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  Manchester City beats West Ham 2-0; Silva hospitalized

  April 19, 2015 20:58 IST

  Manchester, England: A bizarre own goal from West Ham's James Collins helped Manchester City back to winning ways in the Premier League but its 2-0 victory on Sunday was overshadowed by a head injury to

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  Arsenal returns to FA Cup final with 2-1 win over Reading

  April 19, 2015 16:16 IST

  London: Alexis Sanchez sent Arsenal back into the FA Cup final, scoring his second goal of the semifinal in extra time Saturday to secure a 2-1 win over Reading at Wembley.Sanchez decided the game for

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  Hazard sends Chelsea 10 points clear by clinching United win

  April 19, 2015 16:13 IST

  London: Eden Hazard propelled Chelsea closer to its first English Premier League title in five years on Saturday by clinching a 1-0 victory over Manchester United that established a 10-point lead.It hasn't been a convincing

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  Burnley sinks to bottom of EPL after losing 1-0 at Everton

  April 18, 2015 22:38 IST

  Liverpool, England: Burnley sank to the bottom of the Premier League after losing 1-0 at Everton on Saturday, with midfielder Ashley Barnes compounding the team's struggles by being sent off.Burnley was already trailing to Kevin

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  West Brom beats Palace to ease relegation fears

  April 18, 2015 22:35 IST

  London: West Bromwich Albion eased any lingering relegation doubts as manager Tony Pulis enjoyed a 2-0 victory Saturday over his former club Crystal Palace in the Premier League.Pulis left Selhurst Park on the eve of

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  Southampton's EPL top-4 bid blown by late Stoke goal in loss

  April 18, 2015 22:32 IST

  Stoke, England: Southampton's bid for a Champions League berth was undermined when it conceded a late goal in a 2-1 loss to Stoke in the English Premier League on Saturday.Charlie Adam, scorer of a wonder

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  Bayern closes in Bundesliga title with win over Hoffenheim

  April 18, 2015 22:29 IST

  Berlin: Shinji Kagawa sealed Borussia Dortmund's 3-0 win over Paderborn while Bayern Munich closed in on the Bundesliga title with a 2-0 win at Hoffenheim on Saturday.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang crossed for Henrikh Mkhitaryan to head in

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  Messi, Suarez score as Barcelona beats Valencia 2-0

  April 18, 2015 22:25 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Lionel Messi set up Luis Suarez's first-minute opener before adding a goal of his own in stoppage time to give Spanish league leader Barcelona a hard-fought 2-0 win over Valencia on Saturday.Suarez netted

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  East Bengal play I-League match before empty stands

  April 18, 2015 21:10 IST

  Kolkata: City football giants East Bengal, known for their crazy fan following, on Saturday played an I-League game in front of empty stands at the huge Salt Lake Stadium as the police stayed away, citing

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  Would choose Messi over Ronaldo: Pele

  April 17, 2015 18:11 IST

  Sao Paulo: Brazilian football legend Pele has said he would pick Argentine forward Lionel Messi over his Portuguese counterpart Cristiano Ronaldo because of the former's ability to create more opportunities than just score goals.Ronaldo is

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  Delhi Dynamos select 20 children for grassroot programme

  April 16, 2015 18:43 IST

  New Delhi: Twenty school children were selected to represent Indian Super League side Delhi Dynamos FC in the Reliance Young Champs Programme to be held in Mumbai. The 20 children were selected from 200 participants in

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  Quaresma gets 2 as Porto beats Bayern 3-1 in Champs League

  April 16, 2015 12:16 IST

  Porto, Portugal: Two goals from Ricardo Quaresma in the first 10 minutes helped FC Porto to a surprise 3-1 win over Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday.Bayern, a

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  Barcelona beats PSG 3-1 in CL quarterfinal

  April 16, 2015 12:13 IST

  Paris: Lionel Messi set up Neymar's opener and Luis Suarez scored twice with fine solo runs to give Barcelona a 3-1 victory against a struggling Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday that left the four-time champion with

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  Luis Garcia waiting to don Atletico de Kolkata jersey again

  April 15, 2015 18:54 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Liverpool legend and Atletico de Kolkata marquee player Luis Garcia on Wednesday said he is eagerly waiting to return and play in the second edition of the Indian Super League (ISL), donning

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  FC Goa's grassroots programme reaches out to 20,000 children

  April 15, 2015 18:12 IST

  Panaji: FC Goa's grassroots development programme, which commenced a few months ago, saw the franchise reaching out to over 20,000 children and actively mentoring and coaching over 1500 students from 16 schools.Now, around 25 of

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  2018 FIFA World Cup: India placed in Group D for round 2 of Asian qualifiers

  April 14, 2015 17:49 IST

  New Delhi: After successfully navigating the first round of qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, India was on Tuesday drawn in Group D for the next phase of Asian qualifiers. The draw for the second

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  Liverpool manager to warn Sterling about his off-field behavior

  April 14, 2015 16:44 IST

  London: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will remind Raheem Sterling of his responsibilities after the young striker hit the headlines for the wrong reasons before scoring the opener in a 2-0 win over Newcastle United.Sterling has

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  Liverpool beats Newcastle 2-0 in Premier League

  April 14, 2015 10:37 IST

  Liverpool, England: Raheem Sterling and Joe Allen scored in each half to give Liverpool a 2-0 win over Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday that puts the club four points from the last Champions

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  Fabregas strikes late as Chelsea beats QPR 1-0

  April 12, 2015 23:12 IST

  London: Cesc Fabregas scored an 88th-minute winner with Chelsea's first shot on target as the Premier League leaders beat local rival Queens Park Rangers 1-0 to edge closer to the title on Sunday.A mis-hit clearance

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  United ends recent derby pain with 4-2 win over City

  April 12, 2015 23:09 IST

  Manchester, England: Manchester United ended a four-match losing run against Manchester City in style on Sunday, beating its fierce rival 4-2 in the Premier League to signal a power shift back to the red half

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  Arsenal CEO 'not happy' with season, top 4 to become harder

  April 12, 2015 22:19 IST

  Burnley, England: With the biggest trophies set to elude Arsenal again, chief executive Ivan Gazidis is "not happy" with the season overall but optimistic the recent resurgence indicates the team's future prospects are brighter.A potential

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  United offer Van Persie 5 million pounds to leave club

  April 12, 2015 16:05 IST

  Manchester: English football team Manchester United will offer its star striker Robin van Persie five million pounds to quit the club at the end of the current season.The 31-year-old moved to Manchester United back in

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  Arsenal wins 8th in a row, hoping leader Chelsea slips up

  April 12, 2015 15:54 IST

  Burnley, England: If Chelsea collapses in the final weeks of the Premier League season, Arsenal will be primed to take advantage.Aaron Ramsey extended Arsenal's winning run to eight matches on Saturday by clinching a 1-0

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  Barcelona stumbles 2-2 at Sevilla, Madrid cuts lead with win

  April 12, 2015 15:50 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona squandered a two-goal lead from goals by Lionel Messi and Neymar to stumble to a 2-2 draw at Sevilla on Saturday, letting Real Madrid pull within two points of the Spanish league

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  'Important for Indian football clubs to educate fans on behaviour'

  April 11, 2015 21:07 IST

  Mumbai: Mumbai FC defender Chika Wali on Saturday said Indian football clubs must share the responsibility of educating their fans on how to behave on match days.The comment came after an incident on Tuesday when

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  Mohun Bagan ready to quell Bharat FC challenge in I-League

  April 10, 2015 18:50 IST

  Kolkata: Leaders Mohun Bagan will look to continue their unbeaten run in the I-League football tournament when they entertain Bharat FC at the Salt Lake stadium here on Saturday.While Mohun Bagan come into the match

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  Aduriz's late goal gives Bilbao 1-1 draw with Valencia

  April 10, 2015 12:00 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Athletic Bilbao's Aritz Aduriz scored in the last minute to snatch a 1-1 draw at home to 10-man Valencia in the Spanish league on Thursday.The striker tapped in a shot that had come

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  Ibrahimovic suspended four matches

  April 10, 2015 11:56 IST

  Paris: Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was suspended four matches on Thursday by the French league's disciplinary commission following his criticism of a referee last month.Following PSG's 3-2 loss at Bordeaux in the league on