Soccer
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Rosario Central, Independiente draw in Argentina's football league
Football | Jun 08, 2015, 02:38 PM ISTRosario (Argentina): Rosario Central and Independiente drew 1-1 in the 15th matchday of Argentina's First Division tournament.Emanuel Aguilera opened the scoring for Independiente in the 37th minute of the match played in Gigante del Arroyito
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Allahabad-born US football president Sunil Gulati could be in race for new Fifa chief
Football | Jun 03, 2015, 11:50 PM ISTWashington: Indian American Sunil Gulati, who is currently serving a record third term as president of the US Soccer Federation, could be in the race to replace Sepp Blatter as the new Fifa chief.Various US
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Bayern Munich clinches Bundesliga title
Football | Apr 27, 2015, 07:07 PM ISTBERLIN (AP): Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga title with four games to spare Sunday, thanks to a little help from traditional rival Borussia Moenchengladbach.'Gladbach forward Max Kruse scored in the last minute to inflict
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Mark Bresciano retires from international football for Australia
Football | Feb 25, 2015, 06:57 AM ISTSydney: Midfielder Mark Bresciano announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday after 84 appearances for Australia, including three World Cup tournaments and its recent win at the Asian Cup.The 35-year-old Bresciano plays for Al-Gharafa
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Chelsea into League Cup final after fiery win over Liverpool
Football | Jan 28, 2015, 07:03 AM ISTLondon: Branislav Ivanovic headed Chelsea into the League Cup final with a 1-0 victory over Liverpool on Tuesday, settling an enthralling semifinal in extra time.After a 1-1 draw in the first leg, Ivanovic rose to
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Champions League: Pauleta believes PSG capable of ousting Chelsea
Football | Jan 27, 2015, 12:18 PM ISTParis: Retired Portugal football star Pauleta said his former club Paris Saint-Germain is capable of beating Chelsea in the upcoming Champions League last-16 encounter.The 41-year-old, who said bid PSG farewell in 2008 after spending five
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Neymar says Ronaldo's aggression at Cordoba must be punished
Football | Jan 27, 2015, 09:59 AM ISTBarcelona: Barcelona striker Neymar says players are often provoked, but must expect punishment if they retaliate as Cristiano Ronaldo did during Real Madrid's 2-1 win at Cordoba.Ronaldo was sent off on a straight red card
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Real Madrid says it complies fully with FIFA rules on minors
Football | Jan 27, 2015, 07:22 AM ISTMadrid: Real Madrid released a statement late Monday saying it complies fully with FIFA's rules on transfers involving minors, after acknowledging that football's governing body is looking into previous deals.Earlier, during Lucas Silva's presentation, club
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EPL: Wild Chelsea win capitalizes on Man City slip-up
Football | Aug 31, 2014, 12:31 PM ISTLIVERPOOL, England: Chelsea showed off its new-found attacking sparkle in a 6-3 win over Everton on a day Manchester City lost its cutting edge to slip to a surprise first defeat in its Premier League
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Wayne Rooney to captain England team
Football | Aug 28, 2014, 05:47 PM ISTLONDON: Wayne Rooney was named England captain on Thursday, taking over the leadership role of an inexperienced team in a rebuilding phase following its worst-ever World Cup. "He certainly deserves it, his commitment to the
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Neymar enjoys recovery time with Paris Hilton
Football | Aug 05, 2014, 08:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: While recovering from a broken back, Barcelona star Neymar appears to be enjoying his football-free summer after meeting Paris Hilton in Ibiza.The Brazil forward, who fractured a vertebra in his country's World Cup
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Neymar continues recovery from back injury
Football | Jul 28, 2014, 10:18 AM ISTNeymar's recovery from the back injury he suffered at the World Cup is continuing apace as the Barcelona forward takes a holiday with girlfriend Bruna Marquezine in Spain.The couple are relaxing on the beaches of
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FIFA World Cup: Mexican Rodriguez to referee Brazil-Germany semi-final
Football | Jul 07, 2014, 10:23 AM ISTBrasilia: World soccer governing body FIFA announced that Mexican Marco Rodriguez will referee the World Cup semi-final between Brazil and Germany, which kicks off in Belo Horizonte Tuesday.Rodriguez, 40, earlier officiated the group-stage matches here
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FIFA World Cup: Vincent Kompany fit to start for Belgium against USA
Football | Jul 02, 2014, 01:15 AM ISTSALVADOR, Brazil : Belgium captain Vincent Kompany will start the World Cup match against the United States after struggling with a groin strain for several days. Up front, Belgium coach Marc Wilmots has picked teenager
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FIFA World Cup: African hopes slowly growing at World Cup
Football | Jun 24, 2014, 03:45 PM ISTRio De Janeiro: It looked like the same sad old story at the World Cup for Africa, the continent which still hasn't quite done it on the big stage. Africa has never had a semifinalist
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FIFA World Cup: Colombia no longer mourning absence of Radamel Falcao
Football | Jun 24, 2014, 07:49 AM ISTCUIABA, Brazil : After 12 days of competition, Colombia has already achieved more than it could ever have imagined at the World Cup in Brazil.They've reached the second round with a game to spare, won
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FIFA World Cup: 'Mustache goal' gets Fred going at World Cup
Football | Jun 24, 2014, 07:30 AM ISTBRASILIA, Brazil : Brazil striker Fred finally got his first goal at the World Cup. And he thinks it might have something to do with the new mustache. The much-criticized striker scored Brazil's third goal
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FIFA World Cup: Coaches and their varying styles
Football | Jun 30, 2014, 01:06 PM ISTSao Paulo: In the perfect picture of contrasting coaches' styles at this World Cup, Alejandro Sabella of Argentina stood near midfield dressed in a suit that looked appropriate for Wall Street, while Bosnia's Safet Susic
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Conservative Egypt preacher blasts watching soccer
Football | Jun 16, 2014, 10:00 PM ISTCairo: At the height of international World Cup fervor, an ultra-conservative Egyptian cleric has said that watching soccer matches was unacceptable in Islam because it is a distraction and "destroys nations."Yasser Borhami, a founding member
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Hungary's greatest goalkeeper Grosics is no more
Football | Jun 14, 2014, 12:31 AM ISTBudapest: Gyula Grosics, goalkeeper for the 1950s' nearly unstoppable Hungarian football squad, dubbed the "Magical Magyars", died Friday at the age of 88.Grosics had suffered several heart attacks and lung problems, and was hospitalised earlier