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Torres brace fashions Chelsea win
24 Oct 2013 6:08 AM ISTFernando Torres marked his 100th start for Chelsea with a brace in a 3-0 win away against Schalke on Tuesday as Jose Mourinho’s side safely negotiated...
Facebook removes controversial beheading video, says would look at such issues more holistically
23 Oct 2013 10:46 PM ISTThe move came a day after a public outcry over news reports that Facebook, the world's No. 1 social network with 1.15 billion members, had lifted a...
‘Beckham’s mission was to be famous’
23 Oct 2013 5:39 AM ISTAt Manchester United, Ferguson developed Beckham into one of the world’s most recognizable sportsmen, but the midfielder left United in 2003 for Real...
Titanic test awaits Conte’s Juventus
23 Oct 2013 5:38 AM ISTJuve could only manage disappointing draws against FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray in their opening two games, leaving them four points adrift of Madrid...
Bayern, City aim for perfect kill
23 Oct 2013 5:37 AM ISTDutch winger Arjen Robben has insisted under-firing Bayern Munich must prove their mettle as European champions against Czech side Viktoria Pilsen in...
Out of form Man Utd seek CL Fillip
23 Oct 2013 5:36 AM ISTManchester United will once again turn to the Champions League for solace on Wednesday when Real Sociedad visit Old Trafford in the third round of...
Bolt’s Jamaica facing Olympic ban over dope scandal: Rep
23 Oct 2013 5:34 AM ISTWorld Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey, in an interview with the paper, accused Jamaica of ‘farcical’ behaviour in its attempts to defer an...
Fulham shatter Crystal Palace with four-goal burst
23 Oct 2013 5:33 AM ISTPajtim Kasami scored a contender for goal of the season as Fulham swept to a 4-1 victory over fellow strugglers Crystal Palace on Monday. Martin Jol’s...
AB confident South Africa can fix first Test woes
23 Oct 2013 5:29 AM ISTSpeaking ahead of the second Test starting on Wednesday, the 29-year-old admitted South Africa were disappointed to lose by seven wickets in Abu...
NZ halt Bangla, Tamim slams 95
23 Oct 2013 5:28 AM ISTThe dismissals of Tamim for 95 and Shakib Al Hasan for 20 just before the tea break put the Black Caps on top, with bad weather preventing play in the...
Qatar has to solve problems ahead of World Cup: Platini
22 Oct 2013 5:34 AM ISTUEFA president Michel Platini has urged Qatar to solve its ‘problems’ ahead of the 2022 World Cup which will be played in the Gulf state. ‘It’s a gift...
Evra’s ‘bums’ remark puts France team into turmoil
22 Oct 2013 5:34 AM ISTPatrice Evra, who captained France through their farcical 2010 World Cup implosion, has raised the temperature around the national team again after...


