FIFA awards GoalControl World Cup contract
byRio de Janeiro, April 4 (IANS) German firm GoalControl has been awarded a contract by world football’s governing body FIFA to provide goal-line technology…
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Brazilians scramble for Confederations Cup tickets
byRio de Janeiro, April 4 (IANS) Almost 70 percent of available tickets for June’s Confederations Cup in Brazil have already been sold out, world…
India look to maintain unbeaten record
byBangalore, April 4 (IANS) India appeared certain to maintain their unbeaten run against Indonesia ahead of the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I relegation play-off…
Boca Juniors move to top of Copa Libertadores group
byBuenos Aires, April 4 (IANS) Boca Juniors moved to the top of Group 1 of the Copa Libertadores with a 1-0 victory over Barcelona…
Gambhir praises bowlers for win over Daredevils
byKolkata, April 4 (IANS) Profusely praising Caribbean spinner Sunil Narine, an ecstatic Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir gave credit to his bowlers for…
Happy to give back to Kolkata, says Shah Rukh
byKolkata, April 4 (IANS) Terming his team Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) victory over Delhi Daredevils (DD) as “wonderful”, an exuberant Shah Rukh Khan said…
Spanish striker sacked for revealing contract details
byLondon, April 4 (IANS) Spanish striker Francisco Sandaza was fired by Scottish second-division club Rangers after talking about financial terms of his contract on…
Vettel’s image has taken a beating, say F1 pundits
byNew Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Has Sebastian Vettel’s act of defying team orders in Malaysia diminished the accomplishments of the youngest Formula 1 triple…
Esteghlal beats Al-Hilal in AFC Champions League
byTehran, April 4 (IANS) Iran’s Esteghlal beat Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia 2-1 in Group D of the 2013 AFC Champions League. In the match…
‘No CWG 2010 like confusion for Portuguese Commonwealth Games in Goa’
byPanaji, April 4 (IANS) There will be no Commonwealth Games (CWG) like “confusion” in raising infrastructure for the Portuguese Commonwealth Games scheduled to start…