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'GET WELL soon' wishes and messages of encouragement have been pouring in from all quarters for Formula 1 legend Fernando Alonso after it was announced he was in hospital with multiple fractures.

LATE legendary motorcycle champion Ángel Nieto will have a hotel named after him on his home island, Ibiza – the first in the region to be opened by a national chain.

TEAM Ferrari has confirmed when Carlos Sainz Junior's first day at work will be as Spanish Formula 1 fans get set to watch the son of a four-wheeled legend shift his career up a gear.

THE WORLD'S largest swimming pool has been built using Spanish technology – and completing just one length means being almost competition-fit.

SPORTING prowess may run in the DNA if Rafael Nadal's young cousins are any indication: Joan and Toni Junior have just won their first International Tennis Federation (ITF) qualifiers as professionals.

Spanish tennis stars Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano López have had more than most to celebrate over this festive season - both have welcomed new additions to their families.

Today was an historic day for Spaniards on four wheels at the Dakar rally. Two-time world champion Carlos Sainz and navigator Lucas Cruz won the first stage of the Dakar rally overall car event, dealing brilliantly with...

Atlético Madrid announced today that they had reached an agreement with Diego Costa to terminate the player's contract with the club. The 32-year-old asked to leave the club a few days ago for personal reasons.

Spain's Rafael Nadal has been chosen by fellow players as the winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award in this year's ATP Awards. The world no. 2 wins this honour for a third straight year and fourth time...

Fernando Alonso returned to the Formula 1 scene today, taking part in a test event in Abu Dhabi and notching up the fastest lap time of the day.

TENNIS fans in Spain – and quite possibly, worldwide – gave a collective cry of anguish last October when 'King of Clay' Rafael Nadal hinted that his retirement would not be far off; but the Mallorca-born...

PROBABLY Spain's biggest figure in recent footballing history, ex-Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas and his TV reporter wife Sara Carbonero are starring in a documentary series on the former's professional...