MADRID: Spain’s King Juan Carlos on Monday thanked the country’s national team for winning the World Cup for the first time at a reception for the 23-man squad at his palace inMadrid. “Thank... (more...)

Spain wins the World Cup, finally claiming a place among the elite of world soccer after beating the Netherlands by a single goal deep in extra-time to lift a first World Cup trophy to go with their European... (more...)

MADRID: Tens of thousands of fans sang “Viva Espana” and danced in the street in Madrid Saturday as Spain overcame Paraguay to move into the semi-final of the World Cup.A crowd which watched... (more...)

JOHANNESBURG: European champions  Spain reached the last 16 of the World Cup on Friday with a 2-1 win over Chile, who also qualified from Group H as runners-up at the expense of Switzerland, who parted... (more...)

VIENNA: An example of the largest gold coin in the world fetched 3.27 million euros (4.02 million dollars) at auction on Friday in Vienna, auction house Dorotheum said. The coin — measuring 53 centimetres... (more...)

DURBAN, South Africa: World Cup favourites Spain crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat to unfancied Switzerland in their opening game of the tournament here on Wednesday. A rock solid defence and a tremendous... (more...)

DURBAN, South Africa: Spain sought to deflect talk of their billing as World Cup favourites ahead of their opener against Switzerland, insisting there were “no small teams” in the tournament.... (more...)

JOHANNESBURG: Real Madrid star Kaka said on Friday he was ready to lead Brazil at the World Cup despite coming off a difficult injury-plagued season in Spain.”I am ready to be one of the leaders... (more...)

VIENNA: European champions Spain will be seeking to erase painful memories when they play a warm-up match Thursday against South Korea, to whom they lost the 2002 World Cup quarter-final.This will also... (more...)

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani will leave here Tuesday on an official visit to Spain and Belgium to further strengthen Pakistan-EU relations and to seek greater market access for Pakistani... (more...)