News, November 2011

Sport headlines

England beat Spain at Wembley. Barcelona and Madrid win Champions League games. Spain win Euro Basketball championship, Davis Cup round. Alonso 4th in Singapore. Murray beats Nadal in Tokyo final, Nadal out in opening round at Shanghai. Pedrosa and Lorenzo on heels of champion Stoner in MotoGP.

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Football: The Spanish World Cup winning team lost to England in friendly at Wembley, Saturday 12th - BBC. Madrid leads Primera after 11th round. Champions: Madrid beat Lyon - BBC, Man City beat Villareal - BBC, Valencia beat Bayer, Barcelona beat Plzen.
Motor: F1: Alonso 2nd in Abu Dhabi, 3rd in championship - which goes to Vettel - BBC blog. Bikes: Alvaro bautista to replace Simoncelli - BBC. Lorenzo 2nd, Pedrosa 4th in MotoGP championship. Terol wins 125. Márquez 2nd in Moto2. Carles Checa wins Superbikes championship - El País.
Tennis: London (02) World Tour Finals Ferrer surprises with Djokovic win, after beating Murray - BBC, Nadal falls to Federer - BBC. Nadal pulls out of Paris ATP - BBC. Spain won Davis Cup semi final against France and now host Argentina in final.
Basketball: Spanish NBA players now playing with ACB during 'Lockout'. Barcelona and Madrid lead ACB.
Cycling: Tour: Alberto Contador came 5th. Vuelta: Won by Spaniard Juanjo Cobo, followed by British cyclists Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins; full results from the official site.
Other: Volvo Ocean race - Telefónica first into the doldrums.