"Rodri, Spain’s World Cup-winning captain, appears to be heading back to Spain after Manchester City and Barcelona reached an agreement over the midfielder’s transfer. The clubs have agreed to a deal for Rodri worth 76.5 million euros, a source told AP on Sunday."

BENGALURU, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Former Spain footballer Gerard Pique has become a strategic shareholder in a Global Chess League franchise, joining a growing number of athletes, like Erling Haaland, to invest in a sport rapidly evolving into a commercial entertainment property.

“Life is Short” tags in Weston-super-Mare investigated by police. www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/2644276...

Police issue appeal over 'life is short' graffiti popping up around Weston

Police are appealing for information after the phrase 'life is short' was spray-painted across multiple locations in Weston-super-Mare

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(Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open due to an ongoing wrist injury, organisers said on Tuesday, casting fresh doubts over the Spaniard’s fitness ahead of his U.S. Open title defence this month. www.huffpost.com/entry/carlos...

Carlos Alcaraz Hit With Another Major Blow Ahead Of U.S. Open

It casts fresh doubts over the Spaniard’s fitness ahead of his U.S. Open title defense this month.

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Aug 5 (Reuters) - South Africa’s Chad le Clos said on Tuesday that his Cape Town apartment was destroyed in a fire that also killed one of his neighbours a day after the swimmer became the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history. www.huffpost.com/entry/chad-l...

Olympic Champion Swimmer Loses Home In Fatal Fire

South Africa’s Chad le Clos said his Cape Town apartment was destroyed in a fire that also killed one of his neighbors.

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"A man who spent £550 on a huge tattoo declaring England as World Cup 2026 winners has returned to the parlour to add the phrase "just joking!"." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Just joking' added to fan's England World Cup win tattoo

Sean Carrington says he is more bothered about England not winning than about his tattoo.

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FNIDEQ, Morocco (AP) — It started with Instagram posts that suggested Spain’s border with Morocco was opening up. Then came Facebook users tracking coast guard patrols and TikTok videos showing where to swim. www.huffpost.com/entry/migrat...

Investigation Exposes How Viral Rumors Triggered Spain’s Ceuta Border Crisis

It started with Instagram posts that falsely suggested Spain’s border with Morocco was opening up.

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Spain’s World Cup final hero Ferran Torres has explained why he wore a MAGA-style hat during the team’s celebrations in Madrid last month. www.huffpost.com/entry/spain-...

Spain World Cup Hero Breaks Silence On MAGA-Style Hat That Caught Trump’s Eye

Soccer star Ferran Torres addressed his Trump-inspired hat controversy.

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MADRID, July 31 (Reuters) - An estimated more than 25,000 migrants have voluntarily returned to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta so far on Friday after some 50,000 rushed into the tiny territory in North Africa starting in the early hours on Thursday, according to Spain's Interior Ministry.

ROME, July 31 (Reuters) - Former AC Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi, one of the most recognisable players of the golden era of Italian football in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 66, his former club said on Friday.

"Climate change’s fingerprints are all over the extreme fire weather that sparked this week’s devastating wildfires in Spain and France and has spiked Southern Europe’s burning the past eight years, two new studies conclude." www.huffpost.com/entry/human-...

Human-caused Climate Change Made Spanish, French Fires Much More Likely, Scientists Calculate

Two new studies reveal climate change's fingerprints over extreme fire weather-triggering infernos in Spain and France.

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MADRID, July 31 (Reuters) - Spain's Interior Ministry said on Friday that according to its estimates some 49,000 migrants had crossed into the enclave of Ceuta in North Africa over past 24 hours, as they rushed by sea and land from Morocco,

CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Spain will deploy its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory, with at least nine dying in the attempt. www.huffpost.com/entry/migrat...

Spain Deploys Military After Thousands Breach Border And At Least 9 Die

Spain is deploying its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants entered the Spanish territory.

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"Spain's Royal Mint will issue a 5‑euro silver coin in honour of the men's football team winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup in New Jersey earlier this month." www.euronews.com/culture/2026...

Spain mints new euro coin to celebrate historic FIFA World Cup win

Spain's Royal Mint will issue a 5‑euro silver coin in honour of the men's foootball team winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup in New Jersey earlier this month.

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Aziz Abdul, the 25-year-old grandson of Uganda’s brutal former dictator Idi Amin, was disqualified from a boxing bout at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, after headbutting his opponent, England’s Damar Thomas. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

Brutal Dictator’s Grandson Disqualified From Major Boxing Bout Over Headbutt

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MADRID, July 24 (Reuters) - The Spanish government on Thursday night declared a national emergency after a series of wildfires threatened communities near Madrid and in the neighbouring province of Avila, forcing more than 10,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggled to contain the blazes.

HAVANA, July 24 (Reuters) - Spanish hotel group Melia said it has ceased all operations of its 34 hotels in Cuba on Friday amid the hardening of U.S. sanctions and the island’s growing economic crisis.

Spain's Ferran Torres wore a Make Spain Great Again hat during World Cup celebrations. Not clear why, but it's been seized on by people across the political aisle, including Trump's White House. www.huffpost.com/entry/spain-...

Spain World Cup Hero Ignites Political Furor With MAGA-Style Hat

Ferran Torres wore a red hat emblazoned with the slogan “Make Spain Great Again” during the team’s celebratory bus parade and party in Madrid.

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Iran Threatens 'Different Decision,' Mexico Squad Row Escalates: 2026 FIFA World Cup Live Updates

Follow along for the latest news ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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(Reuters) - Italian second-tier soccer club Venezia has secured a significant minority investment from sports industry heavyweight Tim Leiweke, thanks in part to Canadian rapper Drake.

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the soaring central tower of Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia basilica when he visits Spain next month in a weeklong trip that will also take him to a migrant reception center in the Canary Islands, the Vatican said Wednesday.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — More than two dozen passengers left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on April 24 without contact tracing, nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on board, the ship operator and Dutch officials said Thursday.

Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler was suspended from her sport — just days before she was due to represent her country at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics — after she tested positive for letrozole in an out-of-competition sample. www.huffpost.com/entry/2026-w...

Hometown Star Suspended After Positive Doping Test

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""Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie will pull out of co-hosting the Winter Olympics opening ceremony for NBC as her 84-year-old mother remains missing in Arizona, Page Six reported on Monday." www.huffpost.com/entry/2026-w...

Savannah Guthrie To Drop Olympics Opening Ceremony Hosting Gig As Mother Remains Missing: Report

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"Days before the Winter Olympics are set to begin, Spanish figure skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté revealed he found out he won't be able to skate to his planned "Minions"-themed short program at the Games due to copyright issues." www.huffpost.com/entry/2026-w...

Copyright Rules Are Taking Away A 'Minions'-Themed Olympic Performance From Us

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Some Olympic Venues Still Aren't Finished

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"Kamila Valieva’s comeback got off to an inauspicious start, as the former Olympic prodigy finished sixth in the semi-finals of the Russian Jumping Championships on Sunday in her first competition since serving a four-year doping ban." www.huffpost.com/entry/2026-w...

Russian Prodigy Banned Over 2022 Doping Scandal Makes A Faltering Return

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"A child who was forced off a bus in the snow in northern Italy for not having the full fare will play a part in the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, his mother said." www.huffpost.com/entry/2026-w...

Boy Forced Off Bus After Olympic Price Hike Gets Incredible Turnaround

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"Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Milan to protest the deployment of U.S. ICE agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics, unbothered by the fact that agents would be stationed in a control room and not operating on the streets." www.huffpost.com/entry/2026-w...

Hundreds Protest In Italy Against ICE At Games

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Athletes on the U.S. Winter Olympic team for the upcoming Milan Cortina Games are speaking out against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. www.huffpost.com/entry/2026-w...

U.S. Olympians Join Growing Backlash Against Trump’s Immigration Policies

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