Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas was on the verge of signing for Barcelona, according to recent reports. The Catalan club were reported to have lodged an improved offer of around £30million, plus £5m add-ons for the Spain international and are hoping to wrap up the transfer by this weekend. Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is on [...]
Against the world’s best, the U.S. national soccer team was at its worst. The American squad and its supporters didn’t expect a victory over Spain in Saturday’s friendly, especially with Coach Bob Bradley withholding several top players ahead of the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Landon Donovan unavailable because of illness. But they didn’t anticipate a [...]
Emily Browning and Jena Malone chat to us about Sucker Punch. For all your movies news. “Sucker Punch,” which bowed day and date with the US in 23 markets, or 28 percent of the overseas market place. “Battle” scored another $16.3 million from 55 markets through March 27, while “Sucker Punch,” Zack Snyder’s latest helming [...]
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque admits he would be concerned if his side lose against the Czech Republic on Friday, but made clear there is enough quality to win the Euro 2012 qualifier in Granada. Spain lead Group I, three points above tomorrow’s opposition, but they have a 100 percent win record thus far. “A [...]
The body of a U.S. exchange student from California was pulled out of a Madrid river on Tuesday, 10 days after he disappeared following a night on the town, a police official said. The father of a San Diego State University student whose body was pulled from a river in Spain says he has not [...]
Arsenal struck twice in five minutes late on as they staged a stirring comeback to beat Champions League favourites Barcelona on a night to savour at the Emirates. Barcelona looked on course to take a precious lead into the second leg of this last 16 clash at the Nou Camp as they protected the first-half [...]
Former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore was found dead in a hotel room in Spain yesterday (06.02.11). Guitarist Gary Moore has died at the age of 58. The former Thin Lizzy rocker was found dead in his hotel room in the early hours of yesterday morning (06.02.11) by his girlfriend and it is thought he [...]
Roger Federer overcame a brief lapse in concentration to book his place in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. Federer looked to be in complete control of his fourth-round match against Spain’s Tommy Robredoafter winning the first set 6-3 but went strangely awol in the latter part of the second set, allowing Robredo to win [...]
A 10-year-old girl has given birth in southern Spain and authorities are evaluating whether to let her and her family retain custody of the baby, an official said Tuesday. The baby was born last week in the city of Jerez de la Frontera, said Micaela Navarro, the Andalusia region’s social affairs minister. Navarro told reporters [...]