Bilbao

La Liga: Real Madrid plan to snap up Athletic Bilbao's goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga in January, says report

Real Madrid plan on beating any competition to the 23-year-old's signature by paying his €20 million ($23.5 million) buyout clause.

Cristiano Ronaldo hits yet another treble in rout of Bilbao

A rampant Ronaldo, who equalled the La Liga record of 22 hat-tricks jointly held by Alfredo Di Stefano and Telmo Zarra, nodded Real in front from Gareth Bale’s lofted centre in the third minute at the Bernabeu.

Barca unbeaten run ends in defeat at Bilbao

Barca were again without the injured Lionel Messi, who is not expected back until mid-January, and turned in one of their worst performances of the campaign against a fired-up Bilbao at the Basque club's new San Mames stadium.

Anand recovers to beat Pons, finishes fifth in Bilbao

World champion Viswanthan Anand recovered a little to beat Francisco Vallejo Pons of Ukraine in the tenth and final round of 4th Final Masters and had to be content with a fifth place finish.

Anand stunned by Aronian, slips to last spot in Final Masters

World Champion Viswanathan Anand was shocked by Levon Aronian of Armenia in the ninth and penultimate round of the fourth Final Masters as he slipped to the last spot with just one round to go in the category-22 super tournament.

Anand held by Nakamura in Round 7

Victory eluded Viswanathan Anand yet again and the world champion was held to a draw by American Hikaru Nakamura in the seventh round to remain joint second in the fourth Final Masters' second leg.

Anand draws with Carlsen in Bilbao

World champion Viswanthan Anand played out his second draw with world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway to stay second in the overall standings after the sixth round of fourth Final Chess Masters.