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Zidane defends Ronaldo for using doctor's phone to inspect a cut to his face

MAdrid - Emirates Voice

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has defended Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portuguese forward was lampooned on social media for using a doctor's mobile phone to inspect a cut to his face. Ronaldo took the blow from opposition defender Fabian Schaer as he stooped to head in Madrid's sixth goal - his second - in the side's 7-1 La Liga victoryRead more

Sacked Catalan leader arrives in Denmark despite Spanish arrest threat

Copenhagen - Emiratesvoice

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont arrived in Copenhagen on Monday, defying a threat by Madrid to issue a warrant for his arrest if he leaves Belgium, where he has been in exile since a failed independence bid. Danish broadcaster TV2 released an image on its website of Puigdemont being surrounded by reporters after his plane landed in Copenhagen Airport. ARead more

Cristiano Ronaldo requires stitches after nasty head injury

MADRID - Emiratesvoice

Cristiano Ronaldo suffered a nasty cut to the head as Real Madrid moved back into the top four of La Liga after thumping lowly Deportivo La Coruna 7-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday. Ronaldo ended a miserable run of league form with a late double but in the process of heading in his side’s sixth goal, he suffered aRead more

Spain prosecutor wants EU arrest warrant for Puigdemont renewed

Madrid - Emiratesvoice

Spanish public prosecutors on Monday asked a judge investigating Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont to re-issue a European arrest warrant for him, a judicial source said. The judge is not obliged to grant the request which comes as Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium to avoid prosecution over his role in Catalonia's independence drive, arrived in Copenhagen. Puigdemont and the restRead more

Real Madrid defy crisis talk

Madrid - Emiratesvoice

Real Madrid moved back into the top four of La Liga by thumping lowly Deportivo La Coruna 7-1 on Sunday, with Cristiano Ronaldo ending a miserable run of league form with a late double. But Barcelona still extended their lead to 11 points -- and 19 ahead of Real -- as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez both hit a braceRead more

American Coleman breaks 60m indoor world record

Los Angeles - Emiratesvoice

World 100 meter silver medalist Christian Coleman opened his 2018 campaign by breaking the 60 meter indoor world record on Friday at the Clemson Invitational track meet. The 21-year-old American charged to victory in the final in 6.37 seconds to surpass the previous record of 6.39 held by compatriot Maurice Greene. Greene ran the time twice, in 1998 in Madrid,Read more

Assad regime promotes Syria as a 'tourist' destination

Madrid - Emiratesvoice

It is over a year since Bashar al-Assad's regime, with the help of Russian air strikes and barrel bombs, pounded the rebel-held east of Aleppo into submission. Buildings were flattened, those who survived were left terrorised, hungry and filled with despair, and the stench of dead bodies rose up from the rubble as families searched for their loved ones. Now,Read more

Madrid to keep control of Catalonia if Puigdemont tries

Dubai - Emirates Voice

Spain warned Monday that Madrid would maintain its unpopular direct control over Catalonia if former regional leader Carles Puigdemont tries to govern again from exile in Belgium. Speaking to party members in Madrid, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Puigdemont had "to be physically present" in Catalonia to take office. And if that didn't happen, he warned, the central government would maintain the direct ruleRead more

Madrid to keep control of Catalonia if Puigdemont tries

Madrid - Emiratesvoice

Sevilla let Real off hook with Alaves defeat

Madrid - Emiratesvoice

Sevilla missed the chance to draw level on points with crisis club Real Madrid in the race for Champions League qualification after going down 1-0 at lowly Alaves in la Liga on Sunday. Manu Garcia’s 52nd minute strike pulled Alaves out of the relegation zone and left Sevilla sixth on 29 points, three behind fourth-placed Real. Real coach Zinedine ZidaneRead more