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  Man City collapses to draw 2-2 with Burnley in EPL

  December 29, 2014 6:14 IST

  Manchester, England: Manchester City threw away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at home to struggling Burnley on Sunday, squandering the chance to close the gap on leader Chelsea to one point.David Silva and Fernandinho

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  Arsenal beats West Ham 2-1 in Premier League

  December 29, 2014 6:11 IST

  London: Arsenal scored two goals late in the first half and then hung on for a 2-1 win at West Ham in an entertaining London derby to climb above its opponent into fifth place in

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  Newcastle ends 4-match losing run with Everton win

  December 29, 2014 6:02 IST

  Newcastle, England: Papiss Cisse's fifth goal in six games inspired Newcastle's fightback as the team ended a four-match Premier League losing streak with a 3-2 victory over Everton on Sunday.After Arouna Kone scored his first

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  Chelsea held 1-1 at Southampton in Premier League

  December 29, 2014 5:59 IST

  Southampton, England: Premier League leader Chelsea was held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday after failing to make the most of a one-man advantage in the closing minutes.Chelsea had

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  Kolkata sports firm plans ISL-style league in Bangladesh

  December 28, 2014 19:41 IST

  Kolkata: A city-based sports event management company has put forth a proposal to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for organising a football league emulating the highly successful Indian Super League (ISL).Celebrity Management Group (CMG), which

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  Cristiano Ronaldo becomes Luke Shaw's landlord

  December 28, 2014 17:49 IST

  London: Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has become a landlord to Manchester United's teenaged defender Luke Shaw.The 19-year-old, who was bought by Manchester United for a whopping 30 million pounds from Southampton, rents Ronaldo's plush

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  ISL glitz props Indian football but Nat'l team slips in 2014

  December 28, 2014 15:08 IST

  New Delhi: The ‘sleeping giant' woke up to a new dawn with the ISL putting Indian football on the global map, but the national team continued to paint a grim picture, plummeting to its worst-ever

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  Fernando Torres to join AC Milan permanently

  December 28, 2014 9:35 IST

  London: English Premier League club Chelsea confirmed that the Spanish striker Fernando Torres will join AC Milan permanently in 2015.At the beginning of the 14/15 season, Torres had moved to Milan on a 2-year loan.

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  Indian football team drops to worst-ever FIFA ranking of 171

  December 28, 2014 8:42 IST

  New Delhi: In a year when cash-rich ISL created waves and brought Indian football to the notice of the world, its national team slumped to its worst-ever FIFA rankings dropping to 171st in the 209-nation

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  Constantine to take charge as India football team's coach

  December 28, 2014 8:38 IST

  New Delhi: Cypriot Stephen Constantine will return as Indian football team's chief coach for the second time as his name has been cleared by the All India Football Federation's Technical Committee.Constantine's appointment is expected to

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  Chhetri named AIFF 2014 Player of Year for 2nd year in a row

  December 28, 2014 8:31 IST

  Mumbai: National team captain Sunil Chhetri was Saturday named the 'AIFF 2014 Player of the Year' for the second consecutive year.The 30-year-old Chhetri was chosen for the award on the basis of votes from coaches

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  Ronaldo's agent rules out Man United return

  December 28, 2014 8:01 IST

  Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes has ruled out a Manchester United return, claiming the Portuguese winger will retire at Real Madrid.And Mendes Friday even went so far as to claim Ronaldo is the greatest

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  ISL has given new hope to Indian football

  December 28, 2014 7:55 IST

  Kolkata: The inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) has thrown up interesting statistics to give a clear indication that India has come to be recognised as an emerging footballing nation.Fans take the names of some Indian

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  James Rodriguez voted Americas' best athlete of the year

  December 27, 2014 13:36 IST

  Madrid: Colombian footballer James Rodriguez was voted the best athlete in the Americas by the International Association of Sports Reporters in the Americas (AIPS).Rodriguez, a mid-fielder for Spanish club Real Madrid, was a key player

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  Sanchez inspires Arsenal to 2-1 win over QPR

  December 27, 2014 5:14 IST

  London: Alexis Sanchez scored one goal and set up another to make up for a moment of madness from teammate Olivier Giroud and help Arsenal beat Queens Park Rangers 2-1 in the Premier League on

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  Liverpool beats Burnley 1-0 in Premier League

  December 27, 2014 5:12 IST

  Burnley, England: Raheem Sterling's second-half strike gave Liverpool its first league victory in four matches, beating Burnley 1-0 Friday despite turning in a poor performance at Turf Moor.Last year Liverpool was top of the Premier

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  Strong start gives Man City 3-1 win at West Brom

  December 27, 2014 5:08 IST

  West Bromwich, England: Manchester City kept the pressure on Premier League leader Chelsea by easing to a 3-1 win over West Bromwich Albion in snowy conditions on Friday, scoring all of its goals in the

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  Man United beats Newcastle 3-1 in Premier League

  December 27, 2014 5:05 IST

  Manchester, England: Wayne Rooney scored twice in the first half as resurgent Manchester United easily beat Newcastle 3-1 Friday to strengthen its grip on third place in the Premier League.Rooney was set up well by

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  Chelsea beats West Ham 2-0, stays top in England

  December 27, 2014 5:02 IST

  London: John Terry scored for the second straight game and Diego Costa grabbed his 13th goal of the season as Chelsea beat West Ham 2-0 to stay top of the Premier League on Friday.West Ham

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  GFA hoping to carry forward ISL success to Federation Cup

  December 26, 2014 21:40 IST

  Panaji: The Goa Football Federation (GFA) is confident of hosting a successful Federation Cup despite hurdles the once popular tournament faces.The Federation Cup beginning December 28 is Indian football's blue-riband event but the buzz surrounding

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  Watch Ronaldo's GF Irina Shayk stripping off for online advent calendar

  December 27, 2014 11:52 IST

  Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo stunning supermodel Irina Shayk has given fans a post-Christmas boost in the latest seductive offering from LOVE magazine's advent calendar. The Russian beauty is December 26th's offering in the festive countdown,

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  The worst injuries of FIFA World Cup 2014

  December 28, 2014 8:03 IST

  New Delhi: Football is a sport where players intentionally or unintentionally rub shoulders with opponent players that usually results in fake injury but at time real one too. This year there were a few serious

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  The footballer who hates Christmas

  December 25, 2014 18:41 IST

  London: Former Germany and Chelsea defender Robert Huth has revealed that he hates festive season of the English Premier League (EPL).The 30-year-old clearly did not get any goodwill in his stocking, reports dailystar.co.uk."I hate Christmas,"

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  East Bengal most 'liked' Indian football club on Facebook

  December 25, 2014 6:56 IST

  Kolkata: City football giants East Bengal has left behind all other clubs - both in ISL and I-League - in terms of "likes" on its official Facebook page.The yellow and red brigade have garnered 1,346,365

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  Xavi: Cristiano Ronaldo not even in top three for Ballon d'Or

  December 24, 2014 13:50 IST

  New Delhi: If Barcelona legend Xavi had a say Cristiano Ronaldo wouldn't have even appeared in the top three for Ballon d'Or.In an interview to a renowned sports magezine, Xavi said, , 'First Leo (Lionel

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  Neymar says I have learnt from World Cup pain

  December 24, 2014 11:32 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's star footballer Neymar said he has learnt important lessons from his 2014 FIFA World Cup heartbreak and he looks to the next year for redemption.The Brazil captain Tuesday reiterated that a

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  Mexico club threaten to sack Ronaldinho

  December 24, 2014 10:56 IST

  Mexico City: Ronaldinho, two-time world footballer of the year, has been threatened with the sack if he doesn't return to his Mexican club Queretaro on time.The Brazilian had said he would return to the club

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  Chelsea beats Stoke 2-0 in Premier League

  December 23, 2014 16:58 IST

  Stoke, England: John Terry scored his first league goal of the season to help Chelsea beat Stoke 2-0 Monday and restore its three-point lead atop the Premier League.Terry put his side ahead in just the