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Laura Robson hits a return during her second-round elimination by Serena Williams in the main stadium at the Italian Open

Laura Robson remains positive following defeat to Serena Williams

The British No 1 was beaten in straight sets in Rome

Laura Robson on her way to beating Venus Williams

Laura Robson delivers at last on promise to 'take down' Venus Williams

Briton beats Williams 6-3, 6-2 as she predicted when she was 14 years old. And next up it’s her world No 1 sister Serena...

Review: An Englishman in Madrid, By Eduardo Mendoz (Trs by Nick Caistor)

Halfwit at the heart of history

Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes arrives at a court house in Madrid. He received a suspended one-year jail term for providing blood-doping services to cyclists

UCI to appeal decision by Spanish court to destroy evidence

There has been widespread astonishment at the decision to destroy 200 blood bags seized during Operation Puerto

Antonio Lopez has been paid £250,000 for the painting

Spain's royal family demand portrait after 18-year wait

The royal family have reportedly told the artist Antonio Lopez that he must complete a portrait of them by the end of the year, having waited 18 years for him to finish the work.

Jose Mourinho pictured during his side's 6-2 win over Malaga

Jose Mourinho booed by his own fans before Real Madrid demolish Malaga 6-2

The Portuguese is expected to join Chelsea this summer

Manager Juergen Klopp leads the Dortmund celebrations

Spain shrinks for seventh quarter

Spain's beleaguered economy is still gasping for air, declining for a seventh quarter in a row between January and March.

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates one of his two goals for Real Madrid in their Champions League tie against Galatasaray

Cristiano Ronaldo admits Real Madrid almost allowed Champions League tie with Galatasaray to 'get out of hand'

Spanish side move into last four despite defeat in Turkey

Real and Madrid City Council allegedly agreed a favourable deal for land around the Bernabeu stadium

Council deny breaking law in disputed €22m Real Madrid land deal

The Independent’s revealed that the European Commission was investigating contracts between the two parties

An exterior view of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium

European Commission under fire over €22m Real Madrid illegal state aid deal

Real Madrid alleged to have colluded with city council over price of land around Bernabeu

The Santiago Bernabeu stadium, home of Real Madrid

State aid for Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium? It's all about the Real estate

Spanish club are keen to develop their famous stadium and make it even more lucrative than ever. But do they always play fair?

Paperback review: Leaving the Atocha Station, By Ben Lerner

This debut novel was rejected by mainstream publishers and you can see why: its portrait of an American abroad frequently walks a fine line between brilliance and naval-gazing.

The decision to send off Nani against Real Madrid was typical of modern,

Sir Alex Ferguson escapes ban over media no show - but Nani handed one match suspension

The punishments relate to Manchester United's Champions League exit to Real Madrid

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Newly unearthed papers reveal a shocking extra dimension to the constitutional crisis over monarch’s abdication
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The Hangover actor Zach Galifianakis’s date for his movie premieres isn’t arm candy  – it’s his 87-year-old friend who he saved from homelessness
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Northampton have spent the season proving all our critics wrong
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Microsoft finally unveils its Xbox ONE console
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Not secure any more: G4S boss heads for exit at last

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In the end the fans decided Tony Pulis had made a pig's ear of the job at Stoke City

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James Lawton: The James Hunt I knew is the subject of a new F1 movie

James Lawton: The James Hunt I knew is the subject of a new F1 movie

British driver was fascinating man whose epic duel with Niki Lauda in 1976 was typical of an era of glamour and glory – but also the ever-present threat of death