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AS honorary president Alfredo Relaño pays tribute to Spanish tennis legend Manolo Santana, who died at the age of 83 on Saturday.
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It was 1965 and Manolo Santana had just won Roland Garros for the second time, a feat that passed largely unnoticed in Spain except among a ...
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AS Editor-in-chief Vicente Jiménez looks back at the achievements of Spain's sportsmen and women during the past 25 years and AS' journey during that time.
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Marín's third world badminton title is without doubt the stand-out feat of Spain's summer of sport...
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He was so much more than a champion. He was a pioneer - one of those Spanish sportsmen who just came out of nowhere in the 1960s.
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Mireia Belmonte les desea desde nuestra portada un feliz 2017. Lo mismo les deseamos nosotros, los que hacemos AS, a través de ella
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