Sport news & information for Málaga

SPAIN has proven itself almost unbeatable in karate this year – female world number one Sandra Sánchez has clinched a triple crown, and two of her compatriots are now world champion and reserve champion respectively.

MÁLAGA residents have signed a petition on Change.org for a street to be named after one of Spain's earliest female football players, whom they describe as a 'pioneer'.

LOS NARANJOS Golf Club is getting ready for the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open scheduled for November, with changes to the layout having been announced and fewer competitors.

A YOUNG man working as a Glovo delivery driver and studying under a lamp-post sitting on the pavement has attracted the attention of MotoGP whizz-kid Marc Márquez.

HOLLYWOOD actor George Clooney could be the new part-owner of Málaga CF football club, according to the the Small Shareholders' Association (APA).

MAYOR of Málaga Francisco de la Torre is considering naming a sports stadium after the 20-year-old firefighter Pablo Ráez, who lost his battle with leukaemia last month.

A LEAGUE-LEVEL women's rugby team member has been found dead in her Málaga home aged just 26, lying in the corridor with multiple bruising all over her body, emergency services say.