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  ISL: Pune City beat NorthEast United 1-0

  Football | November 03, 2014 23:20 IST

  Pune:  A late goal by John Goossens helped FC Pune City beat NorthEast United FC 1-0 in an Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium here Monday.The game was

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  Know how South Africa soccer team captain was shot and killed

  Football | December 09, 2014 11:22 IST

  Johannesburg: The captain of the South African national soccer team was fatally shot at his girlfriend's house during an attempted robbery Sunday (26th October) night as he tried to apprehend the intruders, police and an

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  Captain Rooney gives England 1-0 win over Norway

  Football | September 04, 2014 9:46 IST

  LONDON:  Wayne Rooney marked the start of his England captaincy by scoring a penalty in an uninspiring 1-0 victory over Norway in front a record-low crowd for the team at the new Wembley Stadium on

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  FIFA keeping punishments to a minimum at World Cup

  Football | June 29, 2014 10:46 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO : Despite bringing the might of FIFA discipline down on Luis Suarez for biting an opponent, football's governing body has let plenty of other incidents go unpunished at the World Cup.  Apparent offenses

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  How Italian striker Mario Balotelli making the most of his first World Cup

  Football | June 17, 2014 8:01 IST

  MANGARATIBA, Brazil :Mario Balotelli is making the most of his first World Cup. The mercurial Italy forward proposed to his Belgian girlfriend last week, scored the winning goal in the Azzurri's opening game against England

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  Lionel Messi on a roll as Barcelona faces Celtic

  Football | October 22, 2012 22:49 IST

  Madrid, Oct 22: With Lionel Messi running rampant in attack, Barcelona must tighten its leaky defense against Celtic knowing a win on Tuesday will give it total control of Group G in the Champions League.Messi

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  Hooligan jailed for 16 weeks for goalkeeper attack

  Football | October 23, 2012 8:36 IST

  Sheffield (England), Oct 22: A football hooligan was jailed for 16 weeks Monday for assaulting a goalkeeper during an English league game following an all-day drinking binge.Aaron Cawley, a 21-year-old from Cheltenham, told police he

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  United strike duo looks for more goals vs Braga

  Football | October 22, 2012 22:31 IST

  Manchester (England), Oct 22: Having quickly gelled as a strike partnership, Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie will look to supply Manchester United's goals against Braga on Tuesday to put their team on the brink

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  Ferguson: No issues with Rio over T-shirt dispute

  Football | October 22, 2012 22:28 IST

  Manchester (England), Oct 22: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has settled his public dispute with Rio Ferdinand following the defender's refusal to promote an anti-racism campaign, blaming a "communication problem" for the rift.Ferguson accused the

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  Ribery in form as Bayern faces struggling Lille

  Football | October 22, 2012 22:19 IST

  Lille (France), Oct 22: Winger Franck Ribery will look to punish the club where he was formed as a youth player when Bayern Munich travels to struggling Lille on Tuesday.Ribery, who was on Lille's books

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  Liverpool draws 2-2 vs. Manchester City at Anfield

  Football | August 26, 2012 23:03 IST

  Liverpool, Aug 26: Manchester City twice came from behind to secure a hard-earned 2-2 draw against Liverpool in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday.Martin Skrtel gave Liverpool the lead with a powerful header from

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  Bundesliga teams feel the heat on day of upsets

  Football | August 20, 2012 19:16 IST

  Berlin, Aug 20: American forward Matt Taylor scored a hat trick and set up another goal in the German Cup on Sunday as third-division club Preussen Muenster beat Bundesliga team Werder Bremen 4-2 in extra

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  Real Madrid outclasses Galaxy 5-1

  Football | August 03, 2012 16:52 IST

  Carson (California), Aug 3: Real Madrid scored early and often in outclassing the Los Angeles Galaxy on Thursday, opening a four-game U.S. exhibition tour with a 5-1 victory over Major League Soccer's champion.Angel Di Maria

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  Nepal FA says bin Hammam payment a personal loan

  Football | July 22, 2012 17:21 IST

  Katmandu, Jul 22: The head of the Nepal's football federation said Sunday his son had taken a loan of $100,000 from Mohamed bin Hammam but denied the money came from an Asian Football Confederation bank

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  Bebe rescues Manchester United in Cape Town

  Football | July 22, 2012 17:10 IST

  Cape Town, Jul 22: Portuguese winger Bebe scored in injury time to give Manchester United a 1-1 draw against Ajax Cape Town in the Premier League team's second pre-season game.Substitute Bebe arrived at the far

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  Toronto holds Liverpool to 1-1 draw in friendly

  Football | July 22, 2012 17:03 IST

  Toronto, Jul 22: Adam Morgan scored in the 69th minute as European power Liverpool salvaged a 1-1 draw with Toronto in a friendly match Saturday.Quincy Amarikwa opened the scoring for Toronto in the 58th minute

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  Poland taps Fornalik to coach national team

  Football | July 10, 2012 21:03 IST

  Warsaw (Poland), Jul 10: Waldemar Fornalik was appointed the national coach by the Polish Football Association on Tuesday, replacing Franciszek Smuda, whose contract ends next month.The 49-year-old Fornalik has coached Ruch Chorzow since 2009, and

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  Mourinho's eye-poke ban lifted for Spanish Cup

  Football | July 10, 2012 20:47 IST

  Madrid, Jul 10: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho's ban for poking Barcelona counterpart Tito Vilanova in the eye last year was lifted Tuesday, clearing the way for the pair to meet at the Spanish Super

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  FIFA panel approves Islamic headscarves for women

  Football | July 05, 2012 23:38 IST

  Zurich, Jul 5: Football's rules-making approved headscarves for Muslim women players on Thursday, reversing a ban on the Islamic hijab that was enforced in FIFA competitions for five years.The panel, known as IFAB, gave its

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  Spain extends lead atop FIFA rankings, Italy 6th

  Football | July 04, 2012 15:41 IST

  Zurich, Jul 4: Spain's successful defense of the European Championship extended the World Cup winner's lead atop the FIFA world rankings on Wednesday, and beaten finalist Italy climbed six places to No. 6.The surge in