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David Beckham announces retirement from football

Written on 17 May, 2013 at 12:12 in Football, Sports | viewed 53 times | 0 Comments

London:Former England captain David Beckham has announced his retirement from football, ending a 20-year glittering playing career during which he became a global superstar. The 38-year-old popular English star, who has played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Los... (Continue reading)

FIFA says goal-line technology to be used at 2014 World Cup

Written on 20 Feb, 2013 at 13:20 in Football, Sports | viewed 333 times | 0 Comments

Zurich: FIFA committed to using goal-line technology at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and could have four systems competing for selection. FIFA said it is now seeking tenders from companies which want their system to be used at the Confederations... (Continue reading)

4 Goals of Victory by Lionel Messi

Written on 29 Jan, 2013 at 15:37 in Football, Sports | viewed 360 times | 0 Comments

Madrid: Lionel Messi led Spanish leaders Barcelona to a 5-1 home destruction of 10-man Osasuna on Sunday, adding four more goals to his astonishing tally for the season. The FIFA World Player has now netted 33 league goals, and is on... (Continue reading)

East Bengal allege ‘under-table dealings’ in Bagan decision

Written on 15 Jan, 2013 at 20:49 in Football, Sports | viewed 382 times | 0 Comments

Kolkata: East Bengal today lambasted the AIFF’s move to revoke the ban on Mohun Bagan with its general secretary Kalyan Majumdar hinting at “under-table dealings” to arrive at the decision. Reacting sharply to the lifting of ban on Bagan, Majumdar raised... (Continue reading)

HIL will help in reviving Indian hockey, feel former players

Written on 14 Jan, 2013 at 17:00 in Football, Sports | viewed 414 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: Former hockey players feel that the much-awaited Hockey India League will help in reviving the dwindling fortunes of the game in the country. “After a long time such an opportunity has come. Technical exchange of knowledge and skills between players... (Continue reading)

Hungary, Bulgaria hit by FIFA sanctions over racism

Written on 9 Jan, 2013 at 11:18 in Football, Sports | viewed 399 times | 0 Comments

Zurich:Bulgaria and Hungary will each play their next World Cup qualifying matches on March 22 behind closed doors after racist incidents, among other infractions, marred previous encounters, FIFA said. World football’s governing body said yesterday that during the Hungary-Israel game in... (Continue reading)

Messi wants titles, not more history

Written on 10 Dec, 2012 at 10:58 in Football, Sports | viewed 494 times | 0 Comments

Madrid: Lionel Messi insists that his record-breaking 86-goal haul in 2012 will count for nothing if Barcelona miss out on La Liga and Champions League titles. The Argentine star wrote his name into the history books by overhauling German legend Gerd... (Continue reading)

40 injured as Mohun Bagan-East Bengal derby called off

Written on 9 Dec, 2012 at 20:07 in Football, Sports | viewed 492 times | 0 Comments

Kolkata: A wave of violence today engulfed the gigantic Yuva Bharati Krirangan, forcing the marquee I-League clash between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to be called off, besides leaving 40 injured. The situation at the over-one-lakh-capacity stadium was, however, brought under... (Continue reading)

Recovering Yuvraj Singh posts bald pic on Twitter

Written on 10 Feb, 2012 at 13:15 in Football, Sports | viewed 1,887 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: Undergoing chemotherapy for a malignant lung tumour, Yuvraj Singh has gone bald and the Indian cricketer has posted his latest picture showing the after-effects of the treatment on social networking site Twitter. “Finally the hair has gone ! But... (Continue reading)

India wins Kotla ODI against England by 8 wickets; Kohli scores century

Written on 17 Oct, 2011 at 14:17 in Football, Sports | viewed 2,133 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi:India beat England by eight wickets in the second One-day International of the five-match series here today. Local heroes Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir gave ample display of their class as India relied on a clinical display to spank England... (Continue reading)

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