FOUR young Merseyside kick boxers returned from the WKA World Championships this week proudly donning their bronze medals. Full Article at Liverpool Echo

larger | smaller By h.b. - Nov 16, 2009 - 8:38 AM Cartagena beaten but still top Cartagena were beaten for the first time at home this season in this weekend’s 12th matches. They went down 0-2 against Nastic. Full Article at Typically Spanish

Brazil, rather than Spain, will set the standard at next year's World Cup finals according to Fabio Capello whose England team made little impression on the five-times champions in a 1-0 defeat in Doha on Sunday. Full Article at TVNZ

Nor does one get the feeling that General James Jones, who has not exactly spent his life immersed in the very complicated details of the relevant Middle Eastern history, and of Islam - two matters each of which could consume a lifetime - is up to the... Full Article at Jihad Watch

The South Korean national football team has been one of the most successful teams from Asia during the World Cup. Full Article at BlogsFC

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed Fran Merida has agreed a new deal at the club, but has yet to sign it. Merida's future has been the subject of speculation in recent weeks, with Atletico Madrid keen to bring him back to Spain. Full Article at Sky Sports

The last few years has seen a growing rivalry between Spanish and English football as to who has the best League. After all, Premier League clubs seem to be lording it over their Spanish counterparts. Full Article at Vital Football

The biggest sporting news filtering through from Spain today is that former Man United star Cristiano Ronaldo has suffered a setback in his recovery from an ankle problem and will be out of action for around another month. Full Article at Football Fancast

Giuseppe Rossi, Joan Capdevila, Marcos Senna, Santi Cazorla, Nilmar; these are some of the star names for Villarreal, skilled players capable of playing at the highest level and most of whom made up the spine of a team that finished second in La Liga... Full Article at Football Fancast

While all were oohing and aahing over Barcelona’s sex on a pitch football and the free-spending ways of Florentino Perez returning to Madrid, the biggest difference maker in Spanish football was lurking under the Spanish limelight. Full Article at Soccer Blogs

The resurgence of Andriy Shevchenko following his underwhelming spell at Chelsea was underlined with a stunning goal for Dynamo Kyiv against Inter in the Champions League on Wednesday. Full Article at Goal.com

Albion will head to Spain for a mid-season training camp next week. The Baggies players will jet to the southern Spanish resort of La Manga for five days of warm weather training after Saturday’s meeting with Leicester. Full Article at Express & Star

Real Madrid captain Raul has backed a planned government tax hike for top-earning foreigners that has prompted a threat of strike action by Spain's professional soccer league (LFP). Full Article at ESPN

THE Dutch are among the lowest users of marijuana or cannabis in Europe despite the Netherlands' well-known tolerance of the drug, according to a regional study. Full Article at NEWS.com.au

Our care package arrived today from Jerry & Laura. It was full of all kinds of boat parts. Oh boy! Anyone who thinks all of these repairs is no fun shoulda been around when I opened the box!! It came like an early Christmas present!!! Full Article at Sail Blogs

England Women’s Head Coach, Hope Powell, has named her squad for the upcoming World Cup Qualifying Group fixture against Turkey. Full Article at TheFA.com - Home of English Football

Lagos — Spain and Burkina Faso will go head-to-head in their last-16 clash at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 today, in what will be the last game to be played at the Sani Abacha Stadium in the northern city of Kano. Full Article at AllAfrica.com

Benni McCarthy was on Thursday recalled to the Bafana Bafana squad to face Japan and Jamaica in international friendlies on November 14 in Port Elizabeth and November 17 in Bloemfontein. There was not place, however for Spain-based Nasief Morris. Full Article at Independent Online

AMERICA may lead the rich world in periods of prosperity, but Europe has shown a greater talent for dealing with recession. Unemployment in the euro area has risen by 30% from its pre-crisis levels. America’s jobless rate has more than doubled. Full Article at Economist