Mary Kom slams level of refereeing at London Olympics
August 14th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallist M.C. Mary Kom Tuesday slammed the level of refereeing in the boxing competitions of the London Games.Mary Kom said the decision making ... Read more...
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Turkish boxing referee found dead at London hotel
July 27th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) A Turkish boxing referee has been found dead in his London hotel room before the Olympic Games officially kick off Friday.Bayram Altug, the head of the ... Read more...
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Ukraine coach hits out at refereeing after Euro exit
June 20th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Donetsk (Ukraine), June 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin has lashed out at the standard of refereeing in the 0-1 defeat to England that knocked the Euro 2012 co-hosts ... Read more...
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Greece victimized by referees at Euro 2012: Karagounis
June 17th, 2012 - 4:32 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, June 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Greece's qualification for the Euro 2012 quarterfinals is a triumph because the team has constantly been victimized by referees, captain Giorgos Karagounis has said.The Greeks ... Read more...
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China’s former soccer chiefs stand trial for graft
April 24th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Dandong(Liaoning Province) April 24 (IANS) Former Chinese Football Association (CFA) chief Xie Yalong stood trial in a northeastern Chinese court Tuesday for taking bribes.The Dandong Intermediate People's Court started the ... Read more...
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FIFA appoints 84 officials for London Olympic football
April 20th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, April 20 (IANS) The FIFA Referees Committee has confirmed the appointment of 84 officials from 36 countries to officiate at the 2012 London Olympic football tournaments.For the men's competition, ... Read more...
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Jeff Crowe to complete half-century in Tests as Match Referee
April 6th, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 6 (IANS) Former New Zealand captain Jeff Crowe will become the fifth International Cricket Council (ICC) Match Referee to complete a half-century of Tests.Crowe will achieve the milestone ... 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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FIFA investigators in SA to probe match fixing
March 2nd, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, March 2 (IANS) A FIFA delegation arrived in South Africa as part of a global tour to investigate match fixing.The delegation, led by Chris Eaton, will spend four ... Read more...
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Top Chinese football referee Lu Jun jailed
February 16th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Feb 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A top Chinese referee has been jailed for more than five years to taking bribes. Lu Jun is seen as the face of Chinese refereeing after officiating ... Read more...
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Croatian soccer officials detained for match-fixing
December 10th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Zagreb, Dec 10 (IANS) Croatian police detained two top soccer officials suspected of taking bribes and match-fixing. UEFA has confirmed that it has been notified of arrests by the Croatian ... Read more...
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People are envious of my good looks: Ronaldo
September 15th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 15 (IANS) Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has said he is envied by people all around the world because of his good looks.The Portuguese forward was booed and ... Read more...
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Dalgish to discuss poor refereeing with Liverpool owners
September 11th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 11 (IANS) Frustrated with poor officiating, manager Kenny Dalglish will be consulting Liverpool onwers on tackling the problems with refereeing decisions.Dalglish felt that referee Mark Clattenburg was ... Read more...
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India coach accuses Qatari referee for killing match
July 24th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 25 (IANS) India's football coach Armando Colaco blamed poor refereeing for his team's 0-3 loss to United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Saturday's first-leg of the Asian qualifiers ... Read more...
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BBC backs football pundit Groves over ‘inconsistent, emotional women referee’ comments
January 30th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 30 (ANI): The BBC has backed its football analyst Perry Groves' comments that women were too inconsistent to be referees and could become too emotional, depressed or aggressive during their ... Read more...
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Shillong Lajong defeat Sheffield football club by solitary goal
November 16th, 2010 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 16 (IANS) Shillong Lajong F.C. Tuesday defeated English club Sheffield F.C. by a solitary goal in an exhibition soccer match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here in Meghalaya.It ... Read more...
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WWE Smackdown: Triple Threats and Halloween Divas
October 30th, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As WWE Smackdown began, Alberto Del Rio was demanding that Teddy Long let him be the number one contender for the WWE Smackdown Championship match. Long informed him ... Read more...
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Oz men’s hockey coach fears worst in Delhi Commonwealth Games
September 11th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 11(ANI): Australia men's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth has voiced his concerns about the team's chances at next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games.Charlesworth fears that his World Cup and Champions Trophy ... Read more...
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Messi seeks Ten Cate’s help to end goal drought
July 1st, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
Pretoria, July 1 (IANS) Determined to end his goal drought, Argentine star Lionel Messi has sought the advice of his one-time coach at Barcelona, Henk Ten Cate, ahead of ... Read more...
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Sport wins as Merkel, Cameron watch Germany rout England
June 28th, 2010 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 27 (DPA) Sportsmanship was the winner Sunday as the leaders of Britain and Germany broke away from a summit of the world's most important politicians to watch Germany thrash ... Read more...
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England apologises for Lord Triesman’s bribing allegations against Spain, Russia
May 22nd, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 22(ANI): England's new World Cup 2018 chief Geoff Thompson has personally apologised to Spain's football chief for Lord Triesman's infamous bribery claims.According to reports, Thompson conveyed his personal apologies on ... Read more...
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Chelsea is getting a raw ‘referee’ deal: Terry
March 21st, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 21(ANI): Chelsea skipper John Terry has launched an astonishing attack on German referee Wolfgang Stark in the wake of his club's Champions League exit.Terry, who could face a UEFA ... Read more...
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FIFA says no to extra referees for 2010 World Cup
December 3rd, 2009 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town (South Africa), Dec.3 (ANI): Football's governing body FIFA has rejected plans to use five referees in matches at next year's World Cup, but revealed that it will investigate French ... Read more...
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FIFA may for the first time sanction five referees for 2010 World Cup
December 1st, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.1 (ANI): In what could be a first in the game of football, FIFA is "99 percent certain" to sanction the use of five referees at the 2010 World Cup ... Read more...
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Fergie banned for two matches for his comments on referee Wiley
November 13th, 2009 - 11:34 am ICT by ANI
London, Nov 13(ANI): Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been handed a four-match touchline ban by the Football Association (FA) for his comments over referee Alan Wiley's fitness after Man ... Read more...
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Terry on target as Chelsea beat United
November 9th, 2009 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 9 (DPA) John Terry scored the only goal as Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 in the English Premier League.
Sunday's win lifts Chelsea five points clear at the top of ... Read more...
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India go down to Saudi Arabia in Asian under-19 qualifiers
November 8th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) India went down to Saudi Arabia 1-3 in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-19 Championship qualifier at Arbil, Iraq.
According to information received here, India led 1-0 till ... Read more...
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Man U angry about referees’ seeking action against Fergie
October 8th, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 8(ANI): Manchester United has expressed anger at Premier League's referees for trying to make FA take strict action against club manager Sir Alex Ferguson for his comment on referee ... Read more...
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Man U’s anti-football tactics hurting the game: Wenger
August 31st, 2009 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 31 (ANI): Manchester United has been accused of employing "anti-football" tactics during their 2-1 victory at Old Trafford by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, who has reopened the hostilities between ... Read more...
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Red-carded Beckham hits out at MLS refereeing standard
August 17th, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
Los Angeles, Aug 17 (ANI): Los Angeles Galaxy footballer David Beckham has hit out at the standard of Major League Soccer (MLS) refereeing after getting a red card for the ninth ... Read more...
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Jeff Crowe referees his 100th ODI
January 31st, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Jan.31 (ANI): New Zealander Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees has reached another landmark.
Today, as Kenya hosts Zimbabwe at the Nairobi Gymkhana for the third ... Read more...
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Monkeygate forced me to quit as ICC match referee: Procter
January 1st, 2009 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Sydeny, Jan 1 (IANS) Mike Procter, who had banned Harbhajan Singh for allegedly hurling racial abuse at Andrew Symonds, said he had no grudge over the incident though he quit the job ... Read more...
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Newcastle manager in trouble for slamming referee
November 11th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 11 (DPA) The Football Association has confirmed that they are considering disciplinary action against Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear, who called match official Martin Atkinson a "Mickey Mouse referee" following ... Read more...
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