“We don’t know how to play this game”
Members of Madrid bid team put loss down to politics
“We can lose, but we will never be defeated,” says head of bid
Alejandro Blanco broke down in tears after announcement
Merkel slams Spain for rushing to side with US in Syria crisis
“It doesn’t seem right that four nations agree to a position without knowing where the other 23 stand"
Spain is banned by law from joining any unilateral attacks against Syria
Government could react if NATO member Turkey asks for help
Jesús de la Serna: “el maestro”
The journalist who inspired generations of reporters dies at age 87
Disappointment
The IOC’s voting system means that lessons can’t be learned from Madrid’s failed Olympic bid
Health Ministry blocks supply of chickenpox vaccine to pharmacies
Medication agency denies freeze but says 350,000 doses were "used incorrectly"
Judge orders divorcing couple to split home down the middle
Potentially uncomfortable encounters in the stairwell present "the lesser of two evils," says court
Third time unlucky for Madrid, as 2020 Olympics go to Tokyo
Shock among Spanish delegation as city's bid loses out in the first round of voting Doping and the dire state of the economy thought to have been the weak points