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Real Madrid defender Pepe injured ahead of Champions League final
Football | May 10, 2014, 10:13 AM ISTMADRID : With only two weeks to go before the Champions League final, Real Madrid says center back Pepe has injured his left leg. Madrid says the 31-year-old Pepe was hurt in Wednesday's 1-1 draw
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Napoli wins violence-marred Italian Cup final against Fiorentina
Football | May 04, 2014, 06:55 AM ISTROME : Lorenzo Insigne scored two early goals as Napoli edged Fiorentina 3-1 to win the Italian Cup in a final marred by pre-game violence on Saturday. A fan was in serious condition following a
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Europa League: 10-man Benfica returns to final
Football | May 02, 2014, 01:26 PM ISTTURIN, Italy : Ten-man Benfica returned to the Europa League final following a 0-0 draw at tournament-favourite Juventus on Thursday, advancing on 2-1 aggregate. Juventus created numerous chances but either couldn't find the target or
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Europa League: Sevilla's late goal beat Valencia for a place in final
Football | May 02, 2014, 01:19 PM ISTVALENCIA, Spain : Stephane Mbia scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time for Sevilla to make the Europa League final despite a 3-1 loss at Valencia on Thursday. Valencia looked set to play in
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Champions League: Atletico Madrid beats Chelsea 3-1 to reach final
Football | May 01, 2014, 07:26 AM ISTLONDON : A season of the unexpected for Atletico Madrid will end with a shot at a first Champions League title against its fiercest rival. Having disrupted the established order of power in Spanish football,
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Chelsea stands in way of Atletico's 1st Champions League final
Football | Apr 30, 2014, 07:18 AM ISTLONDON: It's not only illness that has exhausted Jose Mourinho. Defending the virtues of employing defensive tactics once again is wearing out the Chelsea manager. However much Liverpool and Atletico Madrid were frustrated by Mourinho's
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Champions League: Real Madrid reaches final by defeating Bayern Munich
Football | Apr 30, 2014, 06:58 AM ISTMUNICH : Sergio Ramos has his redemption, Cristiano Ronaldo has his goal record and Real Madrid is one win away from the long-awaited "Decima."Real Madrid carried out coach Carlo Ancelotti's game plan to perfection and
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Sharapova beats Ivanovic in Stuttgart final
Tennis | Apr 27, 2014, 08:35 PM ISTSTUTTGART, Germany: Maria Sharapova won her third straight Porsche Grand Prix title on Sunday by coming from behind to defeat Ana Ivanovic 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Sharapova won her first tournament of the year and clinched
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England, Germany compete to host Euro 2020 final
Football | Apr 27, 2014, 09:13 AM ISTGENEVA : England and Germany will continue their great football rivalry in a contest to host the 2020 European Championship final and semifinals. UEFA said Saturday that 19 countries are bidding to host games in
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Maria Sharapova beats Sara Errani to reach third straight Porsche Grand Prix final
Tennis | Apr 27, 2014, 07:57 AM ISTSTUTTGART, Germany : Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova cruised past Sara Errani 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday to reach her Sharapova dominated the 59-minute semifinal and will play Ana Ivanovic in the final. Sharapova extended
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Wawrinka beats Federer to win Monte Carlo Masters
Tennis | Apr 20, 2014, 11:19 PM ISTMONACO: Stanislas Wawrinka won the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time Sunday, rallying to beat Roger Federer 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in a rare all-Swiss final. The Australian Open champion had lost his previous
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Federer beats Djokovic to reach Monte Carlo final
Tennis | Apr 19, 2014, 10:57 PM ISTMONACO: Roger Federer will try to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time and Stanislas Wawrinka his first Masters title anywhere when they meet in an all-Swiss final on Sunday. Federer ousted defending
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Wawrinka beats Ferrer to reach Monte Carlo final
Tennis | Apr 19, 2014, 07:23 PM ISTMONACO: Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka reached the Monte Carlo Masters final after beating Spaniard David Ferrer 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Saturday to set up a possible all-Swiss decider against Roger Federer. Although the third-seeded Wawrinka
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Djokovic to vie with Federer for spot in Monte Carlo final
Tennis | Apr 19, 2014, 08:31 AM ISTMonaco: Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Swiss great Roger Federer will face one other in the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters after each triumphed in hard-fought matches Friday.Djokovic, ranked second in the world, needed more
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FA Cup: Arsenal beats holder Wigan in penalty shoot out to reach final
Football | Apr 13, 2014, 08:00 AM ISTLONDON : Arsenal avoided FA Cup embarrassment against second-tier club Wigan on Saturday, coming from behind against the holder and winning a penalty shootout to reach the final where the London club will be looking
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Video streaming of World T20 final a huge hit with fans
Cricket | Apr 11, 2014, 07:49 PM ISTMumbai: The video streaming of the ICC World T20, that concluded in Bangladesh last Sunday, was a huge on starsports.com hit with the India-Sri Lanka final attracting a record 19.3 lakh viewers.While public figures are
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Veterans hit out at officials over retirement row
Cricket | Apr 08, 2014, 11:30 PM ISTCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Veterans Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara hit out on Tuesday at Sri Lanka Cricket administrators who criticized them for announcing their retirement from Twenty20 internationals to the media without discussing with the
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Reasons for Team India's inability to cross the final hurdle at World T20.
Cricket | Apr 09, 2014, 03:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The loss at the final of the world T20 against Sri Lanka has dashed a million hopes of cricket fans of team India. Mahendra Singh Dhoni missed the unique opportunity of being the
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Tendulkar, Harbhajan come out in defence of Yuvraj
Cricket | Apr 07, 2014, 09:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh pleaded with fans not to crucify Yuvraj Singh for his lacklustre performance in the final of the World Twenty20 and warned against writing him off.Tendulkar
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Reaching final was most pleasing: Virat Kohli
Cricket | Apr 07, 2014, 06:56 AM ISTMirpur (Bangladesh): ICC World Twenty20 player of the tournament Virat Kohli said that India reaching the final was the most pleasing thing for him.Sri Lanka beat India in the final to win the World T20