Ryland James Bayern Munich host Chelsea in Saturday’s Champions League final with both sides looking to erase painful memories of recent defeat at the last hurdle on Europe’s top domestic stage.The Blues arrived in the Bavarian capital eager to end their long wait to be crowned kings of Europe at Munich’s sold-out Allianz Arena, four [...]
Hodgson confirmed Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard would captain England Rob Woollard LONDON: Roy Hodgson has defended his decision to pick John Terry, saying his looming court case had not figured in his calculations. “If we take the court case first of all — we must emphasise at first that he’s an innocent man until such time [...]
LONDON: Didier Drogba has vowed to make amends for his Moscow misery by ending Chelsea’s long wait to be crowned kings of Europe in Saturday’s Champions League final against Bayern Munich. Drogba has nothing but bad memories of his only previous appearance in the final of Europe’s elite club competition after being sent off in [...]
MADRID: Spain’s Vicente Del Bosque is looking to follow in the footsteps of West Germany’s Helmut Schoen next month and become only the second coach to win both the World Cup and the European Championship. Now aged 61, Del Bosque has long been one of the most respected figures in the Spanish game and is [...]
PARIS: France coach Laurent Blanc named Yoann Gourcuff in his preliminary 26-man squad for Euro 2012 on Tuesday, while there was a surprise first call-up for Montpellier defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa. Gourcuff, 25, had been in danger of missing out, having made only 13 league appearances for Lyon this season due to injury, and received the [...]
SAO PAULO: Football’s world governing body FIFA believes that six of 12 Brazilian stadiums that are to host the 2014 World Cup may not be ready in time, the daily Folha de Sao Paulo reported on Tuesday. The paper cited a study by a FIFA consultant on the stadium construction or renovation program pointing to [...]
Rob Woollard LONDON: Roberto Di Matteo is bracing for the toughest managerial challenge of his career as he attempts to lead an injury and suspension-hit Chelsea to Champions League glory over Bayern Munich. Just 10 weeks after taking over at Stamford Bridge following the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas, Di Matteo has already overseen a string [...]
THE HAGUE: Bert van Marwijk may have led the Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup final but his methods were not to the taste of the man who embodies the country’s lauded football culture. “Spain, a replica of Barcelona, are the best advert for football,” wrote Johan Cruyff of Holland’s opponents on the eve of [...]
MANCHESTER, England: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said on Monday he wasn’t concerned by rivals and newly-crowned Premier League champions Manchester City’s ability to out bid them in the transfer market. However, Ferguson said that he was not going to be forced into a change of transfer policy because of losing out to their [...]
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Carlos Tevez landed himself in fresh controversy on Monday when he was pictured waving a mocked-up tombstone for Sir Alex Ferguson during Manchester City’s Premier League title celebrations. The 28-year-old Argentina striker held up a banner designed to look like a gravestone and bearing the words ‘RIP Fergie’ as City celebrated their [...]
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But… Seriously Ajay Hotchandani The theory of the Black Hole states that in the Hole, time and space don’t exist. So if you’ve entered this hole, you can take as long as you want to get ready, and you can store as many suitcases, with clothes you will never wear, above the cupboard (don’t deny [...]
BJP must survive the battle within
The second innings of UPA has been nothing short of tumultuous, marred by massive scams in every sector from rural job schemes to military purchases. When allies themselves are eyeing the jugular of the Centre, relief comes from an unexpected quarters — a divided BJP that is struggling to keep its house in order. The [...]
HR speaks Deepak Karamungikar Workplace politics is a harsh reality in India. When you take up a new role at a well-established organisation, the first few days seem fine. The smiles on everyone’s faces deceive you into believing that all is well. But a few days later, the cracks appear and a few months into [...]
Can England retain their crown?
England’s credibility is on the line as they take on West Indies in the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday. The heavy defeats in the Middle East and the Sub-Continent over the last few months have raised a lot of questions over whether England can sustain their No 1 ranking in the long run. They [...]
Live by your wits, you poor chump!
The guiding motto of a government is protecting the weak from the strong; the weak both in social and economic spheres. I am sure 9 out of 10 MPs and ministers do not know this driving dictum. Let us just take a cursory glance at the way our government has ‘protected’ the weak in the [...]
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