News, February 2009

Sport roundup, 26th February

Liverpool beat R. Madrid 1-0. Andy Murray beat Nadal. England loses to Spain 0-2 in Seville. Michael Schumacher has accident on motor bike in Cartagena - now released from hospital. Nadal beats Roger Federer to win Australian Open; on returning home he proposed Roger for the Principe de Asturias sports prize. Spain and Portugal agree joint candidature for football World Cup 2018. Barcelona set new record for half way League points: 50. Barcelona head Primera. Biker Marc Coma wins Dakar. For more, read on!

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Football: Champions: (last 16 - first leg) Atlético M. drew 2-2 with Oporto, Barcelona drew with O.Lyon, Liverpool beat Madrid - BBC report, Villareal drew 1-1 with Panathinaikos. Friendly: Spain beat England 2-0 in friendly in Seville, as Beckham equal's Moore's record 108 caps -<hhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7874902.stml| BBC review>. Barcelona sets new record for League points at half way point: 50. Newly appointed Juande Ramos, recently from Spurs, doing well at Real Madrid. Copa del Rey semi finals will see Barcelona play Mallorca and Athletic (Bilbao) against Sevilla. UEFA update soon. Real Madrid tops richest clubs league - BBC report.
Motor: F1 Alonso presents Renault R29 for the 2009 season; ING has pulled out of sponsorship, due to the recesion - BBC report. Dakar Spaniards doing well: Marc Coma wins on bikes, Carlos Sainz out due to accident - was leading. Africa Race Juan Manuel Pellicer wins on bikes.
Basketball ACB league led by TAU (Vitoria) after 16th round. 5 Spaniards in NBA this season.
Tennis: Rotterdam: Murray beat Nadal - BBC report. Australia: Nadal beat Federer to win - BBC report.
Cycling: Daniele Bennati wins 3 day Mallorca tour ahead of José Joaquín Rojas.
Other: Swimming Mireia Belmonte sets new World record for indivdual medley at European short-course championships in Rijeka. Aschwin Wildeboer, also of CN Sabadell, sets another swimming World record in 100m backstroke, at Madrid national championships. Olympics Madrid hopes to host the 2016 games - BBC review of candidates. Golf: Tania Elosegui loses Australian ladies' Open final to UK's Laura Davis - BBC report.