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  Atapattu to coach Sri Lanka on England tour

  Cricket | April 25, 2014 21:10 IST

  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Marvan Atapattu leads Sri Lanka on a tour of England and Ireland next week with a major task of overcoming the inside knowledge of his predecessor as national coach, Paul Fabrace.   Fabrace

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  Luiz Scolari: Not worried about Neymar's fitness

  Football | April 25, 2014 11:02 IST

  Rio de Janeiro:  Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari says the form and fitness of Neymar ahead of the World Cup doesn't worry him at all."It's the team that isn't doing well. He is part of

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  Brazil's coach Scolari confirms 9 names for World Cup

  Football | April 25, 2014 8:20 IST

  SAO PAULO : Coach Luis Felipe Scolari has confirmed nine players who will make Brazil's squad for the World Cup at home.   They are David Luiz, Oscar, Ramires, Willian, Paulinho, Julio Cesar, Thiago Silva, Fred

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  Klopp, Guardiola not interested in Manchester United job

  Football | April 23, 2014 20:55 IST

  Munich: Jurgen Klopp said he is not interested in taking up the job of Manchester United manager since he is committed to Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund."Man Utd is a great club and I feel very

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  Sri Lanka's coach Farbrace quits for England post

  Cricket | April 22, 2014 16:53 IST

  Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka coach Paul Farbrace has resigned just months into his two-year contract to take up a position with England.   Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement on Tuesday that Farbrace's resignation

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  Harendra appointed junior hockey team's coach

  Hockey | April 21, 2014 13:12 IST

  New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) Monday appointed Harendra Singh as the coach of the junior men's team keeping in mind the 2016 Junior World Cup to be held in India.Harendra will join the training camp

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  Serie A: Relegation-threatened Livorno switches coaches

  Football | April 20, 2014 8:43 IST

  LIVORNO, Italy :  Relegation-threatened Livorno has fired coach Domenico Di Carlo and rehired Davide Nicola following a 3-0 loss at AC Milan.   The Tuscan club announced the move on its website on Saturday, with four

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  Moores given second chance as England coach

  Cricket | April 19, 2014 16:21 IST

  LONDON: Peter Moores was appointed as the new head coach of the England cricket team on Saturday, returning to the job he previously held for two years before getting sacked.   The 51-year-old Lancashire coach replaced

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  Future doesn't change with one defeat: Barcelona coach

  Football | April 18, 2014 6:42 IST

  Madrid:  FC Barcelona coach Tata Martino insisted Thursday that his side's 1-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final Wednesday did not mean he would be leaving the club at the end

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  Coach Paulo Bento extends contract with Portugal

  Football | April 09, 2014 21:40 IST

  LISBON, Portugal : Paulo Bento has signed a contract extension that will see him remain in charge of the Portuguese national football team for an additional two years.   The Portuguese Football Federation announced Wednesday it

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  Cristiano Ronaldo in doubt for Champions clash: Real Madrid coach

  Football | April 08, 2014 8:10 IST

  Madrid:  Cristiano Ronaldo may be kept out of the starting lineup for the second leg of Real Madrid's Champions League quarterfinal against Borussia Dortmund, Blancos coach Carlo Ancelotti said Monday.The Portuguese international sat out the

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  Spain coach has injured Valdes' replacement in mind for World Cup

  Football | April 08, 2014 7:04 IST

  Madrid:  Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said  that he has a good idea who will replace injured goalkeeper Victor Valdes for the World Cup finals in Brazil.Valdes will be out for around seven months after

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  Bayer Leverkusen fires coach Sami Hyypia

  Football | April 06, 2014 9:37 IST

  LEVERKUSEN, Germany : Bayer Leverkusen fired Sami Hyypia as coach Saturday after an alarming mid-season slump and turned to the Finn's former coaching partner Sascha Lewandowski to secure Champions League qualification.   The Bundesliga club said

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  ICC World T20: West Indies women's coach fancies World T20 title chances

  Cricket | March 30, 2014 13:13 IST

  Sylhet (Bangladesh): Coach Sherwin Campbell is backing the West Indies to win the ICC Women's World Twenty20 after they qualified for the semifinals.The Caribbean side trounced Sri Lanka by eight wickets Friday to record their

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  Hiddink appointed new Netherlands coach

  Football | March 28, 2014 16:20 IST

  THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Guus Hiddink will take over as Netherlands coach after the World Cup, when Louis van Gaal is stepping down, the country's football association announced on Friday.   Hiddink will lead the Netherlands until the

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  Felix appointed coach of national hockey team

  Hockey | March 26, 2014 23:21 IST

  New Delhi: Former India hockey captain Jude Felix was Wednesday appointed the coach of the senior men's national team and will work under chief coach Terry Walsh.Felix will join the training camp here at the

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  Deschamps to name preliminary 30-man WCup squad

  Football | March 26, 2014 18:16 IST

  PARIS: France coach Didier Deschamps will name a preliminary 30-man World Cup squad on May 13, then give seven the bad news before the team leaves for Brazil.   Teams have to send FIFA a list

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  Ric Charlesworth to quit as Australia coach in August.

  Hockey | March 26, 2014 11:37 IST

  SYDNEY : Ric Charlesworth plans to quit as coach of the Australian men's field hockey team after the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.   A four-time Olympian and winner of the 1986 World Cup as a player,

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  Windies captain, coach back Andre Russell to perform.

  Cricket | March 17, 2014 9:54 IST

   Bridgetown (Barbados):  West Indies captain Darren Sammy and coach Ottis Gibson have backed Andre Russell to excel in his new role as the Jamaican all-rounder struggles to fill the slot made vacant by injured Kieron

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  Targeting top-8 finish in hockey World Cup: Coach Walsh

  Hockey | March 13, 2014 20:21 IST

   New Delhi:  Indian hockey chief coach Terry Walsh is aiming for a top-8 finish at the upcoming FIH World Cup to be played in The Hague from May 31 to June 15.“Our first target is