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  ISL a great platform for youngsters: Tendulkar

  April 13, 2014 18:24 IST

  Mumbai: India's cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who Sunday became a joint owner of a new football team from Kochi, feels that the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) will be a great platform for young Indian

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  Borussia Dortmund beats Bayern Munich 3-0 in Bundesliga

  April 13, 2014 11:12 IST

  FRANKFURT, Germany :  Borussia Dortmund stunned new and old champion Bayern Munich 3-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to remain alone in second place.   It was Bayern's biggest loss under coach Pep Guardiola.   Henrikh Mkhitaryan

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  Barcelona stumbles 1-0 at Granada after Champions League exit

  April 13, 2014 10:57 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain :  Barcelona compounded its exit from the Champions League by losing 1-0 at Granada on Saturday, missing the chance to take the provisional lead of the Spanish league.   Barcelona's stumble ensured the same

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  Real Madrid whitewash Almeria 4-0

  April 13, 2014 10:48 IST

  Madrid:  Real Madrid hammered Almeria 4-0 Saturday with goals from Di Maria, Bale, Isco and Morata, despite Cristiano Ronaldo's absence for injury, Xinhua reported.Di Maria scored the first goal after 27 minutes into the game,

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  Diego Costa in Atletico squad for Getafe visit

  April 13, 2014 8:33 IST

  MADRID : Striker Diego Costa has returned to Atletico Madrid's squad for Sunday's Spanish league game at Getafe after recovering from a right thigh injury.   Atletico won the two games its leading scorer missed, beating

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  25 years on, English football recalls Hillsborough

  April 13, 2014 8:22 IST

  LONDON :  By the Wembley pitch, 96 seats remained empty on Saturday. Just a Liverpool scarf draped over each of them: A powerful tribute to the 96 Liverpool fans who went to an FA Cup

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  FA Cup: Arsenal beats holder Wigan in penalty shoot out to reach final

  April 13, 2014 8:00 IST

  LONDON :  Arsenal avoided FA Cup embarrassment against second-tier club Wigan on Saturday, coming from behind against the holder and winning a penalty shootout to reach the final where the London club will be looking

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  Tendulkar, Ganguly, Ranbir, Salman bags ISL franchises

  April 14, 2014 6:35 IST

  Mumbai: Former India cricket captains Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly bagged the franchisee rights for Kochi and Kolkata while Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan and John Abraham bought Mumbai, Pune and Guwahati in the

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  Mumbai FC hope for double over Churchill Brothers

  April 12, 2014 18:50 IST

  Pune: Mumbai FC will hope to do the double over Churchill Brothers when they host the defending champions in an I-League Round 25 encounter at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here Sunday.With only two

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  Meet soccer star Neymar's new girlfriend Gabriella Lenzi

  April 13, 2014 8:03 IST

  New Delhi: Open any Spanish sports website these days and you are likely to read about Neymar's alleged new girlfriend.Gabriella Lenzi, a 20-year-old Brazilian model, is being reported to be the Barcelona star's new lady.Reports

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  Brazilian club releases Adriano after 4 matches

  April 12, 2014 12:44 IST

  Sao Paulo: Atletico Paranaense has released former Brazil striker Adriano after just four games, dealing a blow to the striker's ambitious hopes of returning to top form and playing in the World Cup this year. 

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  Brazil struggles with its World Cup preparations

  April 12, 2014 9:07 IST

  SAO PAULO : Although expectations are high for Brazil's football team at the World Cup, it's already clear the country didn't do a very good job preparing for the tournament.   With only two months before

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  Dortmund buys Nuri Sahin back from Real Madrid

  April 12, 2014 8:43 IST

  DORTMUND, Germany :  Borussia Dortmund is buying midfielder Nuri Sahin back from Real Madrid.   Dortmund says its officials informed their Madrid counterparts on the sidelines of the Champions League quarterfinals that the Bundesliga club will

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  Real Madrid hopeful Ronaldo can play Copa del Rey final

  April 12, 2014 7:44 IST

  MADRID :  Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has not ruled Cristiano Ronaldo out of the Copa del Rey final just yet, despite injury concerns.   Ronaldo is carrying a leg muscle injury on top of an

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  FIFA medical chief 'hates' Brazil drug test doubts

  April 12, 2014 7:30 IST

  MONACO : FIFA's medical chief is "really not happy" with drug-testing plans for the World Cup in Brazil because samples taken from players must be flown across the Atlantic for analysis at a laboratory in

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  Schalke beats Frankfurt 2-0 in Bundesliga

  April 12, 2014 7:07 IST

  FRANKFURT, Germany :  Max Meyer and Jefferson Farfan scored in the second half to give Schalke a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Friday.   The victory strengthened Schalke`s hold on third place

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  Rossi and Cassano included for Italy fitness tests

  April 11, 2014 23:29 IST

  ROME: Giuseppe Rossi and Antonio Cassano were called up for World Cup fitness tests Friday by Italy coach Cesare Prandelli, while in-form forward Mattia Destro was left out while serving a three-match ban in Serie

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  Work resumes at stadium hosting World Cup opener

  April 11, 2014 23:05 IST

  SAO PAULO: Work is back at full speed at the stadium hosting the World Cup opener after labor officials allowed workers to return to part of the construction site that was closed because of safety

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  Liverpool meets City in Premier League showdown

  April 11, 2014 19:37 IST

  LONDON: On a day of mourning at Anfield, Liverpool will be playing in one of its biggest matches this century.   The mood on Sunday will be somber as the country pauses to remember the 96

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  I-League: Pune FC eager to break East Bengal jinx

  April 11, 2014 18:05 IST

  Kolkata: Pune FC hope for change in fortunes when they face Kolkata-giants East Bengal in a rescheduled I-League round three football encounter at the Salt Lake Stadium here Saturday.Pune's title aspirations have suffered a major

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  Real Madrid to face Bayern, Atletico gets Chelsea

  April 11, 2014 17:11 IST

  NYON, Switzerland: Real Madrid will play defending champion Bayern Munich in the Champions League semifinals, and Atletico Madrid will face Chelsea.   Madrid and Bayern have combined to win 14 European Cup or Champions League titles.

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  Juventus beat Lyon to reach Europa League semis

  April 11, 2014 14:23 IST

  Turin, : Juventus advanced to the semifinals of the UEFA Europa League as they beat French side Lyon 2-1 at home.The Turin giants, who recorded a 1-0 victory in the quarterfinal first leg in France

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  Valencia, Sevilla produce impressive Europa League fightbacks

  April 11, 2014 14:14 IST

  Madrid:  Spanish sides Sevilla and Valencia booked their places in the last four of the Europa League with impressive fightbacks from first leg defeats.Sevilla progressed to the semi-finals thanks to a convincing 4-1 win at

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  Brazil president to Blatter: Country will be ready

  April 11, 2014 7:18 IST

  SAO PAULO :  FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he has been "reassured" by Brazil's president that the country will be ready to host the World Cup.   Blatter said in a statement he had "another very

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  Valencia fights back from 3-0 down to win 5-3 against Basel

  April 11, 2014 6:59 IST

  Valencia fought back from a three-goal first-leg deficit Thursday to beat Basel 5-0 and qualify for the Europa League semifinal, while competition favorite Juventus advanced after a tense 2-1 win at home to Lyon.   Pablo

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  Workers end strike after protest near WCup stadium

  April 10, 2014 22:25 IST

  SAO PAULO: Workers ended a strike at the World Cup stadium in the southern Brazilian city of Curitiba after disrupting traffic for nearly two hours and forcing organizers to accept their demands on Thursday.   More

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  ISL set to herald new era, 8 teams to be unveiled on Sunday

  April 10, 2014 20:33 IST

  New Delhi: Seeking to revolutionise football in the country, organisers of the much-anticipated Indian Super League will unveil the eight franchises on Sunday, with cricket legends, Bollywood stars and a host of corporates in the

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  Fiorentina expects Rossi and Gomez back for final

  April 10, 2014 20:14 IST

  FLORENCE, Italy: Fiorentina forwards Giuseppe Rossi and Mario Gomez are expected back from injuries before the Italian Cup final May 3, which would give both players the chance to be selected for their World Cup