At least three people were killed on Friday after a train derailed in Galicia in north-western Spain, emergency services said.

Mathias Frank sweltered his way to victory in stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana.

Roberto Martienz and Julen Lopetegui began their reigns as coaches of Belgium and Spain respectively on Thursday evening when their teams squared off in a friendly in Brussels.

Is Spain headed for a third election in a year? It is crunch time for acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy, as he faces a confidence vote in parliament.

On Day 5 of the Rio Olympics, Spain’s Mireia Belmonte won the 200 metres butterfly, making her the first Spanish woman to win an Olympic swimming gold medal. Australian Madeline Groves took silver and Japan’s world champion Natsumi Hoshi won bronze.

Madrid (Spain) - The controversial running of the bulls has come to an end for another year.

No one was killed on the final day in Pamplona, meaning the overall death toll stands at zero for this year’s event in the north-eastern Spanish city.

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