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Sopelana nudist race attracts 130 athletes
Sport 12/09/2004
Sopelana nudist race attracts 130 athletes

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...

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Real Madrid humiliated 6-1 by Zaragoza
Sport 09/02/2006
Real Madrid humiliated 6-1 by Zaragoza

Real Madrid were thrashed 6-1 last night in the first leg of their King's Cup (Copa del Rey) semi final against Zaragoza at the Romareda stadium; their biggest defeat since 1999, when Valencia stuck six past them,...

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Nostradamus predicts Spanish World Cup win
Sport 20/06/2006
Nostradamus predicts Spanish World Cup win

According to a report on the '20minutos' website, French medic and prophet Michel de Notredame (1503-1566), better known as Nostradamus, predicted that Spain will win the Germany 2006 World Cup finals.

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Sport 01/12/2006
Valencia govt. to fund city centre F1 track

The Valencian government has decided to go along with the idea of Formula 1 supremo, Bernie Ecclestone, and opt for the creation of a circuit around the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia rather than alter the Cheste...

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Spanish swim team aims to smash Loch Ness record
Sport 17/07/2007
Spanish swim team aims to smash Loch Ness record

A team of four swimmers from Castilla La Mancha - María Luisa Cabañero, Luis Fernando Muñoz, Mateo Pesquer and Francisco Manuel Tamaral - will attempt to complete the 36km crossing of Loch Ness on the 27th July...

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Ramos pardonned for Puerta tribute
Sport 05/09/2007
Ramos pardonned for Puerta tribute

The Competition Committee has withdrawn the yellow card shown to Real Madrid player, Sergio Ramos, last weekend for taking off his shirt to reveal a tribute to his friend, Antonio Puerta, who died last Tuesday after...

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National anthem lyrics withdrawn
Sport 16/01/2008
National anthem lyrics withdrawn

The president of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), Alejandro Blanco (photo, right), will explain at a press conference later today why it has been decided to cancel a first performance next Monday by Placido Domingo...

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Pelota Vasca: a centuries-old sport
Sport 16/04/2008
Pelota Vasca: a centuries-old sport

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).

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Chelsea offer €70 million for Sergio Ramos
Sport 07/05/2008
Chelsea offer €70 million for Sergio Ramos

According to a report in today's El Mundo, Roman Abramovich's Chelsea have offered Real Madrid around seventy million euros for Spain centre-back, Sergio Ramos (photo, right). And it seems that the Bernabeu...

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Pau Gasol becomes first Spaniard to reach NBA final
Sport 30/05/2008
Pau Gasol becomes first Spaniard to reach NBA final

The LA Lakers have reached the NBA finals for the first time in four years after battling back to beat San Antonio Spurs 100-92 last night to take an unassailable 4-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals.

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Sport 05/07/2008
Naked beach race held

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.

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