With Neymar all set to dazzle at the Nou Camp next season, arch-rivals Real Madrid are pulling out all the stops to wrestle back the domestic title from Barcelona and if reports are to be believed, Tottenham Hotspurs most prized asset, 23-year-old Welsh international Gareth Bale, could be unveiled in early July at Santiago Bernabeu along with possible signings of rising Spanish star Isco and Edison Cavani of Napoli.
As per a report in futbol.as.com, Re-elected president Florentino Perez is keen to deliver on the promises made during his election campaign and after pursuing Bale for long, Real Madrid could make an official offer of 65m for Bale at Spurs prompting the bosses at White Hart Lane to turn down and bid and even prompt Bale to make an official transfer bid.
Madrid have already signed Daniel Carvajal and Casemiro thus far this summer and are keen in Malaga star Isco, who is also linked with Manchester City. Report also mentions that Zinadine Zidane met with the midfielders' father to convince that Isco will get playing time at Bernabeu despite competition from German Mezut Ozil.
With Gonzalo Higuan Arsenal-bound, Los Blancos are looking for a striker and Napoli's Edison Cavani is their target, though the Uruguayan is rumoured to be closing in on a possible deal with Cheslea. ...
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10:57 AM, Jun 20, 2013
England's James Calado conducted his second straight-line test of the year for the Force India outfit sparking rumours of his possible deal with the Force India. Ahead of the British GP at Silverstone, Calado was seen conducted his second straight-line test of the year for the outfit at the Duxford Aerodrome, Cambridgeshire. Calado, 23, competed with current Williams F1 driver Valterri Bottas for the GP3 title two seasons ago and...
10:52 AM, Jun 20, 2013
And so, not to the surprise of a whole lot of people, South Africa have exited another ICC tournament in the knock-out stage. And, almost expectedly, their seven-wicket defeat to England at The Oval in Wednesday's ICC Champions Trophy semi-final has brought out the c-word again. For the initiated, that's 'choke'. It's a word that's been associated with South African cricket teams since the 1990s. It's a word that has...
08:13 AM, Jun 20, 2013
Hyderabad: Former Andhra Pradesh Minister and Secunderabad Cantonment MLA P Shankar Rao on Wednesday surrendered before the police in connection with a dowry harassment case lodged by his daughter-in-law, and was subsequently released on bail. Rao, who had secured anticipatory bail from the Sessions Court, surrendered before the Women Police Station (WPS) attached to Central Crime Station, and submitted two sureties of Rs 10,000 each as per the court's order....
03:26 AM, Jun 20, 2013
Brazil: Police are clashing with protesters trying to get near the stadium where Brazil will play Mexico in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday and at least four police officers and a demonstrator have been injured. Riot police used gas bombs and pepper spray to keep protesters from advancing past a barrier some 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) away from the Arena Castelao in the northeastern city of Fortaleza. A police car...
11:08 PM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: The CBI will be questioning former coal secretary HC Gupta on Thursday in connection with the coal block allocation scam. CNN-IBN has learnt that the investigative body will interrogate Gupta about why allocations were rendered to ineligible companies. Gupta is also expected to explain on how he failed to check the incorrect information from various applicants. CBI has so far questioned two PMO officials in connection with the...
10:55 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Mumbai: Postmortem report of Jiah Khan has concluded that the Bollywood actress died due to hanging and no external injuries were found on her body, police said on Wednesday. "The postmortem report has found that the death of Jiah Khan was due to hanging and no other external wounds were found," they said. Jiah (25) hanged herself at her residence in western Mumbai on June 3, allegedly over broken relationship...
10:42 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: South Africa skipper AB de Villiers offered no excuses for the crushing defeat against England and simply blamed their elimination from the Champions Trophy on below par performance. South Africa continued to live with the tag of chokers in the ICC events as they failed to defend a modest 175 after their top and middle batting order collapsed. De Villiers said his bowlers tried hard but could not do...
10:42 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Serena Williams says she's reaching out to the family of the victim in the Steubenville rape case after the tennis star was quoted in a Rolling Stone article saying "she shouldn't have put herself in that position." "I am currently reaching out to the girl's family to let her know that I am deeply sorry for what was written in the Rolling Stone article," Williams said in a statement released...
10:08 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: England eased into the Champions Trophy final after finishing off South Africa in a semifinal at The Oval on Wednesday that had all the tension of a practice session. Tasked with 176 for victory, England could afford to take their time before a subdued, near-capacity crowd to bag the runs in 37.3 overs with seven wickets to spare. Jonathan Trott and Joe Root combined for 105 from 126 balls...
09:52 PM, Jun 19, 2013
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09:26 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Wednesday appointed former India opener and state captain Sudhir Naik as the chairman of the selection panel after national chief selector Sandeep Patil had resigned from the post in April. The 67-year-old former India opener, Naik, was named the chief selector for the senior and U-25 teams with Karsan Ghavri, Deepak Jadhav and Raju Sutar as his colleagues on the panel, according to...
09:06 PM, Jun 19, 2013
IBNLive Sports gives you Wednesday's's round-up of all the latest transfer news and gossip from the leading clubs and top players around the world. Manchester United favourite to sign Barcelona's Thiago English Premier League champions Man United are reportedly the front-runners to sign highly rated Spanish international Thiago Alcantara according to news Spain and England. Read more Amid Chelsea interest, Alonso's contract talks on hold at Real Chelsea have reportedly...
07:59 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: Liverpool took a huge financial hit on Andy Carroll on Wednesday by selling the towering England striker to fellow Premier League side West Ham, ending his disappointing 2 -year spell at Anfield. Carroll joined Liverpool from Newcastle on deadline day in January 2011 for a staggering 35 million pounds (then $56 million), making him Britain's most expensive footballer, but he struggled under the weight of expectation and didn't fit...
07:48 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Johannesburg: Clem Druker, who was the legal representative of late South African skipper Hansie Cronje during his match fixing trial in 2000, has passed away after a prolonged illness. The South African cricket fraternity is mourning the death of 78-year-old Druker, regarded as the father of night cricket in the country. As a budding cricket administrator, Druker arranged the first night cricket match in Cape Town at the Green Point...
06:34 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Barcelona: Barcelona defender Carles Puyol has successfully undergone surgery to treat a painful swelling in his right knee. Doctor Ricard Pruna, who was in charge of the operation, says the 35-year-old club captain's cyst was extracted Wednesday in a 35-minute routine operation. The surgeon says his objective was to have Puyol "training alongside the rest of the squad by July 15 or 16." Puyol has had six operations while at...
06:28 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Will the Cabinet reshuffle be able to infuse some enthusiasm into the Union government? Or have these been effected only keeping the upcoming Assembly polls in mind? Former JNU professor Pushpesh Pant joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Does Modi has that magical pull to attract voters or is the situation in our country so bad that people will forget caste, creed, sub caste and vote...
05:48 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Madrid: Barcelona face a delicate balancing act to convince sought-after Spain Under-21 playmaker Thiago Alcantara that his long-term future lies with the club and he can play a leading role with the La Liga champions next season. The 22-year-old Barca academy graduate, whose contract runs until June 2015, is being groomed as the successor to Xavi in central midfield but is said to be frustrated at a lack of playing...
05:29 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on refused to grant the prayer for a CBI investigation into the multi-crore Saradha chitfund scam at the present stage. A division bench comprising Justice AK Banerjee and Justice MK Chaudhuri, passing its order on PILs seeking CBI probe into the scam, refused the prayer at this stage. The bench, however, kept the matter pending before it, while passing some directions to the state on...
04:45 PM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader LK Advani was indisposed on Wednesday and put off by a day his meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. Sources close to Advani said that all his engagements for the day have been cancelled. He will now have a meeting with Bhagwat on Thursday, the sources said. Advani also skipped a public meeting on Ganga river issue organised by BJP vice president Uma Bharati. Thursday's...
04:31 PM, Jun 19, 2013
