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Diego Maradona had an abnormally large heart: Know what caused this and prevention
Health | Apr 03, 2025, 01:15 PM ISTDiego Maradona's autopsy revealed an abnormally large heart. Learn which rare disease led to this unusual condition and its potential effects on the body. Know the medical explanation behind the football legend's enlarged heart.
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Indonesian footballer dies after getting struck by lightning | WATCH
Football | Feb 13, 2024, 05:28 PM ISTThis is not the first incident of a football player dying due to lightning in Indonesia. During the Soeratin U-13 Cup last year, a young player lost his life due to the same reason. One footballer also succumbed due to lightning in Brazil in 2023.
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Minor footballer drowns in Australia; family seeks Rs 35 crore compensation
Other Sports | Oct 31, 2018, 03:12 PM ISTThe Class XI student of a government school in east Delhi drowned at Holdfast Marina beach in Adelaide, where she had gone with four of her friends after the match.
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Footballer turned Lashkar militant Majid surrenders in Kashmir
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Virat Kohli thanks world's best footballer for his 'consistency' and he is not Lionel Messi
Cricket | Jan 01, 2017, 11:52 PM ISTKnown for his consistency in all the formats, the Indian Test captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said that Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo inspired him and his work ethic is something that he wants to
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Oops! Spanish actress calls Ronaldo a ‘harmful figure’ and ‘false idol’
Hollywood | Aug 08, 2016, 11:04 AM ISTSpanish actress Elena Anaya has called Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo a fake hero.
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Serbian footballer Gogic dies after training
Football | Jul 04, 2015, 09:44 AM ISTBeijing: Serbian Goran Gogic, a player with China's second division club Qingdao Hainiu FC, died of cardiac arrest on Friday evening in east China's coastal city Qingdao. He was 29.Gogic was rushed to a nearby
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Woman footballer of Odisha opts for job in Bihar
Football | Jun 05, 2015, 04:20 PM ISTKendrapara: the latest instance of sportspersons from Odisha relocating to states known for better nourishing of talents, a promising woman footballer has opted for a job in Bihar.19-year-old national level player Rachita Mallik, hailing from
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David Beckham glad he's not an actor
Hollywood | Feb 10, 2015, 07:10 AM ISTLondon: Retired English footballer David Beckham says he's happy that he isn't an actor!He feels he wouldn't have reached out to the standards of the big movie stars.“I have done a few things over the
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How a footballer was saved from swallowing his tongue by opposition player
Football | Apr 02, 2014, 07:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a dramatic moment a Dynamo Kiev footballer was saved from swallowing his tongue by a quick-thinking opposition player. Oleg Gusev, 30, was knocked unconscious after competing for a cross with Dnipro goalkeeper,
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Australian footballer Harry Kewell to announce retirement.
Football | Mar 26, 2014, 08:44 AM ISTCanberra: Australian football legend Harry Kewell is set to announce his retirement Wednesday, the media reported.Kewell, 35, is said to have called a press conference around 2 p.m. Wednesday -- though there has not
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Footballer Bhutia eyes a political goal
Football | Mar 23, 2014, 03:49 PM ISTDarjeeling: Bhaichung Bhutia, India's football icon even though he retired from the game some years ago, is now aiming to score a "goal" in his maiden appearance on the tricky political turf as he battles
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Afghan footballer Amiri joins Dempo Sports
Football | Jan 11, 2014, 05:02 PM ISTPanaji:Top Afghanistan footballer Zohib Islam Amiri has joined Dempo Sports Club till the end of the 2013-14 season.Amiri, who is captain of Afghanistan's national team, comes to the Goan outfit from Mumbai FC."I am delighted
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Former German footballer Schuster defends doping 'for regeneration'
Football | Aug 19, 2013, 11:11 PM ISTBerlin: Former West Germany midfielder Bernd Schuster has defended doping in football when it's used to speed up recovery from injury."As long as it's purely for regeneration, I don't have a problem with it. If
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Kim Kardashian wants to get married again
Hollywood | Apr 23, 2013, 10:31 AM ISTLos Angeles, April 23 : Socialite Kim Kardashian has expressed her desire to marry again, now that her divorce with estranged husband, footballer Kris Humphries, is settled.Kim is currently dating rapper Kanye West, and the
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Beckham spends 520 pounds on wife's silk pyjamas
Hollywood | Dec 22, 2012, 02:13 PM ISTLondon, Dec 22 : Footballer David Beckham has splashed out 520 pounds on two pairs of designer nightwear pyjamas for his wife Victoria.The posh silk pyjamas, costing 260 pounds each, are by Geordie fashion designer
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Beckham regrets past haircuts
Hollywood | Sep 28, 2012, 02:44 PM ISTLondon, Sep 28: Footballer David Beckham admits some of his previous haircuts have been "mistakes".The 37-year-old is famous for regularly changing his look but admits now he wouldn't sport the mohican hairstyle that he had
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Terry cleared of racially abusing player in match
Football | Jul 13, 2012, 07:24 PM ISTLondon, Jul 13: Chelsea captain John Terry was cleared Friday of racially abusing an opponent during a Premier League match after one of the most high-profile trials involving a footballer.The case led to Terry being
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Italian Footballer Morosini Dies After Cardiac Arrest During Match
Football | Apr 14, 2012, 10:29 PM ISTRome, Apr 14: Ex-Italy under-21 footballer Piermario Morosini has died following a suspected heart attack on the pitch, football officials say, reports Daily Mail.The midfielder was playing for Livorno in the Serie B match at
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Messi Magic Set To Unfold In High-Profile FIFA Friendly
Football | Sep 01, 2011, 07:47 PM ISTKolkata, Sep 1: Superstar footballer Lionel Messi is set to keep his date with India and unfold his magic when he leads Argentina in a FIFA international friendly against Venezuela here tomorrow when the euphoria