News, July, 2006

Sport roundup, 31st July

With Floyd Landis shown to have a positive doping test, Spaniard Oscar Pereiro may be declared winner of the Tour de France. Meanwhile, this was a busy weekend in minor sports - swimming, hockey, mountain bike. Read on!

Football (soccer): World Cup Spain defeated by France in last 16; Champions' League Barcelona beat Arsenal in final; UEFA Sevilla won first ever European trophy in centenary year; League: Barcelona won; Copa del Rey Español won; teams training again for new season.
Motor: F1 warming up in Hockenheim; Fernando Alonso leads 2006 championship, 5th last weekend at Hockenheim; Bikes: Dani Pedrosa, World Champion 250, now doing well (5th) in GP category, Jorge Lorenzo doing especially well (2nd) in 250 and Bautista way out in front in 125; at Lake Placid Pedrosa 2nd; at German GP, Bautista 2nd in 125, Lorenzo 3rd in 250 and Pedrosa 4th in GP.
Tennis World's top clay court and overall nº 2 player Rafa Nadal continues his winning streak -beat Federer in Rome and Roland Garros - but injury forced him out of Stella Artois championship; at Wimbledon: Nadal seeded 2nd and fulfilled expectations - in finals beaten by Roger Federer - first male Spaniard for 40 years to reach this point; Conchita Martinez (Wimbledon women's Champion '94) finally retired in May.
Yachting Palma warms up for King's Cup, starting 1st August; in 12th round of Americas Cup races in Valencia, Spanish Desafio 5th; final round May 2007.
Cycling: Tour Oscar Pereiro of Islas Baleares/ Credit Agricole ended 2nd with Carlos Sastre 4th. But now, with Floyd Landis shown to have a positive doping test, Pereiro may be declared winner; mountain bike: Margarita Fullana gold medal in European championship.
Swimming: Spanish girls win 4 silvers at Budapest European championships for synchronised swimming.
Lawn Hockey: Spain beat Australia to get Bronze in Champions' trophy.