Nigeria cautioned after beating Kenya
byAbuja, June 6 (IANS) The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has warned the national team, known as Super Eagles, not to be carried away by…
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Keep ‘doubtful citizens’ out of Meghalaya, say pressure groups
byShillong, June 6 (IANS) Meghalaya’s powerful pressure groups Khasi Students’ Union and Federation of Khasi, Jaintia and Garo People Thursday sought the implementation of…
Lokomotiv Moscow give coach 10-day ultimatum
byMoscow, June 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Lokomotiv Moscow head coach Slaven Bilic has been given 10 days to draw up a plan to rescue the…
Three held in Manali gang-rape were Nepalis, say police
byManali: All the three accused in the gang-rape of a 30-year-old US national in this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort, who were arrested early today,…
US ski champ Vonn in drug test ambush
byWashington, June 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US women’s ski champ Lindsey Vonn was ambushed at a swanky New York fashion event this week by Olympic…
Chechen tycoon in line for stake in Israeli football team
byTel Aviv, June 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Chechen businessman is to become an unlikely part-owner of one of Israel’s biggest and most stridently nationalist…
‘Stop press’: Raj-Shilpa upset with media
byMumbai: Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra and his wife Shilpa Shetty are upset with how the media has “misconstrued everything” after the former was…
AFC president congratulates Japan for World Cup berth
byKuala Lumpur, June 6 (IANS) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has congratulated the Japan national team on their qualification…
Tahiti to use 0-7 ‘spanking’ as Confederations Cup impetus
byRio de Janeiro, June 6 (IANS) Tahiti coach Eddy Etaeta has described a 0-7 defeat to Chile’s under-20s as a “spanking” and hopes it…
‘Tables turned: Sharif PM, Musharraf under arrest’
byIslamabad, June 6 (IANS) The “tables have turned” in Pakistan, said a leading daily Thursday pointing out that Nawaz Sharif is again occupying the…