The Spanish Corner: Strikes, Streaks and Shakira
“Spain is anything but boring,” writes Garreth Nunn in this week’s column on La Liga’s latest madness.
View ArticleThe Spanish Corner: beer, food, football – El Clasico has it all
Our man in Madrid, Garreth Nunn had a great seat for El Clasico – on a bar terrace with a beer.
View ArticleThe Spanish Corner: Messi’s the man
Garreth Nunn in Madrid looks at the best player in the world as he hits the 50-goal mark.
View ArticleThe Spanish Corner: the submarine that’s happy to float to the top
It’s getting very interesting at the bottom as we get to the business end of the Spanish football season.
View ArticleThe Spanish Corner: Ireland loses its La Liga connection
Deportivo – heavy-hitters of the European game in the 90s – have dropped out of Spain’s top tier.
View ArticleJuego Bonito: Chile show the way in Copa Group C
Find out which Premiership striker was on the mark in last night’s Copa America action …
View ArticleJuego Bonito: the best bits (and the worst) from last night’s Copa America...
Some guy called Radamel Falcao played last night – ever heard of him?
View ArticleA Bluffer’s Guide to… the UEFA U19 Championship
Ireland are set for their UEFA U19 Championship bid in Romania. Here’s the low-down.
View ArticleLa Vuelta: Roche notches another top ten as Rodriguez takes the honours
Katusha notched their second successive stage victory of this year’s Vuelta on Wednesday, as team leader Joaquim Rodriguez sprinted away from the chasing pack on Stage Five.
View ArticleLa Vuelta: Confusion on stage six as Sagan takes the win
21-year-old Peter Sagan took his first stage victory of the Vuelta a Espana today, much to the diapproval of teammate Vincenzo Nibali.
View ArticleLa Vuelta: Kittel takes stage seven amid chaos
Germany’s Marcel Kittel won the seventh stage of this year’s Vuelta a España, but the finish was marred by a massive pile-up involving the stage favourite, Tyler Farrar, among a great many others.
View ArticleLa Vuelta: Rodriguez snatches stage victory, overall lead
Joaquin Rodriguez won today’s eighth stage by nine seconds, propelling him into the G.C. lead.
View ArticleLa Vuelta: Martin claims his maiden Grand Tour win
There was Grand Tour joy for Irish rider Daniel Martin on day nine of the Vuelta a Espana.
View ArticleLa Vuelta: Froome and Wiggins fly Sky high
Britain’s Chris Froome is the new leader of the Vuelta after today’s time trial stage.
View ArticleLa Vuelta: Moncoutie outclimbs Sanchez and Intxausti
36-year-old David Moncoutié put in a gutsy performance on today’s ascent of the Cabeza de Manzaneda to seal his first stage victory of this year’s race.
View ArticleLa Vuelta: thirteen proves a lucky number for Albasini and Roche
Swiss rider Michael Albasini took the thirteenth stage of this year’s Vuelta a España, sprinting clear from a twenty-man breakaway that included GC contender Daniel Morena and Ireland’s Nicolas Roche.
View ArticleLa Vuelta: Taaramäe takes the win as Roche and Martin feel the pain
Estonia’s Rein Taaramäe climbed his way to his first Grand Tour victory on what proved a tough day in the mountains for the Irish pair of Nicolas Roche and Dan Martin.
View ArticleLa Vuelta: Cobo storms to the summit to put Wiggins’ dreams in doubt
Juan José Cobo put in a magnificent performance on stage fifteen’s ascent of the Alto de l’Angliru to leap-frog Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins in the General Classification.
View ArticleHe’s the Juan: Cobo wins La Vuelta
Daniel Martin and Nicolas Roche both finished in top 20 as the season’s final Grand Tour came to an end.
View ArticleAs it happened: Argentina v Georgia
With their place in the quarter-finals at stake, the Pumas were all set to duke it out with Georgia. Could they come out on top? Review our live coverage to find out.
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