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Spain’s Socialist leader gets a shot at becoming prime minister despite his election defeat
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s acting center-left Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez lost July’s national election but now has a shot at returning to power after the leader of the country’s conservatives failed for a second time Friday to get parliament’s support for a new government. In...
Rubiales crisis fallout sees next UEFA annual meeting moved from Spain to France
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — In turmoil since the actions of its former president Luis Rubiales at the Women’s World Cup final, the Spanish soccer federation was stripped Tuesday of hosting the next annual meeting of European governing body UEFA. Madrid was due to host the 2024 UEFA...
Why Spain's conservative leader is a long shot to become prime minister despite winning election
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The leader of Spain’s conservatives, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, will have his opportunity to form a new government this week in what has been preordained as a lost cause given his lack of support in Parliament. Feijóo's Popular Party won the most votes in...
$100M men Kane and Bellingham give good value to Bayern and Madrid in Champions League debut wins
GENEVA (AP) — Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham made $100 million moves in the offseason and proved their worth Wednesday in Champions League debuts for their new clubs. England captain Kane and his likely successor Bellingham scored key goals for Bayern Munich and Real Madrid,...
Kuss secures Spanish Vuelta victory to become first American to win a Grand Tour race in a decade
MADRID (AP) — A decade later, the United States has a Grand Tour winner again. Sepp Kuss won the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday to become the first American to win one of cycling’s top races since Chris Horner earned the Vuelta victory in 2013. The other Grand Tour events are the Giro...
Kuss on verge of victory at Spanish Vuelta. He'll be 1st American man to win Grand Tour in a decade
GUADARRAMA, Spain (AP) — Sepp Kuss arrived at the Spanish Vuelta tasked once more with helping to shepherd some of the top stars in cycling over the mountains and put them in a position to win the prestigious race. Twenty racing days later, Kuss was being congratulated by his...
Spanish judge hears allegations of Franco-era police torture in a case rights groups say is a 1st
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge heard evidence Friday of alleged torture during the rule of the country's late dictator Francisco Franco, in what rights groups said was the first case of its kind to be accepted for legal review. The hearing at a Madrid courthouse involved allegations...
Kuss loses time to teammates Roglic and Vingegaard but holds on to Spanish Vuelta lead
ALTU DE L'ANGLIRU, Spain (AP) — Sepp Kuss got to keep the leader's red jersey in the Spanish Vuelta as his birthday gift. Celebrating his 29th birthday, the American held on to the overall lead despite finishing behind Jumbo-Visma teammates Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic after...
Rubiales summoned by Spanish judge investigating his kiss of player at Women's World Cup
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Luis Rubiales, the former president of Spain’s soccer federation, has been ordered to give testimony to a Spanish judge investigating his kiss of a player at the Women’s World Cup. Judge Francisco de Jorge ordered Rubiales to answer his questions on...
Spanish prosecutors accuse Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player at World Cup
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final, the country’s prosecutors’ office said Friday. Rubiales, the now-suspended...
