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Portuguese Coach Barely Escapes Egypt Violence
Football | Feb 03, 2012, 12:36 PM ISTLisbon, Portugal, Feb 3: A Portuguese member of Al-Ahly's coaching staff says he ran for his life and made a narrow escape when fans stormed the field after an Egyptian match and caused a riot
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England Coach Flower Not Afraid To Make Changes
Cricket | Jan 30, 2012, 09:10 AM ISTAbu Dhabi, Jan 30: England coach Andy Flower on Sunday hinted at making changes to the team for the third test against Pakistan after losing the first two matches of their series.Pakistan took an unassailable
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Colombia Says Pekerman Has Agreed To Coach Team
Football | Jan 06, 2012, 12:35 PM ISTBogota, Jan 6: The Colombia football federation says Argentina's Jose Pekerman has agreed to take over as coach of the country's national team.In a statement Thursday, the federation said it had reached an agreement with
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Vietnam Fires German Falko Gotz
Football | Jan 06, 2012, 12:27 PM ISTHanoi, Jan 6: The Vietnam Football Federation has fired German coach Falko Gotz after the country's Under-23 team's dismal performance at the recent Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia.Gotz told a news conference in Hanoi he
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Duncan Fletcher's Australia Jinx Continues
Cricket | Dec 30, 2011, 09:56 PM ISTMelbourne, Dec 30: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a jinxed man in his corner and it's none other than coach Duncan Fletcher.For all the praise and admiration the Zimbabwean gets in the cricketing world
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Langer Says He Tried For Australia Head Coach Job
Cricket | Dec 26, 2011, 02:31 PM ISTMelbourne, Dec 26: Australia's batting coach Justin Langer On Monday revealed that he tried without success for the head coach`s job, which ultimately went to South African Mickey Arthur."It was a good process. I just
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South Korea Appoint Choi Kang-Hee As Coach
Football | Dec 21, 2011, 12:19 PM ISTSeoul, Dec 21: South Korea sprang a surprise by appointing Choi Kang-hee as the new coach of the national team on Wednesday despite the fact he had already turned down the job and that a
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Manzano Unfazed By Job Pressure Despite Poor Run
Football | Dec 15, 2011, 12:11 PM ISTMadrid, Dec 15: Atletico Madrid coach Gregorio Manzano has launched a defense of his six-month tenure at the club after dismal away form and a shock cup defeat left his job under threat.Manzano's position is
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Santader, Coach Cuper Part Ways After 13 Games
Football | Nov 30, 2011, 10:21 AM ISTSantander (Spain), Nov 30: Racing Santander says coach Hector Cuper has agreed to leave the last-place club after only 13 games.The 56-year-old Argentine's contract had been due to expire at the end of the season
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Herrera Takes Over As Coach At Mexico's America
Football | Nov 17, 2011, 11:59 AM ISTMexico City, Nov 17: Miguel Herrera became the new coach of Mexican club America, replacing Alfredo Tena on Wednesday.Herrera moved from Mexican club Atlante to be the fourth America coach in a year.America, which has
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Dravid Says, Fletcher's Tips Helped His Game
Cricket | Nov 14, 2011, 08:02 PM ISTKolkata, November 14: Enjoying a golden run having scored five tons in less than six months, Rahul Dravid today gave credit to chief coach Duncan Fletcher for his tips which has proved to be invaluable.The
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Serbia Coach Petrovic Resigns
Football | Oct 14, 2011, 09:35 PM ISTBelgrade, Oct 14: Serbia's national team coach Vladimir Petrovic resigned Friday after the failure to qualify for the European Championship.Serbia lost 1-0 to Slovenia on Tuesday, missing out on a place in the playoffs for
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Nigeria Coach Asked To Explain Qualifying Failure
Football | Oct 09, 2011, 04:06 PM ISTAbuja, Nigeria, Oct 9: The Nigeria Football Federation has asked national coach Samson Siasia to explain the country's failure to qualify for next year's African Cup of Nations.The NFF on Saturday gave Siasia 48 hours
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Guardiola Says He Thinks About Leaving Barcelona
Football | Oct 07, 2011, 09:26 PM ISTBarcelona, Oct 7: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola says thinking about leaving his job every day keeps him motivated. "Not a day goes by without thinking 'I'm off,"' said Guardiola in a promotional interview released Friday.
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Spain Coach Keeps Faith With Fernando Torres
Football | Sep 30, 2011, 05:52 PM ISTMadrid, Sept 30: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has kept faith with Chelsea striker Fernando Torres for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Czech Republic and Scotland.Torres did not make the matchday squad for Spain's
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Cooley To Fill In As Australia Coach In SAfrica
Cricket | Sep 27, 2011, 01:50 PM ISTMelbourne, Sept 27: Bowling coach Troy Cooley was appointed interim head coach Tuesday for Australia's tour of South Africa next month.Tim Nielsen quit last week after Australia's 1-0 test series win in Sri Lanka, leaving
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Whatmore Hopeful Of Good KKR Show Despite Gambhir's Absence
Cricket | Sep 15, 2011, 05:03 PM ISTHyderabad, Sep 15: The Kolkata Knight Riders coach Dav Whatmore is confident that his boys will put their best foot forward despite the absence of skipper Gautam Gambhir. “He (Gambhir) was the skipper. Obviously, we
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Alvarez Named New Colombia Coach
Football | Sep 09, 2011, 02:24 PM ISTBogota, Colombia, Sept 9: Leonel Alvarez was named Colombia's new national team coach on Thursday, replacing Hernan Dario Gomez who resigned last month after saying he regretted an incident in which he struck a woman
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Capello Urges Striker Carroll To Curb Drinking
Football | Sep 05, 2011, 09:03 PM ISTWembley, Sep 5: England coach Fabio Capello has urged striker Andy Carroll, the country's most expensive player, to curb his drinking and change his lifestyle.Liverpool's 35-million pound (then $56 million) January signing is struggling for
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Fletcher Seeks Redemption After Disastrous Start To Stint
Cricket | Sep 02, 2011, 07:55 PM ISTChester-Le-Street, Sep 2: The Indian cricket team's disastrous campaign in England has taken some sheen off Duncan Fletcher's record as coach and he is now only left with the five-match ODI series, which starts on