Sport
Julio Rodríguez
...the verdict of the officials who had to consult one another (overheard by photographers two metres away) after the animated protests of Cartagena goalkeeper Marc Martínez. 0 Marbella 0 Cartagena The decision left the home players and
Local
JUAN CANO
Four Spanish nationals have been sent to prison without bail for drug smuggling, despite having rescued three Guardia Civil officers who had fallen into the sea while pursuing them. When a Spanish patrol boat collided with the smugglers' vessel on
Sport
Daryl Finch
Spanish rider Marc Márquez clinched his eighth world title - six in the MotoGP - with victory at the Thailand Grand Prix on Sunday. STANDINGS Thailand Grand Prix 1. Marc Márquez (ESP) 39:36.223 2. Fabio Quartararo (FRA) +0.171 3. Maverick
Sport
Rob Palmer
left back, Dani Carvajal or Jesús Navas at right back. Midfield will consist of Sergi Busquets, Fabián Ruiz plus Koke or Saul. The attack should include Rodrigo, Isco and Asensio, if he's back to fitness. The only debatable position is alongside Ramos
Sport
frank gavurin
The mood quickly swung from elation to despair in the away end at La Romareda on Thursday night, as Malaga saw what they thought was a late winner cancelled out by a near-instantaneous response from the hosts Zaragoza. 2 Zaragoza 2 Mala
Opinion
ANDREW J. LINN
...where the owner whiled away his days drinking with friends and listening to flamenco. What few customers came through the door always left disappointed with the poor service and bad food. So along comes our hero, chef Alberto Chicote, the worst-dressed
Opinion
Peter Edgerton
...little late to believe in star-crossed lovers / Did you lie awake? / Like I lay awake all summer long. Lillian, I'm sorry / There's nothing left here for me / I only ever wanted to be free / But freedom got so lonely / It was only half the story / I put
Local
ANTONIO M. ROMERO
...expensive toll road per kilometre to drive on in Spain, says the Diputación. The move to try to force central government to act was approved by the ruling conservative PP and centrist Ciudadanos coalition. However left-wing parties, PSOE and Adelante
Gibraltar
Debbie bartlett
The Adrian Darya supertanker, formerly called Grace 1, finally left Gibraltar waters on Sunday evening with a new captain and crew. The ship, which was detained for contravening EU sanctions on Syria on 4 July, was released by the Gibraltar court
Sport
sergio cortés / pedro luis alonso
...were included in the squad for Saturday’s game against Las Palmas, as well as Cifu, who renewed his contract with the club after his previous one expired. This then left no space for Okazaki and Rodríguez who would have been coach Víctor Sánchez del ... Amo’s preference. Iván and Álex Mula, too, were left out;the pair also needed to re-register after signing professional contracts. Other departures N’Diaye is not the only player on the exit ramp. Buyers are also being searched for a number of ... just one recognised centre-back and one recognised left-back (Juankar). On the wings, options are also scarce with just Renato Santos and Dani Pacheco among the senior ranks. Despite not featuring much at all under Víctor last season, Iván Alejo could
Local
ÁLVARO FRÍAS
A local resident out on his early-morning walk has made a macabre discovery in one of the channels of water at the mouth of the Guadalhorce river in Malaga. Around a dozen recently decapitated cocks were floating in the water, with traces of blood
National
SUR
Spain is edging closer to a repeat general election in November. Time is running out before 23 September for the main party, the Socialist PSOE, to do a deal with left-wing Unidas Podemos (UP) on government to help Pedro Sánchez be sworn in as
Sport
PEDRO LUIS ALONSO
...given his debut by José Mourinho, is a holding midfielder and likely to fill the void left by the outgoing Alfred N'Diaye. Despite having a good season last year, Malaga are keen to find a new suitor for N'Diaye, who the club is obliged to purchase at
Opinion
Peter Edgerton
...must just be a left brain/right brain thing. If someone gave me a box of tools and told me to put it to good use, I'd probably write a children's song about the contents. So impractical am I, that I honestly thought for years that when using a tablet
Sport
pedro luis alonso
...in in Tenerife, which only caused one fatality, a woman in a house the plane collided with, but left many members of the squad traumatised. Fast forward 63 years and the club finds itself in similarly dire straits. Since Malaga's laboured victory
Local
Tony Bryant
A golf-loving British expat has been left paralysed from the chest down after a reputedly routine operation went tragically wrong. Jan Atack, a former Squadron Leader in the RAF, went into a private hospital in Malaga in October 2018 for an
National
SUR
...smooth the way towards a new government following the example of other countries such as Portugal or Denmark. In both these countries the Socialists govern alone but with support from other left-wing parties, an option that Sánchez is pushing for after
Local
ÁLVARO FRÍAS
The Grupo Animalista de Benalmádena has reported the owners of a group of oxen left tied to a railing in full sun during the town's San Juan celebrations on 16 June. According to the complaint officially filed with the environmental prosecutor by
LifeStyle
Jennie Rhodes
Nearly 2,000 people packed the gardens of the Nerja Caves on Friday night to see Queen tribute band, God Save the Queen, from Brits on holiday and long-term residents to Spanish Queen fans. A 40-minute delayed start had the impatient audience burst
Local
Ignacio LILLO
In the first six months of this year the Sociedad Protectora de Animales y Plantas in Malaga has taken in 786 abandoned animals, of which 672 were dogs and 114 were cats. They also rescued injured seagulls and pigeons, rabbits and tortoises. Most
Sport
sur deportes
As expected, Malaga captain Federico Ricca is set to complete a move away from the club this summer, to Belgian side Bruges. The Uruguayan left-back will activate a clause in his contract which allows him to join a first division side while Malaga
Opinion
Mark Nayler
...to remind potential voters of its far-left credentials and, in doing so, of its ideological differences with the centre-left PSOE (recently, the focus has been on policies about which the two agree). There was further proof of this on Tuesday, when ... decision, in June 2016, to run on a joint ticket with a left-wing coalition that included the Spanish Communist Party, and he has favoured closer collaboration with the PSOE to achieve greater clout in congress. It seems no coincidence that he's stepped down
Local
EUGENIO CABEZAS
The parents of a five-year-old girl who has been left severely brain damaged after contracting E. coli at the Materno hospital in Malaga have turned to social media to ask for financial help towards her treatment. Ruth, who lives in Colmenar in ... which included chemotherapy. However, the complications resulting from the E. coli infection have left Ruth severely disabled and needing daily care, including physiotherapy and speech therapy, which her parents are unable to afford. They have
National
ANDER AZPIROZ
The Pride march in Madrid last Sunday was one of the biggest ever, marking the fiftieth anniversary of New York's Stonewall riots. However, in among the good-natured revelry, a political fight broke out after the delegation marching from Ciudadanos (
Opinion
Mark Nayler
...inconclusive general election, but on Wednesday evening, sources close to the PSOE revealed that the negotiations had failed. Sánchez maintains that Iglesias is too far to the left of the Socialists when it comes to economics, although it's debatable whether
Opinion
PETER HARRISON
"History does not repeat itself. Mankind does," said Voltaire. How true it is and irresponsible animal owners never seem to learn. Every year we read the same story of pets being left in cars in hot weather. Owners get fined but that does not help
Sport
MARINA RIVAS
Sadness reigns in the world of karate this week after the decision was taken to drop the sport for the 2024 Olympic Games due to be held in Paris. This decision came barely two years after its inclusion was announced for the upcoming Games in Tokyo i
National
SUR
An opinion poll published by pollsters GAD3 this week suggests that the sum of the three right-of-centre parties may not be quite enough to oust the Socialist government of Pedro Sánchez in the forthcoming general election on 28 April. Sánchez's PS
Local
Pilar Martínez
Cruiseliner Norwegian Spirit, which welcomes guests with a multi-million-euro Versace rug, left the Port of Malaga on Tuesday after 13 trips of ten days each since November, moving some 26,000 passengers. Now the ship, with capacity for 2,200
LifeStyle
FRANCISCO GRIÑÁN
...was great fun because Thierry Frémaux, the president of the festival, was greeting the actors on the red carpet and he thought I had left Cannes and come back after the phone call, so he asked me "How long did it take you to get here?" And I said "40
Sport
Daryl Finch
Nico Gorosito. Until that moment, his side had been mostly in control against the team occupying the position directly above them. In-form winger Javi Ontiveros gave his side the lead early on with a trademark finish. Cutting in from the left ... Argentinian couldn’t get enough whip on his shot to get the better of Nadal as the angle worsened. In the second half, Malaga picked up where they left off and just seven minutes after the restart, Alfred N’Diaye doubled their lead. Blanco Leschuk laid off ... the ball to the Senegal international on the edge of the box and he dispatched his effort into the bottom left-hand corner. Two minutes later, however, the game turned on its head with Blanco Leschuk receiving his marching orders and, moments later,
Sport
Emilio MORALES
...athletics stadium, the race will start and end in the city centre, in the Parque de Málaga, and take in a flatter route than in previous editions. Organisers announced this week that just 600 places were left for this year's edition on Sunday 24 March.
Opinion
IGNACIO LILLO
...disgraceful, as is the fact that when the passengers on the last high speed AVE get to Malaga they find they can't continue their journey along the coast by train, even if they've paid for it in their ticket: the last train for the Costa left ten minutes
National
SUR.
Left-wing political coalition, Unidos Podemos, has written to the Royal household this week asking King Emeritus, Juan Carlos, to appear before parliament to explain supposed question marks over his business dealing. It follows high-profile
Local
Charo MÁRQUEZ.
Dean Tyler, current Foreign Residents councillor in Manilva, is to stand with the current mayor's Compromiso Manilva (CM) party in the elections on 26 May. Tyler was with the IU, CM's coalition partner, but he left after a recent falling out.
Sport
MARINA RIVAS
It is now 15 matches without a win for Malaga's women's team after losing 1-0 in the capital to Madrid CFF on Sunday. Estela's penalty in the 23rd minute was enough to seal all three points for the hosts and to pile the pressure on the Costa side who
LifeStyle
REGINA SOTORRÍO
...entire floor of the Hilton to be closer to the venue. Other requests are more prosaic, such as for ginger, which is fashionable among singers for its properties against hoarseness and sore throats. Clockwise from top left: Rod Stewart, Bob Dylan,
LifeStyle
Jennie Rhodes
...letter, but it didn’t reach her in time. She came back to London and I had already left for Malaga,” Steven remembers. The pair lost touch and went their separate ways. However, about six years ago and by that time both single again, ?ucja found Steven via
Sport
OPTA
...edge of the box which left the goalkeeper stranded.
LifeStyle
Debbie Bartlett
On 12 April 1931 local elections were held in Spain for the first time in years, and the result - a landslide victory for republicans and left-wing parties - changed the course of history. The number of seats on each council was determined by the ... Islands and the regions of Andalucía and Extremadura. Two days later the king, Alfonso XIII, who had come to power in 1902 and had become extremely unpopular, left the country, saying that he no longer had the support of the people. He had been advised