Valencia (Spain), Oct 25 (IANS) The Indian junior men’s hockey team opened their 4-Nations Invitational tournament campaign in style beating Germany 3-1 while it was heartbreak for the junior women’s team, who suffered a 0-3 loss to England in their 5-Nations Invitational tournament opener here. The men’s game started off with a highly intense first […]
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Man United legend slams Mourinho’s boys for ‘swapping shirts and laughing’ after 4-0 defeat to Chelsea
Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has slammed the United players for their attitude after the final whistle was blown in their 4-0 thrashing by Chelsea. The United players were seen smiling and swapping shirts with their Chelsea counterparts. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was severely criticised for his performance at Stamford Bridge, was seen in a light […]
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Hamilton wins US Grand Prix in Austin, besting Rosberg in 2nd place
Austin, Oct 24 (IANS) Britain’s Lewis Hamilton, driving for Mercedes, on Sunday won the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, moving up seven points on the world Formula One leader, his German teammate Nico Rosberg, who came in second and was followed by Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia. Starting from the coveted pole […]
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ISL among biggest challenges in world football: Kerala manager Coppell
Fatorda (Goa), Oct 23 (IANS) Kerala Blasters manager Steve Coppell feels managing a team in the Indian Super League (ISL) and taking them to the top is one of the biggest challenges for any manager in the world. Kerala Blasters, co-owned by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, finished at the bottom of the eight-team table last […]
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Manchester City lining up stunning £20m bid for Chelsea star
According to reports in English news outlet The Sun, Manchester City are contemplating the idea of lining a shock bid for out of favour Chelsea star Cesc Fabregas. The daily claimed that City boss Pep Guardiola, who worked with Fabregas during his time with Barcelona, is preparing a stunning £20million move for the Spain International in the […]
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Injury time penalty gives Barca key win against Valencia
Madrid, Oct 23 (IANS) Leo Messi scored a penalty with the penultimate kick of the game to claim a dramatic 3-2 win over Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium here. A thrilling game looked set for a 2-2 draw when Aymen Abdennour’s clumsy challenge brought down Luis Suarez in the 92nd minute of the game on […]
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Preview: Barcelona look to overcome Pique loss against Valencia
Valencia (Spain), Oct 21 (IANS) FC Barcelona will need to overcome the loss of central defender Gerard Pique on Saturday when they make the difficult trip to play Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium. Pique twisted his ankle badly after being fouled by David Silva during Barcelona’s 4-0 win over Manchester City in a Champions League […]
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India jump 11 places to 137th spot in football rankings
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) India moved 11 places to the 137th spot in the global football rankings, released on Thursday. It is India’s highest position since August 2010 when they were similarly positioned, an All India Football Federation (AIFF) statement said. India defeated 114th ranked Puerto Rico in an international friendly in Mumbai in […]
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Antonio Conte sets his eyes on 21-year old Italian and is ready to splash the cash in January
Antonio Conte’s Chelsea managed to arrest the slump in the middle of the season when they lost to Liverpool and Arsenal in back to back games and are now back to winning ways. Their comprehensive victory over Hull City was followed by an impressive performance against Leicester City as Antonio Conte decided to revert to […]
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Simmons sacking led to Windies meltdown, claims Pollard
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Oct 20 (IANS) All-rounder Kieron Pollard has described shambolic behind-the-scenes operations of the West Indies team in the recent Twenty20 and One-Day series against Pakistan, saying the chaos resulted from the sudden sacking of head coach Phil Simmons on the eve of the tour. The all-rounder said Simmons’ premature departure had […]