Football

Recovering Yuvraj Singh posts bald pic on Twitter

Written on 10 Feb, 2012 at 13:15 in Football, Sports | viewed 479 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 713 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)

FIFA: Match-fixing confessions could affect bans

Written on 27 Sep, 2011 at 9:51 in Football, Sports | viewed 520 times | 0 Comments

Harare (Zimbabwe): Players and officials involved in match-fixing could receive lighter punishments by coming clean, FIFA’s head of security said Monday. Chris Eaton wrapped up a trip to Zimbabwe, where the sport has been mired in corruption allegation, by promising that... (Continue reading)

UAE football star killed in car accident

Written on 26 Sep, 2011 at 14:16 in Football, Sports | viewed 727 times | 0 Comments

Dubai:United Arab Emirates winger Theyab Awana, who became an Internet sensation when he scored a backheeled penalty early this year, has been killed in a car accident. The country’s football federation confirmed Monday that the 21-year-old Awana was killed while travelling... (Continue reading)

Messi bids adieu to Kolkata, next stop Dhaka

Written on 5 Sep, 2011 at 12:05 in Football, Sports | viewed 842 times | 1 Comment

Kolkata: After enthralling the city’s soccer fans for five days, the Lionel Messi-led Argentine team today headed for Dhaka for a friendly match against Nigeria, winding up a historic trip to India during which the talismanic striker led his team... (Continue reading)

A flight to remember for a Messi co-passenger

Written on 31 Aug, 2011 at 16:27 in Football | viewed 794 times | 0 Comments

Kolkata: Muscat-based marine engineer Amrit Sarkar who boarded Qatar Airways’ flight No QR 294 will forever remember his flight from Doha to Kolkata all his life as you don’t always have the privilege of being co-passenger of world’s best footballer... (Continue reading)

Messi fans fail to get a glimpse of superstar on arrival

Written on 31 Aug, 2011 at 16:22 in Football, Sports | viewed 1,155 times | 0 Comments

Kolkata: Argentine superstar Lionel Messi arrived in the wee hours today but more than 1500 frenzied die-hard supporters and hordes of mediamen who stayed awake throughout the night were left heartbroken without getting a glimpse of the Argentine superstar who... (Continue reading)

Lionel Messi wins UEFA Best Player in Europe award

Written on 26 Aug, 2011 at 9:58 in Football, Sports | viewed 809 times | 0 Comments

Monaco: Lionel Messi has won the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe award for the 2010-11 season. Messi beat his Barcelona teammate Xavi Hernandez and Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid in a poll of journalists from across Europe. Argentina forward Messi... (Continue reading)

Bhaichung bids goodbye to international football

Written on 24 Aug, 2011 at 13:48 in Football, Sports | viewed 894 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: Former captain and the face of Indian football for major part of the last two decades, star striker Bhaichung Bhutia today announced his international retirement, drawing curtains on an illustrious 16-year career. The 34-year-old, known as the ‘Sikkimese Sniper’... (Continue reading)

Barca beat Madrid with late winner from Messi

Written on 18 Aug, 2011 at 13:32 in Football, Sports | viewed 717 times | 0 Comments

BARCELONA: Lionel Messi scored two goals, including the late winner, as Barcelona won its 10th Spanish Super Cup with a dramatic 3-2 victory over bitter rival Real Madrid that ended with both benches brawling on the Camp Nou pitch. Messi volleyed... (Continue reading)

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