Buenos Aires: Lionel Messi has reiterated his commitment to Argentina’s national team and hit out at “lies” about him in his homeland. The 31-year-old ended an eight-month self-imposed exile from international football against Venezuela last week, but could not prevent a 3-1 defeat in Madrid. He then missed the Albiceleste’s[Read More…]
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Buenos Aires 2018: All you need to know about Summer Youth Olympic Games
Summer Youth Olympics, which is commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018. This Olympics involve a range of international sports, cultural and educational events which will be hosted by Argentina between 6 and 18 October. Important details of the 2018 Youth Summer Olympic Games. 1. What are the Youth Olympics? The[Read More…]
U-20 COTIF Cup 2018: Indian football team makes history, beats Argentina with 2-1
A 10 man U-20 Indian Football team registered a historic win of 2-1 against Argentina in the COTIF Cup, in Spain on 6 August. Coach Floyd Pinto describes as one of the “biggest days for Indian Football” as they shock the 6-time U20 World Cup champions Argentina. India stunned the[Read More…]
India accounts for 60% of head and neck cancer cases: Experts
New Delhi: Owing to the increased use of tobacco, India contributes to nearly 60 per cent of head and neck cancer — inside the mouth, the nose, and the throat — patients worldwide and the number is expected to double by 2030, health experts said here on Saturday. Global contribution[Read More…]
France vs Argentina, World Cup 2018: France beat Argentina 4-3 to enter quarter-finals
Dreams can endure only so long before they are overwhelmed by reality – and there are few realities quite so brutally uncompromising as the pace and finishing of Kylian Mbappé, who scored twice and won a penalty in France’s 4-3 win. After a grim trudge through the group stage, France,[Read More…]
FIFA World Cup 2018: What pushed Argentina to brink of World Cup elimination?
Moscow: Millions of hearts were broken by the 0-3 defeat of World Cup favourites Argentina in the game facing Croatia at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Thursday in Russia. With just one point from two group games, Jorge Sampaoli’s team is now on the brink of elimination. What’s done is done.[Read More…]
FIFA World Cup: Messi greatest but Argentina not on Chhetri’s list of contenders
Kolkata: Though rating Lionel Messi as the greatest player to have ever played the sport, Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri on Tuesday did not pick Argentina as one of the favourites to lift the World Cup in Russia this time. If you’re asking me four good teams, I think[Read More…]
Rs 2.11 lakh crore recap plan sufficient, to help expanding economy: SBI report
Mumbai: The Rs 2.11 lakh crore recapitalisation plan for state-run banks would be sufficient to tackle the problems of stressed assets and the multiplier impact of the package could be “at least an expansion of the economy by Rs 3.3 lakh crore”, a State Bank of India (SBI) report said[Read More…]
Grammy winner Rihanna tweets to world leaders for free education campaign
While the world knows pop-singer Rihanna for risqué music videos and striking fashion statements, she has been very socially active off stage. From fund-raising live performances to creating her own organisation to help terminally ill children, there is an incredible amount of charity work which she has done. Grammy award-winning[Read More…]
FIFA bans Lionel Messi for 4 World Cup qualifying games
Lionel Messi has been banned from Argentina’s next four World Cup qualifiers, starting with Tuesday’s game in Bolivia. FIFA says Messi was banned for verbally abusing an assistant referee during a home qualifier against Chile on Thursday. FIFA intervened when the incident was not initially reported by the Brazilian referee[Read More…]
Player strike to delay match season in Argentina
WC 2018 Qualifiers: Neymar, Coutinho score as Brazil ease past Argentina
Philippe Coutinho and Neymar each scored as Brazil beat Argentina 3-0 in their 2018 World Cup qualifier. Coutinho drove in a shot for the opener before Neymar, who might have conceded a penalty for handball earlier, slotted in to extend the hosts’ lead. The visitors and star player Lionel Messi[Read More…]
This is not for me, says Messi on retiring
Calling it a “difficult moment”, Lionel Messi has decided to hang his boots after Argentina lost 4-2 to Chile on penalties in the Copa America finals. Messi, incidentally, missed his penalty costing Argentina dearly in the shootout. “I thought about it in the locker room and think national team career[Read More…]