News, Summer 2012

Sport headlines

Euro Cup - Spain draws with Italy. Barcelona and Madrid lose Champions' League semis. Madrid wins Primera. Nadal wins in Paris - for 7th time, Rome - for 6th time, 8th Monte Carlo, but fails in Madrid. Alonso 2nd in F1. Bikers doing well. Madrid and Barcelona reach ACB final. New English language version of sports paper launched.

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Football: Euro 2012: Spain drawn against Italy, Croatia and Ireland in first leg; draw in opening game against Italy.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. At home: Real Madrid wins Primera, Barcelona wins Copa del Rey.
Motor: F1: Alonso 2nd after Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona - BC standings. Bikes: MotoGP - Lorenzo won, Pedrosa 2nd in Catalunya GP, championship: Lorenzo 1st and Pedrosa 3rd after Catalunya, Moto 2- Marquez 2nd, Moto 3 - Viñales 2nd.
Tennis: Nadal wins 7th Roland Garros in Paris to take record. Spaniards in Madrid blues on novel blue clay court - all out by semis. Nadal wins in Rome, Monte Carlo and in Barcelona, but fails at the notorious blue Madrid championship.
Basketball: Euroleague - Barcelona 3rd. ACB - Madrid and Barcelona reach final.
Cycling: soon!
Olympics: Madrid launches new bid - for 20020! - Telegraph.
Other: For more sports news you can now read Spain's top sporting daily in English - AS is now available with all the top sporting news.