News, January 2007

Sport roundup, 29th January

Dakar rally led by Marc Coma (bikes) to penultimate leg -then sick out, but Carlos Sainz (cars) fought back to 9th; Nadal loses quarter final in Melbourne; Barça leads league with Seville right behind, Uefa: all 4 clubs doing well; Champions: Barça, Madrid and Valencia through to last 16: read on!

Football (soccer): Beckham to leave Madrid for Los Angeles in summer; League Barcelona leads league after 20th round with Sevilla right behind; Champions' League Barcelona face Liverpool in last 16, Valencia to meet Inter, Madrid meet Bayern; UEFA: all 4 clubs in top 2 of groups.
Motor: Dakar: Marc Coma led bikes to penultimate leg when accident forced him out, follower up Isidre also broke down close by, but Carlos Sainz fought back in cars after losing lead mid-way - 9th overall. Monte Carlo: Dani Sordo 2nd. F1: Alonso presented McLaren car on 15th in Valencia.
Tennis Melbourne: Nadal beaten in 1/4 final. Sydney Moyà reaches (but loses) final; Ferrer beat Robredo in Auckland final.
Basketball Madrid leads ACB league from Tau, after 18th round.
Other: National handball team loses to Denmark in World Cup.