Champions League: Messi’s brace sinks brave Spartak
September 20th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, Sep 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Lionel Messi scored twice in nine minutes to turn a potential defeat into 3-2 victory for Barcelona in their Champions League football opener against Spartak ... Read more...
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Flying start for Malaga in Champions League
September 19th, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 19 (IANS) Malaga midfielder Francisco Izco was the hero of the night as the Spanish side enjoyed a triumphant start to their Champions League football campaign with a ... Read more...
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Anzhi smash five past Alkmaar to qualify for Europa
August 31st, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala qualified for the group stage of the Europa League for the first time Thursday with an emphatic 5-0 away win over ... Read more...
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Reigning champion Dortmund defeat Bremen in season opener
August 25th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Dortmund, Aug 25 (IANS) The 50th Bundesliga kicked-off as defending champion Borussia Dortmund defeated Werder Bremen 2-1 owing to the winner by substitute Mario Goetze, at the Signal Iduna Park ... Read more...
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Dynamo slump continues with defeat against Terek
August 19th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Dynamo Moscow's disastrous start to the Russian football season continued with a fifth defeat in five league games as a brace from Maciej Rybus ... Read more...
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Czechs beat Poland 1-0 to make quarters
June 17th, 2012 - 3:47 am ICT by IANS
Wroclaw (Poland), June 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Czech Republic advanced to the knockout stage of Euro 2012 and eliminated Poland as Petr Jiracek's second-half strike secured a deserved 1-0 win ... Read more...
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Welbeck on wonder goal: I knew it was coming
June 16th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, June 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) England striker Danny Welbeck had practised the pirouette back-flick that gave his country a vital 3-2 win over Sweden in Friday's Euro 2012 Group D ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Menez and Cabaye on target as France dominate Ukraine (Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 2:18 am ICT by IANS
Donetsk (Ukraine), June 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) France took a step towards the Euro 2012 quarterfinals Friday after goals from Jeremy Menez and Yohan Cabaye gave them a 2-0 win over ... Read more...
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Dutch football league title becomes two-team race
March 26th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, March 26 (IANS) The close battle for the Eredivisie title seems to be heading towards a duel between AZ Alkmaar and Ajax after the latter beat rivals PSV ... Read more...
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Juventus beat Catania to top Serie A
February 19th, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 19 (IANS) Juventus leapfrogged AC Milan to top the Italian Serie A football standings after they beat 10-man Catania 3-1 at home Saturday.Pablo Barrientos put Catania ahead ... Read more...
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What’s Bipasha’s new obsession? (Movie Snippets)
May 31st, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu loves experimenting with her looks -- and now she has found her latest obsession in hats and red lipsticks!"Hats and ... Read more...
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Salgaocar inch closer towards maiden I-League title
May 19th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, May 19 (IANS) Salgaocar took a giant step towards clinching their maiden I-League football title as they came from behind to beat East Bengal 3-2 at the Nehru Stadium ... Read more...
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Spain Make History, Andres Iniesta Pays Tribute To Dani Jarque
July 12th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Within two years of proving themselves to be the best side in Europe, the Spanish asserted themselves as the champions of the world in football on ... Read more...
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Uruguay beat South Korea 2-1 to reach quarter-finals (Lead)
June 26th, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, June 27 (DPA) Uruguay beat South Korea 2-1 Saturday to become the first team to reach the quarter-finals of the football World Cup.
Striker Luis Suarez scored in each half to ... Read more...
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Pakistan lost a match they should have won against Australia(Lead)
March 8th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Pakistan's best was not enough to stop Australia from sneaking a 2-1 victory over the four times champions in pool B of the Hockey World ... Read more...
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Argentina upset New Zealand with a second-half goal (Lead)
March 7th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Facundo Callioni's fine second-half strike led Argentina to a shock 1-0 win over New Zealand and made the Black Sticks' chances of making to the ... Read more...
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Title race wide open as leaders Chelsea humbled by Man City
February 28th, 2010 - 5:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 28 (DPA) The English title race became a three-way fight once more after leaders Chelsea were humbled 4-2 at home by Manchester City Saturday and Arsenal snatched two late ... Read more...
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Optimism, enthusiasm mark centenary of capital Pujas (With Image)
September 21st, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The economic downturn has taken some glitter off the Durga Puja this year, the centenary year, in the capital. Enthusiasm and a peaceful run-up to ... Read more...
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Churchill taste first defeat in I-League
November 9th, 2008 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) Three-time champions Mohun Bagan rode on an early strike to pip Goa's Churchill Brothers 1-0 in an I-League encounter here Sunday.Upfronter Lalam Puiya got the all-important goal for ... Read more...
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Brazil beats Vietnam 2-0 in Olympic football warm-up
August 2nd, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Hanoi, Aug 2 (Xinhua) Striker Alexandre Pato and half-back Thiago Neves scored a goal apiece to give the Brazilian Olympic team a 2-0 victory over the Vietnamese national squad. The Brazilian team ... Read more...
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United sail past Roma to Champions League semi-finals
April 10th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by admin
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Manchester, April 10 (DPA) Manchester United secured a place in the Champions League semi-finals as a Carlos Tevez goal gave them a 3-0 aggregate win over visiting Roma. United appeared set for ... Read more...
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East Bengal back in the fray, beat Yemeni club Ahli Sana
March 18th, 2008 - 9:47 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) East Bengal put their AFC Cup campaign back on the track as they braved a blazing sun to script a 1-0 victory against Yemeni side Ahli Sana in ... Read more...
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South Africa’s Santos beat Mahindra 2-0 in IFA Shield
February 29th, 2008 - 1:21 am ICT by admin
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) South African premier division outfit Santos FC beat Mahindra United 2-0 in the second tie of the IFA Shield at the Salt Lake Stadium here Thursday. It was ... Read more...
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