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NEUFC, Chennaiyin condemn harassment of NE girls during ISL match

Chennaii: NorthEast United FC and Chennaiyin FC have condemned the incident in which a group of Chennai men harassed girls from the northeast during a Hero Indian Super League (ISL) clash here on Thursday. The men surrounded the girls and mocked them with inappropriate signs during the match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. In a video which is going viral, a man can be seen dancing obscenely in front of one of the women. "It's deeply disturbing to me when sports becomes and unsafe or unharmonious place for anyone," NE United owner John Abraham said in a statement. "To the girl who was victimised by these insensitive and thoughtless people, we stand with you and you'll never feel alone as you must've felt in that moment. I will personally meet you and make sure you are ok," the Bollywood actor added. He also termed the 'fans' who harassed the women "fake". "I know that (Chennaiyin co-owner Abhishek (Bachchan) or myself would ...
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Brazil striker Robinho handed 9-year term for rape in Italy

Milan: An Italian court sentenced former AC Milan and Brazil forward Robinho in absentia to nine years in prison on Thursday after convicting him of taking part in a gang rape of an Albanian woman in 2013. A Milan court ruled that Robinho and five other Brazilians assaulted the woman, who was 22 at the time, after plying her with alcohol in a discotheque. The whereabouts of Robinho’s five companions is not known, so their trial has been put on hold. Robinho, 33, who currently plays with Atletico Mineiro in Brazil, pleaded not guilty via his lawyer and never appeared at any of the court hearings in northern Italy. “We would like to clarify that he has already defended himself against the accusations, affirming that he did not participate in the episode,” said a statement posted on Robinho’s Instagram feed. “All legal measures are being taken.” Robinho has a right to two appeals and Italy would only seek extradition once this legal process is exhausted, a legal source said. Howeve...
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Delhi Dynamos pip Pune in ISL game

Pune: A terrific second-half display from youngster Lallianzuala Chhangte helped Delhi Dynamos register an impressive 3-2 victory over FC Pune City in their Indian Super League opener at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium here on Wednesday. The 20-year-old from Mizoram created the first goal for Delhi before netting one for himself on a memorable evening. Paulo Henrique Dias Da Cruz, Chhangte and Matias Mirabaje scored three second-half goals for the winners, while Emiliano Alfaro and Marcos Tebar were on the scoresheet for Pune City. After the opening 45 minutes saw Delhi Dynamos dominate possession without creating any opportunities, the game turned on its head in the second half. It took Delhi only a minute in the second half to open their account. After some hard work down the left flank, Chhangte sent in a delightful cross at the near post where Da Cruz did the rest to hand Delhi the lead. Eight minutes later, Chhangte found himself clear on goal after Delhi ...
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Former AIFF President Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi passes away

New Delhi/Kolkata: Former All India Football Federation (AIFF) President and leader of the Congress party Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi passed away here on Monday. Dasmunsi, 72, was in coma since 2008. Dasmunsi in 2006 became the first Indian to be a match commissioner in a FIFA World Cup game when he performed the role in a group stage game between Australia and Croatia in the 2006 World Cup. Dasmunsi was heading the Indian football governing body at the time of his stroke in 2008, which led to Praful Patel taking over as president. AIFF vice-president, Bhutia mourn Dasmunsi's death All India Football Federation (AIFF) senior vice-president Subrata Dutta and former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia mourned the demise of ex-president Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi on Monday, saying he changed the face of Indian football during his time at the helm. "His contribution to football cannot be forgotten, " Dutta told IANS over phone. Dasmunsi, 72, was in coma since October 13, 2008. ...
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ISL: FC Goa pip Chennaiyin FC in 5-goal thriller

Image Courtesy: ISL Chennai: FC Goa saw off a stirring fightback from Chennaiyin FC as they won 3-2 in their opening match of the fourth Indian Super League (ISL) here on Sunday. Goals from Ferran Corominas Telechea (25th minute), Manuel Lanzarote Bruno (29th), Mandar Rao Desai (39th) exposed Chennaiyin's weaknesses in their defensive structure in the first half. Down 0-3 at half-time, Chennayin came roaring back as Spanish Inigo Calderon's free-kick was poorly handled by Goan custodian Laxmikant Kattiani in the 70th minute. Raphael Augusto converted a penalty 13 minutes later to give some nervous moments to Goa but the visiting outfit managed to seal a close win. The first two matches of this ISL season went goalless and at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here, the two teams didn't have signs of ending the drought at the beginning. Both the teams were sluggish and it took 19 minutes for Goa to show their intent. Telechea nicely set-up Brandon Fernandes with only the k...
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ISL: Kerala, ATK settle for a point each in opener

Kochi: Kerala Blasters and ATK played out an entertaining goalless draw in front of a packed house in the Indian Super Leagues season four opener at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Friday. Both teams took a combined 17 shots, attempted 34 crosses and pumped in 11 corners, but failed to break the deadlock. This was also the first 0-0 result between the two sides, with ATK failing to win their first away match of a season for the first time in ISL history. Neither team took a lot of time to warm up, with both defences opening up in the early exchanges. Milan Singh's rasping shot narrowly past the post within the first five minutes but the best chance of the first 45 minutes fell to ATK's Hitesh Sharma. The ball fell kindly for him after a good play down the right by Rupert Nongrum, and his shot from a one-on-one situation was parried away by on-rushing goalkeeper Paul Rachubka. ATK then saw their tricky winger Zequinha's curling shot hit the post; its clatter tri...
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Salman Khan to perform in ISL opening ceremony

File photo Kochi: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will perform at the opening ceremony of the fourth edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) here on Friday. Salman will perform to some of his most popular numbers. He will be making a blockbuster entry on a bicycle and accompanying him on stage will be Katrina Kaif. The duo's performance is expected to set the temperatures soaring. Apart from them, as many as 350 artist will also perform to add further flavour to the occasion. The first match of the season is between last year's finalists Kerala Blasters FC and ATK. The gates at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will open for fans at 3:30 p.m. sharp as Kochi welcomes the football journey for the next four months. Stay updated on the go with Sify Live Scores App. Click here to download it for your device via Sify.com http://ift.tt/2mBb37m
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Salman Khan to perform in ISL opening ceremony

Kochi: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will perform at the opening ceremony of the fourth edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) here on Friday. Salman will perform to some of his most popular numbers. He will be making a blockbuster entry on a bicycle and accompanying him on stage will be Katrina Kaif. The duo's performance is expected to set the temperatures soaring. Apart from them, as many as 350 artist will also perform to add further flavour to the occasion. The first match of the season is between last year's finalists Kerala Blasters FC and Atletico de Kolkata. The gates at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will open for fans at 3:30 p.m. sharp as Kochi welcomes the football journey for the next four months. Stay updated on the go with Sify Live Scores App. Click here to download it for your device via Sify.com http://ift.tt/2mBb0Ze
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Manchester United reports 17.3 percent rise in first-quarter revenue

(Reuters) - English soccer club Manchester United posted a 17.3 percent rise in first-quarter revenue helped by strong growth in both broadcasting and commercial businesses. United, whose leading players include Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, are currently top of their group in the lucrative Champions League competition and are second in the 20-team English Premier League. The club's adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation for the three months to Sept 30 rose to 36.6 million pounds ($48.3 million) from 31.2 million pounds a year earlier, reflecting its participation in this season's Champions League, Europe's top club tournament. Revenue for the period came in at 141 million pounds, compared with 120.2 million pounds year ago. ($1 = 0.7582 pounds) (Reporting by Radhika Rukmangadhan in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh Lawson) via Sify.com http://ift.tt/2zIQPxI
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Neymar's dinner date with 'friend' Demi Lovato

File photo Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star striker Neymar recently stepped out for a dinner date with singer Demi Lovato at the Ambassador Casino in London. The duo had a fun night out together following Neymar's appearance in Brazil's goalless draw against England in an international friendly match. Neymar and Demi were also joined by TV host Layla Anna-Lee for the dinner. While the outing has been sparking dating rumours, it seems the pair is just friends, the TMZ reported. Neymar was quick to preemptively dismiss the dating rumours as he took to Instagram and posted a photo with a trio, captioning, "My friends girls." Neymar had stunned the Barcelona during the summer when he decided to switch to the PSG for a whopping amount of 222 million Euros. Demi Lovato and Neymar were spotted hanging out in London last night. http://pic.twitter.com/qRM0LIUbvR — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) November 15, 2017 The five-year deal for the Brazilian smashed the previous recor...
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Stunned Italy fail to reach World Cup for the first time in 60 years

Milan: Italian football boss Carlo Tavecchio said recently that failure to qualify for the World Cup would be the apocalypse and his worst fears came true on Monday as they missed out on the finals for the first time in 60 years. A desperate 0-0 draw at home to a defiant, belligerent and technically inferior Sweden ended the four-time world champions’ hopes of reaching next year’s finals in Russia and with it the international careers of several of Italy’s biggest names. The Swedes, whose starting lineup included only four players based with teams in Europe’s so-called big five leagues, will take their place after qualifying for the first time since 2006. Italy’s 1-0 aggregate defeat in their European playoff, after Jakob Johansson’s deflected strike in Stockholm, is likely to go down alongside elimination by North Korea at the 1966 World Cup as one of their greatest football debacles. The Italians have only failed to qualify for the tournament once before - missing out on the 19...
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Ronaldo becomes father for fourth time

Real Madrid star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has become a proud father for the fourth time after her girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez gave birth to a baby girl. Confirming the birth of her first child with girlfriend, Ronaldo took to his Instagram account and posted a picture of a happy couple with the star striker's eldest son and new-born baby girl called Alana Martina. He captioned the picture, "Alana Martina is just born! Both Geo and Alana are doing great! We are all very happy!" A Alana Martina acaba de nascer! Tanto a Geo como a Alana muito bem! Estamos todos muito felizes! http://pic.twitter.com/nMT4rYc32U -Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) November 12, 2017 Alana, who cannot be seen in the picture, arrived nine days earlier than anticipated at a Hospital Quiron Universal near Ronaldo's home. Prior to the birth, Georgina and Ronaldo had decided to reveal the baby's name, the Mirror reported. The Portuguese star had said that he selected the first name wh...
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Neymar breaks down after coach Tite comes in defence

Brazilian footballer Neymar broke into tears during a press conference after coach Tite came in robust defence of the PSG star over his rift with manager Unai Emery. In a media address, following his country's victory over Japan on Friday, Tite rejected the rumours that Neymar has fallen out with the PSG manager. "People always said I had problems with Neymar. We are sick of hearing that. I can say he has personality and character," the Guardian quoted Tite, as saying. The coach added that one has to be careful while talking about others' character. "I can talk about Neymar's character, nature, and big heart," he said. Neymar, 25, also denied all such news and said, "I talked to Tite, this is something that has hurt me little by little. I don't like made up stories." Stay updated on the go with Sify Live Scores App. Click here to download it for your device via Sify.com http://ift.tt/2jp20p7
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U.S. soccer star Hope Solo says ex-FIFA president 'grabbed' her

U.S. soccer star Hope Solo accused ex-FIFA President Sepp Blatter of grabbing her buttocks during an awards ceremony five years ago, an allegation that the former head of international football’s governing body denied.Solo, 36, told a Portuguese newspaper that Blatter touched her inappropriately in January 2013 during the Ballon D‘or awards ceremony in Lisbon. A spokeswoman for Solo on Saturday confirmed her comments.“I had Sepp Blatter grab my ass,” the former goalkeeper on the U.S. national women’s team said in an audio interview with Expresso, posted on Saturday.“It was at the Ballon D‘or one year, right before I went on stage,” said Solo, who received FIFA’s women’s player of the year award in 2013. “It’s been normalized.”A spokesman for Blatter said in a phone interview on Saturday that Solo’s allegation was “absurd and ridiculous, and it is not true.”Solo is the latest celebrity to go public with accusations of sexual misconduct by powerful men in sports and entertainment, includ...
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Pirlo bids farewell to football after decades-long career

REUTERS - World Cup winner Andrea Pirlo brought down the curtain on his glittering football career on Monday, signing off with a message on Twitter hours after coming on as a late substitute for Major League Soccer side New York City in ther 2-0 win over Columbus Crew. The 38-year-old suggested last month he would retire at the end of the season and leaves the game with two Champions League titles, six Serie A crowns, the 2006 World Cup he won with Italy, as well as a host of other trophies and honours accumulated in more than 20 years. "Not only my adventure in NY comes to an end but my journey as a football player as well," Pirlo, who has 116 caps for his country, said in the message. The midfielder made his senior debut for his hometown club Brescia at the age of 16 before moving to Inter Milan in 1998. He struggled to nail down a starting place at Inter, where he was deployed behind the strikers, and was signed by city rivals AC Milan in 2001 with doubts looming over...
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Soccer-Indian federation 'reminded' by FIFA over outside interference

ZURICH, Nov 4 (Reuters) - India's football federation (AIFF) has been reminded by FIFA that it cannot be influenced by legal or political inference from inside the country, the global soccer body said. The warning came after a Delhi High Court ruling on Tuesday annulled the AIFF's most recent presidential election and ordered a re-run to be organised by the country's former election commission chief S.Y. Quraishi. FIFA statutes state that member federations must be free from legal and political interference in their respective countries and the world governing body has suspended other national associations in the past in similar cases. "FIFA has sent a letter to the AIFF requesting more information about Delhi's High Court decision as well as the steps that AIFF intends to undertake in this matter," FIFA told Reuters in an emailed statement. "FIFA has also reminded the AIFF that... member associations, including the AIFF, are obliged to manage their ...
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ISL announces change in schedule for 2017-18 season

New Delhi: The organisers of the Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament on Thursday announced that the final of the 2017-18 season will be held in Kolkata. As a result, the opening game of the season which as per the earlier fixture list was to be played at Kolkata on November 17 will now move to Kochi. "The decision has been taken post reviewing the grand success of Kolkata hosting the FIFA Under-17 World Cup final concluded recently. ISL started its journey from Kolkata in October 2014 with a glamorous ceremony, the city of Kolkata for the first time will play host to the ISL grand finale on Saturday, March 17," the organisers said in a statement. "The reverse game between Kerala Blasters FC vs ATK earlier scheduled in Kochi will now be played in Kolkata on February 9, 2018," the statement added. "All other fixtures remain unchanged." The 2017-18 season of the ISL will see 10 teams compete for top honours -- two more than the previous editi...
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Soccer-FIFA waiting for information from India over void election

ZURICH, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Global soccer body FIFA is waiting for information over a Delhi High Court ruling which annulled the Indian football federation's (AIFF) most recent presidential election. FIFA statutes declare that member federations must be free from legal and political interference in their respective countries and has suspended other national associations in the past in similar cases. In an emailed statement to Reuters on Thursday, FIFA said it was "awaiting an official communication from the AIFF concerning the said matter. We have no further comment for the time being". The AIFF confirmed on Tuesday that the High Court of Delhi had ordered a re-run of the election held in December, which saw Praful Patel reelected as its president. It said the High Court had appointed the country's former election commissioner S.Y. Quraishi as the AIFF administrator and put him in charge of conducting a new election within five months under rules stipulated by the ...
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