News, April 2007

Sport roundup, 30th April

Nadal wins in Barcelona 3rd time in a row and becomes top player of the year, also defeated Federer again to win in Montecarlo; Barça holds top of League by a whisker; Lorenzo 2nd in 250cc, Elías 2nd in GP, Olivé 2nd in 125 at Istambul Moto GP; Americas Cup classification is on - Spanish Desafío 4th; Sevilla, Espanyol and Osasuna through to semi-finals of UEFA cup; Alonso 5th at Bahrein GP; Valencia lost to Chelsea: read on!

Football (soccer): UEFA: Sevilla goes down to Osasuna, while Espanyol beats Werder in semi finals (first leg). League Barcelona lost in 31st round to just hold lead with Sevilla just one point and Madrid 2 points behind; Results. Champions' League Valencia lost to Chelsea in last minute. David Beckham's stolen car possibly in Macedonia state service.> European Cup: Spain beat Denmark in Madrid on 25th, iceland in Palma on 28th.
Motor: Bikes Day for 2nds in Istambul: GP; Olivé (125), Lorenzo (250), Elías in GP - Pedrosa fell; F1: Alonso 5th in Bahrein, as team mate Hamilton runs up to Massa.
Tennis Barcelona (Conde de Godó) Nadal wins for 3rd time in row and takes record for unbeaten matches on clay, making him Nº1 player so far in 2007; Montecarlo: Nadal won after victory against Federer in final; at 20 years of age, Nadal has now won 20 titles; Russia beat Spain in Federation Cup.
Basketball Madrid beats Tau to take Copa del Rey; Madrid leads ACB league from Tau, after 26th round. Spaniards Calderón, Garbajosa and Gasol continue to excite NBA.
Golf Rainy Madrid Open goes to Schwartzel.
Cycling Alberto Contador wins Paris-Nice; Judge 'files' doping case Operation Puerto as no evidence provided of threat to public health; Indoor World Championships took place en March in Mallorca.
Americas Cup sailing New Zealand lose in first race as sailing finally underway in Valencia Louis Vuitton Cup; Spanish Desafío won 7, lost 3 by Sunday -in 4th place. 11 boats compete to face the Alinghi in the final cup challenge.
Other: Swimming Gemma Mengual led Spain to 6 medals in synchronised at Melbourne World championships. 30th Madrid Marathon saw 13,000 block the capital's streets; Kenians won. Rafa Martínez won gold for floor exercise in European Gymnastics championships