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Calls for the UK to use the 'Andalucía Method' to fight the coronavirus

FÉLIX LORENZO

Conservative Member of Parliament David Davis has asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the British Government apply what he called the 'Andalucía method' in the fight against Covid-19. Davis, who has previously called for vitamin D supplements ... then, he claimed that this region's number of deaths per million from coronavirus had fallen from 187 in November to just 11 in early January and is on track for just 33 for the month, an 82 per cent drop since November. Davis has asked Boris Johnson ... if he was aware of how effective this 'Andalucía method' could be for the British. The Daily Express newspaper reported that Davis said: "Andalucía, with a population of eight million, had a Covid death rate of around 190 deaths per million in

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Trapiche market - a firm fixture in the Axarquía diary

Jennie Rhodes

Davis, who set up the first one in Cártama in 2002. After problems in Cártama, successive alternatives were found in Puente Don Manuel and Periana. In 2007, Anita managed to agree with the owners of Jardines del Trapiche to hold the weekly event there.

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Nadal and Bautista deliver Spain's sixth Davis Cup

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World number one tennis player Rafael Nadal, along with teammate Robert Bautista won a sixth Davis Cup for Spain on Sunday after beating Canada 2-0. Spain have become the first team to lift the Salad Bowl trophy after the competition changed to ... its new format, with one Davis Cup Finals event, played among 18 teams, in one place in one week. The venue this year was the Caja Mágica centre in Madrid. The final was played on Sunday between host team Spain and Canada. Castellón-born player ... Davis Cup, with 18 consecutive knock-out wins, 29 consecutive single victories and 32 consecutive wins including doubles matches. The final was as much Bautista's as Nadal's, however, the player returning to the tournament after the death of his father

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Popular Gibraltar governor's term of office has come to an end

DEBBIE BARTLETT

Lieutenant General Edward Davis is saying farewell to the Rock next week and leaving with his wife Lorraine, as his term of office as the Governor of Gibraltar has now come to an end. The couple became very popular in Gibraltar after the Governor

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Nadal victory secures top spot for Spain and safe passage to the Davis Cup quarter-finals

JOSÉ MANUEL ANDRÉS

Rafael Nadal beat Borna Gojo in two sets on Wednesday to secure Spain top spot in their Davis Cup group and a place in the tournament's quarter finals. After Roberto Bautista had beaten the Croat Nikola Mekti?, Spain needed another victory to ... Nadal got off to the best possible start in the second set, breaking his opponent in the first game. The 21-year-old Gojo, making his Davis Cup debut, did not crumble in the same way that Mekti? had against Bautista, fighting hard but ultimately losing

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Spain through to Davis Cup semis after comeback win

MANUEL SÁNCHEZ

Spain will face France in the semifinals of the Davis Cup, their first in six years, after beating Germany on Sunday when they mounted an astonishing comeback. Germany led the tie 2-1 after Saturday's doubles but world number one Rafael Nadal, ... victory, in a game which lasted almost five hours, will go down in Spanish Davis Cup folklore. Having lost his first game to Zverev, he stepped up and showed great endurance and nous to see off his younger counterpart. “It wouldn't have been an easy

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Diego Maradona, the star attraction even at a Costa tennis tournament

Héctor Barbotta

The summer of 2008 was ending and the Spanish Davis Cup team was preparing to travel to Mar del Plata where they would beat the home team 3-1 in spite of an untimely injury to Rafa Nadal. In Marbella, a wise businessman understood that that ... unprecedented Davis Cup final presented a business opportunity. Without hesitation, he organised an exhibition tournament for players on the verge of retirement: Moyá and Ferrero on the Spanish side and Cañas and Acasuso for Argentina would face each other at El

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Advantage to Spain after Davis Cup doubles win

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Spain go into the final day of the Davis Cup round against Great Britain with the advantage of two points to one after the victory of Feliciano López and Pablo Carreño in Saturday's doubles match. The Spanish pair beat GB's Jaime Murray and

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The Davis Cup brings high season to Marbella early

President of the Spanish Tennis Federation, Miguel Díaz, said a few weeks ago that the choice of Marbella for the first knockout round Davis Cup clash between Spain and Great Britain had the unanimous backing of the side led by Sergi Bruguera - in ... services available and Marbella's past experience of hosting the Davis Cup. The first occasion was in 1989 when Spain took on Mexico at the Puente Romano, the venue for this week's action beginning today, Friday. The most recent was in 2009, but at the ... been flooding into Marbella to participate in a number of tennis-related events at various points around the town. “We want everyone to feel a part of the Davis Cup, especially off the court,” said mayor Ángeles Muñoz. Ease of access With 1,400 new

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Spain, strong favourites for Davis Cup victory

Daryl Finch

The Spanish team received a welcome boost on Thursday afternoon as the draw for the Davis Cup first round fixtures this weekend revealed that Great Britain would be without Kyle Edmund, ruled out through injury. The British number two (26th in the ... table for Great Britain whose side comprises Dominic Inglot, Jamie Murray and Davis Cup debutants Liam Broady and Cameron Norrie. Top-ranked British player Kyle Edmund has been ruled out.J-L The fixtures for the weekend’s action at the Puente Romano