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- South Africa's Schwartzel grabs lead (AAP)
South Africa's Charl Schwartzel ignored a nagging shoulder injury to birdie the final hole for a one-shot lead after the third round of the Madrid Masters on Saturday. Schwartzel, who led with Australia's Marcus Fraser on nine under overnight, hit a four
- Montanes takes last Madrid wildcard after Ferrero sulk
MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniard Albert Montanes has been awarded the third and final wildcard for the Madrid Masters along with Russian Marat Safin and Italian Fabio Fognini, the tournament organizers said on Saturday. Spain's Carlos Moya, who had originally
- Madrid Masters video highlights
Watch tournament highlights from the Madrid Masters. The full article contains 15 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper. Page 1 of 1 Last Updated: 11 October 2008 6:31 PM Source: The Scotsman Location: Edinburgh Bookmark: Comment on this Story
- Schwartzel holds off Gonzalez's spectacular Madrid charge
By Norman Dabell MADRID (Reuters) - South African Charl Schwartzel holed a 10-foot birdie putt at the last hole to edge a stroke in front of rampaging Argentine Ricardo Gonzalez after the Madrid Masters third round on Saturday. Both have won in the
- Iran to face Brazil at Futsal World Cup
LONDON, October 11 (IranMania) - Iran?s futsal team will meet host Brazil on Saturday at the second stage of the 2008 Futsal World Cup, MNA reported. Iran beat the Czech Republic 3-2 on Thursday in Group D and finished second with 10 points. Spain came
- Sweden wins women's team event
ADELAIDE, Australia ? Sweden completed a wire-to-wire win in the Espirito Santo women's amateur team golf tournament Saturday, holding off Spain and the United States with Canada finishing fourth. Sweden led by no fewer than eight shots after all four
- Golf-Schwartzel holds off Gonzalez's spectacular Madrid charge
MADRID, Oct 11 (Reuters) - South African Charl Schwartzel holed a 10-foot birdie putt at the last hole to edge a stroke in front of rampaging Argentine Ricardo Gonzalez after the Madrid Masters third round on Saturday. Both have won in the Spanish
- Schwartzel leads as Gonzalez closes fast
South Africa's Charl Schwartzel held a slender one-shot lead going into the final round of the Madrid Masters with Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez and home hope Pablo Larrazabal charging into contention with nine-under 62s.
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Spains powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II, but suffered through a devastating Civil War (1936-39). In the second half of the 20th century, it has played a catch-up role in the western international community. Continuing concerns are large-scale unemployment and the Basque separatist movement.
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AFP - Spain's opposition leader was left embarrassed Saturday after he expressed his annoyance at having to attend the country's national day parade, in a remark picked up by microphones at a party meeting.
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