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  Barcelona gets Manchester City in last 16 of Champions League

  December 16, 2013 17:38 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland: Barcelona will face Manchester City in the last 16 of the Champions League, and Chelsea will meet Galatasaray and its former striker Didier Drogba.   Also, Bayern Munich was paired again with Arsenal, nine-time

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  Pune FC beat United SC 2-1 in I-League

  December 16, 2013 16:29 IST

  Kalyani: A first half twin strike from Mustapha Riga scripted Pune FC's 2-1 away win against United SC in a round 15 I-League fixture here on Sunday.After leading 2-0 with Riga's 11th and 23rd minute

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  Napoli beat Inter Milan in six-goal thriller

  December 16, 2013 15:51 IST

  Rome: Napoli came back from their UEFA Champions League exit with a 4-2 win over Inter Milan in an Italian Serie A match at home.Gonzalo Higuain put the hosts ahead with his 12th goal of

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  San Lorenzo wins Argentine title after 0-0 draw

  December 16, 2013 7:02 IST

  Buenos Aires, Argentina: San Lorenzo won the first half of the Argentine first-division season Sunday after a 0-0 draw with Velez Sarsfield, thanks to previous champion Newell's Old Boys earning only one point in a

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  I-League: East Bengal beats Bengaluru FC 2-0

  December 15, 2013 18:36 IST

  Bangalore: East Bengal ended Bengaluru FC's winning spree at home with goals by James Moga (17th) and Edeh Chidi (80th) for a deserving 2-0 result in the Airtel I-League match, here Sunday.The visitors, thus, repeated

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  India gets down to preparing for U-17 World Cup

  December 15, 2013 16:43 IST

  New Delhi: India is gearing itself to host the Under-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017, in preparation for which, the country's parent body for football, is giving the push to short-listed host cities to put

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  David Beckham enjoys being at home

  December 15, 2013 11:51 IST

  London: David Beckham, who retired from professional football earlier this year, says he is enjoying being a hands-on father, who cooks for his children and even drops them to school.While his wife Victoria is busy

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  Cardiff beats West Brom 1-0 in Premier League

  December 15, 2013 11:38 IST

  Cardiff, Wales: Peter Whittingham's second-half header gave Cardiff a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion on Saturday in an English Premier League match that proved to be Steve Clarke's last in charge of the struggling

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  English Premier League; Manchester City crushes Arsenal 6-3

  December 15, 2013 10:41 IST

  Manchester, England: Arsenal felt the full force of Manchester City's rampant attack to slump to a wild 6-3 loss in the English Premier League on Saturday, cutting its lead over Chelsea to two points and

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  English Premier League: West Bromwich fires coach Steve Clarke

  December 15, 2013 10:26 IST

  WEST BROMWICH, England: West Bromwich Albion moved to halt its slide down the English Premier League by firing coach Steve Clarke on Saturday, hours after the club slumped to a fourth straight loss.Clarke lasted just

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  Workers go on strike at delayed World Cup stadium

  December 15, 2013 6:26 IST

  Curitiba, Brazil: Workers went on strike over late pay at one of the stadiums enduring the longest delays ahead of the World Cup in Brazil, officials said Saturday.   The work stoppage happened in the southern

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  For Balotelli World Cup is where he aims to be the best

  December 14, 2013 15:23 IST

  Milan: AC Milan and Italy striker Mario Balotelli says next year's World Cup is the perfect platform for him to prove he is the best striker in the world.The 23-year-old, who scored 12 goals in

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  Sporting events a unique fan experience in Brazil

  December 14, 2013 12:35 IST

  Sao Paulo: Go to a sporting event in Brazil and you will be mesmerized by fanatic crowds, nonstop chanting and an incessant party atmosphere. Go to a sporting event in Brazil and you will also

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  Maracana pitch readied for World Cup

  December 14, 2013 12:24 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: A rejuvenation process in preparation for next year's FIFA World Cup was started on the turf of Brazil's iconic Maracana stadium.The move follows criticism of the pitch's condition amid a heavy match

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  Italy selects seaside training base for World Cup

  December 14, 2013 11:54 IST

  Rome: Italy's training base for the World Cup will be a seaside resort 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Rio de Janeiro.   The Italian football federation says the Azzurri will stay at the Portobello Resort

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  Portland Timbers get Champions League spot

  December 14, 2013 6:40 IST

  New York: The Portland Timbers will compete in CONCACAF's 2014-15 Champions League under a U.S. allocation change approved Friday.Portland earned the spot as the MLS team with the best record in the conference opposite the

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  Sikkim to host East Zone round of Santosh Trophy

  December 13, 2013 19:13 IST

  Gangtok: Sikkim Football Association is hosting East Zone round of the 68th edition of National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy for the first timefrom January 26 to January 31 here at Paljor Stadium.The East zone

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  WCup officials in Cuiaba say stadium will be ready

  December 13, 2013 6:19 IST

  Cuiaba, Brazil: Officials in the World Cup city of Cuiaba acknowledged Thursday they were running late but insisted the venue would be ready for the tournament in June.   The city's planned 22 kilometers (13 miles)

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  AC Milan in last 16 after 0-0 draw against Ajax

  December 12, 2013 12:00 IST

  Milan: AC Milan is through to the Champions League last 16 after holding Ajax to a goalless draw despite playing most of the match with 10 men after captain Riccardo Montolivo was sent off.   Montolivo

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  Ba's goal sends Chelsea through as group winners

  December 12, 2013 12:03 IST

  London: Demba Ba scored a rare goal as Chelsea advanced in the Champions League as group winners with a 1-0 victory over Steaua Bucharest on Wednesday.   On a night when the Romanian visitors offered little

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  Dortmund, Milan advance in Champions League

  December 12, 2013 12:07 IST

  Geneva: In a dramatic climax to one of the tightest groups in Champions League history, Borussia Dortmund needed an 87th-minute goal at Marseille to advance at the expense of Napoli which beat Arsenal.   Dortmund, last

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  Neymar scores hat trick as Barca crush Celtic 6-1

  December 12, 2013 11:40 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Neymar scored a Champions League hat trick in a 6-1 rout of Celtic on Wednesday to help Barcelona forget about Lionel Messi -- for one night at least.   Gerard Pique, Pedro Rodriguez, and

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  Dortmund beats Marseille 2-1

  December 12, 2013 11:33 IST

  Marseille, France: Borussia Dortmund beat 10-man Marseille 2-1 with a late goal from Kevin Grosskreutz on Wednesday to top Group F and advance to the Champions League knockout stage.   Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski beat the

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  Raja score late to beat Auckland at Club World Cup

  December 12, 2013 6:36 IST

  Agaidir, Morocco: Raja Casablanca scored late into stoppage time to beat Auckland City 2-1 in the opening match of the annual Club World Cup in Morocco on Wednesday.   Abdelilah Hafidi tapped home the winner in

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  Bengaluru FC battle to a 3-2 win over Mohammedan Sporting

  December 11, 2013 22:53 IST

  Kolkata: Bengaluru FC maintained their position at the top of the table with a hard fought 3-2 win over Mohammedan Sporting under hostile conditions in the Airtel I-League football at the Salt Lake Stadium here

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  Rangdajied edge Pune in I-League thriller

  December 11, 2013 21:38 IST

  Shillong: Rangdajied United FC delivered arguably the greatest comeback of this season's Airtel I-League coming back from two goals down to beat Pune FC 3-2 triumph at the JN Stadium here Wednesday evening.It went down

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  Bayern loses at home 3-2 to Man City

  December 11, 2013 12:48 IST

  Munich: Bayern Munich squandered a two-goal lead as Manchester City ended the title-holder's record 10-match winning run in the Champions League with a 3-2 victory on Tuesday.   Both teams had already qualified for the knockout

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  United beats Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 to top group

  December 11, 2013 12:38 IST

  Manchester, England: Manchester United rediscovered the winning feeling at Old Trafford by beating Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday to finish top of Group A and eliminate the Ukrainian champions.   Phil Jones'