Kolkata Oct 1 (IANS) New Atletico de Kolkata coach Jose Molina is hoping that fit-again marquee player Helder Postiga will fire on all cylinders when the former Indian Super League (ISL) champions take on holders Chennaiyin FC at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium here on Saturday. “Last year, Helder had an injury and couldn’t play after […]
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Sissoko joins Pune ISL side
Pune, Oct 1 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise FC Pune City on Saturday announced their marquee player, signing former Liverpool and Juventus star Mohamed Sissoko for this year’s edition of the football tournament, subject to medical clearance. The 31-year-old, the youngest marquee player of the ISL, was a part of the Liverpool side that […]
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Man City’s Guardiola calls Pochettino one of world’s best managers
London, Oct 1 (IANS) Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola praised the Argentine coach of Tottenham Hotspur football club Mauricio Pochettino calling the later as one of the best managers in the world. City and Tottenham will play this Sunday at London’s White Hart Lane stadium in the seventh round of the English Premier League (EPL), […]
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Arsenal star admits he is yet to receive new contract from the club
Arsenal star Santi Cazorla has revealed that he is yet to receive a new contract from the Gunners. Expressing his interest in staying with the club, the Spain international said that he is happy at the club but he has not been approached for a contract extension. Cazorla, who joined the North London outfit in 2012 […]
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My relationship with Mourinho has never been bad, says Manchester United star
When Jose Mourinho was appointed Manchester United manager this summer, there were lots of questions about how he would treat Juan Mata. The Spain international fell out of favour with the Portuguese manager during his time at Chelsea. Despite winning Chelsea’s player of the year award for two consecutive seasons, Mata was regularly left out of the […]
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Kidambi Srikanth rise in the BWF rankings!
In the latest BWF rankings announced on Thursday, Indian men’s single player K Srikanth has jumped into top 10. He reached the quarter-finals of the Japan Open Super Series before losing out in the first round of ongoing Korean Open Super Series. In the men’s single the top position is occupied by Malaysian player Lee […]
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Wenger keeping tabs on Dortmund star to replace Mesut Ozil in the squad
After initial hiccups, Arsenal have now won all of their last 4 Premier League games and were superb in their 2-0 victory over Basel in the Champions League on Wednesday. However, no everything is merry at the club as the manager has failed to tie his star players to long-term contracts for some time now. […]
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Footballer Laporte selected for first time by France
Paris, Sep 30 (IANS) Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte was called up for the first time by the French national team for the matches against Bulgaria and Holland in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. France coach Didier Deschamps announced the list on Thursday for the next two games of the qualifiers, reports Efe. The coach […]
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Argentina’s del Potro to play in Shanghai Masters
Buenos Aires, Sep 30 (IANS) Argentine tennis player Juan Martin del Potro has confirmed that the next tournaments that he would compete in which include the Shanghai Masters in China. “Hello! This is my list of upcoming tournaments,” the tennis player wrote on his official Twitter account on Thursday, while also uploading a photo of […]
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FC Pune City’s Spanish duo ready for ISL challenge
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) FC Pune City’s new Spanish attackers Jesus Tato and Pitu are keen to hit the ground running in the Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament beginning October 1. Pune hired Spanish coach Antonio Lopez Habas, formerly of 2014 champions Atletico de Kolkata, seeking to overturn their disappointing performances in the […]