The Hague, June 15 (IANS) Australia successfully defended their hockey World Cup title, which they had won four years ago in New Delhi, drubbing the Netherlands 6-1 in the final at the Kyocera Stadium here Sunday. While Australia and Netherlands took gold and silver, Argentina clinched their maiden medal at the event by winning the bronze […]
Cuiaba (Brazil), June 14 (IANS) Chile started well in its campaign in the FIFA World Cup by defeating Australia 3-1 in their group B match here Friday. Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez of Chile rightfooted a shot from the right side to the bottom right corner in the 12th minutes after receiving a head pass by Eduardo […]
Cuiaba (Brazil), June 14 (IANS) Chile defeated Australia 3-1 in the FIFA World Cup B group match here Friday. Alexis Sanchez gave Chile a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute after receiving a headed pass by Eduardo Vargas. Only two minutes later, Jorge Valdivia made it 2-0 with a strike from the centre of the box, […]
Salvador (Brazil), June 14 (IANS) Two goals each from Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie helped the Netherlands notch a stunning 5-1 victory against defending champions Spain in the Group B opener here Friday. In what was a rematch of the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa, Xabi Alonso’s penalty kick helped Spain break the […]
Salvador (Brazil), June 14 (IANS) Holders Spain were humiliated 1-5 by the Netherlands in the first match of Group B in the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Arena Fonte Nova here Friday. In a repeat of the 2010 South Africa finals, Spain failed to contain the Dutch counter attack play and were decimated in the […]
Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has accused her ex-boyfriend and industrialist Ness Wadia of allegedly molesting her, sources close to her said early Saturday. She lodged a written complaint against Wadia with the Marine Drive police station late Friday. Earlier, TV channels quoted Wadia as denying the allegations against him as “totally false […]
Manaus (Brazil), June 14 (IANS) The company in charge of laying and maintaining the Arena da Amazonia pitch in Manaus has described reports that paint was used to hide damaged turf as “fanciful”. Portuguese firm Red, which is responsible for the pitch in a partnership with Rio de Janeiro-based Greenleaf Gramados, guaranteed it would be ready […]
Natal (Brazil), June 14 (IANS) Peralta’s 61st minute strike gave Mexico a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in the first round of FIFA World Cup Group A match here Friday. Three goals from both sides in the first half were all ruled offside. Mexico attacked fervently and had two goals wrongly ruled out, reports Xinhua. Latest misdemeanours […]
Budapest, June 14 (IANS) Gyula Grosics, goalkeeper for the 1950s’ nearly unstoppable Hungarian football squad, dubbed the “Magical Magyars”, died Friday at the age of 88. Grosics had suffered several heart attacks and lung problems, and was hospitalised earlier in the week for undisclosed reasons, reports Xinhua. He played in 86 games for Hungary’s national side […]
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Football fanatic John Abraham is ready and steady to make the country “live the magic” of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The actor-producer, who is doing a film based on the sport and has even invested in a football franchise, believes the fever for the game will scale new heights once […]