Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid will compete to host the 2020 Olympics after Doha and Baku were cut from the list.

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Jose Mourinho signs a new four-year contract to remain as manager of La Liga champions Real Madrid until 2016.

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Euro woes turn mood in Madrid fearful

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Euro fears on the streets of Spain

Roger Federer will face Tomas Berdych in the Madrid Open final knowing a win will take him to second in the rankings.

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Federer reaches final in Madrid

Rafael Nadal threatens to withdraw from next year’s Madrid Open if it continues to be played on the new blue clay surface.

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MADRID — Like many of the immigrants who flocked to Spain not long ago, Klever Cordova was enticed by the prospect of easy employment and easy credit — the chance to leave behind the troubled economy of his native Ecuador and become a homeowner in a booming euro-zone country. Read full article > >

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Spain’s lingering bank crisis weighs on economic recovery

Andy Murray is forced to pull out of the Madrid Open, which starts on Sunday, after suffering a back injury.

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Andy Murray is forced to pull out of the Madrid Open, which starts on Sunday, after suffering a back injury.

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MADRID — The tens of thousands of unionists who clogged this city’s grand boulevards on a rainy May Day all had their story — of jobs lost or social benefits trimmed, of anger at government policies they insist are making things worse. Read full article > >

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In Spain, fear grows that budget cuts are worsening nation’s crisis

Bayern Munich will face Chelsea in the Champions League final after beating Real Madrid in a penalty shoot-out.

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R Madrid 2-1 B Munich (agg 3-3)

For decades the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has eluded well-intentioned peacemakers. Diplomats have talked, shaken hands, snapped photos — and returned home from summits with strikingly little to show for their efforts. Meanwhile, the occupation of Palestinian territories grew more restrictive. Israel’s settlements developed into towns and small cities as Palestinians were penned into smaller and smaller spaces. While diplomats shuffled from Madrid to Oslo to Wye River, from Camp David to Taba to Annapolis and resort towns in between, the illegal settlements expanded. And the window for two states closed. Read full article > >

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One state for Palestinians and Israelis

Former Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra is to join Fulham until the end of the season.

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Real Madrid head the list of the richest football clubs in the world for the seventh year in a row, says a Deloitte survey.

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Real still top football rich list

PARIS — Former military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega was flown home to Panama on Sunday to be punished once again for crimes he committed during a career that saw him transformed from a close Cold War ally of Washington to the vilified target of a U.S. invasion. Noriega left Orly airport, south of Paris, on a flight of Spain’s Iberia airlines, delivered directly to the aircraft by a four-car convoy and motorcycles that escorted him from the French capital’s La Sante prison. The flight, which stops in Madrid, left at 8:08 a.m., about a half-hour behind schedule. Read full article > >

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MADRID — Spanish voters are set on Sunday to deal historic losses to the ruling Socialists, punishing their leaders for high unemployment and the painful austerity measures that much of Europe has been forced to take. The beneficiaries, Spain’s conservatives, have vowed to pursue the same policies, only more vigorously. Read full article > >

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Little enthusiasm ahead of Spanish vote