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Ancelotti asks to leave PSG for Real Madrid

Ancelotti asks to leave PSG for Real MadridMadrid, May 20 - The departure of Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho appeared to move a step closer when Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed he had asked to leave the French champions.  Read more »

Atletico celebrate Spanish Cup win after 14 years

Atletico celebrate Spanish Cup win after 14 yearsMadrid, May 18 : Atletico Madrid coach Diego Pablo Simeone was emotional after leading his side to the club's 10th Spanish Cup football title in their history.  Read more »

Hamstring injury sidelines Messi for rest of season

Hamstring injury sidelines Messi for rest of seasonMadrid, May 14 : Barcelona have confirmed that striker Leo Messi will miss the rest of the season as a result of the muscle injury which forced him out of his side's
2-1 win away over Atletico Madrid.  Read more »

Madrid defender Varane misses cup final due to knee injury

Madrid defender Varane misses cup final due to knee injuryMadrid, May 13 : Real Madrid defender Rafael Varane will miss the final of the Copa del Rey and the rest of the current season.  Read more »

Madrid Open: Bhupathi-Bopanna knocked out in quarters

Bhupathi-BopannaMadrid, May 11 : India's campaign at the Madrid Open ended after Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna were knocked out in straight sets in the quarterfinals by France's Jeremy Chardy and Poland's Lukasz Kubot.  Read more »

Sharapova in semis of Madrid Open

Sharapova in semis of Madrid OpenMadrid, May 11 : Russia's Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals at the Madrid Open after a straight sets victory over Kaia Kanepi of Estonia.

Sharapova, the world No.  Read more »

Barcelona close in on La Liga title

Barcelona close in on La Liga titleMadrid, May 6 : FC Barcelona moved to within touching distance of the La Liga title with a 4-2 home win over Betis.

Lionel Messi came off the bench with 35 minutes remaining to decide an  Read more »

Li Na crashes out of Madrid Masters

Li Na crashes out of Madrid MastersMadrid, May 6 : It was a bad day for two of three Chinese tennis players at Madrid Masters as both Li Na and Zheng Jie lost their first round matches.  Read more »

Ronaldo likely to miss Madrid derby

Cristiano-RonaldoMadrid, April 26 : Cristiano Ronaldo may miss Saturday's derby as Real Madrid travel across town to play Atletico and could also be a doubtful starter for his side's Champions League semi-final return leg Tuesday.  Read more »

Barca ready for Champions League semis

FC-BarcelonaMadrid, April 22 : FC Barcelona face perhaps their biggest test of the season Tuesday night when they play the first leg of their Champions League football semifinal away to German powerhouses Bayern Munich.  Read more »

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Indian women's football team gears up for AFC qualifiers

AFC-Asian-Cup-2015Ramallah, May 20 : High on confidence after notching up a double-win over Bahrain in two international friendlies in the latter's own backyard, the Indian women's football team will look to carrying on  Read more »

Arsenal finish fourth as Premier League season ends

London, May 20 - Arsenal beat city rivals Tottenham Hotspurs to a top-four spot in the final game of the Premier League season.

The Champions League qualification was the only suspense before the  Read more »

Another arrest in IPL spot fixing case

Another arrest in IPL spot fixing caseNew Delhi, May 21 : Former Ranji player Baburao Yadav is the latest to be arrested for spot fixing in the Indian Premier League, Delhi Police said Tuesday.

Yadav was arrested late Monday.  Read more »

Focus is on playing good cricket: Rohit Sharma

Rohit-Sharma_New Delhi, May 20 : Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma doesn't want his team to get distracted by the spot-fixing controversy in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and says the focus is on playing good cricket  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 »