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  Neymar, Messi help Barcelona win

  October 05, 2014 14:52 IST

  Madrid: Spanish football giants Barcelona ensured they will go into the international break as leaders of the Primera Liga beating Rayo Vallecano 2-0 here at the Vallecas Stadium.Saturday's victory means Barca have dropped just two

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  Kaka returns to Brazil national team

  October 04, 2014 8:34 IST

  Sao Paulo: Kaka is back with Brazil's national team after an absence of more than 18 months. Coach Dunga on Friday called up the playmaker to replace injured Cruzeiro midfielder Ricardo Goulart for the match against

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  Hertha Berlin beats Stuttgart 3-2 in Bundesliga

  October 04, 2014 8:26 IST

  Berlin: Salomon Kalou scored twice as Hertha Berlin came from behind to beat visiting Stuttgart 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Friday.   Kalou cancelled out Moritz Leitner's fifth-minute opener with a coolly taken penalty in the

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  Judge refuses to drop Messi tax fraud charges

  October 03, 2014 21:19 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: A Spanish judge rejected an appeal filed by Lionel Messi's lawyers on Friday to drop tax fraud charges against the Barcelona star.The judge rebutted the counter demand that Messi be excluded from the

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  Madrid wins late, Liverpool loses in Champs League

  October 02, 2014 8:50 IST

  Geneva: Real Madrid and Liverpool found their combined 15 European titles were no protection on the road in the Champions League on Wednesday.   Ten-time champion Real Madrid trailed early against Bulgarian newcomer Ludogorets Razgrad, which

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  United holds on to beat West Ham after Rooney red

  September 27, 2014 22:53 IST

  MANCHESTER, England: Captain Wayne Rooney was sent off after scoring but 10-man Manchester United clung on to beat West Ham 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. It was just United's second victory in seven matches

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  Sepp Blatter tells FIFA board he'll run for re-election

  September 27, 2014 14:36 IST

  Zurich:  FIFA President Sepp Blatter has told his executive committee colleagues he plans to run for re-election next year, though he is not yet an official candidate.   The Swiss official says he told them he

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  Chelsea: Mourinho concerned about Costa's fitness

  September 27, 2014 7:30 IST

  London: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is concerned about Diego Costa's fitness, but he's powerless to stop the striker playing for Spain next month.   Costa is unable to play more than one match a week since

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  Manchester United struggling on pitch, beset by injuries

  September 26, 2014 8:34 IST

  London: On a day of derbies in north London and Merseyside, the fate of Manchester United will be the most anticipated result on Saturday. United hosts West Ham having won just one of its opening

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  Luis Suarez in Uruguay prelim squad for 2 friendlies

  September 26, 2014 7:59 IST

  Montevideo, Uruguay:  Luis Suarez is one of 29 players in a preliminary Uruguay squad for two friendlies next month in Saudi Arabia and Oman.   Coach Oscar Tabarez must still decide if he will pick Suarez

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  Bundesliga: Dortmund salvages 2-2 draw with Stuttgart

  September 25, 2014 8:00 IST

  Frankfurt, Germany:  Ciro Immobile scored a late equalizer as Borussia Dortmund came from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Wednesday.   Stuttgart's point in an encouraging

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  Heel injury rules Zlatan Ibrahimovic out of Caen match

  September 24, 2014 10:04 IST

  Paris:  Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss French champion Paris Saint-Germain's match at Caen on Wednesday because of a left heel injury. Tests on Tuesday revealed that Ibrahimovic, the club's leading scorer with five league goals,

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  Ronaldo's 4 goals leads Real Madrid to another rout

  September 24, 2014 7:30 IST

  Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo made amends for conceding a penalty by scoring four times as he led Real Madrid to a 5-1 rout of Elche in the Spanish league on Tuesday.   Ronaldo fouled Pedro Mosquera while

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  Bayern Munich beats Paderborn 4-0 to take Bundesliga lead

  September 24, 2014 7:20 IST

  Frankfurt, Germany :  Mario Goetze scored two goals as Bayern Munich eased to a 4-0 victory over promoted Paderborn and moved to the top of the Bundesliga on Tuesday.   Goetze and Robert Lewandowski scored inside

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  Aircel named principal sponsor of Atletico de Kolkata

  September 22, 2014 19:53 IST

  Kolkata:  Mobile network service provider Aircel was Monday announced as the principal sponsor of Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Atletico de Kolkata.Football club Atletico de Kolkata co-owners -- former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, R.P.

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  ISL: Presence of foreign players will raise standards, says Ganguly

  September 22, 2014 17:05 IST

  Kolkata:  Former Indian skipper and co-owner of ISL team Athletico De Kolkata Sourav Ganguly today said the presence of eminent foreign players in the squad would help the local boys to raise their playing standards

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  Lampard stuns former club Chelsea, United implodes

  September 22, 2014 12:10 IST

  Manchester, England: Chelsea's winning start to the Premier League was ended by a dramatic goal from one of its greatest players while Manchester United's all-star attack was undermined by its jittery defense in a 5-3

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  EPL: Rejuvenated Ozil lifts Arsenal out of slump

  September 21, 2014 10:49 IST

  London: Mesut Ozil answered his critics and lifted Arsenal out of its slump. Arsenal's record $70 million signing ended an eight-match scoring drought stretching back into last season, and also set up Danny Welbeck's first

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  EPL: West Ham upsets Liverpool 3-1 in Premier League

  September 21, 2014 10:17 IST

  London:  Liverpool's English Premier League challenge received another early blow as an impressive West Ham beat last season's runner-up 3-1 on Saturday.   Liverpool was heavily favored to win at West Ham, but suffered successive league

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  Serie A: Tevez leads Juventus to 1-0 win at AC Milan

  September 21, 2014 9:57 IST

  Milan: Carlos Tevez's fourth goal in three matches helped Juventus win 1-0 at AC Milan on Saturday in the first high-profile matchup of the Serie A.   In the 71st minute at the San Siro, Paul

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  Ronaldo scores 3 as Madrid thrashes Deportivo 8-2

  September 20, 2014 23:13 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick, Gareth Bale and Javier Hernandez added braces and Real Madrid rolled to an 8-2 rout at Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday to emphatically end its two-game losing

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  I want to help young Indian talent grow through ISL: Capdevila

  September 20, 2014 21:32 IST

  Mumbai: Spanish star and member of the 2010 World Cup winning squad Joan Capdevila feels that a chance to play for the NorthEast United in the upcoming cash-rich Indian Super League (ISL) starting next month

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  Juventus is part of life, now want to explore India: Del Piero

  September 20, 2014 11:09 IST

  New Delhi:  Juventus remains a "part of his life" but Italian World Cup winner Alessandro Del Piero, like a child, now wants to understand everything about India during his stint with Delhi Dynamos in the

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  Wembley to host Euro 2020 semifinals and final

  September 20, 2014 8:54 IST

  Geneva:  Wembley Stadium will host the semifinals and final of the first continent-wide European Championship in 2020, ending a run of bidding failures by England.   England, which failed in the quest to host the 2006

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  Hope that ISL benefits India's national team: Del Piero

  September 19, 2014 19:03 IST

  New Delhi: Former Italy football captain and World cup winner Alessandro del Piero, a marquee player for Delhi Dynamos, Friday hoped that the Indian Super League (ISL) will help the national team, which is languishing

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  Know what stopped Maradona from fulfilling his potential

  December 12, 2014 11:21 IST

  Buenos Aires:  Argentine football great Diego Maradona has admitted his drug addiction stopped him from fulfilling his potential as a player.In an interview with Argentine television channel Tyc Sports, the 53-year-old said he has not

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  Del Piero arrives in India, says well prepared for ISL

  September 18, 2014 16:43 IST

  New Delhi: Former Italian international and World Cup winner Alessandro del Piero arrived here Thursday to be part of the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) where he would turn out for Delhi Dynamos in the

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  ISL: Chennai franchisee to be named 'Chennians FC'

  September 18, 2014 9:53 IST

  Kolkata: The Chennai ISL franchisee would be soon be officially unveiled as 'Chennians FC', according to a team insider.     "The owners want to give a name which would have a feel of the city. The