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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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…
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…
Ghana to train in Italy for FIFA U-20 World Cup
byAccra, June 6 (IANS) Ghana’s U-20 team, the Black Satellites, are riding high on confidence for the impending FIFA world youth championship in Turkey…
Uruguay’s police arrest 80 fans in victory rampage
byMontevideo, June 6 (IANS) Uruguay’s police arrested 80 rampaging football fans, after celebrations marking their team’s victory over a rival in a local championship…
Filipe Luis revels as Brazil’s first-choice left-back
byRio de Janeiro, June 6 (IANS) Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis admits he feels “privileged” to be Brazil’s first-choice left-back ahead of Real Madrid’s…