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Daryl Finch
Athletic got to the final after seeing off Real Madrid at La Rosaleda (2-1) last Thursday. In the other semi-final in Cordoba last Wednesday, Barcelona required a penalty shootout to get the better of Real Sociedad.
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SUR IN ENGLISH
...that the five teams who were in with a chance of winning the league when it was halted at the beginning of December would fight for the trophy in this way to avoid further fixture congestion in the future. Atlético Benahavís won the final semi-final ... spot after beating Malaga B 3-1 but were eliminated at the next hurdle by Aston Viñuela, who ground out a hard-fought 2-1 win. The Malaga A team meanwhile booked their spot in the final with a resounding 7-0 win over Sporting Benahavís. And so the ... old rivals met in the final with Viñuela coming out on top, 2-1, to claim their second trophy. Their previous, the League Cup, was awarded when Covid again disrupted schedules. This Sunday, meanwhile, sees the Hidromaster Walking Football League get
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The Costa del Sol's cancer support and hospice care charity, Cudeca, has said it is close to meeting its Christmas and New Year appeal target and is making one final push to achieve its fundraising goal. Cudeca, based in Benalmádena but providing
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REGINA SOTORRÍO
...will be representing Spain in the international Drum Off Global competition in the Super Junior and Junior categories respectively. These two young musicians won their places in the final with a drum solo which was recorded and then evaluated by a
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IGNACIO LILLO
Everything seemed to be going so well. The engineers were ready to build the final 100 of the Metro system, between Avenida de Andalucía and the Alameda Principal, and finish a project which has been ongoing for 14 years, when they unexpectedly came
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PEDRO LUIS ALONSO
Malaga will host the semi-final of the prestigious Spanish Supercup between Real Madrid CF and Athletic Club on Thursday 14 January with a kick-off time still to be announced. The Nuevo Arcángel stadium in Cordoba will host the Real ... Sociedad-Barcelona game on 13 January with the final on the 17 January being fought out at La Cartuja (Seville). The games will played behind closed doors without spectators. The draw was held this Thursday at the Luis Aragonés Hall of the Ciudad del Fútbol in
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Héctor Barbotta
...coast but has not yet been developed. The final hurdle that has been cleared was the supply of electricity to the area located south of the A-7 motorway. But now the electricity company, Endesa, has said it will run it from a substation in Benahavís
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Rob Palmer
...while Barcelona blew a cup final with Lionel Messi showing that he is human after all. Tradition counts for little in Spanish football at the moment: the Copa del Rey changes rules and regulations every year and they just seem to make up what ... constitutes the Super Cup on an annual basis. We still don't know who the Copa champions will be for 2020, as the final has been delayed until April when hopefully fans will be able to witness the all-Basque final. The 2021 edition, meanwhile, pressed on ... decent run led his Barcelona team to the final of the Super Cup. This is the competition that is traditionally played in pre-season on a home and away basis between the Liga and Copa winners. This year it was decided to take it to Saudi Arabia but
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ANDREW J. LINN
Occasionally people have no intention of paying. I remember seeing a man at an adjoining restaurant table enjoy a superb lunch with a bottle of expensive wine. After his coffee he informed the waiter that he could not pay. I never saw the final outcome, but one ... thing is sure: he would not have been asked to wash the dishes, as the old myth used to have us believe. Nor is calling the police a cost-effective alternative. Writing off the loss is the commonest finale.
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...the Costa del Sol hoteliers association (Aehcos), Luis Callejón Suñé, said earlier this week that the new restrictions were "the final nail in the coffin" for the tourism industry. "Who is going to travel under [curfew] conditions?" he said. "No
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david balmer
...pressing game meant they struggled to find a final ball to pick the lock. The Blue and Whites’ best opportunity of the half fell to Yanis Rahmani, who was unable to hit the target after Joaquín Muñoz got in behind the visitors' defence and put in a teasing
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marina rivas
Malaga-based handball team Rincón Fertilidad claimed the first piece of silverware in their history on Sunday. They ran out winners of the Copa de la Reina held in Alhaurín de la Torre, seeing off Elche in the final, winning 24-20 after having led
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Malaga's women's team returned disappointed from their trip to Granada as they threw away a two-goal lead with just twenty minutes left to go to lose Sunday's derby match, 3-2. It all started so well for the visitors when Natalia Padilla took advan
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marina rivas
...in Saturday's final in Ciudad Jardín (Malaga city).
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EUROPA PRESS
Spanish badminton player Carolina Marín won the Thailand Open, the first Super 1000 of the season, after surprising world number one Tai Tzu-ying (21-9, 21-16) in the final of the tournament in Bangkok on Sunday. Marín, who is from Huelva, has got
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Daryl Finch
Gijón's Gaspar hit the post, before Aitor had an equaliser chalked off by VAR for offside. Gijón continued to move the ball around well in the final half an hour but Malaga dug their heels in and could even have doubled their lead late on through
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henry flynn
...ultimately won keeper Munir the Zamora trophy for the fewest goals conceded. Huesca champions, Dépor and Numancia down This game was one of only ten final Segunda matches to be played on the final night, after Deportivo couldn’t play their last game at
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...and Cheyenne Knight went into the play-off having been tied after 72 holes at five under par after the Spaniard started the final day with the lead. Lewis then made a 23-foot birdie putt on the first play-off hole to claim her first title since 2017
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ENRIC GARDINER
Rafael Nadal is the favourite to win yet another French Open, after progressing to the semi-finals without any great difficulty throughout the tournament so far. The Spaniard saw off Italian Jannik Sinner (world number 75 and debutant at Roland Gar
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borja gutiérrez
Real Madrid, who were trapped by the storm Filomena in Pamplona, finally arrived in Malaga on Monday afternoon ahead of their Spanish Supercup semi-final against Athletic Club which will take place at La Rosaleda on Thursday. Faced with travel ... Miramar, next to La Malagueta beach until at least Thursday, at which point they will either head to Madrid for the final (the other semi-final in Cordoba is between Real Sociedad and Barcelona) or return home. In the meantime, the team will train at the
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Daryl Finch
Rafael Nadal equalled Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam titles on Sunday after beating world number one Novak Djokovic in resounding fashion in the French Open final. The Spaniard won 6-0, 6-2, 7-5, securing his record-improving 13th victory
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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,
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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
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Rob Palmer
...changing room. So, despite fulfilling the remit of initially keeping the club in the top division when appointed and then going beyond expectations by taking them to the Copa del Rey final, and even winning his final Liga game in charge, Gaizka Garitano ... the all-Basque cup final versus Real Sociedad is on hold until supporters from both clubs can witness the historic occasion. The Basque-only player policy means they must nurture their own academy talent, bring players back home or just nick some ... Garitano, enter Marcelino García Toral. Marcelino has been latent since leaving Valencia just after leading them to the cup final success against Barcelona in 2019. The vastly experienced coach is an expert in asset management. He assesses what he's
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Rob Palmer
Madrid's visit to Anfield for the Champions League clash. This was the final game before the seriousness of a global situation really hit home. A day later Mikel Arteta felt unwell, the Arsenal medics tested their manager for coronavirus, he was positive, ... Liverpool-Atlético game was the day before. Nowhere in the programme was there a mention of the potential of the incoming pandemic. Jürgen Klopp's final words in his matchday address were "embrace the joy of the moment and do your best". Little did we know that
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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
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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
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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).
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Daryl Finch
Young American tennis star Sofia Kenin brought an end to Garbiñe Muguruza's recent recovery with victory in the final of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday morning. Kenin, 21, became the youngest Australian Open champion since Maria ... 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017. The former world number one was the favourite to beat Kenin after having reached the final by beating four seeded players, including three against top-10 opponents (Simona Halep, Elina Svitolina and Kiki Bertens). ... However, in the final, unforced errors and erratic serving got the better of her. In the fifth game of the final set, four unforced errors surrendered a 40-15 lead, gifting a crucial break to Kenin - an opportunity the American wasn't going to pass up.
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Daryl Finch
Garbiñe Muguruza continues to makes history this week. After becoming the first Spanish woman in twenty years to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open, the 26-year-old sealed her place in Saturday's final with a tense 7-6 (10-8) 7-5 over ... Romania's Simona Halep on Thursday morning. The world number 32, who continues her recent revival, will face American Sofia Kenin in the final in Melbourne (9.30am). It will be her first appearance in a Grand Slam final since she won the Wimbledon title in
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...her life. The town's mayor, José María García, said, "It was a delusional episode, an absolute outrage." A neighbour of Sandra, who prefers to remain anonymous, spoke to SUR after the final applause. "Who can do something like this? She is a
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nacho g. perulero
...duel resolved the men's final which had the crowd captivated. At stake was more than just the first title of the year; here were two pairs of players who swapped partners at the end of the year and top spot in the rankings was at stake. Spaniards ... his partner, Pablo Lima, through a difficult period and led them to a 7-6 2-6 6-3 victory. Pablo Lima, centre left, and Paquito Navarro, centre right, with their trophies.Josele In the women's final, Marta Marrero sealed her place after seeing off ... ended up on the losing side (7-6 4-6 6-2). Home favourite eliminated Salazar and Sánchez reached Sunday's final after eliminating home favourite Bea González. The 18-year-old from El Palo (Malaga), alongside partner Marta Ortega, lost 7-5 6-3 but
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The construction of a footbridge across the mouth of the Guadalhorce river in Malaga is reaching its final stage. “The entire construction will be concluded before the end of the month,” said a city-hall source. The central walkway, the largest
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marina rivas
Malaga's women's team got the year off to a good start with a point in Saturday's Andalusian derby against Granada in Cártama. The Blue and Whites, bottom of their group in the second tier, hosted their high-flying rivals knowing that the final
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Marina RIVAS
La Rosaleda has been announced as the venue for the 38th Copa de la Reina football final. The final for the tournament, currently in the last 16 phase, will take place on Sunday 31 May. It will be the first time the stadium has hosted a women's
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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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marina rivas
The final competition of the World Padel Tour this season ended prematurely for the local hopefuls. Carolina Navarro and partner Aranzazu Osoro were elimated at the quarter-final stage of the Menorca Masters, losing to the number one pairing of
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JOSÉ MANUEL ANDRÉS
...caused by the pandemic hampered a period of good personal progress after teaming up with another Spanish women's tennis legend, Conchita Martínez, who is now Muguruza's coach. At the start of the year she reached the final of the first Grand Slam of the ... season, the Australian Open, before the Covid-19 made its appearance. It was her fourth career major final but came up short against Sofia Kenin. Strange sensations "It was a strange year, with a lot of uncertainty. It started very well and then there
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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
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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.