Marc Gasol looked to the sky as confetti fell, some sticking to his massive shoulders, and then cradled and kissed the giant golden chalice that goes to the World Cup champions. He's getting good at hoisting trophies. Gasol got to bask in a championship celebration for ...
Inspired Luis Scola guides Argentina past France, into World Cup finale
Luis Scola was asked what Sunday will mean to him, and he didn't hesitate with the answer. "Everything," he said. The veteran Argentine forward didn’t need to give more of an explanation. The FIBA World Cup title is one win away, and Scola made sure his ...
Spain outlasts Australia in double overtime to reach FIBA World Cup final
Spain is back into the final of the FIBA World Cup with a chance to match the title it won 13 years ago at Saitama Super Arena. Marc Gasol scored 33 points to lead Spain over Australia 95-88 in double overtime on Friday. Ricky Rubio ...
Venezuela's former military spy chief told a Spanish court on Thursday that he won't waive extradition to the United States, claiming the drug smuggling and other charges against him are politically motivated. Defense lawyers for retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal claimed in the court that ...
600,000 seen turning out for Catalonia secession rally in Barcelona
Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards who support the secession of Catalonia gathered in Barcelona on the region's main holiday Wednesday, just weeks before a highly anticipated verdict in a case against 12 leaders of the separatist movement. Supporters of Catalan secession came from all parts ...
Spain finishes strong against Italy to reach FIBA World Cup quarterfinals
Spain produced a devastating late burst to seal a 67-60 victory over Italy and squeeze into the FIBA World Cup quarterfinals on Friday — and take strongly fancied Serbia with it. Also into the last eight in China are surprise package Poland and Argentina ...
Morocco and Spain to bolster cooperation to curb illegal EU-bound migration
Morocco and Spain pledged on Wednesday to cooperate more closely to curb illegal migration, an issue fueling the growth of far right and populist politics in Europe, following a near halving of migrant arrivals in mainland Spain this year from 2018. The two countries will ...
Spanish second-division side Malaga said Tuesday it has canceled its contract with forward Shinji Okazaki just a little over a month after he joined the club. The team announced a one-year deal with Okazaki on July 30 but was unable to register the striker because ...
Parents in Spain whose babies and toddlers developed abnormal body hair plan to sue a company that put a hair loss treatment into containers meant for a medicine, a mother of one of the children said Saturday. Spanish health authorities have blamed the packaging mix-up ...
Seven killed as helicopter and small plane collide over Spain's Mallorca
Seven people including two children were killed in a midair collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft over Spain's Mallorca island on Sunday, authorities said. The two aircraft crashed over the central town of Inca at 1:35 p.m. (1135 GMT), the regional Balearic Islands ...
Spanish tourist hot-spot Barcelona sees 30% spike in muggings
Robberies involving violence or intimidation have spiked sharply in Barcelona, one of Europe's most attractive summer vacation destinations, Spanish police officials said. Officials from the regional police force for Catalonia said muggings or street robberies that include the threat of violence have increased 30 percent ...
Italy prosecutor orders stranded migrant rescue ship seized and evacuated
An Italian prosecutor ordered the seizure of a rescue ship and the immediate evacuation of more than 80 migrants still aboard, capping a drama Tuesday that saw 15 people jump overboard in a desperate bid to escape deteriorating conditions on the vessel and Spain ...
