FIFA and Brazilian Organizers Contend With World Cup Hurdles of Strange Varieties
June 11, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil2014, FIFA, FIFA World CupWith just a day left for football’s mega event to unfold in Brazil, many issues stand unresolved to the great consternation of FIFA and local organizers in the host country. As if the persistent issues were not enough, international singer Jennifer Lopez dropped a bombshell yesterday with the news that she would not be performing […]
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World Cup 2014: Summarised analysis of the groups
June 10, 2014 John Welsh
Brazil2014, FIFA World Cup, FootballWith the World Cup beginning on June 12th and squads now finalised, attention can now focus on assessing the prospects of the more favoured teams among the eight groups. Predicted winners are identified below alongside the group name. Group A – Brazil Brazil won every match during their victory in last summer’s Confederations Cup and […]
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Gibraltar earn respect with historic 1-0 win against Malta
June 5, 2014 John Welsh
Football, Gibraltar, UEFAApart from all the World Cup preparation matches being staged this week, there were also a few international friendlies played by teams which had failed to qualify for Brazil due to various reasons. The Gibraltar versus Malta encounter would normally fail to accommodate much space in the sports media, but the 1-0 win registered by […]
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Edinburgh football demise contrasts with events in Madrid
May 26, 2014 John Welsh
Football, Hamilton Academicals, Hibernian, Scottish Premier LeagueThe victory by Hamilton Academicals on penalties in the Scottish Premier League relegation playoff match may have gone relatively unnoticed in some quarters. Yet by overturning a 2-0 home defeat from the first leg and then winning 2-0 during 90 minutes in the return fixture, they condemned opponents Hibernian to Scottish Championship football for next […]
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Real Madrid Come Back From the Brink to Win the Champions League Thriller in Great Style
May 25, 2014 R K Gupta
Atletico, Champions League, Real MadridIn one of football history’s most sensational turnarounds, Real Madrid CF literally converted a certain defeat into an exciting victory in Lisbon last night. With few second remaining in injury time, it was Atletico Madrid’s game and their fans were already celebrating. But Sergio Ramos spoiled Atletico’s party with an incredible effort in the 93th […]
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Real Madrid seal Champions League as Costa gamble backfires for Atletico
May 25, 2014 John Welsh
Atletico, Real MadridThe gamble of playing leading striker Diego Costa from the start of the match constituted a failure for manager Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone as his team were eventually beaten 4-1 in extra time by Real Madrid in the Champions League final played in Lisbon. Costa only lasted eight minutes which entailed an early substitution […]
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Martina Muller Does It Again as Wolfsburg Beat Tyreso To Retain UEFA Champions League.
May 23, 2014 R K Gupta
Champions League, UEFA Womens, WolfsburgOn Thursday, May 22, 2014, a capacity crowd at Lisbon’s Estádio do Restelo awaited the start of UEFA Women’s Champions League final between VfL Wolfsburg of Germany and Tyreso FF of Sweden. The defending champions Wolfsburg were without their accomplished midfielders, Zsanett Jakabfi and Lina Magull and this could have been one reason why Tyreso […]
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Manchester United opt for safe appointments with Van Gaal and Giggs
May 20, 2014 John Welsh
Manchester United, Van GaalIt came as no surprise to the football world when it was announced by the Manchester United hierarchy that Dutchman Louis Van Gaal was to become their new manager with Ryan Giggs acting as his assistant. There had been so much speculation about his arrival since the departure of David Moyes, that the only mystery […]
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Hamburg ensure Bundesliga survival but long term prospects remain uncertain
May 18, 2014 John Welsh
Bundesliga, Hamburg SVDuring a weekend in which Bayern Munich completed a second successive domestic double by beating Borussia Dortmund in the German DFB cup final in Berlin, another important Bundesliga match was staged at the Trolli Arena in Furth. Hamburg SV are the only team to have played in the Bundesliga since its creation in 1963 and […]
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Atletico Madrid hoping for a historic double after clinching La Liga
May 18, 2014 John Welsh
Atletico Madrid, Football, La LigaIn claiming their first La Liga title since 1996, Atletico Madrid finally managed to break the monopoly exercised by Barcelona and Real Madrid for the previous nine seasons. Since the 2004-05 campaign, Real and Barca have shared nine titles and a dominance of Spanish football with Champions League finance and other extras allowing lavish spending […]
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| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |