Argentines throng meditation session with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
September 10th, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Sep 10 (IANS) The land of tango and Latin America's largest country, Argentina, Sunday rocked to the rhythmic beats of Indian spiritual guru and Art of Living (AoL) ... Read more...
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Sachin, Waugh, Deepika to be Kerala Tourism ambassadors?
May 7th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 7 (IANS) Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh, actress Deepika Padukone, and footballer Didier Drogba are possible names being considered as goodwill ambassadors for promoting Kerala Tourism ... Read more...
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Bebeto joins Brazil’s organising committee for 2014 World Cup
February 18th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 18 (IANS) Amidst widespread rumours of Ricardo Teixeira stepping down as president of the Brazilian Confederation of Soccer (CBF), soccer legend Bebeto was named in Brazil's ... Read more...
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Argentina arrive in Dhaka for football friendly against Nigeria
September 5th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 5 (IANS) The Argentine national soccer team arrived here Monday morning ahead of their international friendly match against Nigeria.Led by superstar Lionel Messi, the Argentine team landed at ... Read more...
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Indian U-16 team for Arsenal Soccer Festival to leave July 21
May 30th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Sixteen players from seven cities will leave for London July 21 to represent India in the Under-16 category at the 21st Arsenal International Soccer Festival ... Read more...
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Indian U-16 team for Arsenal soccer festival
May 30th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Sixteen players from seven cities will leave for London July 21 to represent India in the under-16 category at the 21st Arsenal International Soccer Festival ... Read more...
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European clubs sell dreams to Indian footballers
May 8th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Top European clubs are selling the Indians a football dream, promising them foreign trips and even playing for their teams. These clubs are going ... Read more...
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Kayla Collins says Ashley Cole is a sweet guy
February 1st, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): Kayla Collins is all praise for footballer Ashley Cole despite their alleged break-up.Speaking to ZOO magazine, the Playboy model - who has been romantically linked to the footballer- ... Read more...
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Footballers’ high profile affairs ‘make adultery seem normal to boys’
December 29th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 29 (ANI): Soccer stars like Ashley Cole and Wayne Rooney's extra-marital affairs are making kids think that marriages are not meant to last, warn experts.The footballers, whose alleged infidelity was ... Read more...
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Soccer stars to raise fund for Pakistan flood victims
December 14th, 2010 - 4:43 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Dec 14 (IANS) Dozens of renowned footballers will take part in a charity match in Greece Tuesday to raise funds for the people affected by Pakistan floods and Haiti earthquake, ... Read more...
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‘Top football clubs will soon have their presence in India’
December 8th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The day is not far when top international football clubs such as Real Madrid, Manchester United and FC Barcelona have presence in India, feels Paul Shipwright, ... Read more...
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By 2050, Robot Footballers Expected to Beat the World’s Best Soccer Players
September 25th, 2010 - 1:17 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A professor of Computer Science and Engineering who works at the New South Wales University in Australia has recently released a statement claiming that it will not be ... Read more...
Soccer, movie & music stars to attend Kerala tourism movie premiere
September 20th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
London/New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A galaxy of soccer stars including Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, former British soccer sensation Gary Linekar, Arsenal striker Theo Walcott and Tottenham Hotspur's leading player Jermain ... Read more...
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Premier League stars ‘hired 14 hookers and tranny for party’
September 17th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 17 (ANI): Premier League soccer stars hired 14 hookers and a transvestite for a wild after-match party, it has been claimed.After their 1-0 friendly win over Colombia last week, ... Read more...
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South Africa mulling over use of World Cup stadiums
July 12th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
Johannesburg, July 12 (IANS) The World Cup is finally over and South Africa woke up to a grim reality Monday -- what to do with all the multi-million dollar football ... Read more...
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Maths can reveal true soccer stars
June 17th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): Can you ever give statistics on how a soccer player has contributed to a match? Well, a professor at Northwestern University has done just that.Luis Amaral, combined his ... Read more...
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Vuvuzelas should be banned: Bhutia
June 14th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia said the droning noise made by vuvuzelas is proving to be an irritation for the teams in the ongoing World Cup football ... Read more...
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Drogba, Zidane join UNDP drive to kick away poverty
June 14th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New York/Cape Town, June 14 (IANS) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) goodwill ambassadors Didier Drogba and Zinedine Zidane have launched a new drive, coinciding with the FIFA World Cup, to "kick ... Read more...
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US soccer stars hit elephant ‘road-block’ in quest of training ahead of opener!
June 12th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Rustenburg, Jun 12 (ANI): A hungry elephant eating tree leaves on the road delayed the United States players who were on their way to a training session on Friday.The team continued their ... Read more...
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Kerala soccer fan paints Argentine colours on his auto rickshaw
June 1st, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by ANI
Malappuram (Kerala), June 1 (ANI): A soccer fan from Kerala has painted his three-wheeled auto rickshaw in the blue and white stripes of the Argentina flag and offers free ride to those, ... Read more...
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Brit footie stars want masseuses to tone them for World Cup
May 29th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 29 (ANI): English soccer stars are demanding masseuses to get them honed and toned for the soon-to-begin World Cup.Players undergoing pre-tournament training are putting up at the five-star Schloss Pichlarn ... Read more...
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Soccer stars, coach Capello, rooting for England to lift T20 WC trophy
May 16th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 16 (ANI): England football manager Fabio Capello has sent good-luck messages to the cricket team ahead of their World Twenty20 final against arch rivals Australia.Paul Collingwood and his players take ... Read more...
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Man U keeper Van der Sar takes safety of team-mates into his hands
March 20th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 20 (ANI): In a bid to keep his team-mates safe from armed gangs, Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar has set up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme.Under the scheme, ... Read more...
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Azerbaijan’s president ’s 11-year-old son behind $44mln Dubai mansion shopping spree?
March 6th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Mar. 6 (ANI): In an incredible shopping extravaganza, an 11-year-old boy from Azerbaijan bought nine waterfront mansions in Dubai - worth almost 44 million dollars - in just two weeks early ... Read more...
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Sex is ‘happening all the time’ in football, says Brit footie
February 5th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5 (ANI): A Brit footballer has revealed that sex orgies and sleeping with teamates' girlfriends are quite common in pro football.Goalkeeper Ashley Timms, 24, who was jailed over a ... Read more...
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England footie team ‘to be offered Viagra for World Cup games’
December 6th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 06 (ANI): England's football team may be counting on their dose of Viagra when they battle it out in the next year's World Cup in South Africa.Experts have recommended the ... Read more...
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Mexico detects 1.7 mn tax evaders
September 25th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Sep 25 (EFE) At least 1.7 million Mexicans, among them several soccer stars, have not paid their taxes since June 2008, according to data gathered by the Tax Administration System, ... Read more...
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Kate Price plans to date woman
July 24th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 24 (ANI): Kate Price has revealed that she does not mind dating a woman after her split with husband Peter Andre.The hottie, who seems to have reprised her wild alter ... Read more...
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How soccer kicks differ in males and females
July 10th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 10 (ANI): Using motion analysis technique, researchers have explored how soccer kick dynamics differ in males and females.Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery say that the underlying causes of gender-based ... Read more...
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Coach Capello’s snub of Owen a warning to all England soccer stars: Ferdinand
April 1st, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.1 (ANI): England football star Rio Ferdinand has said that the ruthless manner in which Fabio Capello has discarded Michael Owen has taught England's stars that any cap they win may ... Read more...
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Frank Lampard to kick off New Year by buying posh boozer!
December 26th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 26 (ANI): Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is set to kickstart his New Year with a new pub, according to reports.The 30-year-old footie star, in partnership his soccer boss dad ... Read more...
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Brit man has the world’’s longest name with 198 letters!
November 10th, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 10(ANI): Heres another addition to the list of longest names, with a Brit man claiming to have 198 letters in his name.Derek McQueen from Kelty in Fife revealed that ... Read more...
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Entire wage bill of 340 UK workers equal to Lampards one-week salary
August 15th, 2008 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 15 (ANI): The salary of Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard after the new five year contract is equal to 340 staff factory whose employee will be at their posts, grafting ... Read more...
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Ronaldo dumps Posh-wannabe topless model girlfriend over steamy past
July 15th, 2008 - 11:16 am ICT by ANI
London , July 15 (ANI): Spanish soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly dumped his model girlfriend Nereida Gallardo, who had begun dreaming of being one of the WAGs and often talked ... Read more...
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Former footballers recall Kempaiah’s dedication and hard work (Lead)
July 3rd, 2008 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) India's former soccer stars Thursday paid rich tributes to Mariappa Kempaiah, describing him as a dedicated and hardworking midfielder famous for his never-say-die attitude. Kempaiah, who played in ... Read more...
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