Jerry Jones gets his glasses cleaned while watching his Cowboys match
September 7th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sep 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jerry Jones’ glasses were surprisingly cleaned by a mysterious person as he was watching football match between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys.
However, the ... Read more...
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Pazzini’s hat-trick helps Milan beat Bologna
September 2nd, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 2 (IANS) Giampaolo Pazzini put on an inspiring performance on his AC Milan debut as he scored a hat-trick to beat Bologna 3-1 in the Italian Serie ... Read more...
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Mexican league offers to cooperate in money laundering probe
August 21st, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 21 (IANS) The president of Mexico's MX premier football league has offered to cooperate with the authorities should they open an investigation into recent allegations that drug ... Read more...
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Eto’o a doubt for Anzhi: Hiddink
August 17th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o is doubtful for Anzhi Makhachkala's next Russian football league game against Zenit St. Petersburg Saturday after coming down with a cold, ... Read more...
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Dundee United hold Dynamo to draw in Europa League
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A stoppage-time goal from Russia international striker Alexander Kokorin rescued a 2-2 draw for Dynamo Moscow away at Dundee United in the Europa football league.The ... Read more...
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Drogba signs with Shanghai Shenhua
June 20th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, June 20 (IANS) Cote d'Ivoire's striker Didier Drogba Wednesday confirmed that he has joined Chinese football club Shanghai Shenhua on a two-year contract."I studied all the offers I ... Read more...
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East Bengal coach Morgan resigns
May 15th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) East Bengal football coach Trevor James Morgan Monday quit from his post, hours after the red and gold brigade won the Kolkata Premier division football league, ... Read more...
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Atletico Madrid wins Europa league title
May 10th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bucharest, May 10 (IANS) Colombian Radamel Falcao's brace gave Atletico Madrid its second Europa football League title in three seasons with a 3-0 victory over fellow Spanish team Athletic Bilbao.Falcao ... Read more...
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Manchester City third-highest payers in world sport
May 2nd, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 2 (IANS) After Barcelona and Real Madrid, English giants Manchester City have emerged as the third highest payers in the world of sports even ahead of their famed ... Read more...
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Now Ranbir promotes football
April 5th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) After T20 cricket, T20 football is here! Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor, brand ambassador of Pepsi, has urged the youth to be part of the ... Read more...
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Russia’s first: Woman referee to officiate men’s match
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A woman referee will preside over a men's reserve game between CSKA Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow, in what is believed to be the first instance ... Read more...
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Zambian striker Kangwa’s move to South Africa collapses
February 23rd, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lusaka, Feb 23 (IANS) Zambian striker Evans Kangwa's move to South Africa Premier Football League champions Orlando Piragtes has collapsed.Kangwa's local club Nkana has confirmed that the South African team, ... Read more...
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Egypt mourns soccer deaths, FIFA shocked at violence
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) FIFA president Sepp Blatter was left "shocked and saddened" after violent clashes in the Egyptian city of Port Said Wednesday night left at least 74 people ... Read more...
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Monchengladbach shocks leaders Bayern Munich in Bundesliga
January 21st, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Jan 21 (IANS) Borussia Monchengladbach inflicted a crushing 3-1 defeat on the German record champion and Bundesliga Football League leaders Bayern Munich at a sold-out Borussia Park.Host Borussia ... Read more...
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Snoop Dogg wins over $72,000 on ‘The Price is Right’
January 3rd, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rapper Snoop Dogg appeared on the TV show ‘The Price is Right’ and that is not all. As he also managed to win over $72,000 for ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Former Man United striker Dong joins Chinese club
December 24th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) Former Manchester United striker Dong Fangzhuo has joined Chinese first division football league side Hunan Xiangtao.Fangzhou joined the Chinese club from Mika in the Armenian ... Read more...
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Messi strikes thrice in Barcelona’s 8-0 rout of Osasuna
September 18th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 18 (IANS) FC Barcelona bounced back to form this Saturday with an 8-0 destruction of Osasuna in the Spanish Premier Football League.The Catalans controlled the match from ... Read more...
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ECB to sign a 20 million pound deal with Investec
August 20th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 20 (IANS) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is likely to sign and four-year deal worth 20 million pounds with asset management banking company Investec to replace ... Read more...
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Rapper Snoop Dogg takes football to Chicago
August 1st, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, Aug 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rapper Snoop Dogg has taken his football league to Chicago. Snoop outlined his plans on Saturday at the Chicago Indoor Sports Facility."The thing is if we don't ... Read more...
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AIFF confident of Messi match in Kolkata
July 9th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) Seeking to quell doubts over Argentine football star Lionel Messi being seen in action in a FIFA international friendly match here Sep 2, a top All ... Read more...
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All female Arkansas football team learning to tackle competition
April 9th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
Springdale (Arkansas, US), Apr.9 (ANI): By day they are college students, career women and stay-at-home mothers, but once they strap on helmets and shoulder pads, they are transformed into Arkansas Lady Rampage ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Illegal gambling is rife in British Football League, says player at heart of betting scandal
February 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 25(ANI): One of the five players banned by the Football Association (FA) for betting on the outcome of their own match has said that the vast gulf in pay between ... Read more...
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East Bengal lead league table with win over Salgaocar
December 22nd, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Lethal striker Tolgay Ozbey struck the winner as Federation Cup winners East Bengal moved to the top of the I-League charts with a solitary goal victory over Goa's ... Read more...
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Adriano awarded Italy’s football worst player prize
December 14th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 14 (IANS/AKI) AS Roma striker Adriano was named the worst player in Italy's top football league for the third time Monday after Serie A fans voted for him to ... Read more...
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Elgar’s football anthem performed at concert to raise funds for church
September 26th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 26 (ANI): Sir Edward Elgar's famous football anthem 'He Banged The Leather For Goal' has been performed at St Peter's Collegiate Church in Wolverhampton to raise funds for the church.An ... Read more...
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Eduardo handed two-month suspension for slapping referee
August 16th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) Chirag United player Eduardo Chacon was Monday handed a two-month suspension and fined Rs.2 lakh by the Indian Football Association for slapping the referee in a Kolkata Premier ... Read more...
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Khel Ratna for Saina, Chettri gets Arjuna Award (Lead)
July 30th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler and World no.2 Saina Nehwal will get the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest sports award, while Indian footballer Sunil Chettri, currently playing ... Read more...
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Temporary cap on non-EU migration diluted already? (Lead)
June 28th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, June 28 (IANS) The proposed temporary cap on non-EU migration may have already been diluted in the face of pressure from political parties, businesses and universities, it is learnt.The ... Read more...
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Changed points system in football promoting dirty play
June 26th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 26 (ANI): The change in the system used to reward wins in the European leagues, going from two to three points, has led to an increase in dirty play in ... Read more...
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Blackpool, Cardiff City to fight for richest match in club football history at Wembley
May 22nd, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 22(ANI): Blackpool and Cardiff City will go head to head at Wembley today in a game dubbed as the richest match in club football.The winners of the Football League ... Read more...
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Time BCCI answered to India, says Gill (lead)
April 22nd, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Indicating his ministry's intention to take a more active role in regulating cricket in the country, Sports Minister M.S. Gill said Thursday that the Board of Control ... Read more...
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First ever football match to be screened in 3D in England
April 2nd, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 2 (ANI): The first ever game to be screened in 3D is going to be telecast in pubs across the United Kingdom, providing football fans with an extra dimension ... Read more...
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Man United fans asked to donate 25 pounds each to help Red Knights buy club
March 27th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 27(ANI): Manchester United fans have been reportedly asked by a supporters' trust to donate 25 pounds or more each to help fund a takeover bid by the Red Knights.According ... Read more...
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Indians mulling multi-million pound football league on lines of IPL
March 19th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 19 (ANI): Indians are planning a multi-million pound football league on the lines of the mega rich Indian Premier League.They want to launch a two-month league within three years ... Read more...
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Rape-accused Australian footballers were not on an official trip: Club
October 28th, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct. 28 (ANI): An Australian football club, rocked by sexual assault allegations, is trying to defend its reputation by saying that its teenager players were not on an official trip to ... Read more...
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