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  Tax fraud case against Lionel Messi goes ahead

  July 28, 2014 22:41 IST

  MADRID: A Spanish judge on Monday rejected a prosecutor's request to drop charges of tax fraud against Lionel Messi and ordered the investigation into three cases of suspected unpaid taxes to proceed.   A court statement

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  Manchester City beats AC Milan 5-1 in Champions Cup

  July 28, 2014 16:40 IST

  PITTSBURGH : Stevan Jovetic scored twice to help Manchester City beat AC Milan 5-1 Sunday in the International Champions Cup.Jovetic opened the scoring in the 11th minute, starting a run of four straight goals for

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  Neymar continues recovery from back injury

  July 28, 2014 10:18 IST

  Neymar's recovery from the back injury he suffered at the World Cup is continuing apace as the Barcelona forward takes a holiday with girlfriend Bruna Marquezine in Spain.The couple are relaxing on the beaches of

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  Suarez could make Barcelona debut against Madrid

  July 24, 2014 23:07 IST

  MADRID: Luis Suarez could make his Barcelona debut against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in October.The Spanish league announced its schedule for the 2014-15 season on Thursday, and the first "clasico" is due

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  Austrians investigate disturbance at Israeli game

  July 24, 2014 19:42 IST

  Viena: Federal and local law enforcement agencies in Austria are investigating an incident in which pro-Palestinian protesters stormed the pitch during a football match between an Israeli club and a French team.   Players and protesters

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  Know how Neymar is keeping himself after his injury at World Cup

  July 25, 2014 10:11 IST

  New Delhi: The Brazillian who is recovering from  his fractured vertebra that he got when he faced an ugly tackle from Colombian footballer Juan Zuniga.Barcelona said. "His recovery from the injury is progressing very well

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  ISL:Franchises spent Rs 24 crore in players draft

  July 24, 2014 9:56 IST

  Mumbai:  Football franchises spent around Rs 24 crore in the two-day domestic player draft for the upcoming inaugural Indian Super League, which concluded. "The Rs 24 crore that was spent (by franchises) was a lot

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  Colombian president praises Rodriguez on Real move

  July 23, 2014 11:30 IST

  Bogota (Colombia):  Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has congratulated national football star James Rodriguez on moving to Spanish club Real Madrid."What pride James Rodriguez!" the president posted on his Twitter account. "Thanks for being an

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  Dunga returns for second stint as Brazil coach

  July 23, 2014 7:28 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO : Brazil is bringing back Dunga to coach the national football team, four years after he was fired from the same job. Tuesday's hiring comes two weeks after Brazil was eliminated from

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  James Rodriguez signs 6-year deal with Real Madrid

  July 24, 2014 16:24 IST

  MADRID : A week after finishing the World Cup as the tournament's top scorer with six goals, Colombia forward James Rodriguez signed a six-year deal with Real Madrid on Tuesday.   The 23-year-old Rodriguez, who helped

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  Liverpool manager praises Suarez, says Liverpool moving on

  July 23, 2014 6:44 IST

  BOSTON : Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says the team is moving on after Luis Suarez' departure to Barcelona for a $130 million transfer fee.   "He gave everything for Liverpool," Rodgers said Tuesday when asked if

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  Subrata Paul, Nabi to play for Mumbai in Indian Super League

  July 22, 2014 14:35 IST

  Mumbai: Current India custodian Subrata Paul and midfielder Syed Rahim Nabi were the big signings by Mumbai franchise on day one of the two-day inaugural eight-team Hero Indian Super League domestic players draft held.     The

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  Patrice Evra transfers from Manchester United to Juventus

  July 22, 2014 9:38 IST

  TURIN, Italy :  France left back Patrice Evra has completed a transfer from Manchester United to Italian champion Juventus. Juventus says it is paying United 1.2 million pounds ($2 million) but that the transfer price

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  Steven Gerrard retires from international football

  July 22, 2014 9:27 IST

  LONDON :  England captain Steven Gerrard announced his retirement from international football on Monday to focus on playing for Liverpool. The 34-year-old midfielder made 114 appearances for England over 14 years.   Gerrard said he "agonized"

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  Forward James Rodriguez likely headed for Real Madrid

  July 22, 2014 9:06 IST

  MADRID :  James Rodriguez, the Colombia striker who was the top scorer at the World Cup, is closing in on a deal with Real Madrid. The 23-year-old  Monaco forward scored six goals in Brazil, including

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  U-23 Indian football team leaves for Czech Republic

  July 21, 2014 16:04 IST

  New Delhi: A 25-member Under-23 Indian football squad left for Czech Republic for a 19-day exposure tour in preparation for the Incheon Asian Games to be held from Sep 19 to Oct 4.Four from the

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  Cristiano Ronaldo's mother says she tried to abort him

  July 20, 2014 12:21 IST

  London:  Cristiano Ronaldo's mother Dolores Aveiro has revealed in her autobiography that she had tried to abort the Portuguese football star when she was pregnant.In the book, Mae Coragem, released in Portugal Friday, Aveiro claims

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  Mohun Bagan signs Balwant Singh for upcoming season

  July 20, 2014 10:03 IST

  Kolkata:  Mohun Bagan today announced the signing of Churchill Brothers' ace forward Balwant Singh for the upcoming season. The 27-year-old struck 17 goals last season including four in Churchill Brothers Federation Cup triumph last season

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  Alvaro Morata joins Juventus in 20 million transfer

  July 20, 2014 8:27 IST

  TURIN, Italy :  Spanish forward Alvaro Morata has completed a *20 million ($27 million) transfer from Real Madrid to Juventus. Juventus announced details of the deal Saturday, saying that Morata signed a five-year contract with

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  EPL: Chelsea complete Luis signing from Atletico Madrid

  July 19, 2014 14:43 IST

  London:  English Premier League club Chelsea have completed the signing of Brazilian defender Filipe Luis from Spanish side Atletico Madrid.The left-back Friday signed a three-year contract with the London based club and will be donning

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  Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber back from injury

  July 19, 2014 9:53 IST

  MEMMINGEN, Germany : Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber made his long-awaited comeback from injury in his side's 3-0 friendly win over a fan club team on Friday.   Badstuber tore the cruciate ligament in his right

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  2 Newcastle fans flying to watch games killed in crash

  July 19, 2014 9:35 IST

  LONDON :  Two Newcastle fans flying to watch the team play in New Zealand were among the 298 people killed on the Malaysia Airlines jet shot down near the Ukraine-Russia border, the English Premier League

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  Hero title sponsor of Indian Super League

  July 19, 2014 9:08 IST

  New Delhi: Hero MotoCorp Ltd, the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has signed a three-year deal to be the title sponsor of the Indian Super League (ISL), the first-of-its-kind franchise-based football league in the country.With this

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  Know German World cup winning captain Lahm who retires from international football

  July 20, 2014 10:26 IST

  BERLIN :  World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm has retired from playing for Germany. The 30-year-old Lahm informed German Football Federation (DFB) president Wolfgang Niersbach of his decision in a telephone call on Friday.   Lahm played

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  Star wants IMG-Reliance to postpone ISL

  July 18, 2014 9:29 IST

  New Delhi:  Broadcast partner and co-promoter of IMG-Reliance, Star wants to postpone the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) since it is clashing with the Champions League Twenty20.CLT20 cricket is likely to start Sep 7 while

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  EPL: Louis Van Gaal needs time to impose philosophy at Man United

  July 18, 2014 9:10 IST

  While avoiding starting his Manchester United reign with any bold predictions or statements of intent, Louis van Gaal still projected an aura of authority and conviction in his ability to take on one of the

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  Ex-Man United defender Rio Ferdinand joins Queens Park Rangers

  July 18, 2014 8:05 IST

  LONDON : Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is staying in the English Premier League after joining Queens Park Rangers on Thursday. The 35-year-old Ferdinand signed a one-year contract with the London club to be

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  Germany top of FIFA rankings after World Cup win

  July 17, 2014 18:30 IST

  ZURICH, Switzerland :  Germany climbed to the top of the FIFA rankings on Thursday after winning the World Cup for the first time in 24 years, while several European rivals paid the price for their