...brilliant Bundesliga that is amazing the football world," wrote Jose Samano, the chief soccer writer for the Spanish daily El Pais. "Barcelona, the greatest of all teams of recent years, didn't have the answer on Tuesday, nor did Madrid last night...

...Britain's colonial past. "I'm not a racist and I've never lacked sporting decorum. I've got three or four medals for sporting merit... Maybe I lost control of my tongue," Aragones said in the Madrid newspaper El Pais on Wednesday.

...Maria Aznar also offered congratulations. "Victory of faith," the Spanish sports newspaper Marca wrote. The newspaper El Pais added: "Spanish golf is at the top again," referring not only to Olazabal's triumph but the low amateur medal won...

...Tiger rejects the 'malicious rumors'" -- Sports daily Marca - "Tiger takes responsibility for the accident" -- El Pais - "The tigress' claws" -- El Mundo AUSTRALIA - "Tiger Woods sheds no light on 'embarrassing' crash" -- The Australian...

...report of a police investigation about drugs and cycling. El Pais, a leading newspaper, said a major doping investigation...team formerly known as Liberty Seguros were among the 58, El Pais said. Only four cyclists, all Spaniards, were identified...

...Boquerini. "I liked it a lot. It is a good movie with an exceptional beginning," said Milito Torreiro, film reviewer for El Pais. Nineteen films were to compete for the top prize, the Golden Shell, during the nine-day festival. Allen's movie...

...newspapers that some players were taking beta blockers. The newspapers, which included Spain's well-respected daily El Pais, reported this week that a rash of withdrawals ahead of last week's French Open followed a letter from the European...

...physicist Juan Atanasio Carrasco, who hails from the northern town of Guijuelo, known for its Iberian ham, the newspaper El Pais reports. The delicacy is produced by covering a raw pork leg with rock salt for several days, washing it off then hanging...