Four years ago, Spain made history at the Euros, finally ending 44 years of pain and misery as the perennial under-achievers of international football. Now they arrive at Euro 2012 as defending champions and World Cup winners, looking to become the first side to win three major international trophies in a row. It is no surprise that Spain are the favourites once again, with the core of the squad that...
11:49 AM, Jun 04, 2012
If there was ever a list of 'What Not To Do Before A Major Tournament', Italy seem to have covered most of it. Heading into Euro 2012, the team " already hit by injuries " has suffered a loss of form that has seen them lose three consecutive games for the first time since 1983, with another warm-up being cancelled due to an earthquake in northern Italy. This even as...
11:35 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Their squad may lack in quality and depth as compared to their more formidable group opponents, but Croatia will certainly not be short of motivation at Euro 2012. The tournament will be the last for the coach Slaven Bilic, who has agreed to take over at Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow following the European Championship. With the popular Bilic having overseen one of the most successful periods for the national team...
11:34 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Morkel has been devastating in the death overs, playing a crucial role in Delhi Daredevils' resurgence this season. ...
05:41 PM, May 25, 2012
Naman Ojha feels the arrival of new signings like Kevin Pietersen and Mahela Jayawardene has helped Delhi finish top of the table this season. ...
03:38 PM, May 22, 2012
It isnt the final anyone predicted, even when there was only one hurdle remaining. Yet, having defeated Spains, perhaps even the worlds, two best sides, Bayern Munich and Chelsea find themselves on the brink of glory, in the Champions League final in Munich on Saturday. It will also be a night of redemption for one team. While Bayern will be keen to make amends for their loss to Inter Milan...
08:46 AM, May 19, 2012
Among the many who watched in disbelief as Chelsea defied all odds and all logic to produce an incredulous victory over Barcelona, there would have been one man in particular who would have been considerably baffled, and most certainly aggrieved. It was a performance of immense character, discipline, desire and resilience from the English side, qualities that had been starkly absent, however, in the same players not too long ago...
01:51 AM, Apr 28, 2012
It is a tournament that has provided the national team with their best moment in recent times, and India will be raring to taste similar success when they kick off their 2012 AFC Challenge Cup campaign in Kathmandu on Friday. Coincidentally, the team they are up against first is Tajikistan, the same side they had drubbed 4-1 in the final of the 2008 edition to qualify for the prestigious Asia...
11:40 AM, Mar 09, 2012
New Delhi: Boxing is associated with everything that women usually are not, a physical contest often decided by size, strength and the bruises and injuries it results in. For MC Mary Kom, however, it is the unconventional path she chose to achieve her unlikely dreams. Her rise from the humble fields of Kangathei village in Manipur to become Indias most successful and well-known woman boxer in a largely male-dominated sport...
09:43 AM, Mar 08, 2012
Displaying remarkable prescience before the start of the match, MS Dhoni, with his usual sage-like demeanour and circumlocutory reasoning, had this to say about his ...
05:10 PM, Feb 29, 2012
New Delhi: Even as he donned the national colours for the final time, Bhaichung Bhutia was already thinking of how the exhibition match against Bayern Munich would benefit India. The hosts were brushed aside by their superior German opponents in the first half on Tuesday, going down 4-0, but recovered well enough to ensure no more goals were added to the scoresheet post the interval. India coach Savio Medeira felt...
09:14 PM, Jan 11, 2012
New Delhi: India were no match for Bayern Munich on the field, but the effort of the players and the noise of the fans at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday will be a part of the memories the Germans take back with them. Bayern came to India on the back of an intense week-long training session in Doha, and as such did not get a chance to see much...
07:48 AM, Jan 11, 2012
New Delhi: He started his journey in Tinkitam, a small town in South Sikkim. His prodigious talent saw him make his debut for India as a 19-year-old, in 1995. A record 107 matches and 43 goals later, the story ends at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday, in an exhibition tie against Bayern Munich. Inevitably, with their star-studded line-up, it is the German club that has garnered all the attention,...
10:29 AM, Jan 10, 2012
New Delhi: A match against Bayern Munich is a double-edged sword, and India coach Savio Medeira is well aware of it. So, even as excitement grows ahead of the exhibition tie against the German giants at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday, Medeira, perhaps anticipating a heavy defeat to the four-time European champions, is at pains to remind everyone of the wide gulf between the two sides. The teams preparation...
09:06 AM, Jan 10, 2012
New Delhi: For India, a chance to play Bayern Munich is a rare privilege and opportunity, both for the team and the fans. However, just what an exhibition tie against the Indian national team - ranked 162nd in the world - means to the European powerhouses is another matter. It is unlikely to be a demanding game for a team with a host of international stars more at home playing...
05:36 AM, Jan 10, 2012
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