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France coach Laurent Blanc resigns

Paris, July 1 - French coach Laurent Blanc has left his job after refusing an extension to his contract, which expires Sunday, the French Football Federation said.  Read more »

France must stay optimistic for Spain test: Blanc

France must stay optimistic for Spain test: BlancKiev , June 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) France must cast away their disappointment with Tuesday's 0-2 Euro 2012 defeat to Sweden and stay "optimistic" for their quarterfinal against Spain, coach Laurent Blanc said.  Read more »

Coach insists France prefer ‘going down in blaze of glory’ than survive with ‘boring’ British brand

 	 http://topnews.in/sports/files/Laurent-Blanc_2.jpgLondon, June 19 : Coach Laurent Blanc has insisted that his players would prefer to go down in a blaze of glory rather than whimper out of the Euro 2012.  Read more »

Euro 2012: Ukraine coach hits back at Blanc’s ‘underdogs’ comment

 	 http://topnews.in/sports/files/Laurent-Blanc_1.jpgLondon, Jun 15 : Taking a swipe at French coach Laurent Blanc after he claimed France will be underdogs, his Ukrainian counterpart Oleg Blokhin has hit back ahead of their clash in Donetsk tonight.  Read more »

Euro 2012: Blanc hails Germany as role model for France

Donetsk (Ukraine), June 15 - France coach Laurent Blanc said his team should follow Germany's example when they take on Ukraine Friday in the Euro 2012 group stage.  Read more »

Man-U stint crucial against England: Blanc

Man-U stint crucial against England: BlancDonetsk (Ukraine), June 11 : France coach Laurent Blanc says his two seasons as a Manchester United player has helped him to plan his tactics for his team's match against England at Euro  Read more »

New France coach suspends World Cup side for Norway friendly

Laurent-BlancParis, July 23 : New France football coach Laurent Blanc will not select any of the 23 players who participated at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa for an upcoming friendly against Norway, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced Friday.  Read more »

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Neymar to join Barcelona in July: Reports

Neymar to join Barcelona in July: ReportsRio de Janeiro, May 22 : Brazilian striker Neymar has agreed in principle to join Barcelona, July 1.

The 21-year-old striker is understood to have signed a deal last week to join the  Read more »

Women's Asia Cup qualifier: Myanmar edge past India 2-0

Women's Asia Cup qualifier: Myanmar edge past India 2-0West Bank, May 22 : Myanmar rode two first half goals from Naw Phaw and Khin Moe Wai to edge past India in their first Group D encounter of the AFC Women's Asian Cup football qualifiers at the Faisal Al Huseni Stadium here.  Read more »

Karthik fined 5 percent for dissent

Karthik fined 5 percent for dissentNew Delhi, May 22 - Mumbai Indians' wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik was fined five percent of his match fees for showing dissent during the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) against  Read more »

Chennai through to fourth consecutive IPL final

Chennai through to fourth consecutive IPL finalNew Delhi, May 22 : Blistering unbeaten knocks by David Hussey and
Suresh Raina took two-time champions Chennai Super Kings to their fifth
Indian Premier League (IPL) final in six seasons with a comprehensive  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

mahindraMumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine.  Read more »

Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »