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  Dortmund edges 10-man Hannover 3-2 in Bundesliga

  March 22, 2015 7:21 IST

  Berlin: Japan star Shinji Kagawa scored one goal and set up another as Borussia Dortmund edged 10-man Hannover 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday.Dortmund, bottom in February, is five points off sixth-place Augsburg with eight

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  Wrong man sent off as Manchester City beats West Brom 3-0

  March 22, 2015 7:16 IST

  London: Manchester City returned to winning ways in the Premier League on Saturday with a 3-0 home victory over West Bromwich Albion but the game was marred after the visitors had the wrong player sent

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  Arsenal beats Newcastle 2-1 in Premier League

  March 22, 2015 7:13 IST

  Newcastle, England: Olivier Giroud scored twice in the first half and Arsenal hung on for a 2-1 win at Newcastle on Saturday to stay in control of third place in the Premier League.Giroud scored from

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  Pele backs Blatter for 5th term running FIFA

  March 21, 2015 9:34 IST

  London: Pele is supporting Sepp Blatter's bid to continue running world football as the FIFA president prepares for his toughest-ever election battle.Blatter is taking on three rivals in FIFA's May election, including Pele's friend, Luis

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  Real Madrid meets Atletico in Champions League quarterfinals

  March 21, 2015 9:31 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland: Real Madrid will take on crosstown rival Atletico Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and that could be bad news for the 10-time winners.The defending champions, who were routed 4-0 by

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  FIFA banks $2B in 2014; World Cup turns $337M total profit

  March 21, 2015 9:11 IST

  Zurich: The World Cup's commercial power led to record revenue of $2 billion for FIFA last year, with $337 million in profits coming from the four-year cycle leading up to the 2014 soccer tournament in

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  Diego Costa back with Spain

  March 21, 2015 9:06 IST

  Madrid: Chelsea striker Diego Costa was recalled by Spain on Friday for matches against Ukraine and the Netherlands this month.The Brazil-born striker missed games against Belarus and Germany in November because of a hamstring injury.Costa

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  FIFA kicks off 2026 World Cup bidding; 2022 start left open

  March 21, 2015 8:48 IST

  Zurich: Before even agreeing on a kickoff date for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA has begun the search for a host in 2026.FIFA put expected bidders Canada, Mexico and the United States on

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  UEFA charges Barcelona over fan banner at Man City match

  March 21, 2015 8:44 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland: UEFA has charged Barcelona over fans showing an "illicit banner" at Camp Nou during a Champions League win against Manchester City.UEFA announced the incident Friday but did not give details. Barcelona won 1-0

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  Blame game in England after season of European failure

  March 21, 2015 8:39 IST

  London: The quarterfinals of the European cup competitions will have a glaring omission. For the first time in 22 years, England is not represented in the last eight of the continental tournaments.It started with five-time

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  Valencia wins 4-0 at Elche to remain 3rd in Spanish league

  March 21, 2015 8:36 IST

  Elche, Spain: Andre Gomes scored one goal and assisted on another to lead Valencia to a 4-0 win at Elche on Friday and strengthen its hold on third place in the Spanish league.The Portugal midfielder

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  Ibrahimovic scores hat trick as PSG beats Lorient 3-1

  March 21, 2015 8:28 IST

  Paris: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat trick as Paris Saint-Germain beat Lorient 3-1 on Friday to move provisionally top of the French league.Ibrahimovic drew attention to himself for the wrong reasons over the last week

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  France to host FIFA Women's World Cup in 2019

  March 20, 2015 11:22 IST

  Geneva: The Federation International of Football Association (FIFA) on Thursday announced that France has been awarded the hosting rights for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 ahead of South Korea.The announcement, delivered by FIFA president

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  UEFA bans Ibrahimovic for 1 match, PSG teammate Aurier for 3

  March 20, 2015 9:41 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland: UEFA has imposed the minimum one-match Champions League ban on Zlatan Ibrahimovic for his red card against Chelsea.However, Ibrahimovic's Paris Saint-Germain teammate Serge Aurier gets a three-match ban for insulting the match referee

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  FIFA says 2022 World Cup final in Qatar will be on Dec. 18

  March 20, 2015 9:36 IST

  Zurich: The final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be on Dec. 18, the country's national holiday.FIFA confirmed on Thursday the date of the world's most watched sports event more than four years

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  Van Gaal set to retire when spell at Man United ends

  March 20, 2015 9:15 IST

  Manchester, England: Dutch coach Louis van Gaal says he will retire from football at the end of his spell in charge of Manchester United.The 63-year-old Van Gaal tells British newspaper The Daily Telegraph that "this

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  Juve & France midfielder Pogba out 2 months with leg injury

  March 20, 2015 9:12 IST

  Turin, Italy: Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will be out for nearly two months after tearing a muscle in his right thigh.Pogba was hurt on Wednesday, midway through the first half of the 3-0 Champions League

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  Juventus beats Dortmund to qualify for CL quarters

  March 19, 2015 7:08 IST

  Dortmund, Germany: Carlos Tevez scored two and set up another as Juventus beat Borussia Dortmund 3-0 away to reach the Champions League quarterfinals with a 5-1 aggregate victory on Wednesday.Tevez opened the scoring in the

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  Barcelona beats City 1-0 to advance to CL quarterfinals

  March 19, 2015 7:04 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Lionel Messi helped Barcelona to a convincing 1-0 win over Manchester City on Wednesday that only goalkeeper Joe Hart prevented from becoming a rout, as the Spanish hosts reached the Champions League quarterfinals

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  FIFA moves Pakistan-Yemen World Cup qualifier to Bahrain

  March 18, 2015 23:25 IST

  Zurich:  Pakistan's home World Cup qualifying match against Yemen has been moved to Bahrain after it was postponed because of deadly bombings in Lahore.FIFA says the kickoff time next Monday, and stadium venue in Manama

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  Atletico beats Leverkusen on penalties to reach CL quarters

  March 18, 2015 7:25 IST

  Madrid: Fernando Torres scored the decisive spot-kick as Atletico Madrid beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 in a penalty shootout on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League.The match finished 1-1 on aggregate after extra

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  India advance in 2018 World Cup qualifiers after 0-0 draw against Nepal

  March 17, 2015 19:39 IST

  Kathmandu: India on Tuesday held a dominant Nepal to a goal-less draw in their 2018 FIFA World Cup football qualifying round one second leg match to advance to the second round on 2-0 aggregate.India, who

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  Slice of fortune hands Liverpool 1-0 win over Swansea

  March 17, 2015 7:57 IST

  Swansea, Wales: Jordan Henderson scored a fortunate second-half winner as Liverpool beat Swansea 1-0 in the Premier League on Monday to keep the pressure on the top four in the race for Champions League qualification.A

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  Bayern routs Bremen 4-0, opens 14-point lead in Bundesliga

  March 15, 2015 6:52 IST

  Berlin: Thomas Mueller scored one goal and set up two more as Bayern Munich opened a 14-point lead in the Bundesliga with a comfortable 4-0 win at Werder Bremen on Saturday.Fine strikes from Mueller and

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  Title-chasing Man City beaten 1-0 by struggling Burnley

  March 15, 2015 6:48 IST

  Burnley, England: Manchester City was stunned by relegation-threatened Burnley on Saturday, losing 1-0 in a further blow to its Premier League title defense.After losing two of its last three matches, City is five points behind

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  Juventus grinds out 1-0 win at Palermo to go 14 points clear

  March 15, 2015 6:45 IST

  Milan: Juventus managed to grind out a 1-0 win at Palermo on Saturday despite missing a number of players and provisionally extended its Serie A lead to 14 points.Substitute Alvaro Morata broke the deadlock in

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  Messi nets 31st, 32nd league goals as Barca protects lead

  March 15, 2015 6:40 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Lionel Messi moved ahead of rival Cristiano Ronaldo with his 31st and 32nd Spanish league goals of the season as Barcelona won 2-0 at Eibar on Saturday to stay atop the standings.Messi earned

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  EPL: Giroud scores, assists in Arsenal's 3-0 win over West Ham

  March 14, 2015 23:45 IST

  London: Olivier Giroud scored for the fourth straight Premier League game and set up another goal in Arsenal's 3-0 win over West Ham on Saturday.A fifth successive league victory cemented third place for Arsenal in