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Lionel Messi scare a reminder of Argentine’s key role
7 Dec 2012 7:45 AM ISTWhen Lionel Messi was taken off on a stretcher with what looked like a serious knee injury on Wednesday it was a jolting reminder, if one were needed,...
Club World Cup a main target: Torres
7 Dec 2012 7:44 AM ISTChelsea striker Fernando Torres insists the Club World Cup is one of the season’s primary targets for the struggling Blues, who became the first...
US giant Starbucks bows to UK, will pay £10 mn tax a year
7 Dec 2012 7:33 AM ISTUS-based coffee giant Starbucks said on Thursday that it will pay around £10 million in corporation tax in Britain in each of the next two years after...
StanChart will pay $330 mn to settle Iran curbs violation case
7 Dec 2012 7:32 AM ISTBritish bank Standard Chartered said on Thursday it expects to pay around $330 million to settle with US authorities 'very shortly' over allegations...
City Sink in Germany’s Ruhr Valley
6 Dec 2012 8:39 AM ISTReserve Borussia Dortmund striker Julian Schieber earned his side a 1-0 win over outclassed Manchester City on Tuesday, ensuring the English champions...
Club World Cup no refuge for Benitez
5 Dec 2012 7:45 AM ISTChelsea’s Rafael Benitez goes into the Club World Cup desperate for results and silverware but he will be acutely aware of the 2010 edition, when he...
Blues look to defy odds of all kinds
5 Dec 2012 7:40 AM ISTDefending champions Chelsea face the ignominy of becoming the first title-holders to fail to advance to the Champions League knockout stage as the...
Mourinho rubbishes Real Madrid exit report
4 Dec 2012 8:04 AM ISTReal Madrid manager Jose Mourinho on Monday dismissed a report in Spanish sports daily Marca that he would be leaving the club at the end of the...
Chelsea deny Avram Grant return
4 Dec 2012 8:03 AM ISTChelsea on Monday rejected out of hand reports that club owner Roman Abramovich was considering re-hiring Avram Grant as adviser to interim manager...
Juve punish 10-man Torino, Inter win
3 Dec 2012 6:37 PM ISTClaudio Marchisio and Sebastian Giovinco scored second half goals as Juventus beat 10-man Torino 3-0 to rack up their 60th win in the ‘Derby della...
Barca’s dream start soars up, Real win Madrid derby
3 Dec 2012 6:35 PM ISTLionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 5-1 to set a new record start to a La Liga season and open a 11-point gap on bitter rivals...
United march along atop
3 Dec 2012 6:34 PM ISTRobin van Persie had the final say to send Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League following a seven-goal thriller at Reading that...


