Rafael Nadal had a fairly comfortable straight sets win over Andy Roddick to put defending the champions out of this year’s Davis Cup. Nadal’s 6-4 6-0 6-4 win gave Spain an unassailable 3-1 lead in the tie, taking them through to the final where they will face either Argentina or Russia. The world number one was in great form, as …
US reduce the deficit
The US pairing of Mike Bryan and Mardy Fish beat the Spanish duo Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco to give them some hope going into the final singles matches today. The US are the current holders of the Davis Cup but went into the doubles match trailing Spain by 0-2 and now need to win both of the remaining singles matches …
Spain lead 2-0 in Davis Cup tie against the USA
Rafael Nadal got Spain off to a winning start in its Davis Cup semifinal against defending champions the United States in Madrid on Friday.
Comfortable win for Spain
Spain are top of their pile, group V, with six points out of six after a comfortable 4-0 win over Armenia.
Inflation still rising
The inflation rate is up once more, the harmonised rate reaching a record 5.3%.
Spain through to Euro 2008 semi-finals
Spain are through to the semi-finals of Euro 2008 after beating Italy 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out.
Breathalisers galore
Police in Spain are set to carry out 200,000 breathaliser tests on motorists in the next couple of weeks to coincide with a new DGT road safety campaign.
Weekend toll
There were ten fatal accidents on the Spanish roads at the weekend with 12 people losing their lives and another 8 seriously injured. In Andalucía, three people died and three more were seriously injured.
Weekend toll
Thirteen people lost their lives on Spanish roads at the weekend.
Zapatero to be invested as Prime Minister today
José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will today be invested as Prime Minister of Spain after a second vote takes place in Congress. He becomes the first person winning a General Election to actually need a second vote.