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Gonzalo Jara being investigated for provoking Cavani at Copa America
Football | Jun 26, 2015, 07:14 AM ISTSantiago: South American football officials will look into the actions of Chile defender Gonzalo Jara, who was caught on video poking Edinson Cavani's behind to provoke a red card in the Copa America quarterfinals.Alberto Lozada,
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Host Chile beats Uruguay to reach Copa America semifinals
Football | Jun 25, 2015, 07:57 AM ISTSantiago: Defender Mauricio Isla scored an 81st-minute winner to help host Chile defeat defending champion Uruguay 1-0 and advance to the semifinals of the Copa America on Wednesday.Chile dominated the game from the start and
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Copa quarter-final against Chile is special: Uruguay coach
Football | Jun 24, 2015, 02:43 PM ISTSantiago: Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez says his players are prepared with the right mindset for the Copa America quarter-final match against hosts Chile.A third-placed finish in Group B for Uruguay has set up a meeting
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Argentina concedes late goal, draws Paraguay in Copa America
Football | Jun 14, 2015, 09:00 AM ISTRancagua: Argentina conceded a last-minute equalizer to open its Copa America participation with a disappointing 2-2 draw with Paraguay on Saturday.Substitute striker Lucas Barrios scored in the 90th-minute to cap Paraguay's comeback after Argentina had
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In better form than I was at World Cup says Messi
Football | Jun 10, 2015, 10:31 AM ISTLa Serena (Chile): Barcelona star footballer Lionel Messi says he is in better form than last year and expects Argentina to win the 2015 Copa America after the disappointment of losing the World Cup final
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1,500 foreign fans barred from Copa America in Chile
Football | Jun 06, 2015, 09:46 AM ISTSantiago:Nearly 1,500 football fans with prior records are banned from entering Chile as the country readies to host the 2015 Copa America championship next week, a media report said on Saturday.Some 70,000 foreign visitors are
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About 4,000 people evacuated after Chile volcano erupts
World | Apr 23, 2015, 12:39 PM ISTSantiago: About 4,000 people were evacuated after the Calbuco volcano in Chile erupted for the first time in more than four decades, a media report said on Thursday.The eruption on Wednesday sent a thick plume
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Missing ace Indian mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu found dead
India | Apr 04, 2015, 12:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Malli Mastan Babu, an ace mountaineer who had climbed the Seven Summits in 172 days, has been found dead.An announcement on Facebook page 'Rescue Malli Mastan Babu' created by his friends and well
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Mexico keeper Ochoa salvages draw with Chile
Football | Sep 07, 2014, 02:43 PM ISTSANTA CLARA, California: Gullermo Ochoa made two brilliant saves to help Mexico salvage a 0-0 draw with Chile in a friendly Saturday in front of a sellout crowd of 67,175 at Levi's Stadium, the new
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Chile's largest amphibian in danger of extinction
World | Aug 21, 2014, 12:10 PM ISTSantiago: The helmeted water toad, the largest amphibian found in the Chile, is in serious danger of extinction due to habitat loss and environmental factors."The Chilean map of species extinction" provides graphic proof of the
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Chile star Sanchez leaves Barcelona for Arsenal
Football | Jul 11, 2014, 02:28 PM ISTLONDON: Chile striker Alexis Sanchez ended his three-year stint at Barcelona by joining Arsenal for a reported fee of 35 million pounds ($60 million) on Thursday, adding some much-needed firepower to the English Premier League
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FIFA World Cup:Victory shows Brazil's limitations
Football | Jun 29, 2014, 11:20 AM ISTBelo Horizente, Brazil: Once the elation of victory and the hangovers wear off, Brazil should feel the cold shiver of World Cup disaster narrowly averted. The shootout penalty win against Chile exposed the Selecao's flaws
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil showing some nerves ahead of Chile match
Football | Jun 28, 2014, 10:44 AM ISTBelo Horizente, Brazil: There's no denying it, the thought of sudden World Cup elimination is on the minds of Luiz Felipe Scolari and his Brazil squad. The veteran coach wants to assure the people of
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FIFA World Cup: Fit-again Vidal arrives in Brazil with Chile squad
Football | Jun 06, 2014, 02:40 PM ISTBelo Horizonte: A 23-man Chile squad, including midfielder Arturo Vidal, has arrived in Brazil as the team starts preparations for its opening FIFA World Cup match against Australia.The Juventus star had been a major doubt
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World Cup: Spain, Netherlands should top Group B, but watch out for Chile
Football | May 30, 2014, 04:26 PM ISTRio de Janeiro: The Group B calculation in the FIFA World Cup is pretty straightforward. Defending champions Spain and the Netherlands, the two finalists in the 2010 edition in South Africa, should be through to
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Chile miners seek to give boost to World Cup team
Football | May 29, 2014, 01:37 PM ISTSantiago, Chile: The Chilean miners who survived trapped underground longer than anyone else before have a message for their country's World Cup team: Don't fear the "group of death." Chile has a strong squad, but
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GM India to start exporting vehicles; Chile first market
May 27, 2014, 06:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: General Motors India will begin exporting vehicles from India with Chile slated to be its first overseas market. The company will initially export left-hand-drive Chevrolet Beat to Chile. The production of export vehicles will
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Chile midfielder Vidal to undergo knee surgery
Football | May 07, 2014, 08:31 AM ISTTurin, Italy: Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal will undergo knee surgery Wednesday, just five weeks before his country's first match at the World Cup. Vidal visited specialist surgeon Ramon Cugat in Barcelona on Tuesday, accompanied by
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Chile has its best team, but a tough draw
Football | Apr 09, 2014, 12:16 PM ISTSantiago, Chile: Chile has assembled the best lineup it has ever taken to the World Cup, and has been placed in one of the toughest groups. Facing defending champion Spain and 2010 finalist Netherlands in
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Germany beats Chile 1-0 in international friendly.
Football | Mar 06, 2014, 10:20 AM ISTBerlin: With less than hundred days left for the 2014 soccer world cup the German team overcame a resilient Chile 1-0 in an international friendly in Stuttgart.Bayern Munich's Mario Goetze helped the Germans to snatch