Spain Drought

The Lionesses powered into Sunday's final in Sydney against Spain after a ruthless 3-1 dismantling of co-hosts Australia, with their relentless energy grinding down a Matildas side that had few answers.

Spain registered the driest start to a year in the first four months of 2023 since records began in the 1960s, with Catalonia and southern Spain's Andalusia being the most affected.

Firefighters battled wildfires in Spain and Portugal Tuesday as Western Europe faced its second heatwave in less than a month which threatened glaciers in the Alps and worsened drought conditions.

Spain was headed for record June temperatures in four decades on Friday, one area of France banned outdoor events, and drought stalked Italian farmers, as an early summer heat wave sent Western Europeans hunting for shade.

Roberto Di Matteo believes Fernando Torres can finally put his miserable run behind him after the Chelsea striker ended his goal drought in the Blues' 5-2 win over Leicester.

Fernando Torres scored twice to end a goal drought of nearly five months as Chelsea beat Leicester 5-2 on Sunday to become the first team into the semi-finals of this season's FA Cup.

Fernando Torres failed to end his four-month Premier League goal drought but the striker could at least claim an assist for Frank Lampard's flukey goal that gave Chelsea a narrow 1-0 victory over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.

Richard Gasquet tuned up for his French Open first-round clash against Britain's Andy Murray with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7/5) defeat of Spain's Fernando Verdasco in the ATP Nice Open final on Saturday.

Richard Gasquet tuned up for his French Open first-round clash against Britain's Andy Murray with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7/5) defeat of Spain's Fernando Verdasco in t

The Lionesses powered into Sunday's final in Sydney against Spain after a ruthless 3-1 dismantling of co-hosts Australia, with their relentless energy grinding down a Matildas side that had few answers.

Spain registered the driest start to a year in the first four months of 2023 since records began in the 1960s, with Catalonia and southern Spain's Andalusia being the most affected.

Firefighters battled wildfires in Spain and Portugal Tuesday as Western Europe faced its second heatwave in less than a month which threatened glaciers in the Alps and worsened drought conditions.

Spain was headed for record June temperatures in four decades on Friday, one area of France banned outdoor events, and drought stalked Italian farmers, as an early summer heat wave sent Western Europeans hunting for shade.

Roberto Di Matteo believes Fernando Torres can finally put his miserable run behind him after the Chelsea striker ended his goal drought in the Blues' 5-2 win over Leicester.

Fernando Torres scored twice to end a goal drought of nearly five months as Chelsea beat Leicester 5-2 on Sunday to become the first team into the semi-finals of this season's FA Cup.

Fernando Torres failed to end his four-month Premier League goal drought but the striker could at least claim an assist for Frank Lampard's flukey goal that gave Chelsea a narrow 1-0 victory over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.

Richard Gasquet tuned up for his French Open first-round clash against Britain's Andy Murray with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7/5) defeat of Spain's Fernando Verdasco in the ATP Nice Open final on Saturday.

Richard Gasquet tuned up for his French Open first-round clash against Britain's Andy Murray with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7/5) defeat of Spain's Fernando Verdasco in t