Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos insists he is in no rush to sign a new contract at the Bernabeu.

Spanish police searched for possible explosives at the Madrid headquarters of the ruling conservative Popular Party after a man rammed his car into the office entrance.

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is struggling to be fit for Portugal’s opening World Cup match due to tendinitis around his left kneecap, the national federation revealed today.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti played down the injury-enforced substitution of Cristiano Ronaldo during yesterday’s 5-0 win over Almeria, insisting it was only “a little problem”.

Investigators probing the Spanish rail disaster are focusing on the key question of why the train was going so fast.

The driver of a Spanish train was taken into custody in hospital last night after at least 80 people died when it derailed and caught fire in a crash which was reportedly caused by excessive speed.

Spanish investigators were today trying to find out why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140.

Up to 56 people have been killed after a passenger train derailed on a high-speed stretch of track in north-western Spain last night, according to reports.

At least 35 people have been killed in a train derailment in Spain, according to officials.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has said the Spanish giants would have had to pay more than €150m to bring Neymar to the Bernabeu.

West Ham’s chances of signing Liverpool striker Andy Carroll on a permanent deal appear to now rest solely with the player after the two clubs reached agreement on a transfer fee.

Jose Reina admits he is flattered to be linked with a return to former club Barcelona but has again insisted he is happy at Liverpool, with whom he is under contract until 2016.

Malaga president Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani today accused UEFA of being “corrupt” as he continued to vent his fury following the Spanish club’s controversial Champions League exit at the hands of Borussia Dortmund.

When English-based Spanish journalist and broadcaster, Guillem Balague, started to work on a biography of Barcelona legend Pep Guardiola, he must have hoped to dig deep into the psyche of a football genius; but what he didn’t expect was to find such a tortured soul so close to the surface.

SPAIN’s public deficit for 2011 may be higher than the 8% of GDP forecast by the new government, the country’s economy minister said — fuelling fears the country faces a prolonged period of tight budgets and economic contraction.

Manchester United have confirmed they are close to signing Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David De Gea.

A MAN randomly attacked and beheaded a 62-year-old woman in a supermarket on the Spanish resort island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador is looking forward to being able to race again after being cleared of doping – but believes he will be “scarred for life” by the whole affair.

A new law allowing abortion without restrictions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy came into effect in Spain today.

A train speeding through a station near Barcelona ran over a group of young people crossing the tracks yesterday, killing at least 12 and injuring 17, a Spanish official said.

Liverpool winger Albert Riera has attempted to play down comments made in the Spanish media in which he heavily criticised Reds manager Rafael Benitez.

A Syrian man who tried to hit the Turkish Prime Minister with a shoe has been arrested by Spanish police.

Jorge Valdano admits Real Madrid are some distance away from Liverpool’s valuation of Xabi Alonso.

Police arrested at least 10 people suspected of forging passports and other documents for al-Qaida, Spanish media reported today.

Dozens of African immigrants rushed a border crossing between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla today, clashing with security forces that pushed them back, the Spanish government said.

Fernando Alonso claims Lewis Hamilton has only himself to blame for the abuse he received at the Circuit de Catalunya earlier this month because he criticised the Spaniard.

Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has revealed he is in talks with the Gunners about a new contract.

Fernando Alonso would be "embarrassed" if his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton won the world title on appeal.

Spanish Marine Rescue units were searching for up to 50 migrants missing in seas south of the Canary Islands today after their boat capsized.

Spanish Marine Rescue units were searching for up to 50 migrants missing in seas south of the Canary Islands today after their boat capsized.

WORLD champion Fernando Alonso believes his McLaren team are giving preference to his rookie team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon believes the Primera Liga trophy is bound for the Bernabeu if the team can maintain their current form.

Spain coach Luis Aragones has successfully appealed a €3,000 fine handed to him for making derogatory comments about Thierry Henry.

Real Madrid football director Benito Floro has identified Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard as one of the Spanish club’s targets as they look to build for next season.

More than 1,000 Africans have died over the past four months while trying to sail in small boats from Mauritania to Spain’s Canary Islands, a Mauritanian aid official said today.

Real Madrid defender Jonathan Woodgate has shrugged off rumours of an injury relapse and insists he is only a step away from returning to competitive action.

Real Madrid moved closer to capturing Michael Owen tonight, with sources close to the Spanish giants revealing a fee has been agreed with Liverpool.

Arsenal appear to have accepted defeat in their bid to keep club captain Patrick Vieira.

Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele believes Arsenal will lose “40% of the team” if Patrick Vieira is sold to Real Madrid.

Spanish troops in Iraq will be withdrawn unless the United Nations takes over both political and military control of the situation there, Socialist leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said today, hours before he was expected to win approval as prime minister.

Three exit polls from today’s Spanish general election showed the ruling conservatives losing a large number of seats, with the race too close to call.

A Spanish radio station broadcast a chilling 12-second recording of a young woman shrieking at Atocha station in Madrid as bombs exploded around her. She survived.

Barcelona president Joan Gaspart today insisted that the Spanish club are set to abandon their bid to sign Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.