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  Willian's late goal gives leader Chelsea 1-0 win vs Everton

  February 12, 2015 9:54 IST

  London: Chelsea midfielder Willian broke through Everton's resistance with a late goal to clinch a 1-0 over the 10-man visitors on Wednesday and preserve the team's seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League.Willian's

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  Arsenal fear Aaron Ramsey could be out for at least a month

  February 11, 2015 20:50 IST

  London: English football club Arsenal fears midfielder Aaron Ramsey is set to be out for at least four weeks after suffering a hamstring injury against Leicester City on Wednesday.Ramsey lasted only nine minutes before succumbing

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  Nominations for Laureus World Sports Awards announced today

  February 11, 2015 17:21 IST

  Shanghai: Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo will once again bid to become the first team player to win the individual World Sportsman of the Year Award but he will face still competition from a glittering collection

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  Atletico Madrid to open 200 retail stores in China

  February 11, 2015 12:26 IST

  Madrid: Reigning La Liga champions Atletico Madrid are going to open 200 retail outlets in China, according to news reports.Such a move would give Atletico, who Saturday defeated local rivals Real Madrid 4-0 in the

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  Arsenal holds on to beat bottom-place Leicester 2-1 in EPL

  February 11, 2015 11:34 IST

  London: Theo Walcott's goal ensured Arsenal overcame Leicester 2-1 and provisionally returned to fourth after withstanding a spirited second-half response by the Premier League's bottom team.But the victory could have been at a cost with

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  Substitute Balotelli grabs late Liverpool winner vs Spurs

  February 11, 2015 6:28 IST

  Liverpool, England: Mario Balotelli came off the bench to grab a late winning goal for Liverpool in a 3-2 victory over Tottenham in the Premier League on Tuesday, boosting his team's chances of hauling in

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  Louis van Gaal produces United dossier to counter long-ball claims

  February 10, 2015 23:28 IST

  Manchester: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has produced a dossier of statistics to respond to claims by West Ham that the team relies on long balls.After the 1-1 draw in the English Premier League

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  Real Madrid will win La Liga, says Cristiano Ronaldo

  February 09, 2015 21:43 IST

  Madrid: Real Madrid's star striker Cristiano Ronaldo Monday insisted that his team will make a strong comeback from its Saturday's 0-4 loss to rivals Atletico Madrid and clinch the La Liga title this year.This was

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  Egypt suspends soccer league after riot leaves 22 dead

  February 09, 2015 18:05 IST

  Cairo: Egypt's Cabinet has indefinitely suspended the national soccer league after at least 22 fans were killed in a stampede and clashes with police outside a Cairo stadium, three years after Egypt witnessed one of

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  India to play 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Rd 1 in Guwahati

  February 09, 2015 15:42 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian senior national football team will play their home match of the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup at the Indira Gandhi

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  PSV maintain lead in Dutch lead

  February 09, 2015 11:08 IST

  The Hague: Dutch football league leaders PSV Eindhoven kept their 12-point advantage to second-placed Ajax after 22 rounds of matches in the Eredivisie.Ajax recorded a nervy 2-1 win over Go Ahead Eagles Sunday, reports Xinhua.Ajax

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  Leverkusen lose, Augsburg squander lead in Bundesliga

  February 09, 2015 11:05 IST

  Berlin: Werder Bremen ensured their third straight win in 2015 as they beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 while Augsburg gave away a 2-0 lead to share the spoils with Frankfurt at the close of the 20th

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  Barcelona thumps Athletic 5-2 in memorable match

  February 09, 2015 8:31 IST

  Madrid: Lionel Messi led Barcelona to a decisive 5-2 away victory over Athletic Bilbao Sunday, bringing his team to within just a point of Real Madrid, which is at the top of the La Liga

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  Ancelotti angry after Madrid derby humiliation

  February 08, 2015 13:42 IST

  Madrid: Coach Carlos Ancelotti didn't hold back his criticism of Real Madrid after watching them succumb to a humiliating 0-4 defeat away to Atletico Madrid in the Vicente Calderon.Atletico had not beaten Real Madrid by

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  Chelsea extends lead atop Premier League to 7 points

  February 08, 2015 9:49 IST

  London: Chelsea extended its Premier League lead to seven points by beating Aston Villa 2-1 on Saturday as Manchester City was held to a 1-1 draw by Hull.Eden Hazard and Branislav Ivanovic netted for Chelsea,

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  Atletico thrashes Real Madrid 4-0 in derby to open up title race

  February 08, 2015 9:30 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Atletico Madrid thrashed crosstown rival Real Madrid 4-0 in a dominant derby performance on Saturday that threw open the Spanish league title race.The defending champion set the tone from the start as Tiago

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  Juventus beats AC Milan 3-1 to go 10 points clear in Serie A

  February 08, 2015 9:28 IST

  Milan: Juventus beat fierce rival AC Milan 3-1 to move 10 points clear at the top of Serie A on Saturday as coach Massimiliano Allegri gained more revenge on his old club.It was Allegri's second

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  Cristiano Ronaldo launches new CR7 underwear

  February 07, 2015 22:50 IST

  New Delhi: After reaching the age of 30, where many men battle a paunch, Cristiano Ronaldo appears to be in better shape than ever before.The Real Madrid superstar, who turned 30 recently; does a revealing

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  I-League: Bengaluru FC favourites against Bharat FC

  February 07, 2015 12:27 IST

  Bengaluru: A result other than a win for Bengaluru FC will be a huge surprise as the hosts and defending champions take on debutants Bharat FC of Pune in an I-League game here Sunday.The Blues,

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  Simeone rejects claims of violent play ahead of Madrid derby

  February 07, 2015 12:17 IST

  Madrid: Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has said his side won't change its way of play despite accusations of at times being excessively violent in its style of football.Speaking to the press Friday ahead of

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  Winning is even more important this week: Jordi Alba

  February 07, 2015 11:11 IST

  Barcelona: Barcelona defender Jordi Alba said that when two direct rivals for the title race such as Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid come face to face, "it is even more important to win for

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  Schalke beat Monchengladbach in Bundesliga

  February 07, 2015 10:31 IST

  Berlin: Schalke overcame Monchengladbach 1-0 thanks to Tranquillo Barnetta's early winner in the curtain raiser of the 20th round of the German Bundesliga.Schalke underlined their UEFA Champions League aspirations as the "Royal Blues" earned vital

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  Deportivo down Eibar 2-0 in La Liga

  February 07, 2015 10:28 IST

  Madrid: Deportivo La Coruna defeated Eibar 2-0 thanks to its two defensive errors in the Spanish La Liga.Lucas Perez scored his third goal of the season Friday after Eibar goalkeeper Xabi Irureta raced forward to

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  'Disappointed' Van Gaal to contest charge for referee comments

  February 06, 2015 23:30 IST

  Manchester, England:  Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says he will contest a charge by the English Football Association that he implied a referee was biased against his team during an FA Cup match.Van Gaal

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  EB looking for hat-trick of wins as they take on Salgaocar

  February 06, 2015 12:18 IST

  Margao: East Bengal will be looking for a hat-trick of victories to keep their winning momentum going as they face Salgaocar FC tomorrow in a fifth round match of the Hero I-League, played at Nehru

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  Barca footballers star in new Qatar Airways commercial

  February 06, 2015 12:02 IST

  Doha: Barcelona footballers Neymar, Gerard Pique, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez star in Qatar Airways' new commercial in which they discover the airline's new flights by immersing themselves in the local culture of

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  Barca stars return to training, Alves trains individually

  February 06, 2015 11:58 IST

  Madrid: Following two days of rest, FC Barcelona players returned to training with the notable absence of Brazilian right-back Dani Alves, who trained individually.Barca were Thursday preparing for Sunday's game against Athletic Bilbao in Spanish

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  Dortmund's Kevin Grosskreutz sidelined with injury

  February 06, 2015 11:53 IST

  Berlin: German football club Borussia Dortmund's Kevin Grosskreutz has been sidelined with a thigh injury for six weeks.Grosskreutz sustained an injury during Wednesday's 0-1 defeat to Augsburg.The German international felt pain in the upper side