News, March to May 2012

Sport headlines

Barcelona and Madrid lose Champions' League semis. Madrid wins Primera. Nadal wins in Rome - for 6th time, 8th Monte Carlo, but fails in Madrid. Alonso 2nd in F1. Bikers doing well.

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Football: Real Madrid wins Primera.Champions: Barcelona and Madrid fail to reach Champions' League finals, BBC on Chelsea-Barcelona, BBC on Madrid-Bayern, Europa League: Atlético Madrid win, evangelical player Falcao voted best player of final - Protestante Digital. Euro 2012: Spain drawn against Italy, Croatia and Ireland in first leg.
Rugby League: Catalan Dragons play in British League and are doing exceptionally well - BBC.
Motor: F1: Alonso 2nd after Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona - BC standings. Bikes: MotoGP - Lorenzo 2nd and Pedrosa 3rd after Portugal, Moto 2- Marquez leads, Moto 3 - Viñales 2nd.
Tennis: Nadal settles in to Roland Garros in Paris. paniards in Madrid blues on novel blue clay court - all out by semis. Nadal wins in Rome El País, Monte Carlo (BBC) and in Barcelona, but fails at the notorious blue Madrid championship.
Basketball: Euroleague - Barcelona 3rd. ACB - play-offs now on.
Cycling: soon!
Olympics: Madrid launches new bid - for 20020! - Telegraph.
Other: soon