Barcelona transfer ban appeal rejected by CAS

MADRID: Barcelona's appeal against a FIFA sanction for an alleged breach of rules on the transfer of foreign Under-18 players has been rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the Spanish club said on Tuesday.Soccer's world governing body...

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Some success, some heartbreak for Indian athletics

NEW DELHI: Moderate success in the Commonwealth and Asian Games was the only high point of a low-profile year in which Indian athletics also had to deal with the heartbreaking story of rising woman runner Dutee Chand being barred from competitions for...

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni retires from Test cricket

MELBOURNE/MUMBAI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday surprised the cricket world with his sudden announcement of immediate retirement from Test cricket, making way for Virat Kohli to don the mantle of captaincy.READ ALSO: End of Dhoni's roller-coaster ride...

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Dhoni retires from Tests, former cricketers express surprise at his decision

MELBOURNE/MUMBAI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday surprised the cricket world with his sudden announcement of immediate retirement from Test cricket, making way for Virat Kohli to don the mantle of captaincy.READ ALSO: End of Dhoni's roller-coaster ride...

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Indian Super League was watched by 429 million on TV

NEW DELHI: An aggregate of 429 million viewers (TAM data CS4+ extrapolated to the universe using a standard conversion factor) watched the inaugural Hero Indian Super League football tournament live on their TV screens, making it the second most-watched...

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Asiad gold, Rio ticket highlight of Indian hockey in 2014

NEW DELHI: An Asian Games gold medal after a 16-year hiatus and a direct ticket to the 2016 Olympic Games were some of the high points in what was a rare successful year for Indian hockey even though national coach Terry Walsh's unceremonious resignation...

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David Beckham's MLS group quietly optimistic: Report

MIAMI: David Beckham's group seeking a stadium deal to finalize a Miami football team is optimistic after quiet progress, the English star's top negotiator said on Sunday in a Miami Herald story.The newspaper reported that the Miami Beckham United group...

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Golf: Rory McIlroy ends year as top player

PARIS: Rory McIlroy made it a career total of 60 weeks as world number one on Monday with the final golf rankings of the year.The Northern Irishman started the year as world number six, but after wins in the British Open in July and in the WGC-Bridgestone...

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In Pics: Five best sporting performances of 2014

/five-best-sporting-performances-of-2014/eventshow/45677438.cms 01 ROHIT SHARMA (CRICKET) -- Rohit Sharma, playing his first match for India in 10 weeks after suffering a finger injury and shoulder strain, shattered the one-day world record for...

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Sreejesh hopes to live up to expectations in HIL 2015

LUCKNOW: After being picked up by Uttar Pradesh Wizards for a whopping $69,000 (Rs. 43 lakhs) which made him the richest goalkeeper in the Hero Hockey India League (HIL), PR Sreejesh is aiming to live up to the expectations.Despite boasting of two quality...

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ISL glitz props Indian football but national team slips in 2014

NEW DELHI: The 'sleeping giant' woke up to a new dawn with the ISL putting Indian football on the global map, but the national team continued to paint a grim picture, plummeting to its worst-ever rankings in an eventful year for the sport.The national...

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EPL: Tottenham's Lloris curbs Man United's title surge

LONDON: Manchester United's efforts to force their way into the Premier League title race faltered as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.EPL: Points Table | Schedule & Result | Top ScorersAn outstanding display by Spurs goalkeeper...

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Atwal's win among 2014 highlight for Tiger Woods

NEW DELHI: Left to nurse injuries for better part of the year going by, celebrated American golfer Tiger Woods said his close friend Arjun Atwal's Asian Tour triumph and a sponsorship deal with the Hero Group counted among the high points of 2014 for...

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Sachin wants to light up villages in his next innings

NEW DELHI: Looking for "satisfaction" after retirement, Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar says he plans to light up lives in villages where electricity remains a distant dream even to this day.The former batsman, who is a Rajya Sabha MP as well, said...

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EPL: Man United come up short at Tottenham

LONDON: Manchester United's efforts to force their way into the Premier League title race faltered as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.EPL: Points Table | Schedule & Result | Top ScorersAn outstanding display by Spurs goalkeeper...

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Tennis: Prizes shared but Djokovic and Serena still rule

LONDON: Grand Slam titles were shared around like slices of pizza in 2014 but for all the welcome variety Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams ended the year still setting the standard.For the first time since 1998 the eight Grand Slam singles trophies...

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Rahul Dravid is the man behind rise of golfer Chikkarangappa

KOLKATA: He was once considered 'the wall' of Indian batting and now, post retirement, Rahul Dravid is helping emerging sportspersons and golfer S Chikkarangappa is one among them.Inspired by Dravid's mentorship, the 21-year-old Bengaluru lad is eyeing...

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EPL: Louis van Gaal hasn't given up on title

LONDON: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal insists that winning the Premier League title remains a goal for him and the players despite being 10 points adrift of leaders Chelsea heading into Friday's fixtures.EPL: Points Table | Schedule &...

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EPL: Slick Chelsea give West Ham Christmas blues

LONDON: Chelsea showed why they are the Premier League leaders with a comprehensive 2-0 dismissal of London neighbours West Ham United in Friday's early Boxing Day fixture.EPL: Points Table | Schedule & Result | Top ScorersJohn Terry and Diego Costa...

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Goalie Manuel Neuer cautious over Ballon d'Or prospects

BERLIN: Germany's World Cup winning goalkeeper Manuel Neuer on Friday played down his prospects of securing the World Player of the Year award over holder Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi."I'm certainly not favourite," the Bayern Munich star told German...

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Boxers pack a punch but administrative mess continues

NEW DELHI: Inside the ring, the men and women who mattered gave their blood, sweat and tears to conquer adversity with elan but outside, sparring for power continued to cast a shadow on Indian boxing in a year which was sparkling in parts but also blighted...

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Swimming and athletics endure a dope tainted year

BEIJING: The fight against doping went into its climax in the second half of the year when top names from track and field, swimming and badminton fell from grace.The anti-doping in the first half of 2014, however, had got its fair share in the limelight...

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Make a movie about Indian dressing room: MS Dhoni

MELBOURNE: He stirred up a hornet's nest by talking about a dressing room unrest but Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni sought to quell the speculation with a dash of humour on Thursday, saying that the imaginary stories that came out could...

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Young striker Akashdeep idolises captain Sardar Singh

NEW DELHI: From playing a vital role in putting India into the finals of the 17th Asian Games with a brilliant field goal to bagging the 'Best Junior Player of the Tournament' award in the recently concluded Hero Men's Champions Trophy 2014, Akashdeep...

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Man United must maintain momentum: David de Gea

LONDON: Goalkeeper David de Gea believes the busy holiday fixture list offers the perfect opportunity for Manchester United to put some pressure on the Premier League's top two clubs.United are third as they prepare to host Newcastle United on Friday,...

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Would take up Champions Trophy issue with FIH: PHF

KARACHI: The Pakistan Hockey Federation has said it would take up the issue of behaviour of tournament director at the recent Champions Trophy in India with the International Hockey Federation (FIH).PHF secretary Rana Mujahid told reporters in Lahore...

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Ibra unhappy at coming second on list of Swedish greats

STOCKHOLM: Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has dismissed his second-place finish on a list of Sweden's all-time sporting greats behind tennis master Bjorn Borg."Thank you but to finish second is like finishing last," he informed the Dagens Nyheter newspaper...

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