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Exchange RatePatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won the trust vote in the assembly, proving his majority after dumping long-time ally the BJP. A total of 126 legislators voted for the motion moved by the chief minister while 24 voted against. The house has 243 members. Bharatiya Janata Party legislators walked out before the special session [...]
Category: Football
United in, Atletico, PSV cruise along
PARIS: Manchester United squeezed through to the Europa League last 16 on Thursday despite losing 2-1 to Ajax at Old Trafford while former champions Atletico Madrid became Spain’s third team in the next stage.Sir Alex Ferguson’s United went through 3-2 on aggregate and will face Athletic Bilbao in the next round. Mexican star Javier Hernandez [...]
Tevez return could spark title bid says Silva
Graham Chase MANCHESTER: David Silva believes that Carlos Tevez’s return will boost Manchester City’s title push ahead of their home game against Blackburn on Saturday. City host relegation-threatened Rovers with the opportunity to move five points clear of Premier League champions United, who travel to Norwich on Sunday. Roberto Mancini’s team are top of the table [...]
Madrid, Barça face away tests of title credentials
Dermot Ledwith MADRID: Defending champions Barcelona attempt to hang onto the coattails of runaway leaders Real Madrid on Sunday with Pep Guardiola’s team insisting they do not deserve to be 10 points behind their bitter rivals. All eyes will be on the Spanish capital on Sunday when the race for the title continues with Real [...]
City trounce Porto City trounce Porto
Manchester City eased into the last 16 of the Europa League with a 4-0 win. MANCHESTER: The presence of former manager Andre Villas-Boas at Eastlands failed to inspire holders Porto as Manchester City eased into the last 16 of the Europa League with a 4-0 second leg win on Wednesday. Goals from Sergio Aguero, Edin [...]
Ayew’s header downs Inter
MARSEILLE: A dramatic 93rd-minute header from Andre Ayew gave Marseille a 1-0 victory over luckless Inter Milan in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie here on Wednesday. Bidding to reach the last eight for the first time since they won the trophy in 1993, the hosts dominated possession but looked set [...]
Bayern Munich chief puts lid on Ribery row with coach
BASEL: Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness watched his German giants crash to a shock Champions League defeat at FC Basel on Wednesday and then lashed out over criticism of Franck Ribery. The French international was taken off by coach Jupp Heynckes with 20 minutes left in the 1-0 last 16 first leg defeat at the [...]
Basel shock Bayern
BASEL: FC Basel boosted their chances of a place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a shock 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in the last 16 first-leg tie on Wednesday. Having beaten Manchester United 2-1 in Basel last December, the hosts pulled off another stunning victory when midfielder Valentin Stocker found the target in the [...]
Chelsea lost in deep blue sea
Chelsea’s Champions League hopes are in the balance following a 3-1 loss to Napoli in the first leg of their last-16 tie on Tuesday. PARIS: Chelsea took the lead through Juan Mata at Napoli’s Stadio San Paolo but a brace from the excellent Ezequiel Lavezzi and another goal from Edinson Cavani turned the tie in the [...]
Debutant Pontus holds Real
An injury-time goal on his debut by Swedish midfielder Pontus Wernbloom grabbed CSKA Moscow a 1-1 draw with Spanish giants Real Madrid here on Tuesday in their Champions League Last 16 first leg match. MOSCOW: A goal from Real’s Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in the 28th minute put the nine-time European champions ahead and they [...]
Haye evades Munich cops,dashes off to Las Vegas
With the Munich police powerless to stop him, David Haye emerged from his London bolt hole, evaded the waiting cameramen in a high-speed flit around the M25 to Heathrow and flew out of London to have some “party time” in Las Vegas, The Guardian reported. Had he taken such superb evasive action against Dereck Chisora [...]
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