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    <title>Reuters News Articles By Mark Elkington</title>
    <subtitle>Find the latest breaking news from around the world on Reuters.com, including news articles on politics, technology, business, entertainment and more.</subtitle>
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        <title>Doping-Spanish police detain 11 after anti-doping raids</title>
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        <published>2009-11-25T11:42:40+01:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-25T11:42:40+01:00</updated>
        <id>http://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUSGEE5AO0JG20091125</id>
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            <name>Mark Elkington</name>
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        <summary> MADRID, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Spanish police have detained 11
people after a series of raids to break up a sports doping ring,
they said in a statement on Wednesday.</summary>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title>Soccer-Atletico's stadium move still on despite Olympic failure</title>
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        <published>2009-10-05T09:10:07+01:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-05T09:10:07+01:00</updated>
        <id>http://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUSL532923920091005</id>
        <author>
            <name>Mark Elkington</name>
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        <summary> MADRID, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid's move to the
stadium that was to be the centrepiece of the Spanish capital's
bid for the 2016 Olympic Games will go ahead as planned, club
president Enrique Cerezo has said.</summary>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title>Spaniards sad but not surprised at Olympic defeat</title>
        <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUSL229076620091002"/>
        <published>2009-10-02T17:35:48+01:00</published>
        <updated>2009-10-02T17:35:48+01:00</updated>
        <id>http://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUSL229076620091002</id>
        <author>
            <name>Mark Elkington</name>
        </author>
        <summary> MADRID, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Spaniards who had gathered to
celebrate what they hoped might be Madrid's victorious candidacy
for the 2016 summer Olympics trudged away saddened but generally
not surprised after Rio de Janeiro took the prize.</summary>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title>Spain crush Serbia to take European gold</title>
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        <published>2009-09-20T21:40:56+01:00</published>
        <updated>2009-09-20T21:40:56+01:00</updated>
        <id>http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE58J1QU20090920</id>
        <author>
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        <summary>KATOWICE, Poland (Reuters) - Spain overwhelmed Serbia 85-63 to win gold at the European basketball championship for the first time on Sunday.</summary>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title>Gasol hopeful of making Euros after injury</title>
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        <published>2009-08-11T14:43:28+01:00</published>
        <updated>2009-08-11T14:43:28+01:00</updated>
        <id>http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE57A2EO20090811</id>
        <author>
            <name>Mark Elkington</name>
        </author>
        <summary>MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Pau Gasol expects to be fit in time for next month's European championship in Poland after undergoing surgery on the index finger of his left hand.</summary>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title>Espanyol captain Jarque dies on pre-season tour</title>
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        <published>2009-08-08T21:46:10+01:00</published>
        <updated>2009-08-08T21:46:10+01:00</updated>
        <id>http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE57727820090808</id>
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        <summary>MADRID (Reuters) - Espanyol captain and defender Dani Jarque, 26, has died from heart failure while on a pre-season tour of Italy, the Primera Liga club said on their website (www.rcdespanyol.com) on Saturday.</summary>
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        <title>Espanyol's Jarque dies while on pre-season tour</title>
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        <published>2009-08-09T00:23:22+01:00</published>
        <updated>2009-08-09T00:23:22+01:00</updated>
        <id>http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE57727820090809</id>
        <author>
            <name>Mark Elkington</name>
        </author>
        <summary>MADRID (Reuters) - Espanyol captain and defender Dani Jarque, 26, has died from heart failure while on a pre-season tour of Italy, the Primera Liga club said on their website (www.rcdespanyol.com) on Saturday.</summary>
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        <title>Nadal will return to action in Montreal, says coach</title>
        <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE57258A20090803"/>
        <published>2009-08-03T19:38:42+01:00</published>
        <updated>2009-08-03T19:38:42+01:00</updated>
        <id>http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE57258A20090803</id>
        <author>
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        <summary>MADRID (Reuters) - World number two Rafael Nadal will return to action at next week's Montreal Masters event after a two-month lay off with injury, his coach and uncle Toni Nadal said on Monday.</summary>
    </entry>
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        <title>Armstrong tells Contador to &quot;drop the drivel&quot;</title>
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        <published>2009-07-28T13:21:36+01:00</published>
        <updated>2009-07-28T13:21:36+01:00</updated>
        <id>http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE56R30220090728</id>
        <author>
            <name>Mark Elkington</name>
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        <summary>MADRID (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong told Alberto Contador he had a lot to learn on Tuesday, after the Tour de France winner spoke of the strained relationship that existed between the two team mates during the race.</summary>
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        <title>Time off road with Armstrong harder than race: Contador</title>
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        <published>2009-07-27T17:39:09+01:00</published>
        <updated>2009-07-27T17:39:09+01:00</updated>
        <id>http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE56Q41720090727</id>
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            <name>Mark Elkington</name>
        </author>
        <summary>MADRID (Reuters) - Tour de France winner Alberto Contador found the time he spent off the road with Astana team mate Lance Armstrong tougher than the race itself, the Spaniard said Monday.</summary>
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