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FORMER Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas was discharged from hospital in his home city of Oporto today (Monday) less than a week after having stents fitted following a heart attack during training.

FORMER Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas was rushed to hospital in Oporto (Portugal) after suffering a heart attack yesterday afternoon (Wednesday).

FORMULA 1 legend Fernando Alonso may be among the hundreds of multidisciplinary competitors at the 2020 Dakar Rally, although the twice-world champion admits it would be 'a difficult leap' from the kind of...

A BLIND man has been training hard to run Madrid's half-marathon with his guide and they will both be under starter's orders tomorrow (Saturday) - mainly aiming to have fun, but with the idea of winning as a...

A SEVEN-FOOT teenager has sparked debate about whether he should continue with his junior basketball team or be promoted to the adult side after beating his rivals 49-121.

GIVEN that bright sunshine and warm temperatures may not be on the cards this Easter, cold-weather activities for the next four days may suddenly come back into fashion at an unusual time of year - but luckily, 19 ski...

A COMPLETE outsider won yesterday's Argentina Grand Prix after a hard-fought battle with veteran Valentino Rossi - Spain's Alex Rins roared to victory for the first time ever in MotoGP ahead of the seven-times...

FANS of FC Barcelona and Manchester United have been warned traffic could be hell on earth during this evening's match at Old Trafford, which kicks off at 20.00 UK time (21.00 in mainland Spain) - with a very novel...

FORMER world number 9 tennis professional Nicolás Almagro has announced his retirement from the sport after a 'marvellous tournament' at the Murcia Challenger Open in his home city.

A MADRID-BORN PhD student in Computational Neuroscience was part of the winning crew at this year's Oxford and Cambridge boat race, which the latter won for the second consecutive year and in both the men's and...

FORMER MotoGP rider Héctor Barberá has retired suddenly after his bike was stolen from the pits on Sunday, forcing him to scratch from the SuperSport world championship at MotorLand (Alcañiz, Teruel province).

SPAIN’S strongest woman, Lydia Valentín may carry the flag for her national team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – compensation for having missed out on the podium twice, despite netting a silver and a gold.