South African bookies back Spain to win World Cup
July 10th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town, July 10(ANI): Leading South African bookies, GreatOdds, are backing Spain to win Sunday's World Cup final against the Netherlands.GreatOdds have Spain on offer at 23/20 to win their first ... Read more...
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Commercialisation has affected the quality of footballers: Eusebio
July 1st, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
Johannesburg, July 1 (IANS) Portugal great Eusebio feels that because of commercialisation there are lesser number of quality players in international football compared to the 1960s era.Asked to point out ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Bopanna-Qureshi run ends in quarters
June 30th, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi went down 4-6, 6-7(3), 2-6 to Austria's Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner of Germany in the Wimbledon men's doubles quarterfinals ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Bhupathi-Mirnyi ousted, Paes-Black advance
June 29th, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus, seeded fourth, bowed out of the Wimbledon doubles third round in a tough five-setter 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(6), 6-8 ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi in Wimbledon quarters
June 29th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi battled past Slovakia's Lukas Lacko and Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky in a tough three-setter to reach the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon ... Read more...
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Robben and Sneijder send Dutch through to quarters
June 28th, 2010 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, June 28 (DPA) The Netherlands booked their place in the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Slovakia in the World Cup football at the Durban Stadium on Monday.
Arjen Robben marked his ... Read more...
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Netherlands can’t afford sloppiness, Van Marwijk warns players
June 27th, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, June 27 (DPA) Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk warned his players against overconfidence ahead of Monday's round of 16 match against Slovakia.
He said that midfielder Rafael van der Vaart unlikely to ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Sania out of doubles, Bhupathi mixed doubles
June 27th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 27 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza bowed out of the women's doubles and Mahesh Bhupathi from the mixed doubles events in the second round of the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
Sania, partnering Caroline ... Read more...
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Players suspended for their next World Cup match
June 27th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 27 (DPA) Players suspended for their next match:
Round of 16Zdeno Strba (Slovakia) - Second yellow cardVictor Cáceres (Paraguay) - Second yellow cardWaldo Ponce (Chile) - ... Read more...
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World Cup flops Italy receive friendly welcome home
June 26th, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria/Rome, June 26 (DPA) Defending World Cup football champions Italy, which in South Africa failed to advance to the tournament's group stage for the first time in 36 years, received a friendly ... Read more...
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We need to invest in youth: Italy’s losing captain
June 26th, 2010 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 26 (IANS/AKI) Crashed out of the soccer World Cup following a 2-3 defeat against Slovakia, defending champions Italy have been facing flak for being the team of "old" footballers.
Fabio Cannavaro, ... Read more...
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Prandelli to take over from Lippi earlier than expected
June 26th, 2010 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Rome, June 25 (DPA) The Italian football federation has scheduled for Thursday the official appointment of Cesare Prandelli as coach of the national team, ANSA news agency reported Friday.
Prandelli, 52, signed a ... Read more...
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Lippi takes full responsibility for Italy’s ignominious World Cup exit
June 25th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town, June 25(ANI): Italy coach Marcello Lippi has taken full responsibility for his team's humiliating World Cup group stage exit.The defending champions lost 2-3 to World Cup debutants Slovakia, who qualified ... Read more...
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Players suspended for their next World Cup match
June 25th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 25 (DPA) Players suspended for their next match:
Third group matchValon Behrami (Switzerland) - Red card*Kaka (Brazil) - Yellow/Red cardCarlos Carmona (Chile) - Second yellow cardMatias Fernandez (Chile) - Second yellow ... Read more...
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Dutch beat Cameroon and top Group F
June 25th, 2010 - 3:26 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, June 25 (DPA) The Netherlands beat Cameroon 2-1 in Cape Town Thursday to top Group F with a 100 percent record.
Robin Van Persie scored his first goal of the ... Read more...
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Italy’s coach to take a break from football
June 25th, 2010 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 24 (IANS/AKI) Italy's coach Marcello Lippi says he will take a break from football for several months, after the defending champions crashed out of the World Cup on Thursday with ... Read more...
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Holders Italy eliminated, Slovakia advance with historic win (Lead)
June 24th, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 24 (DPA) For the first time in World Cup history, both finalists of the previous championship failed to advance from the first round as reigning champions Italy were eliminated from ... Read more...
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World Cup football: Results and tables
June 22nd, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 22 (DPA) Collated results and table after the end of second round of World Cup football matches.
Group ASouth Africa - Mexico 1-1 (0-0)Uruguay - ... Read more...
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Paraguay outclass tame Slovakia in Group F (Second Lead)
June 20th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bloemfontein, June 20 (DPA) Paraguay outclassed a tame Slovakia 2-0 Sunday to score their first victory of the 2010 World Cup and boost their chances of reaching the knock-out stage.
Man of the ... Read more...
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New Zealand hold champs Italy to 1-1 draw
June 20th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Nelspruit (South Africa), June 20 (DPA) Football World Cup minnows New Zealand held Italy to a 1-1 draw Sunday, denting the reigning champion's chances of topping Group F.
At the Mbombela Stadium ... Read more...
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Paraguay outclass tame Slovakia in Group F
June 20th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bloemfontein, June 20 (DPA) Paraguay outclassed a tame Slovakia 2-0 Sunday to score their first victory in the footbal World Cup and keep alive their hopes of reaching the knock-out stage.
Midfielder Enrique ... Read more...
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One alcoholic drink can triple chances of car accident
June 18th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, June 18 (ANI): A study has found that even a single alcoholic drink can triple the chances of a driver dying in a car accident, as it can increase a driver's ... Read more...
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Last-minute goal makes new boy Winston Reid a national hero
June 16th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, June 16 (DPA) A 21-year-old Maori who was picked for New Zealand's team at the World Cup while playing on the other side of the world was the toast of the ... Read more...
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Kiwis want to start with a bang against Slovakia
June 14th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Rustenburg (South Africa), June 14 (DPA) New Zealand striker Chris Killen had to postpone his honeymoon to be at the World Cup football, but he hopes the romance continues as his side ... Read more...
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Somdev, Bopanna face first round losses
June 8th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman crashed out of the first round of the 79,260-euro AEGON tennis championship with a 1-6, 4-6 loss to American Mardy Fish at Queens ... Read more...
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Lippi confident of Italy defending World Cup title
June 7th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town, June 7(ANI): Italy coach Marcello Lippi is confident that his team can defend the World Cup title in South Africa to create history by being only the third team to ... Read more...
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New Zealand victory over Serbia greatest ever, says coach
May 30th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, May 30(ANI): New Zealand football coach Ricki Herbert has said that his team's 1-0 victory over Serbia could be considered their greatest ever win.The 78th-ranked New Zealanders shocked Serbia, the ... Read more...
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Four European countries set to woo Indian travellers
April 28th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) With their sights set on the fast growing Indian outbound traveller market, four European countries - Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - plan to invest a ... Read more...
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Prakash-Cerratani in Belgrade semifinals
February 18th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade (Serbia), Feb 18 (IANS) India's Prakash Amritraj and American James Cerretani sailed into the doubles semifinals of 10,65,000 euros Challenger tennis.
The fourth seeded Indo-American pair defeated German Julian Reister and ... Read more...
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Peer marks Dubai debut with first-round win
February 15th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 15 (DPA) Israeli Shahar Peer marked her tournament debut at the Barclays Tennis Championships Monday with a 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 upset first-round win over US Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer.
The ... Read more...
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Shrima Rai Ended As Top 10 Contestant In Mrs. Globe 2009 Competition
December 27th, 2009 - 1:25 am ICT by GD
By Meena KarDec. 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) India has once again come to the top ten positions of the beauty contests. However, this time the contestant could not claim the title. Shrima Rai, ... Read more...
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New Zealand turns down invite to play China
December 10th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Dec 10 (DPA) World Cup outsiders New Zealand have turned down an all-expenses-paid invitation to go to China in March because the Chinese do not play the style of game they ... Read more...
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Paraguay coach confident after World Cup draw
December 6th, 2009 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Dec 5 (DPA) Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino was confident after the World Cup draw landed his team in Group F, with Italy, New Zealand and Slovakia.
"I do not think this ... Read more...
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FIFA 2010 World Cup Draw announced
December 5th, 2009 - 1:44 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cape Town, Dec 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been announced. The draw was held in Cape Town. And the group selections are exciting to say ... Read more...
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World Cup despair for South Africa, joy for Italy
December 5th, 2009 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Dec 5 (DPA) Hosts South Africa will face a tough battle to emerge from the group phase of the 2010 World Cup after being pitted in one of the toughest ... Read more...
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