News, August 2010

Sport headlines

European Swimming - 4 silvers in synchro. Basketball world cup prelims: Spain beat Canada. Barcelona 2010: Spain has 8 medals, 2 gold. Lorenzo consolidates MotoGP championship lead at Laguna Seca. Alonso 2nd in Hungary after win at Hockenheim. Raúl follows Guti leaving Madrid.July saw Spain's best ever month for sport. Spain win 1st World Cup. Nadal wins 2nd Wimbledon. Contador wins 3rd Tour.

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Football: Euro under 19 Spain lose to France in final - BBC. Pre-season changes: Lifers Raúl and Guti finally leave Real Madrid - (BBC reports). Pep Guardiola signs again as trainer with Barcelona - BBC; Barça also signs evangelical Adriano Correa, from Brazil. Real Mallorca goes through bankruptcy and Rafa Nadal takes 5% stake - the team earned place in Champions' League 2010-2011, but was banned for financial difficulties. Barcelona reveals big debt - BBC.
World Cup: Spain win! BBC match report, Paul Fletcher blog. Well after the event Spain and Holland were fined by FIFA for their poor behaviour on the field - BBC. They beat Germany to reach first ever final - BBC. They beat Paraguay to reach first ever semis - BBC. They beat Portugal 1-0 to reach last 8 - BBC; Spain beat Chile 2-1 in third game - BBC , Honduras: BBC. Spain lost first game against Switzerland 0-1. More Spanish football from Phil Minshall's blog.
Motor: F1: Hungary - Alonso 2nd, de la Rosa 7th - BBC. Bikes: Lorenzo wins at Laguna Seca - BBC. Lorenzo leads MotoGP, Toni Elías heads Moto2, 3 Spaniards top 125 list. Marc Márquez has won last 5 125 races - youngest Spaniard to do so, at 17. 1/3 of the riders in this year's championship are Spaniards. Toni Bou wins 4th Trial Bike World Championship in Italy.
Tennis: Almagro wins in Sweden - BBC. Nadal wins second Wimbledon trophy - BBC. Daily Telegraph on Rafa.
Cycling: Contador wins 3rd Tour - BBC.
Athletics: European Championships, Barcelona: On final day Spain increases medal count to 8, including second gold. On penultimate day Spain has one gold, one bronze in men's 1500m, one silver, in women's 3000. 100m final saw first white European champion since 1982 - BBC blog. Official Site. Medals. See the programme from the BBC. See the photos from the Telegraph.
Basketball World Cup - Turkey: In Pre cup friendlies, Spain debut with 84-38 victory over Canada, then beat Ivory Coast 85-70... Slovakia... NBA: Pau Gasol's Lakers win NBA - BBC.
Other: Barcelona's Olympic Stadium, after its successful European athletics Championships is looking for new uses. One suggestion is to be home to a Rugby team. Yachting Copa del Rey took place in Palma - Matador wins in top category (IRC-B). European Swimming Championships - 4 Synchronised silvers for Spain - speed events this week.