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UEFA probing 'racism' claim during Serbia-England match

European football governing body UEFA has announced a probe into the Under-21 match between Serbia and England which sparked claims of racism.

England claimed a 2-0 aggregate triumph after Tuesday's

‘Chirag, my launch pad’

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Less than six months ago, Shaijumon was your traditional winger — attention-grabbing and ambitious — as he laboured through the flanks of the now defunct Chirag United Kerala in the I-League.

The tra

Sponsorship galore for MSP

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After the celebrated Subroto Cup campaign, private organisations are vying with each other to sponsor the Malabar Special Police HSS team which put up a good show.

The school team has received financ

Usain Bolt's future may be in football

Football may be in Usain Bolt's future. The Olympic great says he might try his hand at the global game once he retires from the track.

Bolt says "I always wanted to try to play soccer, May be at the

Chelsea's Cole charged over Twitter comments

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Ashley Cole was hit with a Football Association (FA) misconduct charge on Monday after the Chelsea star's foul-mouthed Twitter rant at the English game's governing body.

Cole called the FA a "bunch o

Kumaresan, football inseparable

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Very few sportspersons get louder applause and more satisfaction in work after retirement than during their playing days. Former Tamil Nadu and Indian Bank footballer J. Kumaresan belongs to the elite

Kochi to play on FIFA turf

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Just as you reach Ernakulam by road or by rail, you catch a glimpse of that forlorn Ambedkar Stadium near the KSRTC Bus Stand.

A pitiable sight, many youngsters would wonder if any game had ever bee

Messi, Ronaldo double duty in charged Clasico draw

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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored twice as Barcelona and Real Madrid drew 2-2 in a politically-charged Clasico on Sunday which kept the Catalan giants eight points ahead of their bitter r

Ooty boy Pradeep on a high

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Football player M. Pradeep might be the hottest man in Ooty at the moment. In a major breakthrough, the 23-year-old has made it to India’s 31-player list for a friendly against Singapore on October 16

The Real battle

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The beauty of El Clasico lies in the utter seriousness of what is so very obviously a pulsing, throbbing, screeching pantomime act.

At no point is an Clasico pointless. Not when Barcelona are winnin

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.