The IOC confirms the bronzes of Ruth Beitia and Sete Benavides in London 2012

MADRID, 12 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) – Former Spanish athlete Ruth Beitia and Spanish canoeist Sete Benavides learned this Friday, almost a decade after the London Games, that the International Olympic Committee has recognized their bronze medals in high jump and C1-200 after disqualification for doping the Russian jumper Svetlana Shkolina and the Lithuanian Jevgenij Shuklin, … Read more

Real Sociedad, Levante and Villarreal consider the sanction “absolutely disproportionate”

MADRID, 12 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) – Real Sociedad, Levante and Villarreal consider that the sanction imposed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) -for breach of uniformity- is “absolutely disproportionate” after having been sanctioned with three points for not wearing the federative patch on his t-shirts. The three First Iberdrola clubs issued a joint statement … Read more

Hamilton leads bittersweet contact with Interlagos

Sainz and Alonso start in the ‘Top 10’ MADRID, 12 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) – The British driver Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) dominated the first free practice session of the Brazilian Grand Prix this Friday, a result blurred by his penalty of five positions on the starting grid for an engine change, while the Spanish Carlos Sainz … Read more

Alejandro Blanco receives the 2021 Ourensanía Award

MADRID, 12 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) – The president of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), Alejandro Blanco, received this Thursday the Ourensanía 2021 Award, an award that highlights him for “a whole vital and professional career dedicated to the world of sport, with special mention of his outstanding role at the helm of the Olympic entity … Read more

Raúl Albiol renews with Villarreal until 2023

“I could not be happier with this renovation” MADRID, 12 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) – The footballer Raúl Albiol has renewed with Villarreal CF until June 30, 2023 and will remain active until he is 37 years old, after both parties agreed to an extension of a contract that was coming to an end in a … Read more