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  Balwant, Robin on target as India beat Mauritius 2-1 to seal nine wins in a row

  August 20, 2017 11:15 IST

  The victory set a record in Indian football as this is the first time ever that an Indian national team has won nine matches on the trot.

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  Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund thrash Wolfsburg 3-0

  August 19, 2017 23:39 IST

  Pulisic scored Dortmund's first league goal of the season after good work by Mario Goetze, who was making his first Bundesliga start since December after an illness.

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  EPL: Manchester United hammer Swansea City 4-0

  August 19, 2017 23:22 IST

  Eight goals scored and two clean sheets makes for an encouraging start to the season for Mourinho, who has built an imposing and clinical team that looks equipped to challenge for the title.

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  EPL: Sadio Mane scores as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 1-0

  August 19, 2017 23:10 IST

  Palace has started the season with back-to-back defeats under new manager Frank De Boer, having lost 3-0 at home to Huddersfield on the opening weekend.

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  Will help Neymar become best in the world, says PSG coach Unai Emery

  August 19, 2017 16:18 IST

  Besides Neymar, Emery said summer signing Dani Alves has improved his group from last season in certain areas.

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  Manchester United stint helped me grow, says Memphis Depay

  August 19, 2017 15:43 IST

  Under Mourinho, he fared worse and was limited to just four substitute appearances in the English top flight before he was allowed to leave for Lyon.

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  PSG midfeilder Blaise Matuidi signs for Serie A's Juventus

  August 19, 2017 15:32 IST

  Since joining in July 2011, Matuidi has played 295 games for Paris Saint-Germain, seventh overall in the club's history, scoring 33 goals and dishing out 30 assists.

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  Antonio Conte laughs off Costa comments, says striker is 'the past'

  August 19, 2017 0:01 IST

  The English soccer season started last weekend but Costa is currently in his native Brazil, after claiming he was told in a text message sent by Conte during the offseason that he was not wanted at Chelsea anymore

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  We start another season with enthusiasm, says Atletico coach Diego Simeone

  August 18, 2017 21:49 IST

  Simeone addressed a press conference prior to Atletico's upcoming La Liga debut against Girona on Saturday.

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  FC Barcelona in turmoil after Super Cup defeat

  August 18, 2017 17:49 IST

  FC Barcelona have yet not made any major impact in the transfer window despite the Catalan's being ready to splurge the money on Liverpool and Borrusia Dortmund starlets.

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  Seven women support referees to officiate at Under-17 World Cup

  August 18, 2017 15:19 IST

  For some of the selected match officials, the event will be an important step in their preparations for FIFA's flagship competition, the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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  La Liga: FC Barcelona striker Luis Suarez's injury adds to Catalan's woes

  August 18, 2017 14:12 IST

  Suarez will now miss Barca's first four league matches of the season, against Betis, Alaves, Espanyol and Getafe and presumably their Champions League debut.

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  Real Madrid start title defense way ahead of Barcelona

  August 18, 2017 11:53 IST

  Real Madrid dominated Barcelona 5-1 on aggregate to win the Spanish Super Cup on Wednesday, only eight days after dispensing with Manchester United 2-1 in the European Super Cup.

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  Barcelona acknowledge interest in Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele

  August 18, 2017 11:33 IST

  Barcelona are trying to reinvest the 222 million euros ($262 million) they received from Paris Saint-Germain when the French club signed Brazil striker Neymar.

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  Croatian football fans force game at Everton to be halted

  August 18, 2017 11:25 IST

  Play was halted for a few minutes in the first half at Goodison Park where trouble flared shortly after Michael Keane's 30th-minute header put Everton in front.

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  Bengaluru FC sign India's No.1 keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

  August 17, 2017 23:59 IST

  Gurpreet became the first Indian player to be signed from a European club by an Indian club in a move involving a transfer fee.

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  Door is open for players who can play my brand of football, says India coach Stephen Constantine

  August 17, 2017 18:51 IST

  As long as I will be the coach, I will always try and develop youth players and give them opportunities, Constantine said ahead of tri-nation football series.

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  Bundesliga top flight set for its first female referee

  August 17, 2017 18:03 IST

  Bibiana Steinhaus, a police officer by profession, is among four referees to have been promoted by the German football federation (DFB) into the league's elite group of 24.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo-less Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Super Cup

  August 17, 2017 10:41 IST

  Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema provided the goals in the second leg for a Madrid side that showed every ounce of confidence that Barcelona sorely lacked.

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  Spanish federation maintains 5-match suspension for Ronaldo

  August 17, 2017 0:04 IST

  Real Madrid forward will miss the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona.

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  Dhanraj Pillay, Manoj Tiwary in Sourav Ganguly's side to face Diego Maradona

  August 16, 2017 18:03 IST

  The1986 FIFA World Cup Winner Diego Maradona will lock horns with former India captain Sourav Ganguly on October 2 in an exhibition game, titled 'Match for Unity' in Kolkata.

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  Liverpool beat Hoffenheim 2-1, close in on Champions League

  August 16, 2017 13:56 IST

  Liverpool is looking to become the fifth English team to qualify for the group stage - joining Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City and Europa League winner Manchester United.

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  Zinedine Zidane criticises Cristiano Ronaldo's 5-match ban

  August 15, 2017 23:58 IST

  Zidane also warned his players of the danger Barcelona can represent in the second leg, despite their defeat 1-3 in the first leg.

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  Gianluigi Buffon, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo short listed for UEFA's best player

  August 15, 2017 23:38 IST

  The winner is set to be announced during the draw for the group stage of the Champions League, to be held in Monaco on Aug 24.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo banned for five games after pushing referee

  August 15, 2017 11:50 IST

  Cristiano Ronaldo was banned for five games on Monday after shoving a referee who sent him off for diving in Madrid's 3-1 win over Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup.

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  FC Barcelona sign Brazil's Paulinho for 40 Million Euros

  August 14, 2017 19:15 IST

  Paulinho's contract is set to include a buyout clause worth up to 120 million euros ($142 million).

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  Ronaldo stares at minimum 4-match ban after pushing referee in El Clásico

  August 14, 2017 17:26 IST

  The referee adjudged Ronaldo to be diving inside the penalty box after already receiving a yellow card for taking off his shirt. Ronaldo was furious and shoved the referee while marching off the pitch.

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  R Ashwin to feature in county cricket after being rested for Sri Lanka ODI series

  August 14, 2017 16:01 IST

  Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara will also feature on the English circuit this season.