Sport
JUAN CALDERÓN
...a win in the final game against Bilbao Basket last Thursday wouldn't see them qualify for the semi-finals. In the end, a 78-65 win secured them third place. Casimiro's new deal is for one season with an option for another and will see him embark on
Sport
Rob Palmer
...over from the keen disciplinarian. Initially, all was fun but eventually he will be judged on the end-of-term report and final results. The big boys in the classroom are getting restless; there is an air of disobedience. After Barcelona drew at ... now can't find a place in the starting team. It's a statement from the coach to drop the expensive summer signing and only introduce him for the final couple of minutes against Atlético. Setién is having to offer tough love to the class of 2020.
National
SUR
Congreso approved a sixth and final two-week extension of the Spain's state of alarm, first declared in the middle of March at the start of the coronavirus crisis, on Wednesday. Prime minister Pedro Sánchez gained a new period, from 8 to 21 June,
Sport
henry flynn
...substitute Juanpi’s free-kick delivery. Rayo kept their visitors under the cosh in the final 20 minutes, but it was one of Malaga's own players that almost got their breakthrough goal as stoppage time approached. Luckily for them, Munir was on his toes to
Sport
BORJA GUTIÉRREZ
...scheduled to take place in the city would still go ahead but on other dates". The biggest question mark hangs over the football Copa de la Reina final, scheduled to take place at La Rosaleda on 31 May (the first women's game to take place there).
Local
SUR
The good news for most residents of Malaga province this week was that the Junta de Andalucía regional government was asking Madrid to allow most of the area to move into the looser restrictions of Phase One. This included the Costa del Sol.
Sport
SUR
Sunday 19 January saw referee Mark Clattenburg entertaining guests at the Bar Tua in La Cala de Mijas. Clattenburg, who has refereed finals of the World Cup, Euro Championships and Champions League, was the guest of honour at the Blue Sky Marbella
Sport
MARINA RIVAS
...restarts for the first time since the Marbella Masters. Although that final schedule remains unclear, players now have something to aim and train for after a stoppage of 114 days. Many of the most outstanding players on the world ranking are expected to ... be present at the Madrid Arena, where five courts will host all rounds from the qualifying stages to the final. Many players from the Costa del Sol have confirmed their participation, two of whom who won't have to travel: Carolina Navarro
Sport
Daryl Finch / Juan Calderón
The dream is over. Unicaja's unexpected run in the Copa del Rey ended with runners-up medals as they were soundly beaten in Sunday's final by Real Madrid (95-68). Unicaja had already majorly upset the odds by reaching the showpiece event in the
LifeStyle
Tony Bryant
A local expat author has released the eagerly awaited final book in the Zambia Trilogy of her Africa series. Much More Into Africa continues the light-hearted look at the life of Ann Patras and her family after they left their fhome in Burton upon ... disastrous or embarrassing situations and make them funny. The first two books in the trilogy have been best-sellers on Amazon and she has received five-star reviews praising the 'witty, optimistic, sardonic, informative and touching content'. The final ... instalment of the trilogy guides the reader through the family's final years living in Lusaka. However, the author confesses that the book proved more difficult than the previous. "I must admit that this final book in the Zambia trilogy was more difficult