1 day ago
Visa glitches for India's full bore shooting team
New Delhi, Sep 1 - India's full bore shooters, who have been practising with borrowed rifles, suffered a serious set-back Tuesday after their selection-cum-practice tour to England for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games was delayed due to visa problems.The seven member team, including coach C.S. Dhillon, was supposed to leave for London Tuesday but the trip was delayed by a week after the British Hig ...
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19 days ago
Kalmadi, man in the hot seat, remains unfazed
New Delhi, Aug 15 - He breezes in and out of his ninth floor office here, attending unending meetings in between making flying visits to Commonwealth Games venues to check progress. Even as his detractors want him held guilty for all the sleaze that has come to be associated with India's biggest sporting show and the country races against time to finish preparations, Suresh Kalmadi, the man in the ...
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1 month ago
South Africa mulling over use of World Cup stadiums
Johannesburg, July 12 - The World Cup is finally over and South Africa woke up to a grim reality Monday -- what to do with all the multi-million dollar football stadiums that caught the eye of the soccer world.In all, 10 stadiums were either built or refurbished, pumping in $2 billion, for the month-long football extravaganza. After a few hiccups, the breathtaking state-of-the-art stadiums in Port ...
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1 month ago
Mandela gets an emotional welcome at Soccer City stadium
Johannesburg, July 12 - It was an emotional farewell to the World Cup at the vuvuzuela-buzzing Soccer City stadium here Sunday as the iconic Nelson Mandela expressed his gratitude to football fans from across the world in a colourful closing ceremony, bringing down curtains to the historic occasion.Mandela missed the opening ceremony June 11 following the tragic death of his great grand-daughter i ...
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1 month ago
Winning 2014 World Cup now absolute necessity: Brazilian star
Johannesburg, July 11 - Legendary Brazilian footballer Romario feels the pressure will be huge on the home team when his country hosts the 2014 World Cup after the early exit of the five-time champions in South Africa.Romario, who played a stellar role in Brazil's 1994 World Cup win, said the football- mad nation will be desperate to see their team make amends on home turf. Brazil, who were favour ...
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1 month ago
With heavy heart, a proud South Africa bid adieu to the world
Johannesburg, July 10 - Irrespective of whoever wins or loses World Cup 2010, the month-long party will come to an end for South Africa Sunday night as they prepare to bid adieu to hundreds of thousands of football fans who crisscrossed boundaries to join the month-long sporting extravaganza in this country.The majestic Soccer City stadium, set in the backdrop of historical township of Soweto from ...
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1 month ago
Shakira supporting Spain in World Cup final
Johannesburg, July 10 - All through the football World Cup, Colombian singer Shakira was the face of Africa but when it comes to Sunday's final, the pop star will be cheering for Spain.Shakira, who will be performing at the closing ceremony at Soccer City, is proud of her Hispanic origins and will be supporting the Spaniards against the Dutch. 'I have been enjoying the football World Cup like any ...
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1 month ago
Spaniards want to rechristen Paul the octopus as Pablo
Potchefstroom -, July 9 - The Spanish team has fallen in love with Paul the octopus after it predicted that Spain will beat the Netherlands in the World Cup final.All of Paul's predictions have been true in this World Cup, bestowing international fame on the 'psychic' sea creature. Spain's defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets said Friday that the Spaniards are in love with the octopus and and out ...
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1 month ago
Sergio out to fulfill his father's dream
Potchefstroom -, July 9 - The Busquets family in Barcelona is planning a big celebration Sunday as their son Sergio is hours away from fulfilling his father Carles' dream of representing Spain in a World Cup football final.Carles, a goalkeeper with Barcelona in the 1990s, never got a chance to play for Spain. But his 21-year-old son has gone far ahead and is a confirmed starter against the Netherl ...
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1 month ago
Netherlands has the belief to lift World Cup: De Boer
Johannesburg, July 9 - Former Dutch captain turned assistant coach Frank de Boer feels the present Netherlands team has the belief to lift the World Cup, something that was unseen in the past.De Boer, who represented the Netherlands in the 1994 and the 1998 World Cups, said the past teams were content to make the semifinals and never focused on winning the title. 'There is a big difference between ...
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