News, September 2010

Sport headlines

Alonso wins in Singapore - 2nd in row. Nadal wins US Open - and thus Grand Slam. Vincenzo Nibali wind Vuelta. Basketball world cup: Spain reached 1/4 final to be beaten by Serbia. Lorenzo hangs on to MotoGP championship lead. 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: Barça signs evangelical Adriano Correa, from Brazil. More soon!
World Cup: Spain win! BBC match report. More Spanish football from Phil Minshall's blog.
Motor: F1: Alonso currently in 2nd place after win at Singapore - BBC, opening hope of last day championship decision; Monza - BBC. Bikes: Lorenzo, Elías and Márquez lead categories. In Aragon Lorenzo off podium for first time this season. Either he or Pedrosa will take championship.
Tennis: Nadal wins US Open - BBC. Nadal wins second Wimbledon trophy - BBC. Daily Telegraph on Rafa.
Cycling: Vuelta won by Italian Vincenzo Nibali. Contador wins 3rd Tour - BBC. Contador now found to be doped in check of contol - 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: Spain lost to Serbia in 1/4 final. BBVA Compass to sponsor NBA this season.
Other: Barcelona's Olympic Stadium, after its successful European athletics Championships is looking for new uses. More- update soon.