News, February, 2007

Sport roundup, 25th February

Champions: Madrid beat Bayern 3-2, Liverpool beaat Barcelona, Valencia drew at Inter; Spain beat England on 7th; Barça leads league with Seville right behind, Uefa: all 4 clubs doing well; Nadal prepares return to form in Dubai; Barcelona won basketball 'Copa del Rey': read on!

Football (soccer): European Cup Champions' League Barcelona lost to Liverpool,Valencia drew at Inter, Madrid beat Bayern 3-2; Spain beat England 1-0 in friendly as warm up to selection round; League Barcelona leads league after 24th round with Sevilla right on heels, Madrid helped to victory over Real Sociedad in 22nd by 'pardoned' Beckham; 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 Dubai: Nadal prepares return to form after injury and attempt to defend title; Davis Cup Spanish squad survived Nadal injury to beat Switzerland in Geneva encounter - now face USA.
Basketball Madrid beats Tau to take Copa del rey; Madrid leads ACB league from Tau, after 22nd round. Spaniards Calderón, Garbajosa and Gasol continue to excite NBA.
Other: National handball team disappointed, but beat Iceland in its last game in World Cup to gain place in pre-Olympic tournaments. Injured Ski ace María José Rienda sad to miss World Cup, but making good recovery from December accident; Sierra Nevada hosts World Cup races.
Sport coverage Protestante Digital has just signed a sports columnist, although it is yet to be seen whether we will get English translations of his work.