Barty conquers Melbourne for Australia 44 years later

MADRID, 29 One. (EUROPA PRESS) – The Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty has conquered the Australian Open, the first ‘Grand Slam’ of the season and the third ‘big’ of her record, after beating the American Danielle Collins in the final this Saturday (6-3, 7- 6(2)), and breaks a 44-year drought for local players. Since 1978, … Read more

The Baskonia also sinks in the OAKA

MADRID, 28 One. (EUROPA PRESS) – Bitci Baskonia conceded a new defeat (75-63) this Friday in their visit to Panathinaikos, on matchday 23 of the Euroleague, already defeated by their way of jumping to OAKA to further move away their chances of being in the ‘playoffs’. The Basque team entered the Greek pavilion with a … Read more

The ‘Hispanics’ secure their 17th medal with their fourth European final in a row

MADRID, 28 One. (EUROPA PRESS) – The Spanish men’s handball team reached its fourth final in a row in a European Championship this Friday by beating Denmark (29-25) at the Budapest Arena, another feat for the ‘Hispanics’ collection, who also secured their 17th medal in a great international event. Spain, which played its sixth consecutive … Read more

Fernando Tallón, a Spanish javelin explorer, dies

MADRID, 28 One. (EUROPA PRESS) – Former athlete Fernando Tallón López, former Spanish javelin record holder and champion of Spain in the 1960s and 1970s, died on Thursday in Ourense at the age of 75, the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) confirmed this Friday. Born in Baralla (Lugo) in 1946, Tallón was the great Spanish … Read more

France’s Mladenovic and Croatia’s Ivan Dodig win mixed doubles at the Australian Open

MADRID, 28 One. (EUROPA PRESS) – French tennis player Kristina Mladenovic and Croatian Ivan Dodig were proclaimed champions of the Australian Open mixed doubles box this Friday, the first ‘Grand Slam’ of the season. Mladenovic and Dodig, two experts in the doubles modality and seeded number five, prevailed in the final against the Australian couple … Read more