Russian fans clash with Polish police
June 13th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, June 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Polish riot police on Tuesday fired warning shots into the air after two people were injured in violence at a march of Russian fans in ... Read more...
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BOOST TO 2018 WORLD CUP BID
November 29th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.29 (ANI): With football hooliganism dropping massively in England, chances of the country being given the right to host the 2018 World Cup have reportedly brightened.According to the Daily Star, arrests ... Read more...
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South Africans embrace football culture
November 24th, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Clare Byrne
Soweto (South Africa), Nov 24 (DPA) Orlando Stadium, Soweto, a Saturday afternoon in October. The foghorn of hundreds of plastic trumpets, called vuvuzelas, wafts up out of the stands ... Read more...
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Olympic torchbearer pulls out of Canberra relay
April 22nd, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Sydney, April 22 (DPA) A social-justice advocate has pulled out of Thursday's Canberra-leg of the troubled Olympic torch relay over human-rights concerns. Torchbearer Lin Hatfield Dodds described it as a difficult but ... Read more...
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Beijing Olympic torch relay will pass by Chinese embassy in Canberra
April 21st, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Apr.21 (ANI): The Beijing Olympic torch relay will pass within 200 metres of the Chinese embassy this Thursday, even as there are concerns that the event could be marred by ... Read more...
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