something happened in Alizé Cornet's stomach that pushed her to dust off her racket and return to the circuit a year later The Frenchwoman wanted to gift herself a new farewell tour in the current clay court tour starting this week at the WTA 125K La Bisbal d'Empordà A victory for the Frenchwoman against Irene Burillo (6-1 6-2) sending her directly to the round of 16 This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, WTA 125K La Bisbal d’Empordà 2025. Cornet gana en su regreso a las pistas Solana Sierra and Darja Semenistaja were the big winners at this week's clay-court WTA 125 events. A three-week run of WTA 125 events in Antalya, Turkey came to a close on Sunday when Argentina's Sierra defeated Spain's Leyre Romero Gormaz 6-3, 6-4 to win the Megasaray Hotels Open #3 title. In the two previous weeks, Anca Todoni and Olga Danilovic won the first two Megasaray Hotels Opens of this year. This week, it was No. 8 seed Sierra's turn to join the list of Antalya champions. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MTA (@megasaraytennisacademy) The 20-year-old Sierra improved as the week progressed. She was pushed to three sets in her first two rounds, but she only dropped one game in the semifinals, and beat Romero Gormaz in a 97-minute final for her first WTA 125 title. A singles runner-up at 2022 Junior Roland Garros, Sierra's biggest professional title will see her skyrocket from No. 152 to a career-high No. 119 in Monday's updated rankings.  On Saturday, the Antalya #3 doubles title went to Anna Bondar and Simona Waltert, who outlasted Alicia Barnett and Elixane Lechemia 7-5, 2-6, [10-6] in the final. Waltert also won the Antalya #2 doubles title last week partnering Maria Lourdes Carle. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MTA (@megasaraytennisacademy) At the Open Internacional Femeni Solgirones on Sunday, Latvia's Semenistaja overcame Dalma Galfi of Hungary 5-7, 6-0, 6-4 to win the WTA 125 singles title in La Bisbal d'Emporda, Spain. Semenistaja needed just over two hours to hold off Galfi and win her second career WTA 125 title, and first on clay. Semenistaja's first WTA 125 title came on the hard courts of Mumbai, India, last year. Unlike Sierra in Antalya, Semenistaja had to go three sets in each of her last three matches this week. After her gritty performances this week, her ranking will rise from No. 165 to No. 131 on Monday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WTA La Bisbal d'Empordà (@wtalabisbalemporda) Semenistaja nearly doubled up in La Bisbal, but she was defeated in Saturday's doubles final. No. 1 seeds Magali Kempen and Anna Siskova beat Semenistaja and Nina Stojanovic 7-6(1), 6-1 for the title. Siskova successfully defended her La Bisbal doubles title. She won the event last year partnering Miriam Kolodziejova. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WTA La Bisbal d'Empordà (@wtalabisbalemporda) USA; Eva Lys (GER) after she defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich (not pictured) during her qualifying match in the BNP Paribas open at the Indian Well Tennis Garden Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Eva Lys Dominates Clay Season Opener in La Bisbal d’Emporda made a triumphant start to her clay season at the WTA 125 tournament in La Bisbal d’Emporda defeated Italian wildcard Nuria Brancaccio in a thrilling match that ended 6-3 7-6 (7) After a less than stellar performance in the Sunshine Double Lys decided to make her comeback at the Challenger level Lys now looks poised to conquer the La Bisbal d’Emporda tournament and potentially claim her first WTA 125 title Lys displayed her prowess by quickly taking a 4-0 lead in the first set only to face a brief challenge as Brancaccio fought back securing a 5-3 lead before clinching the set with a decisive break The second set saw a shift in momentum as Brancaccio initially gained an advantage with an early break Despite a valiant effort from the Italian wildcard eventually sealing the victory in a tense tie-break With only three ITF titles under her belt so far Lys is on a quest to elevate her career to new heights Her outstanding performance this season positions her as a formidable contender in La Bisbal d’Emporda signaling her intent to claim the championship title Stay tuned as Eva Lys continues her journey towards tennis stardom Jannik Sinner Roars Back to Tennis After Doping Suspension After serving a three-month doping suspension Jannik Sinner is ready to take the tennis world by storm once again... 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No.6 seed Maria Lourdes Carle of Argentina won the highest-level title of her career on Sunday, overcoming No.5 seed Rebeka Masarova of Spain 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 to capture the WTA 125 Open Internacional Femeni Solgirones in La Bisbal d'Emporda, Spain. Carle, currently ranked at a career-high World No.98, needed just under two hours to come back from a set down and topple homeland hope Masarova, the World No.91. Carle had already made a WTA 125 singles final at the very end of last year, finishing runner-up to Laura Pigossi in Buenos Aires. She went one further on Sunday, converting nine of her 10 break points to take down Masarova. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WTA La Bisbal d'Empordà (@wtalabisbalemporda) With her first WTA 125 title, former Top 10 junior Carle hit a new milestone in a breakthrough season. The 24-year-old Carle cracked the Top 100 for the first time a month ago, and she also qualified for the Miami Open last month, making her WTA 1000 singles main-draw debut. When Carle made her Top 100 debut on March 4, it became the first time in 16 years there has been more than one player from Argentina in the WTA singles Top 100. Nadia Podoroska is the Argentine No.1, currently ranked World No.67. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WTA La Bisbal d'Empordà (@wtalabisbalemporda) The La Bisbal d'Emporda doubles title went to the all-Czech pairing of Miriam Kolodziejova and Anna Siskova. They won the final via walkover after the Hungarian team of Timea Babos and Dalma Galfi withdrew in advance of the match, due to Galfi's right knee injury. The Czechs were alternates into the main draw, getting in after the team of Harriet Dart and Greet Minnen withdrew. They took that opportunity all the way to the title, which is the first WTA 125 doubles title for Kolodziejova, and Siskova's second WTA 125 doubles title. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WTA La Bisbal d'Empordà (@wtalabisbalemporda) SpainChevron Ye shall know them by their permanent collection: How was it?The collection has a bit of everything: centuries of machinery and kilns on the production side, plus over 8000 examples of what can be made using sculptures, pots, busts, floor tiles, bowls. Anything clay that a clumsy person could break, it’s here. How were the exhibits?Seasonal exhibitions focus on the output of a particular ceramicist. What did you make of the crowd?An interest in production or pots—ideally both—is a bonus. Be sure to watch the video as you arrive: it outlines the importance of ceramics to La Bisbal, and is the only English you’ll see or hear before the information boards go Catalan. Any advice for the time- or attention-challenged?The museum is deceptively large inside, absolutely stuffed with items. Though you’ll reach a saturation point where you’re done looking and want to start stuffing your own suitcase with them, instead. up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse We understand that time is the greatest luxury which is why Condé Nast Traveler mines its network of experts and influencers so that you never waste a meal or a hotel stay wherever you are in the world Beyond the top 500 in the individual ranking Aliona Bolsova continues her fight to return to where she once was the Spanish tennis player seems to have found inspiration this week at the WTA 125K La Bisbal d’Empordà to defeat Nao Hibino in the first round (6-3 thus securing her first victory this season at WTA level The other local victory of the day was achieved by Guiomar Marisntany although she had to eliminate her compatriot Carlota Martinez (3-6 This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, WTA 125K La Bisbal 2025. Bolsova celebra su mejor victoria del año Oksana Selekhmeteva won against Katarzyna Kawa 6-2 She’ll play the winner of the match between Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle and Andorran qualifier Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva in the next round Russian qualifier Oksana Selekhmeteva advanced to the last eight of the La Bisbal d’Emporda Open by defeating Pole qualifier Katarzyna Kawa 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 at the Club Esportiu CT La Bisbal in La Bisbal d’Emporda on Wednesday Oksana Selekhmeteva will face the winner of the match between Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle and Andorran qualifier Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva next the 21-year-old Russian won against Spanish wildcard Leyre Romero Gormaz (7-5 other second-round results (Club Esportiu CT La Bisbal Website#ccf05346fe042c5261d9370c{display:none} was hit by the hailstone during a storm in La Bisbal d’Empordà A 20-month-old girl has died in Catalonia after being struck by a large hailstone as fierce storms raged across parts of the north-eastern Spanish region raining down the largest stones seen in two decades and injuring dozens of people was hit by the hailstone during a storm on Tuesday night in the town of La Bisbal d’Empordà in Girona province She was taken to a hospital in the provincial capital but died of her injuries in the early hours of Wednesday “We’ve had the awful case of the little girl who was hit by a stone,” the town’s mayor “There wasn’t much that could be done for her and she died today 1:23North-eastern Spain hit by barrage of large hailstones – video The mayor told the Catalan radio station RAC 1 that hardly any rain had fallen but it was 10 minutes of terror,” she added said his thoughts were with the girl’s family and with all those who had been affected by the storms He also thanked the regional emergency services for their efforts I want to send my condolences to the family,” Aragonès said in a tweet Our full support for the residents of La Bisbal affected by the hailstorm The government of Catalonia is on your side.” said that a hailstone with a 10cm diameter had been found in the town where the girl died making Tuesday’s hailstones the largest in the region since 2002 said it had received 39 calls from La Bisbal d’Empordà overnight It said the hailstorms had broken roof tiles and brought down some cables Residents posted pictures on social media showing the hailstones and the damage they had done to houses Free daily newsletterOur morning email breaks down the key stories of the day telling you what’s happening and why it matters MeteoCat predicted lower temperatures and unstable conditions adding: “Some of the precipitation may fall with great intensity and again be accompanied by hailstorms.” located about 80 miles up the Mediterranean coast from Barcelona I’m immediately taken with La Bisbal—its colorful houses with wisteria-traced walls and centuries-old stone bridge spanning the dry bed of the River Daró But then my eyes settle on what this Catalan town is famous for—in front of the melange of shops lining main street Carrer de L’Aigüeta the sidewalks have been piled high with brightly painted terra cotta tiles La Bisbal is one of the key ceramic centers of Catalonia, with a pottery industry dating back centuries one of the oldest artisanal pottery workshops in La Bisbal and I’m greeted in the front showroom by Núria Puigdemont sunlit courtyard into their expansive workspace give me a crash course in La Bisbal’s pottery tradition “Our grandparents founded the company in 1930,” Núria says we would come here and our parents taught us—and now us.” We start with the heart of it all—in a corner of the workshop where a number of wooden palettes rest on the floor there is the grand reveal: block after block of rich red clay delivered straight from pits whose proximity to La Bisbal provided the impetus for its ceramic trajectory After showing me a glimpse of the clay in its rawest form pointing out every stage of the creative process—from the potter’s wheels and rows of metal drying racks on the second floor to the kiln and worktable where her sister Rosa Maria sits painting whimsical geometric patterns by hand as Rosa Maria reaches for a new plate to enliven with color I’m welcomed by Joan Vilà-Clara i Garriga himself whose father Josep Vilà i Clara founded the company in 1950 “Ceramics is a tradition found in many parts of the world it is very limited to specific areas of each country,” he says and one of the principal characteristics are the colors.” He leads me to a long section of glass shelves in the showroom what he describes as the “marks of La Bisbal.” “Historically they obtained the dyes from the earth—the green was from chromium oxide and copper oxide The traditional ceramics—bowls for salt and sugar and teacups—are decorated with designs that are drawn as much from the natural world as the dyes used to paint them: flowers the names of the winds are traditional in this region The designs aren’t nearly as intricate as the contemporary ones I’d witnessed Rosa Maria painting earlier but still there’s something poignant about them I think of the national circumstances surrounding the rise of the current ceramic trade in La Bisbal in the 1930s and 40s—that of the Spanish Civil War and the lengthy dictatorship that followed it—and can’t help wondering if the simple motifs were a response to a world that felt anything but With the shop about to close for the afternoon and head back to the Carrer de L’Aigüeta for one last perusal the plates and pots and piggy banks now a familiar panoply of terra cotta and color > Hel·lènica (Carrer de la Força decorative ceramicist Helena Prat opened a gallery and shop featuring her contemporary takes on the Costa Brava’s pottery traditions in Girona in 2013 > Labors Vol i Boixet (Sant Pere Més Baix Bobbin lace is another traditional craft in the Costa Brava region While many establishments host lace-making classes this shop in Barcelona is one of the only places in the city where you can buy new pieces of handmade lace > International Basketry Fair (Plaça de la Vila This annual fair celebrating the Costa Brava’s basket-weaving tradition takes place in a suburb of Girona the first weekend of October The return to the courts of Alize Cornet went as expected The Frenchwoman was back in competition after announcing her retirement following Roland Garros 2024 "I had no need to come back," she stated upon arriving at WTA La Bisbal the tournament where she decided to return to the courts after advancing through the first two rounds the French player stepped onto the quarterfinals against Dalma Galfi visibly injured Something must have been happening to Cornet because during the match she was only able to win one point on her serve and a total of nine points This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Las dramáticas estadísticas de Alize Cornet en su eliminación del WTA de La Bisbal No.7 seed Arantxa Rus claimed the biggest title of her career at the Open Internacional Femení Solgironès with a 7-6(2) 6-3 defeat of No.3 seed Panna Udvardy in 1 hour and 56 minutes had previously lost three WTA 125 finals: Taipei 2017 to Belinda Bencic Bol 2021 to Jasmine Paolini and Belgrade 2021 to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova The victory will see the No.114-ranked Dutchwoman return to the Top 100 for the first time since last September which she first hit in August 2012 and then again in October 2021 Rus had previously been the 2021 runner-up in La Bisbal d'Empordà to Irina Khromacheva when the Spanish tournament was an ITF W60 event She dropped just two sets en route to the title 6-4 in the quarterfinals and Maria Lourdes Carle 6-1 Rus held her nerve through a tight first set in which she first led by a break at 2-0 but recovered to dominate the ensuing tiebreak continuing to go after her left-handed forehand while Udvardy lapsed into error Rus maintained her momentum to seize the first break at 3-2 but as the Hungarian's backhand proved increasingly wayward Rus reeled off the final three games of the match 2023 Open Internacional Femení Solgironès champion Arantxa Rus celebrates her victory "The first set was very long and could have gone either way I was fighting every point and trying to stay there many years and the level has got higher and higher There are lots of good players and up-and-coming players; you really need to be strong in all areas." the tournament was a positive one for No.97-ranked Udvardy who had won her first WTA 125 title in Buenos Aires last November The 24-year-old had suffered torn ankle ligaments in Merida this February Udvardy had lost the first four matches of her return but she got back on track with quality wins over Kaja Juvan 7-6(1) 6-1 in the quarterfinals and No.1 seed Rebeka Masarova 6-4 Carle continued her surge towards the Top 100 by reaching her second career WTA 125 semifinal following Buenos Aires 2022 The No.151-ranked Argentinian player has been in fine form over the past month winning 14 of her past 16 matches including ITF titles in Bastad she scored her first Top 100 win outside of Billie Jean King Cup action with a 2-6 Shnaider take doubles title: In an all-unseeded doubles final first-time pairing Caroline Dolehide and Diana Shnaider defeated Spanish duo Aliona Bolsova and Rebeka Masarova 7-6(5) It is a first WTA 125 doubles title for the 19-year-old Shnaider who won her first singles trophy at this level in Montevideo last November Dolehide has made four doubles finals on the main Hologic WTA Tour including a title at Monterrey 2021 alongside Asia Muhammad Olga Danilovic defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-4 She’ll face the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Elsa Jacquemot and Austrian Sinja Kraus in the next round Serb Olga Danilovic defeated Romanian lucky loser Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-4, 6-3 to move into the last eight of the La Bisbal d’Emporda Open at the Club Esportiu CT La Bisbal in La Bisbal d’Emporda on Thursday will play the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Elsa Jacquemot and Austrian Sinja Kraus next The Serb won against Latvian Darja Semenistaja In the previous round of the La Bisbal d’Emporda tournament won against Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz (6-2 Website#i05a16de07a2dc9b56d1d115{display:none} 6-3 on Friday and will play the winner of the match between Slovak Rebecca Sramkova and Spaniard Rebeka Masarova Serb Olga Danilovic advanced to the semi-finals of the La Bisbal d’Emporda Open by winning against Frenchwoman Elsa Jacquemot 7-6 6-3 at the Club Esportiu CT La Bisbal in La Bisbal d’Emporda on Friday will play the winner of the match between Slovak Rebecca Sramkova and Spaniard Rebeka Masarova 6-1) and Romanian lucky loser Elena-Gabriela Ruse (6-4 In the previous rounds of the La Bisbal d’Emporda tournament 6-4) and defeated Austrian Sinja Kraus (6-4 other last eight results (Club Esportiu CT La Bisbal Website#i47b13b891f8ef9afa0f05bf{display:none} Come back closer to the match starting time for the WTA insider live blog Rebeka Masarova won against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-3 She’ll face Slovak Rebecca Sramkova in the next round Fifth seed Rebeka Masarova beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-3, 6-2 to reach the last eight of the La Bisbal d’Emporda Open at the Club Esportiu CT La Bisbal in La Bisbal d’Emporda on Wednesday. Masarova, ranked No 91, will face Slovak Rebecca Sramkova next. Rebeka Masarova beat Frenchwoman Fiona Ferro (2-6, 6-1, 6-1) ahead of her victory. In the previous round, Bouzas Maneiro, ranked No 104, won against German Anna-Lena Friedsam (6-4, 6-3). WTA Bislbal d’Emporda WTA 125K Series, other second-round results (Club Esportiu CT La Bisbal, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first): Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Website#c4c62c96b10d62fb4a18366d{display:none} Car windows and roofs hit and over 20 injured, as hail to continue on Wednesday Up to 10 cm (4 inches) hailstones in northern Catalonia resulted in the death of a toddler after being hit by one in La Bisbal d'Empordà, some 30 km east of Girona. Sources at the Josep Trueta hospital, in Girona, confirmed to the Catalan News Agency (ACN) on Wednesday morning that the child had been hospitalized there on Tuesday evening but died during the night. Trueta also said that another person had been hospitalized but later discharged after the events. La Bisbal's acting mayor, Carme Vall, told RAC 1 radio station that 24 people in the town had gone to the local primary care center for injuries caused by the hail. She also explained that numerous car windows and roofs had been damaged, resulting in water entering households. Carme Vall said the local council would assess the damages and had already asked for the zone to be declared a disaster area. Firefighters received dozens of calls from residents who reported damages and other incidents related to the episode. The hailstorm occurred mostly in the Baix Empordà, Alt Empordà, Gironès, and Pla de l'Estany areas on Tuesday evening and lasted just a few minutes. According to the Catalan weather service (SMC), the hailstones were the biggest in 20 years, since 2002. The authority also warned that the episode of severe weather is not yet over and that heavy rain and hail may fall also on Wednesday morning. It has issued a 'high risk' alert for some counties just north of Barcelona: Vallès Occidental, Bages, and Moianès. A 'medium risk' alert has also been issued for other metropolitan counties including Barcelonès, where Catalonia's capital is. SMC has also stated that tornadoes and strong winds of over 25 meters per second may also occur, and heavy rain may fall during the whole day across the country. Get the day's biggest stories right to your phone Dalma Galfi benefited from the abandonment of Marina Bassols Ribera (1-0) on Thursday evening She’ll face qualifier Zeynep Sonmez in the next round Hungarian Dalma Galfi advanced to the quarter-finals of the La Bisbal d’Emporda Open when Spaniard Marina Bassols Ribera retired at the Club Esportiu CT La Bisbal in La Bisbal d’Emporda on Thursday evening Galfi, ranked No 148, led 1-0 when Bassols Ribera pulled out at the Club Esportiu CT La Bisbal in La Bisbal d’Emporda on Thursday evening The Hungarian will play qualifier Zeynep Sonmez next In the first round of the La Bisbal d’Emporda tournament the Spaniard edged out Hungarian Timea Babos (4-6 Website#e902926dc8686f20660dcb33{display:none} With Gaudi’s cathedral in Barcelona and Dalí’s surreal theatre museum for starters, Spanish Catalonia already has its share of the quirky. Add to those Castell d’Empordà, a gorgeously restored 14th century castle whose secret heart is a famous battle—in miniature. As he collected the brigades, Diks says, “I made plans for the terrain,” scaling down the height of the land, and outlining tiny roads. He commissioned a company in nearby Girona to build it. “When we started rebuilding the castle,” says Diks, “my wife suggested I move the model.” The whole process took 18 months, and the vast model, a 20-year project, was moved to Diks’s house before taking its permanent residence at the hotel. Amazingly detailed, it’s a popular attraction for guests. Noses pressed to the glass, they crowd around it, trying to locate Napoleon himself. Soon it’s likely to impress a wider audience. The bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo happens in 2015, and talks are already in the works for Diks’s model to play a part. 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All rights reserved Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Oct 30, 2019 | Emili Gironella full academician of the Royal European Academy of Doctors-Barcelona 1914 (RAED) doctor in Economic and Business Sciences and renowned auditor finalized the writing of his second doctoral thesis which will be entitled “Los juicios sumarísimos del franquismo a los represaliados republicanos en La Bisbal d’Empordà (Girona)” (The summary judgments of Franco regime to Republican reprisals in La Bisbal d’Empordà (Girona)) In the dissemination of various aspects of this work Gironella has already delivered two conferences on specific aspects on October 24 in La Bisbal d’Empordà in the session “Les condemnes a mort del bisbalencs durant el franquisme” (The death sentences of the people of La Bisbal during the Franco regime) The intervention was reviewed by the Catalan newspaper “El Punt Avui” in its October 28 issue in the article “Depurats per Franco a la Bisbal” (Purged by Franco in La Bisbal) Gironella presented an overview of Franco’s repression in Spain by provinces He explained that the total number of victims is estimated at 132,810 people according to a summary of studies carried out by different historians who have dedicated themselves to the subject with the provinces of Seville and Badajoz as the ones that took the worst part 703 people in Tarragona and 519 people in Girona The reason for this low level of reprisals in Catalonia was due to the fact that many crossed the French border to flee something impossible in other parts of Spain To these victims are added the more than 50,000 murdered for personal revenge The academician said that the profile of these victims of Franco’s repression was that of public office as mayors and councilors members of the popular anti-fascist committees affiliated persons to left-wing parties and suspects of disaffection of the Franco regime qualified performance as revolutionary or simply having indifferent behavior in relation to Franco regime “In La Bisbal d’Empordà (Girona) 91 people who were born there were retaliated and went through a summary trial Two of the acquitted persons were sentenced additionally to two and three months of major arrest three of them were executed and the other two were commuted to death for life imprisonment because they were lucky to be arrested in 1941 when the climate of maximum repression had relaxed a bit” At the discretion of the academician and based on the existing documentation the three executed weren’t exiled because they didn’t commit any crime of blood or act that could represent problems The longest sentence of the last two was that of the detainee on August 12 who was in prison and subsequently in work battalions until October 6 Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress At least 50 other people were injured by heavy hail falling in the Catalan region of the country, local media has reported. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Unionist Ciutadans takes such signs to ombudsman while Catalan vice president calls on the party to stop "confrontation strategy" ACN | Barcelona Less than 24 hours after around 80 masked activists removed yellow ribbons from public spaces in some Northeastern Catalan towns these signs of solidarity with the pro-independence jailed and exiled leaders are back in place More than a hundred people gathered in La Bisbal d'Empordà on Wednesday evening to hang yellow plastic in the form of ribbons on façades One of the activists said that they had planned to hang ribbons in another town but after the previous night's "damage" decided to replace those that had been removed from public spaces the Catalan police took official note of the developments as they had not been notified that the protest was going to take place The police force did the same the day before with the unionist activists who took down signs dressed from head to toe in white protective clothing and with their faces masked They were equipped with cutters and ladders This, as the yellow ribbon controversy continues. The unionist Ciutadans party is promoting their removal from public spaces, with its leaders themselves undoing some of them from handrails on Wednesday Later on Wednesday, a demonstration against these signs supported by Ciutadans and the People's Party ended up with a journalist attacked by some protesters. On Thursday Ciutadans took the case to the Spanish ombudsman. They claim that citizens' rights have been "violated" because of the "partisan" occupation of public spaces and public buildings. But not only that: they complain about the "defencelessness" of citizens after, according to them, the Catalan government illegally used their personal data for the October 1 referendum and has been disobeying judge rulings. After Ciutadans' latest push against the yellow signs, the Catalan vice president Pere Aragonès called on the unionist party to stop "the confrontation strategy." "For a handful of votes they think they can get it is not worth risking the social peace," he claimed. 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article Alicia Barnett & Olivia Nicholls entered the W100 ITF event and were the top seeds In the first round the Brits were against Celia Cervino Ruiz & Irene Burillo Escorihuela In the first set the Brits secured the break of serve needed and took the lead The second set was much closer as the Spaniards fought hard to try and level up the match Barnett & Nicholls were taken to a tiebreak The Brits edged the breaker and were into the next round in straight sets 6-3 The quarter-final saw the Brits against Akgul Amanmuradova & Marina Bassols Ribera Barnett & Nicholls dominated the match from start to finish The top seeds were barely troubled on serve as Amanmuradova & Bassols Ribera were unable to match the Brits game Barnett & Nicholls moved into the semi-final in straight sets 6-2 In the semi-final the top seeds were against the fourth seeds Anastasia Dețiuc & Miriam Kolodziejová The Czech pair could not prevent Barnett & Nicholls from breaking to take the first set In the second set the top seeds dominated again and had soon booked a spot in the final 6-3 The final saw the top seeds against Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva & Renata Zarazúa The Andorran/Mexican pair did what no one else had managed broke the serve of Barnett & Nicholls to take the first set The second set saw the top seeds re-group and dominate to level up the match The ensuing match tiebreak saw Kasintseva & Zarazua edge out the Brits and claim the title 6-4 Joe Salisbury with Rajeev Ram were defeated by Lloyd Glasspool & Harri Heliovaara in the first round in Rome 7-6(5) Cameron Norrie with Pablo Martinez were defeated by Thanasi Kokkinakis & Frances Tiafoe in the first round in Rome 2-6 Jamie Murray with Michael Venus were defeated by Gonzalo Escobar & Ariel Behar in the first round in Rome 6-7(2) Neal Skupski with Wesley Koolhof were defeated by Nikola Mektic & Mate Pavic in the quarter-final in Rome 6-4 Samantha Murray Sharan with Ingrid Neel were defeated by Anastasia Gasanova & Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round in Paris 7-5 Emily Webley-Smith with Xenia Knoll were defeated by Anna Kalinskaya & Anastasia Potapova in the first round in Paris 6-4 Heather Watson with Varvara Gracheva were defeated by Elsa Jacquemot & Selena Janicijevic in the first round in Paris 6-2 Toby Martin with Nicholas Bybel were defeated by Maximillian Homberg & Alexander Wolfschmidt in the first round in Santa Margherita Di Pula 0-0 (RET) Soumeya Anane with Elaine Genovese were defeated by Julia Belgraver & Yasmine Mansouri in the first round in Saint-Gaudens 6-2 Jodie Burrage with Sofia Sewing were defeated by Audrey Albie & Magali Kempen in the first round in Saint-Gaudens 6-2 Emily Appleton & Ali Collins were defeated by Anet Angelika Koskel & Katrlin Saar in the quarter-final in Varberg 3-6 James Markiewicz with Jannik Opitz were defeated by Simon Freund & Johannes Ingildsen in the first round in Kalmar 6-4 Danielle Daly with Smriti Bhasin were defeated by Liu Fangzhou & Wang Melling in the quarter-final in Monastir 6-4 Emilie Lindh with Ayumi Koshiishi were defeated by Kristina Paskauskas & Wei Sijia in the quarter-final in Monastir 4-6 Kristina Paskauskas with Wei Sijia defeated Liu Fangzhou & Wang Melling in the final in Monastir 6-3 Liam Broady was defeated by Carlos Taberner in the first round in Bordeaux 7-5 Toby Martin was defeated by Federico Bertuccioli in the first round in Santa Margherita Di Pula 6-4 Anna Popescu was defeated by Anastasia Piangerelli in the first round in Heraklion 6-3 Jodie Burrage was defeated by Fernanda Contreras Gomez in the first round in Saint-Gaudens 7-6(0) Emily Appleton was defeated by Ekaterina Makarova in the first round in Varberg 6-2 Danielle Daly was defeated by Ferdous Bahri in the first round in Monastir 6-4 Emilie Lindh was defeated by Wei Sijia in the second round in Monastir 6-3 Kristina Paskauskas was defeated by Yao Xinxin in the second round in Monastir 7-5 Yuriko Lily Miyazaki was defeated by Veronika Erjavec in the 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child was one of around 30 people hurt after being directly hit by hailstones in and around the Catalan town of La Bisbal de l'Emporda She was rushed to Josep Trueta Hospital in Girona on Tuesday afternoon but died the following morning due to severe head trauma The nationality of the toddler is still unknown Most of the other people injured suffered broken bones Terrifying footage from the area showed car windows being smashed in by the huge hailstones as well as them bouncing like golf balls in public squares and splashing into swimming pools said buildings had also been damaged in the deluge Read more: British mum struck by lightning in Croatia is in a coma will be airlifted to UK Catalan weather chiefs said the hailstones that fell in the area were the largest in 20 years They measured at around 11cm in diameter - equivalent to four inches The torrential downpours were reported to have begun at around 7.30pm on Tuesday The mayor told Spanish National Television that the little girl was with her parents when she was hit by the ball of ice Pedregada a la bisbal. Terrible tarda amb pedres com préssecs, que ho han trinxat tot. pic.twitter.com/sSX9eUKtuo Tourists visiting Spain over the summer were warned earlier this month they could be caught up in rare Mediterranean hurricanes Tropical-like cyclones - known as medicanes - increased with this year's record heatwaves blaming global warming for the stark change oceanographer and weather expert Yurima Celdran said: "Higher Mediterranean temperatures provide a greater source of energy for medicanes and amplify their destructivity "Sea temperatures this autumn are expected to be higher than normal and if the necessary atmosphere conditions are in place it would not be unreasonable to think the Mediterranean could harbour a medicane this year." See more More Latest News See more Latest News See more The News Explained See more Royals See more Highlights & Opinion See more More Topics 1×2 H2H Soccer Predictions