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Liverpool striker Sturridge sprains ankle
Football | Dec 01, 2013, 05:09 PM ISTLondon: Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is expected to miss his side's Premier League encounter against Hull City Sunday due to an ankle injury."The striker rolled his ankle in training," read a statement on the Liverpool
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Arsenal striker Bendtner arrested for causing criminal damage
Football | Nov 26, 2013, 04:40 PM ISTLondon: Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has been given a formal warning by police after being arrested for causing criminal damage at his apartment outside London. The Denmark international apologized for the incident on his Instagram
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Ajax strikers De Jong, Sigthorsson injured
Football | Nov 22, 2013, 03:51 PM ISTThe Hague: Ajax's Siem de Jong and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson will be sidelined for weeks, after the two strikers returned from international duty injured.Sigthorsson got injured during Iceland's World Cup qualification play-off against Croatia Nov 15.
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I-League: Mumbai FC rope in ace Afghan striker
Football | Oct 03, 2013, 11:37 PM ISTMumbai: AI-League side Mumbai FC on Thursday signed Afghanistan's ace international striker Sandjar Ahmadi for the 2013-14 season.The attacker, who awaited clearance, is thus set for his debut and begun training in earnest with the
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Bengaluru FC sign Australian striker Rooney
Football | Aug 24, 2013, 06:07 PM ISTBangalore: I-League debutants Bengaluru FC Saturday signed Australian striker Sean Rooney from Blacktown City in a one-year deal.The getting on board of the striker completes the slot for foreigners at the club with John Johnson,
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Hoffenheim signs striker Modeste from Bordeaux
Football | Jul 09, 2013, 02:44 PM ISTSinsheim (Germany), Jul 9: Bundesliga club Hoffenheim has signed French striker Anthony Modeste from Bordeaux on a three-year contract.The 25-year-old was on loan at Bastia last season and also has played for Blackburn in the
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Hannover striker Mame Diouf rejects new deal
Football | Mar 08, 2013, 02:42 PM ISTHannover (Germany), Mar 8: Hannover striker Mame Diouf has turned down an offer for an early contract extension from the Bundesliga club.Sports director Joerg Schmadtke confirmed to Kicker magazine that Diouf rejected a new deal
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Four for Messi as Barca cruise past Osasuna
Football | Jan 28, 2013, 12:37 PM ISTMadrid, Jan 28: "Anything you can do, I can do better." That was the message Barcelona striker Lionel Messi sent to Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.If Ronaldo kicked Sunday off with a hat-trick as his side
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Dempo issues notice to striker Rohan Ricketts
Football | Dec 28, 2012, 04:06 PM ISTPanaji, Dec 28: Dempo's star foreign striker Rohan Ricketts has been served with a suspension notice for his outburst against coach Armando Colaco on a social networking website.Ricketts has been given 48 hours to explain
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Man City striker Balotelli becomes a father
Football | Dec 07, 2012, 02:32 PM ISTNaples, Italy, Dec 7: Manchester City and Italy striker Mario Balotelli has become a father after former girlfriend Raffaella Fico gave birth to a baby daughter.The child has been named Pia according to Italian media.
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Liverpool agree on fee for Borini from Roma
Football | Jul 13, 2012, 03:54 PM ISTEngland, Jul 13: Italy striker Fabio Borini has arrived in Liverpool for a medical after Roma agreed to transfer him for an undisclosed fee.The 21-year-old Borini, who was part of Italy's European Championship runner-up squad,
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Balotelli to become a father, says ex-girlfriend
Football | Jul 03, 2012, 04:08 PM ISTMilan, Jul 2: Mario Balotelli's former girlfriend Raffaella Fico says the Manchester City striker is set to become a father.Fico found out she was pregnant in May but only told Balotelli the day before Italy's
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Colombia striker Falcao picks up leg injury
Football | May 24, 2012, 02:31 PM ISTBogota, May 24: Colombia striker Radamel Falcao says he picked up a right-leg injury playing for Atletico Madrid and needs rest and treatment in order to be fit for two upcoming World Cup qualifiers next
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Peru striker Pizarro confirms Bremen departure
Football | May 15, 2012, 10:20 PM ISTBremen (Germany), May 15: Peru striker Claudio Pizarro is leaving Werder Bremen after four seasons in his second spell at the Bundesliga club.Werder says in a statement that Pizarro informed club management on Tuesday of
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Mexico striker Hernandez to miss London Olympics
Football | May 10, 2012, 05:16 PM ISTManchester, May 10: Manchester United says striker Javier Hernandez will not play for Mexico at the London Games because the player needs to rest over the summer for the Premier League.Hernandez had initially been called
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Ex-Senegal and Metz striker Bocande dies at 53
Football | May 08, 2012, 10:41 PM ISTJohannesburg, May 8: Former Senegal striker Jules Francois Bocande has died in France following surgery. He was 53.The deadlocked forward, who made his name for French club Metz and had a brief stint as Senegal
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Ghana striker Gyan 'very happy' in Emirates
Football | May 08, 2012, 10:26 PM ISTUnited Arab Emirates, May 8: After leaving Sunderland for the United Arab Emirates and taking a surprise break from his national side, Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan appears ready to make another bold move.Gyan said on
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Rooney Backs Gerrard For England Captaincy
Football | Feb 13, 2012, 09:55 AM ISTManchester, England, Feb 13: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney says that Steven Gerrard is the ideal choice to be the new England captain.England are without a captain or coach after manager Fabio Capello resigned on
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Fulham Beats Stoke 2-1 In Premier League
Football | Feb 12, 2012, 08:07 AM ISTLondon, Feb 12: Striker Pavel Pogrebnyak scored on his debut to help Fulham beat Stoke City 2-1 at Craven Cottage in the Premier League on Saturday.Pogrebnyak, who joined the West London team from Bundesliga side
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Ibrahimovic Excited By Prospect Of Tevez Arrival
Football | Jan 02, 2012, 11:18 AM ISTDubai, Jan 2: AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic would love to see Carlos Tevez join his side, saying Sunday that the Manchester City player would provide the Italian giants “an extra weapon.”Milan is in talks