ahead of Sunday's date with...

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• Toni hopes to net his best friend

  - 2008-06-21

  TENERO, Switzerland AFP — Italy striker Luca Toni admits he has problems with "his best friend" - the football - and is looking to fix his troubled friendship by opening his Euro 2008 account against Spain on Sunday. Despite hitting 24 goals in 31 league games for Bundesliga champions...

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• Turkey's Kahveci dreams of meeting Spain in final

  - 2008-06-19

  VIENNA AFP — Turkey striker Nihat Kahveci who plays his club football with Villarreal says he's dreaming of taking on Spain in the Euro 2008 final. Before that eventuality can happen of course there's the small matter of a quarter-final against Croatia in Vienna on Friday and then if...

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