News, November 2008

Sport roundup, 26th November

Spain beat Argentina in Davis Cup final. Spain beat Chile 3-0 (football friendly). Real Madrid knocked out of Copa del Rey by 2nd B division Real Unión. Rafa Nadal knee injury prevents presence in Shanghai and Davis Cup final (Argentina). Alonso 2nd in Brazil GP to end brilliantly finished season. Dani Pedrosa 2nd in Valencia and MotoGP championship. Barcelona head Primera. Sergio Garcia world nº2 after winning Shanghai. For more, read on!

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Football Spain beat Chile 3-0 in friendly. Real Madrid knocked out of Copa del Rey by 2nd B division Real Unión, despite Raúl hat-trick. Barcelona head Primera league, after 12th round - still unbeaten. Champions: Villareal draw with Man United. - BBC report, Madrid beat Borisov. Barcelona and Atlético top groups C and D, Villareal and Madrid 2nd in groups E and H. UEFA: Sevilla heads group C, Valencia, Racing (Santander) and Deportivo (A Coruña) struggling.
Motor: F1: Alonso 2nd in Brazil to celebrate excellent end to season BBC race report; won in Japan-BBC report and in Singapore GP from back -BBC report. Bikes: Dani Pedrosa 2nd in MotoGP at Valencia, Alvaro Bautista 3rd in 250. Championship: Pedrosa finishes 3rd overall, followed by Lorenzo; in 250 Bautista, Debon and Barberà in 2nd, 4th and 6th positions; in 125 Olivé 7th. Force India negotiates with Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren test driver, after it moves to Mercedes motors - BBC report, El Mundo / EFE photo
Basketball ACB league led by Unicaja after 8th round. 5 Spaniards in NBA this season - new player Rudy Fernandez leads Trail Blazers to victory against Magic.
Tennis: Spain beat Argentina 3-1 in Davis Cup final, despite Rafa Nadal being out of Davis Cup final and Shanghai due to knee injury -BBC report. Las Ventas bull ring saw Spain beat US in Davis Cup semi-final - now final against Argentina. Rafa Nadal loses long semi-final at US open to Andy Murray - BBC report. Nadal awarded Spain's top Principe de Asturias prize for sport - he is World number one and Olympic gold medallist.
Cycling:Alberto Contador wins Vélo magazine's 'golden bike' award for 2nd year running. Sastre ready to face Armstrong in 2009 Giro - BBC report. Manuel Beltrán banned 2 years for doping - BBC report. La Vuelta: Alberto Contador won. Carlos Sastre won Tour, 3rd Spaniard in succession - BBC report.
Other: Volvo Ocean race: start from Alicante Saturday 11th as storm rages over Straits of Gibraltar. Telefónica sponsors Telefonica Azul - BBC pre-race report, Official site. Golf Sergio garcía wins Shanghai to take world nº2 place-BBC report; Severiano Ballesteros in hospital with brain tumour -BBC report - now recovering well.