Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Goetze will miss Saturday's Champions League final against Bayern Munich after failing to recover from a hamstring injury, leaving the team without one of their best players.
Dortmund confirmed on Wednesday that Goetze will not be fit in time to face his future club at Wembley Stadium in London. It would have been the 20-year-old Goetze's last game for Dortmund before his 37-million euro switch to Bayern next season.
"The final was my main aim and I fought hard for it in the last weeks," Goetze said on Dortmund's website.
Goetze returned to training on Tuesday but suffered a recurrence of the problems that forced him off in the semi-final second leg against Real Madrid on April 30. After completing an individual jogging exercise in the morning, he broke off training after an hour with team-mates in the afternoon....
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09:05 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: The noose around tainted India pacer Sreesanth was tightened on Wednesday with documents, which CNN-IBN has access to, showing that he owns a company called S36 Sports & Entertainment Pvt Ltd that ran 'betting houses'. Sreesanth, who is currently under police custody on charges of spot-fixing in the IPL and is being interrogated, owns 74 percent stake in the company while his former coach P Sivakumar holds the...
05:28 PM, May 22, 2013
Monaco: The Monaco Grand Prix should be less about tire degradation and more about pole position, as Formula One returns for its showcase race on a street circuit that is notoriously difficult to overtake on. That will be good news for Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, but less so for Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen. Vettel, the three-time defending Formula One champion tops the championship standings by four points from Raikkonen, who...
05:05 PM, May 22, 2013
Sydney: David Warner has pleaded guilty and been fined $5,750 for breaching Cricket Australia's code of conduct after his expletive-laden outbursts against two journalists on Twitter. Cricket Australia issued a statement late on Wednesday saying its code of conduct commissioner, Gordon Lewis, imposed the maximum financial penalty for a first offense under Rule 6 of the code relating to "unbecoming behavior." After the ruling, Warner said: "In hindsight, clearly I...
04:29 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: In one of the most bizarre bits of news related to Alex Ferguson since he retired as coach of Manchester United, what is allegedly the last stick of chewing gum chewed by the legendary football tactician has been sold for a whopping 390,000 on online auction site Ebay, with all proceeds going to charity. According to reports in the UK media, Ferguson's chewing gum was somehow retrieved from...
04:04 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: Asus has announced the launch of what it claims to be the world's first dual OS (Windows 8 and Android 4.1) all-in-one PC with a detachable display that can also be used as a standalone tablet. The Asus Transformer all-in-one PC is priced at Rs 86,999. It includes a desktop PC Station with a 3rd generation Intel Core desktop processor. The device also has a detachable 18.4-inch display...
03:43 PM, May 22, 2013
Mumbai: Director Kiran Rao, who is lending her support for 'Ship Of Theseus', has taken tips from actor-producer husband Aamir Khan for promoting it. Kiran would be presenting writer-director Anand Gandhi's upcoming film 'Ship Of Theseus'. "Aamir liked the film and we did take suggestions from him from him from time-to-time. He is like an outside support for the film. He feels the film needs to be nurtured. It should...
03:34 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: India's cable makers face a severe shortage of copper and potential manufacturing delays after the closure of the country's two biggest copper smelters, which has pushed up prices and led to a spike in imports. India's biggest smelter, owned by Sterlite Industries, was shut on March 30 after local residents complained of emissions that led to breathing difficulties, forcing top copper users to rely on rival Hindalco Industries...
02:10 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday extended by five more days the CBI custody of SP Vivek Dutt, a key member of the coal allocation scam probe, and three others arrested for their alleged roles in a graft case. Special CBI judge GP Singh allowed the central probe agency's plea seeking extension of their custody by five days, saying that the case has "wide ramifications". "The case has wide...
12:58 PM, May 22, 2013
Washington: India has sought access from the US to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Rana - both of whom were sentenced by a Chicago court after being found guilty of terrorism charges. While there was no official word from either side on the issues discussed in particular those with reference to Headley and Rana, officials said it was prominently raised by Home Minister...
12:27 PM, May 22, 2013
Washington: The landmark immigration bill, which offers a path to citizenship for more than 11 million - including over 260,000 Indians - undocumented immigrants and increasing H-1B visas today passed its first legislative test. The Senate Judiciary Committee on the fifth day of its deliberations that included 300 amendments to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill - Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - passed it by 13-5 votes....
12:16 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: As the UPA II completes four years and is set to release its report card at its celebration dinner on Wednesday evening, the Bharatiya Janata Party has questioned as to what is the celebration for. Attacking the UPA government over a range of issues, the BJP said the UPA government has failed on all fronts. BJP leader Sushma Swaraj began by attacking the UPA over the lack of...
12:06 PM, May 22, 2013
Sydney: Australia are rightly underdogs for the upcoming Ashes series in England but will do everything they can to bring the coveted urn back home, skipper Michael Clarke said on Wednesday. There was more talk of aspiration than expectation as the Australia squad officially bid farewell to the country in a ceremony at Sydney airport before their departure for England at the weekend. England hold the Ashes after a convincing...
11:22 AM, May 22, 2013
Washington: The US has pledged to collaborate with India on developing global approach to combat increasing terror threats and asked international community to take effective steps to eliminate sanctuaries and infrastructure that support terrorism. After talks between visiting Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, a joint communique said the two countries also agreed to enhance bilateral co-operation to combat terror financing and currency...
11:15 AM, May 22, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistani cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan left hospital on Wednesday after treatment for back injuries suffered in a fall in Lahore, television stations said. Imran Khan, who has been fitted with a spinal brace to aid recovery, fell from a fork-lift taking him to a poll campaign podium on May 7. A General Election four days later handed a landslide victory to Nawaz Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). But...
10:25 AM, May 22, 2013
Music Director: Sachin-Jigar Singers: Atif Aslam, Shreya Ghoshal, Mika Singh, Monali Thakur, Mohit Chauhan, Neha Kakkar Rating: 2.5 out of 5 The music album of director Prabhu Deva's 'Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya' has six tracks and composer duo Sachin-Jigar has given elements of love and fun their due importance. In short romantic songs are the highlights of the album. Atif Aslam and Shreya Ghoshal sing the first track 'Jeene laga hoon'...
10:23 AM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: The architectures of Chennai Super Kings' win over Mumbai Indians on Tuesday night - Suresh Raina and Michael Hussey - have now set their sights on the team's fifth final in six years. Chennai, led by MS Dhoni, scored an easy 48-run win to advance to their fourth successive final in the league with Raina (82* off 42 balls) and Hussey (86* off 58 balls) playing their parts...
09:51 AM, May 22, 2013
Sydney: Skipper Michael Clarke has thrown his support behind embattled opener David Warner, saying Wednesday he could still captain Australia despite facing a disciplinary hearing over a Twitter rant. Warner is due to appear at Cricket Australia later Wednesday over an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated social media tirade at two of the country's top cricket writers. He faces sanctions ranging from a fine to suspension or...
09:18 AM, May 22, 2013
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday suspended nine policemen, including a Sub-Inspector, in connection with the death of a terror suspect Khalid Mujahid while being taken to Lucknow jail after a hearing on May 18. Nine policemen, including Sub-Inspector Ram Avadh, seven constables and a driver have been suspended with immediate effect, an official spokesman said here. Khalid Mujahid, an accused in serial blasts that had rocked Lucknow and...
09:15 AM, May 22, 2013
CNN-IBN's cricket experts Murali Kartik and Shishir Hattangadi review Mumbai Indians' defeat by Chennai Super Kings in the first IPL 6 qualifier on Tuesday night. ...
08:49 AM, May 22, 2013
