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    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - Basque Pelota]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[The new pelotaris of Mallorca]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/69ef17f6-6d34-4da3-9ad5-dbc9493e9617_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>A semicircular arch presides over the main entrance to the Sineu Frontón, located on a corner. In 2022, Juan Fernández Mena, a 44-year-old businessman from Madrid, was impressed when he agreed to move in. "At that time," he says, "it was completely abandoned, but I sensed it had great potential, so I immediately rented it. Chatting with the neighbors, I discovered that, in the 1980s, when the facility ceased to be used for sports, it became an important meeting point in the town, where all kinds of events were held. They told me: 'I got married or took my communion here.' Then I knew the path I should follow."</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Antoni Janer Torrens]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 09 Aug 2025 19:01:37 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Exhibition match at the Sineu Frontón in 2024, the year of the 75th anniversary.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The restoration of Sineu's iconic fronton court, built in 1949, has revived interest in a sport that, in 1952, led a pair of players from the town to compete in a qualifying round of the Spanish Championship. For the past five months, the Basque House on the island has had a handball section.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The ball flies through the renovated Sineu Fronton]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/abe6ff90-bfa5-4c92-ae18-36a02552b2e2_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.png" /></p><p>Local historians of Sineu tell us that "in the middle of the 17th century there was already one<em>Ball triquette in front of the pit square</em>Later it is known that the façade or side of the church of San Francisco de Paula was used to play pelota. This is explained in<a href="https://dingola.net/2024/09/20/el-fronto-de-sineu-compleix-75-anys/" rel="nofollow"><em>Dingola</em></a>.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joan Socies]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:19:33 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The Sineu Frontón, a leisure and sports space for many generations]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[It is one of the municipality's heritage elements with the most history]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The first edition of the 'Calet i Boiret' Basque pelota tournament at the Sineu Frontón is here.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/the-first-edition-of-the-calet-boiret-basque-pelota-tournament-at-the-sineu-fronton-is-here_1_5457956.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/7f55a24d-e585-4115-8fc6-91b2ec506555_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.png" /></p><p>The Sineu Frontón will hold the first edition of the 'Calet i Boiret' Basque pelota tournament on August 12 and 13, in honor of the most iconic pelotari pairing on its court. A total of eight forwards from the Basque Country and Catalonia will compete, in pairs, over two days combining sport and celebration at the Sineu Frontón, which has just reopened its doors after a recent renovation. Admission will be free to the public.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:52:07 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[A game of Basque Pelota at the Sineu fronton]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Between August 12 and 13, eight forwards from the Basque Country and Catalonia will play in this championship that pays tribute to the town's most emblematic pelotari pair.]]></subtitle>
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