Shebby Singh appointed Blackburn’s football director
June 19th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 19 (IANS) Former Malaysian defender and football pundit Shebby Singh has been appointed director of football by English club Blackburn Rovers.Blackburn's Indian owners Venky's decided to appoint Singh ... Read more...
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Blackburn’s Yakubu set to join Chinese club Guangzhou
June 19th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou (China), June 19 (IANS) Blackburn Rovers striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni is set to join the Chinese Super League (CSL) side Guangzhou R and F, a club official confirmed Tuesday."We ... Read more...
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Roy Hodgson to take over as England soccer manager
May 2nd, 2012 - 1:54 am ICT by IANS
London, May 2 (IANS) Roy Hodgson is the new England manager, the Football Association (FA) announced Tuesday.Hodgson has agreed to sign a four-year contract with the FA that runs ... Read more...
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Fan who backed Premier League underdogs lands bet
January 3rd, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An English Premier League fan could not believe his luck when his highly unlikely predictions came to pass. The Everton fan staked five pounds on ... Read more...
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Liverpool, City secure Carling Cup semifinal berths
November 30th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 30 (IANS) Chelsea's slump in form continued as they went down 0-2 at Stamford Bridge to Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup while Manchester City ... Read more...
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Under-fire Kean gets owners backing
October 8th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) English Premier League Blackburn Rovers' owners have backed their underfire manager Steve Kean and refused the calls from fans for his ouster.Under Kean, Rovers have gathered ... Read more...
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Rovers defeat Pune FC 3-0 in exhibition match
October 7th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Oct 7 (IANS) English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers scored a facile 3-0 win over local side Pune FC in an exhibition football match amidst incessant rain here Friday.Rovers' ... Read more...
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EPL side Blackburn Rovers arrive in Pune
October 5th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Oct 5 (IANS) Blackburn Rovers, the first English Premier League (EPL) team to set foot in India, arrived here Wednesday to play an exhibition match against Pune FC.Rovers, ... Read more...
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Pune FC-Blackburn Rovers clash set for Oct 7
September 26th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Sep 26 (IANS) The friendly match between Pune FC and English premiership football club Blackburn Rovers, which was postponed due to blasts in Mumbai, will now be held here ... Read more...
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Blackburn Rovers postpone India trip following Mumbai blasts
July 20th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers Tuesday postponed to October their planned trip to India, for a friendly against Pune FC, following last week's bomb ... Read more...
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Sunil Chettri in talks with Racing de Santander
February 11th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Santander (Spain), Feb 11 (IANS) After a brief stint with Major League Soccer (MLS) club Kansas City, India striker Sunil Chettri is now looking for a foothold in Spain's La Liga. Chettri, ... Read more...
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Indian businessman Ali Syed to buy La Liga club
January 21st, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 21 (IANS) Indian businessman Ahsan Ali Syed is close to buying Spanish football club Racing Santander for a reported 30-40 million euros.The deal between Ali Syed and the La Liga ... Read more...
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QPR striker Mackie slams ‘absolute disgrace’ Diouf after foul-mouthed tirade
January 10th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 10(ANI): Queens Park Rangers striker Jamie Mackie has branded El-Hadji Diouf as "an absolute disgrace" after claiming that the Blackburn Rovers striker had abused him while he lay on the ... Read more...
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West Ham United eyeing Allardyce as a replacement for manager Grant
January 10th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 10(ANI): Former Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce is being lined up to take over from Avram Grant as West Ham United manager if he is sacked at Upton Park.According to ... Read more...
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Venky’s sack Blackburn Rovers’ manager Sam Allardyce
December 15th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 15(ANI): Blackburn Rovers' new owners Venky's have dumped the club's manager Sam Allardyce.The sacking follows Blackburn's 2-1 Premier League defeat to Bolton Wanderers.Talking about the decision, Venky's Chairwoman Anuradha ... Read more...
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Capello believes Allardyce or Redknapp can replace him
December 10th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 10 (ANI): England football manager Fabio Capello has anointed Harry Redknapp and Sam Allardyce as his most likely successors, saying these two were the one who have impressed him ... Read more...
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Indian firm Venkys says it is set to acquire Blackburn Rovers
October 28th, 2010 - 10:38 am ICT by ANI
Blackburn (UK)/ Pune, Oct. 28 (ANI): Anuradha J. Desai, the chief of the Indian conglomerate Venkys, which specialises in poultry farming, has confirmed the acquisition of English Premier League (EPL) football club, ... Read more...
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Top Premiere footie stars caught trying to score at nightclubs, bars
September 21st, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 21 (ANI): A fake WAG caught four other top footballers in six hours at nightclubs trying to score with women.Investigative reporter Lauren Veveers hit several nightspots and found that players ... Read more...
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Chelsea, Arsenal win, Tottenham lose to Wigan
August 28th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Jonathan Wilson
London, Aug 28 (DPA) Chelsea recorded their third victory in three games Saturday as they beat Stoke City 2-0, while Arsenal are two points behind in the Premier League ... Read more...
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Paul Robinson retires from international football
August 8th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) England and Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Paul Robinson has decided to retire from international football ahead of England's friendly against Hungary Wednesday.
Robinson was picked in the final squad for ... Read more...
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Indian entrepreneur next owner of Blackburn Rovers?
July 20th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, July 20 (IANS) The name of an Indian entrepreneur, Saurin Shah, is doing the rounds as possibly the next owner of Blackburn Rovers, the British Barclays Premier League football ... Read more...
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Liverpool ask Dalglish to look for Benitez’s successor
June 4th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 4 (IANS) Former Liverpool player and manager Kenny Dalglish has been asked to find Rafael BenÃtez's successor as Liverpool manager, with Roy Hodgson and Martin O'Neill among the frontrunners.
The ... Read more...
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Underdogs Kiwis hope to create few upsets
May 31st, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, May 31 (DPA) One of the unquestioned minnows of World Cup football in South Africa this summer, New Zealand are happy just to be back in the spotlight after a 28-year ... Read more...
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Olsen names final Danish squad for World Cup
May 28th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, May 28 (DPA) Danish coach Morten Olsen Friday dropped four players from his provisional roster hours before his 23-strong World Cup squad were set to fly out to South Africa.
Olsen ... Read more...
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Footie fan flies from Oz to Britain only to miss game due to broken train!
March 20th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 20 (ANI): A football fan has revealed that he flew 10,000 miles from Australia to Britain to watch his favourite team play only to miss the game because of a ... Read more...
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Injured UK Premier League footie fan dies in hospital
February 7th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Stoke City (UK), Feb.7 (ANI): A Blackburn Rovers fan, who was critically injured during a Premier League match between his club and Stoke City on Saturday, has died in hospital.Police said the ... Read more...
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Chelsea fight back to stretch lead
December 29th, 2009 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (DPA) Chelsea came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 Monday and stretch their lead at the top of the table to five points.
Manchester United, who face Wigan Athletic ... Read more...
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Ashley Cole hopes to become FA Cup legend by May
December 9th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 9 (ANI): England left-back's Ashley Cole, who has been part of three FA Cup winning teams, wants to become a legend by lifting the cup for the fourth time ... Read more...
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Managing a top football club can turn a coach’s hair grey
November 27th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 27 (ANI): The boss's hair at top soccer club's turns grey within six years due stressful nature of the job, new research has shown.Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsenal's ... Read more...
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Imperious Arsenal go second; Spurs into top four
November 8th, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 8 (DPA) Arsenal moved up to second in the English Premier League after a thumping 4-1 win at lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Two own goals and good finishes from Cesc ... Read more...
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Parreira returns to a sceptical South Africa
November 5th, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Nov 5 (DPA) Brazil's Carlos Alberto Parreira returned to South Africa Thursday morning to resume coaching the beleaguered national football team.
His arrival at Johannesburg's OR Tambo airport was markedly devoid ... Read more...
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New Zealand retain squad for Bahrain play-off
October 29th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Oct 29 (DPA) New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert has made no changes in the 18-man squad for the critical World Cup qualifying play-off against Bahrain here slated for Nov 14.
Announcing his ... Read more...
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Blackburn Rovers confirm swine-flu cases
October 26th, 2009 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 26 (DPA) Blackburn Rovers confirmed Monday that two of their players have swine flu.
Defender Christopher Samba and midfielder David Dunn both missed Saturday's 5-0 defeat to Chelsea with what ... Read more...
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Chelsea thrash Blackburn to go back to top
October 25th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 25 (DPA) Chelsea returned to the top of the English Premier League football after hammering Blackburn Rovers 5-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Two goals from Frank Lampard, one each for Michael ... Read more...
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Fans say Diouf racial-related excuses are an insult
September 23rd, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep.23 (ANI): Senegal star Eil Hadji Diouf is claiming that Everton fans threw bananas at him on Sunday and therefore, he retaliated with racially-motivated abuses. However, fans have simply described his ... Read more...
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