New Delhi: If it had not have been showbiz for Ranbir Kapoor, it would definitely have been football, says the actor, who is endorsing a campaign on the sport. "Football is life for me and if not an actor, I would have loved to be a footballer. It teaches team work, determination and discipline apart from being such an exciting sport," Ranbir said in a press statement. The 29-year-old is...
01:59 PM, Mar 01, 2012
London: Luis Suarez apologized on Sunday for snubbing Patrice Evra in a pre-match handshake as Liverpool publicly condemned the striker for the first time in a long-running racism row that has tarnished the name of one of England's biggest clubs. The Uruguay international was widely criticized for failing to shake Evra's hand before Saturday's Premier League game at Old Trafford in the players' first meeting since Suarez was banned for...
08:41 AM, Feb 13, 2012
Kolkata: The auction for the Indian players for the IFA-backed Premier League Soccer, scheduled to be held on Sunday, was postponed on Saturday. "The players' auction will not be held tomorrow. IFA wants to sort out the issues with the AIFF and then we will go on a full-fledged basis. Utpal Ganguli (IFA secretary) is going to New Delhi to sort this out (with AIFF)," Bhaswar Goswami of the Celebrity...
11:42 PM, Feb 11, 2012
New Delhi: The much-anticipated IPL-style Premier League Soccer (PLS) may reach a dead end, with the AIFF set to withdraw permission for conducting the tournament after its all-powerful Emergency Committee meeting on Monday. The tournament, proposed to be held from March 24-May 6 in Bengal under the aegis of the Indian Football Association, had run into rough weather after the AIFF asked world body FIFA to temporarily suspend the six...
08:47 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Zurich: Fifa have announced that Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Xavi have all made the final three-man shortlist to win the Ballon d'Or, making it a hat-trick of sorts for Barcelona. The diminutive Argentine is widely considered as one of the best footballers on the planet, and managed to score 49 goals at club level last term. Of these, 35 of them came from 30 starts in the Primera Division,...
05:42 PM, Dec 06, 2010
Two women were sexually assaulted at Phillip Island on October 10. ...
02:53 PM, Oct 27, 2009
Coach Bob Houghton had egged him to play on even when he wanted to quit. ...
04:49 PM, Oct 21, 2009
The footballer was held up for three hours as his bags were searched. ...
05:57 PM, Oct 18, 2009
Dancer Anton Du Beke reportedly called actress Laila Rouass 'Paki'. ...
07:57 PM, Oct 04, 2009
The Essendon footballer was arrested for kicking, punching an Indian cabbie. ...
05:36 PM, Sep 25, 2009
Ronaldo beats Kaka, Lionel Messi, Fernando Torres and Xavi to the title. ...
07:52 AM, Jan 13, 2009
He is the youngest player to win the award. ...
10:40 AM, Aug 09, 2007
The Portugal winger finished ahead of Didier Drogba of Chelsea and United team mates Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes. ...
04:11 PM, May 04, 2007
Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was named 2006 African Footballer of the Year on Thursday. ...
05:21 PM, Mar 02, 2007
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