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Why Cristiano Ronaldo did not win the Ballon d’Or?

Posted in Football on January 15th, 2013 by Vikram R

The 2011-12 season saw Real Madrid topple Barcelona FC from the pinnacle of La Liga by a record points tally and some dominating performances. That they were lead upfront by the world’s most expensive footballer, one of the most complete players in today’s game, Cristiano Ronaldo, is a well known fact. Also over the summer, […]

Sergio Ramos banned for 5 matches

Posted in Football on January 11th, 2013 by Ivanka Agarwal

Real Madrid defender, Sergio Ramos has been handed a five match ban for abusing the referee in their 4-0 win against Celta Vigo in the Copa del Ray on Wednesday. Ramos, who made it to the FIFA Team of the year on Monday, was given the second yellow card in the 73rd minute for a […]

PSG could attract Cristiano Ronaldo

Posted in Football on January 10th, 2013 by Vinay Hegde

Leonardo has insisted that there is “zero contact” with Cristiano Ronaldo, but acknowledged the heavyweight Paris Saint Germain finance means that the Paris club can attract the Portugal superstar. Former Brazilian midfielder Leonardo is in charge of player recruitment at the French League Leaders who are owned by a Qatari Royal family. Ronaldo sparked the […]

Is La Liga the best football league?

Posted in Football on January 9th, 2013 by Akash Gupta

The FIFA FIFPro World XI was announced and what may come as a surprise that all eleven players are from La Liga. The top two La Liga teams Barcelona and Real Madrid have five players each in this XI, Radamel Falcao of Atletico Madrid being the only Non-Barca or Madrid player. With five of La […]

Mesut Ozil voted as Germany Player of the Year

Posted in Football on January 9th, 2013 by Mukund Laddha

Mesut Ozil has been voted Germany’s player of the year by supporters for the second year running. Ozil flood the world scene at 2010 World Cup which earned him fame and resulted in a transfer to the Spanish Giants Real Madrid where Ozil has become more mature and a dominant force. He has also earned […]

Messi wins record fourth FIFA Ballon d’Or

Posted in Football on January 8th, 2013 by Siddharth Kapoor

Lionel Messi wins the 2012 FIFA Ballon d’Or award, fourth time in a row ahead of rival Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid and Barcelona team-mate Andres Iniesta at an awards ceremony in Zurich. Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has become the first player in the history to clinch the Ballon d’Or award on four occasions. Real Madrid […]

The transfer drama – Day 3

Posted in Football on January 4th, 2013 by Ivanka Agarwal

It’s January finally and the winter transfer window is open in full swing. The soccer fans and communities are all abuzz with crazy rumours with big names all up for grabs. Third day into the transfer window and we have already seen a number of big transfers with Newcastle striker Demba Ba completing his move […]

Football in 2012: An year in review

Posted in Football on January 3rd, 2013 by Akash Gupta

2012 was the year of turnarounds, Chelsea winning UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid winning La Liga, Manchester City emerging as English Premier League winners, Lionel  Messi breaking Gerd Muller’s record, this is just a bite of the mouth-watering cuisine that the football pitch cooked for us. Here are some of the standout dishes: Match of […]

Ferguson shows interest in Lampard and Cole

Posted in Premier League on January 1st, 2013 by Ivanka Agarwal

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to offer Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole a deal at Old Trafford once they are dumped by Chelsea, reports the British tabloid Daily Star. Both these English internationals will be out of contract by the end of June and so far only Ashley Cole has been offered […]

Football: The winter transfer saga

Posted in Premier League on January 1st, 2013 by Naveen Joseph

With New Year dawning up on us, football fans everywhere will be excited about the winter transfer window rather than the New Year. With speculations and rumors flying around in every direction the next thirty days will be very important for many teams on how their season will end. The names involved this time in […]

Cricket

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti enjoys gully cricket in Jaipur

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti enjoys gully cricket in Jaipur

Posted by: Vikram Kamboj on February 4th, 2024

Jaipur, 04 February 2024: US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti was in the pink city on Saturday where the Ambassador dropped by Rajasthan Royals’ home stadium ..

Football

LALIGA Concludes ‘Extra Time’ Webinar Series

LALIGA Concludes ‘Extra Time’ Webinar Series

Posted by: Pooja Kamboj on May 16th, 2024

Continuing to work alongside stakeholders from the sports fraternity, LALIGA, the world’s largest football ecosystem, brought the curtains down on this se ..

Tennis

Leander Paes inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame

Leander Paes inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame

Posted by: Vikram Kamboj on December 19th, 2023

Former doubles world No. 1 Leander Paes was recently elected to receive the Ultimate Honor in Tennis – induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame &# ..

F1

Life Lessons learned from Sports & Fitness #TOSBDay

Life Lessons learned from Sports & Fitness #TOSBDay

Posted by: Vikram Kamboj on September 26th, 2016

Held on Sept 1st, The Outstanding Speakers’ Bureau (TOSB) Twinterview consisted of sports panelists such as Mark Gallagher (Public Speaker on F1 race), Shayam ..

Boxing

Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker set for huge showdown

Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker set for huge showdown

Posted by: Vikram Kamboj on February 15th, 2018

It looks like it will be a scintillating couple of months for fans of elite boxing. There is the prospect of the rematch between Gennady Golovkin and Saul ‘Ca ..

Other Sports

The 2023-24 Season of the Los Angeles Clippers: A Mid-Season Review

The 2023-24 Season of the Los Angeles Clippers: A Mid-Season Review

Posted by: Vikram Kamboj on February 15th, 2024

As the 2023-24 NBA season approaches the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Clippers have emerged as a formidable force in the Western Conference, showcasing their ..

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