Rallying-Ten out of ten for Rovanpera in Canary Islands
Toyota's double world champion Kalle Rovanpera continued his domination of the Canary Islands rally on Saturday with a 10th stage win out of 10 to extend his overall lead to 38.1 seconds.
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Barcelona's Szczesny: Outspoken, unorthodox, set for best-ever season - ESPN
BARCELONA — Wojciech Szczesny wouldn't have believed you if you'd suggested he would be playing in the Clásico at the start of the season. He had retired from football, moved to Marbella in the south of Spain and was more concerned with lowering his handicap in golf. But he can win his second trophy as a Barcelona player on Saturday, when the LaLiga leaders meet Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final in Seville. (stream LIVE from 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+)
Five in a row: Marc Marquez wins Spanish GP sprint after Quartararo crash
Ducati's Marc Marquez maintained his perfect record in sprints this season with victory over the half-distance at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday after Yamaha's surprise polesitter Fabio Quartararo crashed on lap two at the circuit in Jerez.
Yamaha's Quartararo denies Marquez his home Spanish MotoGP pole
JEREZ, Spain :Frenchman Fabio Quartararo beat crowd favourite and six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez to take pole position at the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix at the Circuito de Jerez on Saturday, where the lap record was broken twice.
Real Madrid call for removal of Copa del Rey referees after ‘unacceptable’ views
Real Madrid have branded comments made by match officials set to take charge of their Copa del Rey final against Barcelona “unacceptable” after the referee broke down in tears at a press conference.
Real Madrid skip pre-Copa del Rey training in protest over refs - ESPN
Real Madrid skipped their pre-Copa del Rey final news conference and training session — as well as the official photo-call — on Friday, in protest over comments made by the refereeing team ahead of the game.
Young Barcelona Must 'Enjoy' Real Madrid Copa Final Fight: Hansi Flick
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick called on his young side to 'enjoy' fighting rivals Real Madrid in Saturday's Copa del Rey final in Seville. The Catalans are hoping to land a potential quadruple this season, with the Copa their next target after winning the Spanish Super Cup in January against Real Madrid. In the two Clasicos this season Barca triumphed 4-0 in La Liga last October and then 5-2 in the final in Saudi Arabia, but Flick said his team are not necessarily favourites.
Real Madrid boycott pre-Cup final activities after referee's press conference
SEVILLE, Spain :Real Madrid boycotted pre-match activities ahead of their Copa del Rey final against rivals Barcelona after the match referee gave an emotional press conference in which he called out Real for criticising the official on their in-house tv channel.