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  After Bahrain high, Indian women's team faces 40th ranked Chinese Taipei

  October 12, 2021 14:17 IST

  The Indian women's football team will face its toughest test of the ongoing exposure tour when the side takes on a higher ranked Chinese Taipei in an international friendly.

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  Germany become 1st team to qualify for 2022 World Cup; Russia, Croatia clinch playoffs

  October 12, 2021 11:55 IST

  Germany booked their place in 2022 FIFA World Cup with an error-strewn 4-0 win in North Macedonia. 

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  We have tried to improve on all aspects, says Thomas Dennerby

  October 11, 2021 23:55 IST

  Dennerby was speaking a day after his team blanked hosts Bahrain 5-0 in an international friendly match here.

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  FIFA unveils Ibha - official mascot of U-17 2022 Women's World Cup

  October 11, 2021 19:16 IST

  According to a release issued by the global body, Ibha aims to inspire women and girls across India and around the world to realise their potential.

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  Hope to keep playing and scoring in foreseeable future, says Sunil Chhetri after equalling Pele

  October 11, 2021 18:06 IST

  Chhetri, 37, equalled the legendary Pele when his 83rd-minute strike helped India beat Nepal 1-0 and saved his side from elimination in the SAFF Championship.

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  India women thrash Bahrain 5-0 in football friendly

  October 11, 2021 16:23 IST

  Thomas Dennerby's girls sent out a strong message with this astounding victory after the heart-wrenching 0-1 defeat against Tunisia in their previous friendly in the UAE.

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  SAFF Championship: Chhetri strike helps India beat Nepal

  October 11, 2021 16:00 IST

  An 82nd-minute strike by Sunil Chhetri handed India a 1-0 win over Nepal in the SAFF Championship 2021 Group Stage, at the National Stadium.

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  France win Nations League with late winner from Mbappe vs Spain

  October 11, 2021 11:03 IST

  Mbappé netted with 10 minutes remaining as France was again forced to fight back, just as it had done in the semifinals against Belgium.

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  World Cup qualifiers: Messi stars in Argentina rout of Uruguay; Brazil draw

  October 11, 2021 11:04 IST

  Lionel Messi was among the scorers as Argentina beat rival Uruguay 3-0, hours after Brazil's run of consecutive wins in South American World Cup qualifying ended in a 0-0 with Colombia.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 112th goal for Portugal

  October 10, 2021 10:48 IST

  In his European record 181st game for Portugal — breaking a tie with his former Real Madrid teammate Sergio Ramos’s mark for Spain — Ronaldo score his 112th goal to stretch his men’s world record.

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  SAFF Championship: India face Nepal in must-win match

  October 09, 2021 20:14 IST

  Seven-time winners India are yet to log full points from a game in this edition of the tournament, having drawn both their matches against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

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  Netherlands and Germany battle to wins in World Cup qualifying

  October 09, 2021 16:17 IST

  A 1-0 win over Latvia with a volley from Davy Klaassen lacked the swagger from last month's 6-1 dismantling of Turkey.

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  ISL reallocates prize money, league stage winners to get Rs 3 crore more from this season

  October 08, 2021 17:15 IST

  The League Winners Shield, introduced in 2019-20 season conferred to table toppers, were presented with Rs 50 lakh in the last two seasons.

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  FIFA plans to postpone Club World Cup until 2022

  October 08, 2021 16:19 IST

  Coronavirus restrictions led to Japan withdrawing from staging the seven-team tournament this December, and South Africa then abandoned a bid due to the need to get more of the country vaccinated.

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  UEFA Nations League: Kylian Mbappe inspires comeback as France beat Belgium 3-2

  October 08, 2021 10:35 IST

  Kylian Mbappe redeemed himself with a goal and an assist as France came from two goals down to beat Belgium 3-2 and reach the UEFA Nations League final.

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  Messi fail to score as Argentina draw Paraguay 0-0; Brazil beat Venezuela in World Cup qualifiers

  October 08, 2021 9:09 IST

  Leaders Brazil and second-place Argentina had uninspiring performances in their World Cup qualifying matches on Thursday, but gained key competition points.

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  Indian football team hits new low: Chhetri and boys held to goalless draw by 205th-ranked Sri Lanka

  October 07, 2021 20:02 IST

  The seven-time champions paid the price of not creating enough chances and wasting those they got against a Sri Lankan side 98 places below them in the FIFA rankings.

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  Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni supports biennial World Cup proposal

  October 07, 2021 12:11 IST

  FIFA is pushing a plan to stage its showcase tournament every two years instead of every four years, but the proposal has been widely criticized by soccer officials in both Europe and South America.

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  Italy's record unbeaten run ended by 2-1 Nations League loss to Spain

  October 07, 2021 10:23 IST

  Ferran Torres scored two goals in the first half for Spain, the second coming after Leonardo Bonucci was sent off for a second yellow card three minutes before the break.

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  Barcelona says audit shows club was technically bankrupt

  October 06, 2021 20:35 IST

  Barcelona CEO Ferrán Reverter presented a grim picture of the club's financial situation while releasing the results from a Deloitte audit that started after Laporta arrived in March

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  SAFF Championship: India look to register tournament's first win against Sri Lanka

  October 06, 2021 19:17 IST

  The Indians go into Thursday's game on the back of a disappointing stalemate with Bangladesh, against whom they should have won considering that they dominated majority of the proceedings 

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  SAFF Championship: India look to register tournament's first win against Sri Lanka

  October 06, 2021 13:25 IST

  The Indians go into Thursday's game on the back of a disappointing stalemate with Bangladesh.

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  Former Germany captain Philipp Lahm opposed to biennial FIFA World Cup

  October 06, 2021 10:54 IST

  Former Germany captain Philipp Lahm has said that the current World Cup format should "remain as it is."

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  Germany unveil logo for Euro 2024 tournament

  October 06, 2021 9:41 IST

  Some guests and media were invited to Berlin's Olympiastadion for the UEFA launch, though no fans were present on a damp evening in the German capital on Tuesday.

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  SAFF Championship: We are ourselves guilty for not winning against Bangladesh, says Igor Stimac

  October 05, 2021 21:18 IST

  India were held to a 1-1 draw by a 10-man Bangladesh side here on Monday.

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  Borussia Dortmund sweat over Erling Haaland fitness in Bundesliga break

  October 04, 2021 20:34 IST

  Haaland hasn't played since Sept. 19 with a unspecified muscle problem and will sit out Norway's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Turkey and Montenegro.

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  Kylian Mbappe reveals he told PSG in July that he wanted to leave

  October 04, 2021 20:17 IST

  Mbappé was subject to reported bids from Real Madrid approaching 200 million euros (USD 230 million) in August as he entered the last season of a five-year contract with PSG.

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  SAFF Championships: 10-man Bangladesh hold India 1-1 despite Chhetri's 76th international goal

  October 04, 2021 20:06 IST

  The 37-year-old Chhetri, playing in his 121st match for India, struck in the 27th minute to place himself just a goal shy of legendary Brazillian Pele (77 goals from 92 matches).