53 killed in Egypt football riot
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 2 (IANS) At least 53 people were killed and hundreds injured Wednesday when a riot broke out following a football match in northeastern Egypt, the official media reported.The ... Read more...
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Relegation threatened Chirag United face Mohun Bagan in I-League
January 30th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Jan 30 (IANS) Time is running out for Chirag United Kerala to turn the tide in their favour. Their latest failure came Saturday as they gifted HAL Bangalore their ... Read more...
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Manchester City launches football academy in UAE
January 2nd, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 2 (IANS/WAM) Britain's famed Manchester City football club launched a coaching academy here Monday.Aspirants can sign up for a 10-week course, starting Jan 15 at the Zayed ... Read more...
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Mohun Bagan ground Air India 3-1 in I-League
December 28th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) Nigerian striker Odafa Okolie fired a brace as Mohun Bagan got past Air India 3-1 in an I-League football match at the Salt Lake Stadium here ... Read more...
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Seventeen held for football match-fixing
December 20th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 20 (IANS/AKI) Five soccer players were among 17 people arrested in Italy Monday suspicion of participation in an international match-fixing ring based in Singapore.Cristiano Doni, the Atalanta captain ... Read more...
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Cristiano Doni arrested in connection with the match fixing probe
December 19th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Rome, Dec 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Italian football star Cristiano Doni has been arrested by the police. The arrest is in connection with match fixing probe that is currently ongoing in the ... Read more...
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Free passes for school children for SAFF Cup: Maken
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Concerned at the poor turnout at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here, Sports Minister Ajay Maken Friday said school children along with their parents would be ... Read more...
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Euro-2012 main stadium to re-open with Ukraine-Germany friendly
November 12th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Nov 12 (IANS) A friendly football match between Ukraine and Germany here Friday will be the first match organised in the renovated Olympic stadium which will host the final ... 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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Valencia, Chelsea draw 1-1 in Champions League
September 29th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 29 (IANS) Valencia and Chelsea drew 1-1 in a Champions League football match at the Mestalla Stadium.Frank Lampard opened the scoring for Chelsea, who controlled much of ... Read more...
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Bayern defeat Manchester City 2-0 in Champions League
September 28th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Sep 28 (IANS) German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich staged a faultless performance against Manchester City to win 2-0 in their Champions League football match at the Allianz Arena ... Read more...
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Footballers planning fund-raiser for quake victims
September 20th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) The Football Players Association of India (FPAI) is planning to organise a football match to raise funds for Sikkim earthquake victims, its president Bhaichung Bhutia said ... Read more...
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Anthony, Smith are still friends
September 18th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 18 (IANS) Singer Marc Anthony and actor Will Smith have denied they are at loggerheads over the latter's wife Jada Pinkett-Smith.Both Marc and Will looked in ... Read more...
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Blackburn beat Arsenal 4-3 in EPL
September 17th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Blackburn, Sep 17 (IANS) Blackburn Rovers came from behind to beat Arsenal 4-3 in an English Premier League football match at Ewood Park here Saturday.Nigerian striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu scored ... Read more...
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Messi fever grips Dhaka
September 6th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 6 (IANS) Messi fever seems to have gripped the Bangladesh capital where Argentina plays a FIFA friendly international against Nigeria.Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi along with his ... Read more...
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Venezuelans dwarfed by Argentinian star presence
September 1st, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) It takes two teams to play a football match. But Friday's international friendly game seems so Argentina-centric that Venezuela has virtually been overshadowed by the star ... Read more...
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Clash over football match turns ugly
August 28th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 28 (IANS) At least 20 people were injured Sunday when two groups of villagers clashed over a football match in Bangladesh, police said.The incident took place in Brahmanbaria ... Read more...
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David Beckham may be going bald
August 23rd, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Malibu, Calif., Aug 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) British soccer star David Beckham’s latest picture hints that the 36-year-old may be going bald. The star is the husband of former Posh singer Victoria ... Read more...
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England-Holland friendly at Wembley called off
August 9th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) The Football Association (FA) Tuesday was forced to call off Wednesday's international friendly between England and the Netherlands at Wembley after widespread disorder spread across the ... Read more...
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10 injured in Pakistan blast
July 29th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 29 (IANS) At least 10 people were injured in a blast and firing after a football match at a stadium in Pakistan Friday evening, the Geo News reported.The ... Read more...
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Soccer match to enthuse Maoist-hit Junglemahal youngsters
June 19th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) To enthuse the youth in the three Maoist-hit western districts, the West Bengal Sports Minister's XI will play an exhibition soccer match with a Selection XI ... Read more...
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We have to defend well against Qatar: Bulpin
June 16th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, June 16 (IANS) India's under-23 football coach Desmond Bulpin says his boys have to defend well against Qatar in the first leg of the Olympic qualifier in Doha slated ... Read more...
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East Bengal in a must-win situation against Churchill Brothers
May 21st, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, May 21 (IANS) East Bengal will be in a must-win situation when they face second-placed Churchill Brothers in I-League football match at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda here Sunday.Till ... Read more...
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Soccer violence: Nine African students get bail
April 30th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar (Punjab), April 30 (IANS) Nine African students - eight from Sudan and one from Tanzania - have been released on bail, a day after they were arrested in connection ... Read more...
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Soccer violence: 12 African students jailed for 14 days (Lead)
April 29th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar (Punjab), April 29 (IANS) Twelve African students, including three who have been charged with murder, have been sent to 14 days judicial remand in connection with the killing of ... Read more...
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Soccer violence: Nine more African students arrested
April 29th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar (Punjab), April 29 (IANS) Nine more African students have been arrested in connection with the killing of a Mizo youth in a case of soccer-related violence at Lovely Professional ... Read more...
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Arrested African students suspended after soccer violence (Lead)
April 28th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, April 28 (IANS) Three African students who were arrested for brutally thrashing a fellow student from Mizoram to death at a brawl during a soccer match were Thursday suspended ... Read more...
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Punjab varsity suspends classes after soccer violence
April 28th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, April 28 (IANS) The Lovely Professional University (LPU) here Thursday called off classes for three days following the death of a Mizo student who was brutally thrashed by three ... Read more...
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Three African students held for soccer violence (Second Lead)
April 28th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, April 27 (IANS) Three African students of a university here who had brutally thrashed and killed a Mizo student during a football match were arrested Wednesday, police said."We had ... Read more...
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Search for African students after soccer violence (Lead)
April 27th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, April 27 (IANS) Searches are on to nab three African students - two from Tanzania and one from Sudan - of a university here who had brutally thrashed and ... Read more...
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Football match leaves one dead, African students booked
April 27th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, April 27 (IANS) A friendly fooball match between students from Africa and Mizoram in a college campus here turned deadly when players of the two teams engaged in a ... Read more...
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Preston star claims racial abuse, says was subjected to monkey chants
April 25th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 25 (ANI): Preston striker Nathan Ellington has claimed that he faced racist taunts from Millwall fans.Ellington, a black, claimed he faced monkey chants and was also accused of being a ... Read more...
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J-K govt. organizes snow football game to boost tourism
April 16th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by ANI
Gulmarg, Apr 15(ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday organized a snow football game to boost tourism in the region.The first ever snow football match in the picturesque Gulmarg was ... Read more...
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Tributes paid to 15 years old footballer Huw Thatcher
March 15th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Mar 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 15-year-old footballer collapsed and died later after he was accidentally kneed during a football match. Huw Thatcher was trying to win a ball with a sliding ... Read more...
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Wenger accuses referee of destroying Arsenal’s Champions League dream
March 9th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): Arsene Wenger was involved in two bust-ups after accusing the referee of destroying Arsenal's Champions League dream.Wenger clashed with referee Massimo Busacca in the tunnel at ... Read more...
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