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  Meet Hanan Khan, Pakistan’s paratha-wala who may soon represent national cricket team

  Cricket | January 12, 2017 23:37 IST

  In a story of struggle and endurance, an aspiring cricketer who makes parathas at a road-side diner for living, has been included in Pakistan’s NCA XI to play two T20 matches against Malaysian cricket team

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  Xavi Hernandez retires from Spanish national team

  Football | August 06, 2014 9:24 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain:  Xavi Hernandez, Spain's leading playmaker in its run of three major titles, has retired from international duty after a  disappointing World Cup.   Flanked by fellow Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta, Xavi was the key

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  English cricket to lose national-team sponsor

  Cricket | October 24, 2012 13:21 IST

  London, Oct 24: English cricket is searching for a new shirt sponsor for its national teams after Brit Insurance said it would not renew its contract beyond 2014.The insurance company became England's sponsor in 2010

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  Kuwait national team coach shot in Serbia

  Football | August 26, 2012 23:09 IST

  Belgrade (Serbia), Aug 26: Police say Kuwait national team football coach Goran Tufegdzic has been shot in his native Serbia and is in critical condition.Police in the central town of Pozarevac said Sunday that Tufegdzic

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  Poland taps Fornalik to coach national team

  Football | July 10, 2012 21:03 IST

  Warsaw (Poland), Jul 10: Waldemar Fornalik was appointed the national coach by the Polish Football Association on Tuesday, replacing Franciszek Smuda, whose contract ends next month.The 49-year-old Fornalik has coached Ruch Chorzow since 2009, and

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  Ljajic suspended from Serbian national team

  Football | May 28, 2012 21:53 IST

  Belgrade, May 28: Serbia's football association says midfielder Adem Ljajic has been suspended from the Serbian national team for failing to sing the nationalist anthem before a friendly against Spain.The association said in a statement

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  Roy Hodgson hired to coach England

  Football | May 01, 2012 22:08 IST

  London, May 1: The English Football Association has hired Roy Hodgson as coach of the national team, six weeks before the European Championship.The FA says Hodgson was appointed on a four-year deal.The FA overlooked the

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  HI To Introduce Retainership Fees For Senior, U-19 Teams

  Hockey | February 09, 2012 20:20 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 9: With Sahara Group back as sponsors of the national team, Hockey India, taking a cue from the BCCI, are all set to introduce “retainership fee” for the senior as well as

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  Albania Hires Giovanni De Biasi As New Coach

  Football | December 15, 2011 14:39 IST

  Tirana, Albania, Dec 15: The Albanian football federation says it has hired Giovanni De Biasi as the new national team coach.The 55-year-old Italian replaces Croatian coach Josip Kuze, who left in October after poor results

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  Eagle Back On Poland Kit, Under Fan Pressure

  Football | November 23, 2011 18:22 IST

  Warsaw (Poland), Nov 23: Polish football officials say the national emblem of a crowned eagle will be put back on national team jerseys following protests from fans and questions from the president.The news was announced

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  Zico In Iraq To Arrange National Team Job

  Football | August 27, 2011 18:23 IST

  Baghdad, Aug 27: The Iraqi Football Federation says former Brazilian great Zico has arrived in the country to negotiate a deal to coach the national team.The general secretary of the Iraqi Football Federation, Tariq Ahmed,

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  Maradona Out As Coach Of Argentina's National Team

  Football | July 28, 2010 9:08 IST

  Buenos Aires: Diego Maradona was removed as coach of Argentina's national team on Tuesday, ending an erratic 21-month stint that mirrored his own long history of unpredictable behavior and culminated in a humiliating exit in