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Nadal and Bautista deliver Spain's sixth Davis Cup

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...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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Final campaigning under way before this Sunday's general election

NEIL HESKETH

The political parties are finishing off their national election campaigning today, 8 November, before an official day of reflection as usual tomorrow, Saturday, and then voting on Sunday. The campaigning will have lasted just eight days, a shorter

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Final phase of iconic Astoria cinema demolition begins

IGNACIO LILLO

After years of disuse, the final phase of the demolition of the iconic Astoria cinema beside Plaza de la Merced in Malaga city got under way on Thursday morning. The cinema, which had originally been earmarked by Antonio Banderas as the location ... cleaning. This final phase is expected to last eight days due to the large amount of rubble and to minimise disruption to the surrounding area which is frequented by large numbers of tourists.

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San Pedro hosts the final feria of the year, in honour of the town's patron saint

Tony Bryant

The final feria of the year will take place in San Pedro de Alcántara from Tuesday 15 until Sunday 20 October. Held in honour of the town's patron, Saint Peter of Alcántara, the fair begins at 7pm on Tuesday with the grand parade of the giants. This ... (Saturday). All concerts begin at 11.30pm. The final act of the feria will be a dance spectacular performed by the Certamen de Escuelas de Baile, which will be held in the municipal caseta on Sunday 20 October at 6.30pm. For more information, see

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27 September 1975: Spain's final deaths by capital punishment

CHARLOTTE WAY

On 27 September 1975, Spain used capital punishment for the final time, carrying out five executions which triggered a tsunami of anti-Spain criticism and revolt across Europe. ETA members Juan Paredes Manotas, 21, known as Txiki, and Ángel Otaegi ... military executions in wartime. In 1995, capital punishment was stamped out altogether. The abolition of capital punishment in Spain facilitated investigation into the circumstances surrounding these final executions. In November 2012, a Basque Government

Sport

Spain reach the World Cup Final with late win over Australia

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Spain will take on Argentina in the Basketball World Cup Final on Sunday after an incident-filled 95-88 win over Australia in Beijing on Friday. Sergio Scariolo's team, led by Marc Gasol's 33 points, rallied from an 11-point third-quarter deficit

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Alejandro Davidovich closing in on the top 100 after reaching the final in Genoa Challenger

PEDRO LUIS ALONSO

Young local tennis star Alejandro Davidovich is in touching distance of the ATP top 100 after reaching the final of the Genoa Challenger. Despite losing to resounding favourite Lorenzo Sonego, his performance, as well as reaching the semi-finals of

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Marbella council finally receives full compensation after the Saqueo 1 court case

Héctor Barbotta

...accountant Manuel Jorge Castel should pay 24 million euros to the town hall in addition to serving different prison sentences, and the final amount received by the local authority, with interest, is 30.5 million euros. It has been a complicated process,

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'Amigos de SUR' list opens for grand final

Despite qualification rounds being over, those who wish to participate in the grand final can still do so. A special category called 'Amigos del SUR' (Friends of SUR) has been created for the showpiece event at Guadalmina golf club on 27 July. All

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Countdown begins to the Costa del Golf Tour grand final

ALEJANDRO DÍAZ

Excitement is brewing for the Costa del Golf Tour grand final. The competition, organised by SUR and its leading publication Costa del Golf, will culminate next weekend at Guadalmina golf club, following the fourth round of qualification last Sunday ... before the grand final. 'Amigos de SUR' list opens for grand final Despite qualification rounds being over, those who wish to participate in the grand final can still do so. A special category called 'Amigos del SUR' (Friends of SUR) has been ... Campos, Gabriel Isaías Fraile Gamboa, Ignacio Zurita Gadea, Pelayo Pérez Crespo, Pedro Ortiz Tome and Francisco Muñoz Montes play their way into the final in the first category. Francisco Borja Gutiérrez Sedeño, Per Arne Anderssen, Fernando Garnica Gómez,