Madrid is not a city that embraces its past. It is a well-known fact that builders destroy period features. The name of any Spanish monarch can be forgotten by tourists. Madrid’s entire brand is living in the present. Come for the mornings spent in the gallery and the afternoons spent in the plaza. The evenings are spent in the stadiums, …

There will not be the anticipated ultimate within the Mutua Madrid Open. Aryna Sabalenka performed her half in defeating Elina Svitolina (6-3, 7-5) to arrange a 3rd title within the capital, however Iga Swiatek collapsed and misplaced to Coco Gauff (6-1, 6-1) giving the American an opportunity to win her first WTA 1000 clay-court title. Polish defending champion Swiatek had …

She was only interested in volleyball as a child. She looked forward to visiting the pavilion each afternoon. But she never thought that she would one day be part of the elite. Cristina Cruzado, 23, is the first Pizarra player to have been promoted to the Women’s Superliga, or Liga Iberdrola de Voleibol, the highest category in Spain. She is …