Federation Cup: Pune FC placed in tough draw
August 31st, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Pune FC has been clubbed with Salgaocar SC, Prayag United SC and United Sikkim SC in Group D of the 34rd Federation Cup that begins ... Read more...
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Rooney ‘delighted’ to score winner against Ukraine
June 20th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Donetsk (Ukraine), June 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) England striker Wayne Rooney was delighted to score the winning goal in his team's 1-0 win against Ukraine in the Euro 2012 Championship.Rooney's header ... Read more...
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I’m no Xavi yet: Modric
June 18th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
I'm no Xavi, yet: ModricGdansk (Poland), June 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Croatia midfielder Luka Modric says he isn't as good as Spanish stars Xavi and Andres Iniesta but thinks he has the ... Read more...
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Arshavin’s creativity outweighs low stamina: Russia coach
June 16th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, June 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian midfielder Andrei Arshavin's creative genius is enough to make up for his low stamina, coach Dick Advocaat said.Arshavin played the the entirety of ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Russia’s Berezutsky hails Dzagoev’s injury recovery
June 16th, 2012 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian defender Alexei Berezutsky has praised his teammate Alan Dzagoev's strong recovery from injury to become one of the in-form players of Euro 2012.The midfielder ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Russia-Greece game will be tough, says Pavlyuchenko
June 15th, 2012 - 8:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian forward Roman Pavlyuchenko thinks that Saturday's game against Greece will Russia's toughest test in the group stage.A win for the Russians Saturday would guarantee ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Russian coach wary of ‘rough’ Greeks
June 15th, 2012 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
Sulejowek (Poland), June 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian coach Dick Advocaat expects Greece to play rough in their Euro 2012 crunch game Saturday.Russia are sure of a place in the quarterfinals ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Ronaldo key for Portugal
June 2nd, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, June 2 (IANS) Portugal had difficulties qualifying for Euro 2012, but will nevertheless start the forthcoming tournament in Ukraine and Poland with high expectations, thanks to Real Madrid's ... Read more...
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Top teams reach quarters at World TT
March 29th, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dortmund (Germany), March 29 (IANS) The fourth day of the World Table Tennis Championship saw expected group toppers and some less-fancied teams moving into the second round.
In the women's ... Read more...
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Europa League: Atletico Madrid qualifies for knock-out stages
December 16th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 16 (IANS) Atletico Madrid manager Gregorio Manzano heaved a sigh of relief as his the troubled Spanish side qualified for the knockout stages of the Europa League as ... Read more...
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Manchester ‘big two’ crash out of champions league
December 8th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 8 (IANS) The big two from Manchester, United and City, failed to qualify for the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League and will now be playing ... Read more...
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Manchester City’s hopes to progress hang in balance
November 23rd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 23 (IANS) Edinson Cavani scored a brace as Napoli won 2-1 to leave Manchester City's hopes to progress in Champions League hang in balance.The Italian side moved ... Read more...
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‘India’s Got Talent 3′ winners’ F1 dreams
October 2nd, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) They hail from the suburbs of Mumbai and they dream big. The Suresh & Vernon Group, a team of 30 youngsters who won reality ... Read more...
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Spain beat Chile, both qualify for Round 16 (Roundup)
June 26th, 2010 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, June 26 (DPA) Spain beat 10-man Chile 2-1 at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria Friday to qualify for the Round of 16. Chile also go through because Switzerland failed ... Read more...
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Portugal draw with Brazil for Round of 16 spot (Lead)
June 26th, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Durban, June 25 (DPA) Five-time champions Brazil and fellow title contenders Portugal played to a lacklustre 0-0 draw Friday as both nations advanced to the Round of 16 of the football World ... Read more...
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Ivory Coast go out despite 3-0 win over North Korea (Lead)
June 26th, 2010 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Nelspruit, June 25 (DPA) Ivory Coast beat North Korea 3-0 in the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit Friday but still go home after finishing third in Group G of the football World ... Read more...
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Swiss bank on offensive play against Honduras
June 24th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bloemfontein, June 24 (DPA) Switzerland can secure a place in the World Cup football Round of 16 by beating Honduras Friday with a margin of at least two goals in their ... Read more...
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Australia beat Serbia, both go out of World Cup (Lead)
June 24th, 2010 - 3:49 am ICT by IANS
Nelspruit (South Africa), June 24 (DPA) Australia beat Serbia 2-1 in Group D Wednesday at the Mbombela stadium in Nelspruit but both teams go home as Germany and Ghana progress.
Cahill rose to ... Read more...
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Villa’s brace spurs Spain to facile 2-0 win against Honduras
June 22nd, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 22 (AN): Spain scored their first victory in the World Cup against Honduras with Barcelona ace David Villa scoring both the goals.Villa kicked off his claim for the Golden Boot ... Read more...
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All or bust for Algeria and Slovenia in World Cup
June 12th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
By George Burns
Polokwane, South Africa, June 12 (DPA) Algeria and Slovenia kick off their World Cup football campaign with a Group C clash in Polokwane Sunday knowing anything less than victory could ... Read more...
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England desperate for their maiden ICC title
May 12th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Gros Islet (St.Lucia), May 12 (IANS) Desperately looking for their maiden International Cricket Council (ICC) title, England will have their task cut out when they face last year's finalists Sri Lanka in ... Read more...
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Collingwood this time has rain to thank
May 5th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guyana, May 5 (IANS) England captain Paul Collingwood admitted rain played a part in their progress into the Super Eight stage of World Twenty20 Tuesday after they had a lucky escape against ... Read more...
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Award ceremony error ruins Black Eyed Peas’ celebration
January 25th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 25 (ANI): Pop band Black Eyed Peas were dismayed at the NRJ Awards in Cannes, France, after being first declared Best International Group winners, only to be later corrected that ... Read more...
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Cruise namesake to make debut for Arsenal
December 9th, 2009 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.9 (ANI): Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is likely to field 18-year-old Tom Cruise against Olympiakos.The namesake of the Hollywood megastar will play as a left back in the game.The ... Read more...
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Bilic under pressure to resign as Croatia coach
October 12th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Zagreb, Oct 12 (DPA) The Croatian sports media Monday unanimously pressed the nation's coach Slaven Bilic to resign after his team is left with only a vague chance to qualify for the ... Read more...
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Madonna leaves behind ruined pitch for Bulgaria-Montengro tie
September 3rd, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Sofia, Sep 3 (DPA) Bulgaria's coach lashed out Thursday, two days ahead of a crunch World Cup qualifier against Montenegro, over the condition of the pitch at the match venue, the ... Read more...
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Iran players in show of support for Moussavi
June 17th, 2009 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 17 (DPA) Several Iran players wore green armbands in a show of support for opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi in a crucial World Cup qualifier in Seoul Wednesday.
In a match shown ... Read more...
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Dutch qualify for World Cup, England march on (European Roundup)
June 7th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, June 7 (DPA) The Netherlands became the first team from Europe to qualify for the 2010 football World Cup and England moved closer to the finals in South Africa.
With goals ... Read more...
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Duleep Trophy will be a knockout tournament this season
December 10th, 2008 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The unavailability of an overseas team has forced the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to convert the Duleep Trophy into a knock-out tournament.The concept ... Read more...
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Gujarat, TN in Buchi Babu cricket quarter-finals
September 6th, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, September 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, from Group D, qualified for the quarter-finals of the All-India Buchi Babu Memorial cricket tournament by winning their second consecutive matches here Saturday. ... Read more...
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Spain send Italy out on penalties for semi-final spot (Lead)
June 23rd, 2008 - 6:03 am ICT by IANS
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Vienna, June 23 (DPA) Spain edged their way into the semi-finals of Euro 2008 Sunday night with a 4-2 penalty shoot-out win over world champions Italy, after a tense game finished goalless ... Read more...
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Russia beat Sweden 2-0 in Euro 2008 match
June 19th, 2008 - 6:04 am ICT by IANS
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Innsbruck (Austria), June 19 (DPA) Russia Wednesday became the final team to qualify for the Euro 2008 quarter-finals after beating Sweden 2-0 in a Group D match played in Innsbruck. The Swedes ... Read more...
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Croatia beat Poland in Euro 2008 match
June 17th, 2008 - 7:06 am ICT by IANS
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Klagenfurt (Austria), June 17 (DPA) A second-half goal from Ivan Klasnic gave Croatia a fully-deserved 1-0 win over Poland in their final Group B game in Klagenfurt Monday to ensure Slaven Bilic's ... Read more...
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Happy ending to Swiss Euro campaign (Lead)
June 16th, 2008 - 5:50 am ICT by IANS
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Basle (Switzerland), June 16 (DPA) Euro 2008 co-hosts Switzerland ended their Euro campaign on a happy note Sunday with a 2-0 victory against Portugal in a Group A game played in Basle. ... Read more...
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India into quarterfinals at Thomas Cup Asia Zone preliminaries
February 20th, 2008 - 10:38 pm ICT by admin
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Feb 20 (IANS) India qualified for the quarterfinals of the Thomas Cup Asia Zone preliminaries after thrashing Pakistan 5-0 in the opening Group C encounter of the ... Read more...
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