All matches called off in Spain’s top leagues
ALL La Liga matches have been suspended because of the Coronavirus outbreak, in addition to those of Spain’s other levels of professional and non-professional football. At emergency meetings held between the RFEF (Royal Spanish Football Federation
2020/03/12 15:17:01
Club House squeeze past busy Pink Elephant team
THE handicap semi-finals took place last week, but Pink Elephant warmed up for their semi, with a catch-up match, away to Palms Sports Bar, on Wednesday. There must have been some close games, because Lynn posted on Facebook: “Most of the games co
2020/03/12 11:19:59
Tenerife edge closer to safety with unconvincing home win
CD Tenerife 1 SD Ponferradina 0 After the disappointment of their trip to Oviedo, Rubén Baraja had to raise his players spirits as Ponferradina came to the Heliodoro last Sunday, looking for three points themselves to climb up the league table.
2020/03/12 11:19:05
Picasso’s in the picture
IT’S the last of the catch-up weeks, starting with a Division 2 clash between Pas O Nadas and Picasso’s@Palms. The games were alternating, until Picasso’s went out of turn and took a 3-2 lead. They then pressed home their advantage, taking it to 4
2020/03/06 11:22:48
Happy Days are here for bowling champs!
THE Early Birds Bowling Club have announced their 2020 Club Championship winners, with Tommy Rourke collecting the Gents Singles crown, and also the Pairs title, along with John Shea. Sheila Ball took the Ladies Singles title, while the Triples we
2020/03/06 11:22:22
VAR halts a six-game unbeaten run by CDT
Real Oviedo 1 CDT Tenerife 0 RUBÉN Baraja and his team headed to the Asturias, in north-west Spain last weekend, full of confidence after a great run of form and results. There were no surprises in his line-up, as Joselu wasn't able to face his ol
2020/03/06 11:21:44
Emerald so unlucky!
IT’S Week 25 and I’ll kick off, impartially, with my own team, Emerald B, who got off to an unlucky start against Pas O Nadas A. Emerald B v Pas O Nadas Emerald lost the first nine legs, but Captain Jackie put Daddy Cool under immense pressure,
2020/02/28 11:14:03
Wealthy football agent accused of tax evasion
A CRIMINAL investigation has been launched into one of the world’s most powerful football agents. The Spanish National Court has begun probing Fali Ramadani, for participating in an alleged money-laundering scheme in Mallorca. Ramadani, origina
2020/02/28 11:13:31
Neither the Calima nor Elche can stop Tenerife
CD Tenerife 1 Elche CF 0 EVERYONE was in party mood last Saturday at the Heliodoro, as Tenerife entertained Elche in the second of their back-to-back home games. As is tradition, the newly-elected Carnival Queen was there to take the first kick,
2020/02/28 11:10:34
Irish Fiddler’s charity golf day reaps fabulous reward
THE Irish Fiddler bar’s 2020 charity golf tournament, which took place recently on Las Américas golf course, raised a phenomenal €4,265. It has been donated towards the cost of running the AECC KM Solidario bus, generally known as the Cancer Bus,
2020/02/21 11:05:42
Emerald stand-in is hardly a Bandit
EMERALD B arrived for their Week 24 clash at Sandys Bandits with just four players, but the sporting Bandits, had a visitor in the bar, who was persuaded to help out. Their generosity cost them, though, because he promptly took the first for the E
2020/02/21 11:05:18
Amarilla winds can blow you off course
WELCOME to hole No.4 again, because the weather last week took headline news in all the national newspapers, and it looks that way again! High winds, rain and floods in the UK, thanks to Storm Dennis (who thinks these names up?), so, not much golf
2020/02/21 11:04:12
Steve and Leah on winning roll
STEVE and Leah Gardner last Saturday won The Early Birds Bowling Club, Open Pairs Competition, at the Happy Days Sports Centre, Costa del Silencio. A big thanks to all the bowlers and spectators who attended the event. The success of the competiti
2020/02/21 11:03:27
Just make sure you don't lose!
CD Tenerife 0 Rayo Vallecano 0 TENERIFE proved to be a much better side in the first half, with Rubén Baraja's men creating a few good scoring opportunities. But his strikers were unable to convert them. However, it was the home side’s fifth conse
2020/02/21 11:03:02
CDT break Extremadura curse in six-goal thriller!
Extremadura UD 2 CD Tenerife 4 TENERIFE first visited Almendralejo to play Extremadura in the 1954/55 season, but they have never brought three points home! In fact, there have been 14 trips, resulting in a total of three points, with three draw
2020/02/14 10:51:31
Being a left-hander’s fine!
HELLO and welcome to my second edition of On The Tee. I actually played golf last Thursday with the Rabbits and came second with 42 points off a 19 handicap, Yes 2nd! Peter Yates won with 46 points off a 22 handicap, Well done Peter, but at least
2020/02/07 12:23:54
Pink Elephant trample all over unbeaten team
HOME advantage was no match for the 260 start conceded by Pas O Nadas to Pink Elephant in last week’s Handicap clashes. And that to a team, undoubtedly better than half of the Division 1 teams, who have lost just one Division 2 match all season.
2020/02/07 12:23:27
Tenerife still on a roll
CD Tenerife 2 Sporting Gijon 1 TENERIFE came into this game determined to continue the good form they have shown recently in the League and the Copa del Rey. Their opponents, also at the wrong end of the table, were eager to gain valuable points,
2020/02/07 12:22:04
Scottish brothers have cracked world records
A TRIO of brothers from Scotland have smashed three world records, after rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in 35 days. Ewan, 27, Jamie, 26, and 212-year-old Lachlan MacLean, known as BROAR, a combination of brother and oar, set off from
2020/01/24 11:28:20
Tenerife win keeps them out of danger
CD Tenerife 1 Girona 0 TENERIFE coach Rubén Baraja continued to surprise people with his selection, ahead of last Sunday’s visit of Girona to the Heliodoro. He stuck with Dani Hernández in goal, even though Ortolá has recovered from his hand i
2020/01/24 11:27:53