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/ 14 May 2008

Medieval church re-emerges as Spain ships in water

The most striking image of Spain’s drought, that has forced Barcelona to ship in water, has been that of the underwater church which emerged from a drying dam. For most of the past four decades, all that has been visible of the village of Sant Roma has been the belltower of its stone church, peeping above the water beside forested hills from a valley flooded in the 1960s to provide water for the Catalonia region.

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/ 27 April 2008

Raikkonen extends lead with Spanish win

Ferrari’s world champion Kimi Raikkonen stretched his Formula One lead to nine points with a dominant win from pole position in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. Brazilian Felipe Massa sealed Ferrari’s second successive one-two finish, and third win in a row, with McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton taking third place to revive his title challenge after a disappointing last race in Bahrain.

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/ 24 April 2008

Raikkonen focused on Ferrari success

World champion Kimi Raikkonen believes his Ferrari team are set to cement their recent resurgence by winning this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. As Formula One continues to reel from the controversy surrounding a sex scandal involving Max Mosley the leading teams have all upgraded their cars in preparation for the start of the ”European” season.

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/ 24 April 2008

Ferguson counts on home run to Moscow

Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Barcelona to brace themselves for an Old Trafford backlash when the two sides resume battle next week. An enthralling goalless draw in Barcelona on Wednesday has left the Champions League semifinal between the two clubs delicately poised but Ferguson is confident there will be no repeat of what was a subdued display by his team.

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/ 12 February 2008

Google’s Android debuts in Barcelona

The first cellphones fitted with Google’s Android software platform made their debut at an industry trade show on Monday, a milestone for the internet giant as it looks to dominate the wireless world. A handful of chip makers showed off prototype handsets at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

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/ 10 June 2007

Stoner wins Catalunyan MotoGP

Australian rider Casey Stoner won the Catalunyan MotoGP in Barcelona on Sunday to record his fourth victory in seven races this season. The Ducati rider beat home Italian star Valentino Rossi while Spaniard Dani Pedrosa was third. ”There was a lot of overtaking going on out there,” admitted Stoner.

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/ 13 May 2007

Massa win leaves Hamilton on top of the world

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday to leave 22-year-old rookie Lewis Hamilton on top of the world as Formula One’s youngest championship leader. Double world champion Alonso finished third, eclipsed before his 140 700 strong home crowd by his McLaren teammate and the Brazilian winner.

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/ 22 February 2007

Bellamy, Riise help match go Liverpool’s way

Only a few days ago, Liverpool’s Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise were battling each other in a training-camp fracas, but the pair joined forces to give Liverpool a memorable 2-1 win at Barcelona on Wednesday. One goal from each man made Liverpool the overwhelming favourites to progress to the Champions League quarterfinals.