Sport news & information for Basque Country

CAPTAINS of Afghanistan's national wheelchair basketball women's and men's teams have landed at the military airport of Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid region) to start a new life.

A NEW name to watch out for in the future has emerged on the global tennis circuit – and is now branded on social media users' minds after the recently-appointed minister for sports spelled it wrong on Twitter.

GOLFER Jon Rahm is only the second Spaniard in history to have reached world number one after the late, great Severiano Ballesteros – and he has achieved this at the tender age of 25.

WITH the general elections due on Sunday, hundreds of thousands of Spanish nationals will have been summoned for polling duty, meaning they have to spend all day monitoring the ballot box and ticking off names.

A BASQUE police officer died from a heart attack whilst tackling a brawl between two extremist fan clubs ahead of the European League match between Athletic de Bilbao FC and Moscow Spartak, leading for calls for the...

A GUNS 'N' Roses concert in Bilbao means the Copa del Rey final between Alavés and Barça has been ousted from its stadium, meaning a new venue has to be found before the match on May 27.

It is possible to sign up for the annual naturist race on Sopelana's Barinatxe (La Salvaje) beach today until up to half an hour before its scheduled start at 12pm to coincide with low tide.

Pelota Vasca requires great physical effort to cover the distances of the trinquet and the frontón. The force with which the ball is thrown can generate speeds of up to 300 km an hour (186mph).

The Sopelana nudist race held yesterday on Barinatxe beach attracted 130 athletes of both sexes from all over the world. The annual 5,000m race has been held every year since 1998 and attracted Spanish runners from...