Soccer
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Liverpool beats City 3-2, on course for EPL title
Football | Apr 13, 2014, 08:42 PM ISTLIVERPOOL, England: Liverpool became the favorite to win the Premier League after beating title rival Manchester City 3-2 on Sunday, with Philippe Coutinho's late goal settling a thrilling and emotionally charged match at Anfield. The
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Football has never been far away: Ranbir
Football | Apr 13, 2014, 08:19 PM ISTMumbai: Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor, who will be owning the Mumbai franchise in the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL), said he was looking to translating his passion for the sport into development activity.Ranbir has tied
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ISL a great platform for youngsters: Tendulkar
Football | Apr 13, 2014, 06:24 PM ISTMumbai: India's cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who Sunday became a joint owner of a new football team from Kochi, feels that the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) will be a great platform for young Indian
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Borussia Dortmund beats Bayern Munich 3-0 in Bundesliga
Football | Apr 13, 2014, 11:12 AM ISTFRANKFURT, Germany : Borussia Dortmund stunned new and old champion Bayern Munich 3-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to remain alone in second place. It was Bayern's biggest loss under coach Pep Guardiola. Henrikh Mkhitaryan
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Barcelona stumbles 1-0 at Granada after Champions League exit
Football | Apr 13, 2014, 10:57 AM ISTBARCELONA, Spain : Barcelona compounded its exit from the Champions League by losing 1-0 at Granada on Saturday, missing the chance to take the provisional lead of the Spanish league. Barcelona's stumble ensured the same
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Real Madrid whitewash Almeria 4-0
Football | Apr 13, 2014, 10:48 AM ISTMadrid: Real Madrid hammered Almeria 4-0 Saturday with goals from Di Maria, Bale, Isco and Morata, despite Cristiano Ronaldo's absence for injury, Xinhua reported.Di Maria scored the first goal after 27 minutes into the game,
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Diego Costa in Atletico squad for Getafe visit
Football | Apr 13, 2014, 08:33 AM ISTMADRID : Striker Diego Costa has returned to Atletico Madrid's squad for Sunday's Spanish league game at Getafe after recovering from a right thigh injury. Atletico won the two games its leading scorer missed, beating
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25 years on, English football recalls Hillsborough
Football | Apr 13, 2014, 08:22 AM ISTLONDON : By the Wembley pitch, 96 seats remained empty on Saturday. Just a Liverpool scarf draped over each of them: A powerful tribute to the 96 Liverpool fans who went to an FA Cup
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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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Tendulkar, Ganguly, Ranbir, Salman bags ISL franchises
Football | Apr 14, 2014, 06:35 AM ISTMumbai: Former India cricket captains Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly bagged the franchisee rights for Kochi and Kolkata while Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan and John Abraham bought Mumbai, Pune and Guwahati in the
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Meet soccer star Neymar's new girlfriend Gabriella Lenzi
Football | Apr 13, 2014, 08:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: Open any Spanish sports website these days and you are likely to read about Neymar's alleged new girlfriend.Gabriella Lenzi, a 20-year-old Brazilian model, is being reported to be the Barcelona star's new lady.Reports
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Brazil struggles with its World Cup preparations
Football | Apr 12, 2014, 09:07 AM ISTSAO PAULO : Although expectations are high for Brazil's football team at the World Cup, it's already clear the country didn't do a very good job preparing for the tournament. With only two months before
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Dortmund buys Nuri Sahin back from Real Madrid
Football | Apr 12, 2014, 08:43 AM ISTDORTMUND, Germany : Borussia Dortmund is buying midfielder Nuri Sahin back from Real Madrid. Dortmund says its officials informed their Madrid counterparts on the sidelines of the Champions League quarterfinals that the Bundesliga club will
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Real Madrid hopeful Ronaldo can play Copa del Rey final
Football | Apr 12, 2014, 07:44 AM ISTMADRID : Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has not ruled Cristiano Ronaldo out of the Copa del Rey final just yet, despite injury concerns. Ronaldo is carrying a leg muscle injury on top of an
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FIFA medical chief 'hates' Brazil drug test doubts
Football | Apr 12, 2014, 07:30 AM ISTMONACO : FIFA's medical chief is "really not happy" with drug-testing plans for the World Cup in Brazil because samples taken from players must be flown across the Atlantic for analysis at a laboratory in
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Schalke beats Frankfurt 2-0 in Bundesliga
Football | Apr 12, 2014, 07:07 AM ISTFRANKFURT, Germany : Max Meyer and Jefferson Farfan scored in the second half to give Schalke a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Friday. The victory strengthened Schalke`s hold on third place
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Rossi and Cassano included for Italy fitness tests
Football | Apr 11, 2014, 11:29 PM ISTROME: Giuseppe Rossi and Antonio Cassano were called up for World Cup fitness tests Friday by Italy coach Cesare Prandelli, while in-form forward Mattia Destro was left out while serving a three-match ban in Serie
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Work resumes at stadium hosting World Cup opener
Football | Apr 11, 2014, 11:05 PM ISTSAO PAULO: Work is back at full speed at the stadium hosting the World Cup opener after labor officials allowed workers to return to part of the construction site that was closed because of safety
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Liverpool meets City in Premier League showdown
Football | Apr 11, 2014, 07:37 PM ISTLONDON: On a day of mourning at Anfield, Liverpool will be playing in one of its biggest matches this century. The mood on Sunday will be somber as the country pauses to remember the 96
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I-League: Pune FC eager to break East Bengal jinx
Football | Apr 11, 2014, 06:05 PM ISTKolkata: Pune FC hope for change in fortunes when they face Kolkata-giants East Bengal in a rescheduled I-League round three football encounter at the Salt Lake Stadium here Saturday.Pune's title aspirations have suffered a major