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Canada's Penny Oleksiak to miss world swimming championships because of injury
TORONTO (AP) — Seven-time Olympic medalist Penny Oleksiak will miss the world swimming championships in July while she continues rehabbing from injury. Oleksiak had been coming back from left knee surgery since last August when she developed an unrelated shoulder issue. ...
Spain PM's shock election call brings unruly coalition to heel
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's snap general election call breaks apart the coalition he built with the far-left United We Can party, marking a line in the sand with a movement born from grassroots activism whose electoral fortunes have nosedived. On Monday,...
Drought-struck Barcelona quenches thirst with costly desalination
EL PRAT DE LLOBREGAT, Spain (AP) — Where once the population of Barcelona drank mostly from its rivers and wells, Spain’s second city now relies upon a labyrinth-like mesh of green, blue and purple pipes inside an industrial plant to keep it from going thirsty amid a prolonged drought. ...
Man City celebrates Premier League title at home with fans, now targets treble
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — With an explosion of blue-and-white ticker tape, Manchester City's Premier League title celebrations erupted. That's three league titles in a row, five out of six and who knows how many more for a team that keeps on reaching new heights? ...
How Barcelona won its 1st Spanish league title since Messi’s traumatic exit
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s risky bet to mortgage the club’s future paid off Sunday — in the short term at least — when a team led by newcomer Robert Lewandowski clinched its first Spanish league title in four years. Barcelona won its 27th league title, second to...
Lionel Messi's father says no deal agreed with a future club
PARIS (AP) — With speculation over Lionel Messi’s potential next destination turning into a frenzy his father intervened Tuesday to say no deal has been agreed over a move to Saudi Arabia or return to Barcelona. Messi's contract with Paris Saint-Germain runs until the end of...
Taty Castellanos scores 4 goals as Girona beats Real Madrid
MADRID (AP) — Two weeks ago, Taty Castellanos had a miss so bad in a one-on-one situation against Barcelona that it forced him to delete his social media accounts because of the insults he received from Girona fans. The former Major League Soccer scoring leader more than made up...
Rivalry between Barcelona and Madrid takes turn for worse
MADRID (AP) — The days of a healthy rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid are over. What used to be a cordial relationship between the Spanish powerhouses has turned ugly following the latest scandal involving Barcelona over payments to a former refereeing official. ...
Spain's Barcelona faces drought 'emergency' in September
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Authorities in Spain’s parched northeast warned Tuesday that Barcelona and a wide surrounding area that's home to some 6 million people could face even tighter restrictions of water use in the coming months. Samuel Reyes, head of Catalonia’s Water Agency...
Alves tells judge he had consensual sex with alleged victim
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Dani Alves testified in court on Monday and told the judge investigating a sexual assault accusation against him that he had consensual sex with the alleged victim. Alves has been in jail since Jan. 20 after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a...
