Soccer
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EPL: Crystal Palace beat Everton 3-2 to dent Champions League hopes
Football | Apr 17, 2014, 07:10 AM ISTLIVERPOOL, England : Crystal Palace dented Everton's hopes of Champions League football next season following a 3-2 away win in the English Premier League on Wednesday. The Toffees had slipped into fifth place following Arsenal's
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EPL: Man City slips further out of title contention after 2-2 draw with Sunderland
Football | Apr 17, 2014, 06:46 AM ISTMANCHESTER, England : The Premier League trophy could be out of reach for Manchester City after a 2-2 home draw with last-placed Sunderland on Wednesday that capped a demoralizing four days for title chasers.Samir Nasri's
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Gareth Bale leads Madrid 2-1 past Barcelona for Copa del Rey
Football | Apr 17, 2014, 06:34 AM ISTVALENCIA, Spain : Gareth Bale filled the void left by the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, sealing Real Madrid's 19th Copa del Rey title with a late goal in Wednesday's 2-1 win over Barcelona. Ronaldo's extra-time play
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Italian coach Prandelli wary of putting pressure on Rossi
Football | Apr 15, 2014, 11:39 PM ISTFLORENCE,: Italy coach Cesare Prandelli is hopeful of taking Giuseppe Rossi to the World Cup in Brazil but is wary of putting pressure on the young forward as he recovers from injury. Rossi has not
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I-League: Mohmmedan Sporting in must-win situation
Football | Apr 15, 2014, 11:21 PM ISTKolkata: Relegation-threatened Mohammedan Sporting entertain Shillong Lajong in a must-win fixture of the Airtel I-League at the Salt Lake Stadium Wednesday evening.The Kolkata outfit ended a five-match winless streak over the weekend as they came
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Sourav Ganguly hopes other ISL franchises rope in international clubs too
Football | Apr 15, 2014, 11:11 PM ISTKolkata: A day after bagging the rights of ISL's Kolkata franchise with Spanish side Atletico Madrid as one of the partners, former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Monday hoped the other franchises would also try
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Bayern defender Rafinha banned for 3 games
Football | Apr 14, 2014, 11:00 PM ISTFRANKFURT, Germany: Bayern Munich defender Rafinha has been banned for three Bundesliga matches after getting a late red card in the 3-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund. Rafinha was sent off for sticking his hand into
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Kolkata franchise pins hope on Atletico expertise
Football | Apr 14, 2014, 10:10 PM ISTKolkata: Co-owner of Kolkata franchise, Sourav Ganguly today said that Spanish side Atletico Madrid's keen interest in Indian Super League football tournament would be beneficial for the game in the country in long run.Atletico Madrid,
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Co-owning ISL Kolkata team not for profits: owners
Football | Apr 14, 2014, 09:20 PM ISTKolkata: Three city-based businessmen, who jointly won the Kolkata franchise in the Indian Super League football tournament, today said their venture was not for making profits, but for ‘emotional attachment with the city'.“When I told
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I'll have have to teach Sachin football, Sourav quips
Football | Apr 14, 2014, 09:12 PM ISTKolkata: They are rated as the best opening batting combination in the history of one day cricket. But having served India together for years, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar now find themselves on the opposite
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Brazil plans record World Cup security
Football | Apr 14, 2014, 02:37 PM ISTRio de Janeiro: Brazil will implement its largest security operation at the FIFA World Cup by deploying 170,000 police, military and secret service personnel.The figure is 22 percent higher than the number used at the
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Meet the franchise owners of Indian Super League (ISL)
Football | Sep 13, 2014, 10:14 AM ISTNew Delhi: The latest entrant in the league format of soccer, the Indian Super League has finally got the cities on which it is going to be played and the owners who have brought the
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Leverkusen beats Hertha 2-1 in Bundesliga
Football | Apr 14, 2014, 09:42 AM ISTFRANKFURT, Germany : Bayer Leverkusen scored the fastest goal of the season on Sunday and beat Hertha Berlin 2-1 in the Bundesliga return for its new coach, moving up one place into fourth. In the
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Inter Milan beats 10-man Sampdoria 4-0 in Serie A
Football | Apr 14, 2014, 08:16 AM ISTMILAN: Mauro Icardi scored twice to help Inter Milan beat 10-man Sampdoria 4-0 in Serie A on Sunday and boost its hopes of qualifying for the Europa League. Icardi is living with the ex-wife
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Atletico Madrid extends lead, Diego Costa injured in win
Football | Apr 14, 2014, 08:00 AM ISTBARCELONA, Spain : Diego Costa was carried off with a bloody leg after scoring Atletico Madrid's second goal in a 2-0 win at 10-man Getafe on Sunday, although the team said its star striker escaped
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PSG loses 1-0 at Lyon in French league
Football | Apr 14, 2014, 07:38 AM ISTPARIS : Paris Saint-Germain failed to get over the disappointment of its Champions League exit as it lost 1-0 at Lyon in the French league on Sunday. A wasteful PSG suffered a second straight loss
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Want to impact sporting fabric of the nation: Tendulkar
Football | Apr 14, 2014, 06:55 AM ISTMumbai: Considered the 'God of Cricket' for more than two decades, the iconic Sachin Tendulkar today took the plunge into football when he bought the Kochi franchise in the Indian Super League, forming a new
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Chelsea beats Swansea to stay in title hunt
Football | Apr 13, 2014, 10:54 PM ISTSWANSEA, Wales: Demba Ba scored in the 68th minute as Chelsea beat 10-man Swansea 1-0 Sunday to keep its Premier League title challenge in its own hands. Chelsea trails league leader Liverpool by two points
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Hull reaches 1st FA Cup final in 110-year history
Football | Apr 13, 2014, 11:34 PM ISTLONDON: Hull reached the FA Cup final for the first time in its 110-year history as the Premier League side twice came from behind to beat third-tier club Sheffield United 5-3 in a lively encounter
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ISL opens up new opportunities for Indian soccer: Ganguly
Football | Apr 13, 2014, 10:38 PM ISTKolkata: All keyed up after bagging the Kolkata franchise of the Indian Super League, former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Sunday said it was a "positive development" for Indian football and opens up new opportunities