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Football: Barca aim to leapfrog Atletico but Real lie in wait

Reuters
Posted at May 07 12:03 AM

BARCELONA - After staging a stunning revival to rein in leaders Atletico Madrid, Barcelona can finally go top of La Liga when they host Diego Simeone's side on a mouthwatering weekend as the four teams in the title race come face to face. Read more »

Football: Chelsea to face Barcelona in Women's Champions League final

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 03 09:08 AM

(UPDATED) Chelsea overturned a 2-1 first-leg deficit with a 4-1 victory over Bayern Munich on Sunday to set up a Women's Champions League final against Barcelona.  Read more »

Tennis: Nadal saves match point to beat Tsitsipas for 12th Barcelona title

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 09:39 AM

Rafael Nadal saved a championship point to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 7-5 on Sunday and claim a 12th Barcelona Open title in the ATP's longest match of 2021. Read more »

Football: Barca grab 1-1 draw with PSG in women's CL semi first leg

Reuters
Posted at Apr 26 09:23 AM

Barcelona drew 1-1 with Paris St Germain in the first leg of their UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Nadal into 12th Barcelona final, faces 'better than ever' Tsitsipas

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 09:30 AM

Rafael Nadal trounced compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta to reach his 12th Barcelona final where he will face Stefanos Tsitsipas. Read more »

Tennis: Tsitsipas sees off Sinner to reach Barcelona final

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 24 11:40 PM

Stefanos Tsitsipas, winner of his first Masters 1000 event in Monte Carlo last week, booked his place in a second successive final when he beat the Italian teenager Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 on the clay in Barcelona on Saturday. Read more »

Tennis: Nadal struggles past world number 111 Ivashka as Fognini disqualified

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 10:01 AM

Rafael Nadal had to fight back from a set down to defeat Belarus qualifier Ilya Ivashka on Wednesday. Read more »

Football: Breakaway Super League announced in storm of criticism

Simon Evans, Reuters
Posted at Apr 19 10:54 AM

Twelve of Europe's top football clubs launched a breakaway Super League on Sunday, launching a bitter battle for control of the game and its lucrative revenue. Read more »

Football: Messi scores twice as Barca beat Athletic to win Copa del Rey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 18 11:14 AM

Barcelona blew away Athletic Bilbao to win the Copa del Rey on Saturday, consigning their opponents to a second final defeat in two weeks.  Read more »

Football: Relentless Real beat Barca to take La Liga lead

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 11 10:09 AM

Real Madrid beat rivals Barcelona 2-1 at home in an entertaining, rain-soaked 'Clasico' on Saturday to go top of La Liga for the first time in three months. Read more »

Football: Dembele volley takes Barca one point behind Atletico

Reuters
Posted at Apr 06 09:47 AM

Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele struck in stoppage time to snatch a vital 1-0 win at home to Real Valladolid in La Liga on Monday. Read more »

'Long overdue' recognition for Paulino Alcantara a boost for PH football

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 09:02 AM

Over 100 years since he played for the Philippines, legendary footballer Paulino Alcantara is headed to the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame.  Read more »

Daredevil free climber scales one of Europe's highest skyscrapers

Graham Keeley, Luis Felipe Castilleja and Jordi Rubio, Reuters
Posted at Apr 02 10:04 PM

George King, the man who free-climbed The Shard in London, took his life in his hands again when he scaled one of Europe's highest skyscrapers in Barcelona on Friday without any ropes or safety measures. Read more »

Football: FC Barcelona hails Paulino Alcantara's induction in PH Sports Hall of Fame

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 07:42 PM

FC Barcelona on Wednesday lauded the induction of club legend Paulino Alcantara to the Philippines Sports Hall of Fame. Read more »

Football: Barca thrash Sociedad, Atletico edge past Alaves

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 10:12 AM

Barcelona trounced Real Sociedad 6-1 to keep the pressure on Atletico Madrid, who squeezed past Alaves thanks to a late penalty save from Jan Oblak.   Read more »

Football: Messi double leads Barca to within four points of La Liga summit

Reuters
Posted at Mar 16 10:35 AM

Lionel Messi celebrated his record-equaling 767th appearance for Barcelona by scoring two goals in a 4-1 La Liga victory over Huesca. Read more »

Football: PSG bury Barcelona demons to reach last eight

Julien Pretot, Reuters
Posted at Mar 11 11:01 AM

Paris St Germain completed a 5-2 aggregate victory over Barcelona that sent them into the Champions League quarter-finals. Read more »

Messi to Paris: Barcelona's nightmare, and PSG's unattainable dream?

Andy SCOTT, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 04:04 PM

As Lionel Messi comes to Paris this week with Barcelona in the Champions League, the inevitable temptation is to think ahead to next season and wonder if the Argentine might be a regular fixture in the French capital. Read more »

Football: Barca given fresh start as Laporta elected new club president

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 08 11:09 AM

Joan Laporta returned as Barcelona president on Sunday after winning the club's elections by a landslide, with his central pledge to try to persuade Lionel Messi to stay.  Read more »

Football: Barca reach Copa final with epic comeback win over Sevilla

Reuters
Posted at Mar 04 10:39 AM

Barcelona pulled off a stirring comeback to overturn a two-goal deficit and reach the Copa del Rey final. Read more »