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  • Japan sinks Aus to win Asian Cup

    Japan won an unprecedented fourth Asian Cup title after beating Australia 1-0 after extra-time in the final played in the Khalifa Stadium in Doha on Saturday. Substitute Tadanari Lee scored the only goal of the match for the Japan. Although both sides played a cautious game, there were scoring opportunities throughout the match, with Japanese […]

    Lee-Hesh miss Aus Open title again, lose the final

    The Australian Open trophy continued to elude Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi as the re-united ‘Indian Express’ could not stop Mike and Bob Bryan from scoring a hat-trick of titles at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne on Saturday. The third seeded Indian pair, which united after nine years with an aim to complete their career […]

    Anand held by Frenchman Maxime, Nakamura maintains lead

    World Champion Viswanathan Anand playing with black pieces had a drawn game against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, after the 11th round of the 73rd Tata Steel Chess tournament, now in progress in The Netherlands. His main contemporary Hikaru Nakamura of United States surged ahead with a sparkling victory over Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. Anand inched […]

    Vincent Amalvy, New Head of the AFP Sports Service

    France: Vincent Amalvy, 50, has taken over as head of sports at Agence France-Presse. He is the first former head of the photo department to take the reins of a major general service at AFP. Amalvy started out in journalism at regional newspaper Sud Ouest after studying law. He joined Agence France-Presse as a photojournalist […]

    Djokovic strips Federer of last Slam title

    Novak Djokovic sensationally knocked Roger Federer out of the Australian Open semi-finals, leaving the defending champion without a Grand Slam title for the first time in eight years. The third seed’s comprehensive 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, 6-4 victory over the great Swiss came after China’s Li Na made history by becoming the first Asian woman to […]

    Eden Gardens loses India vs England WC game

    In a major embarrassment for co-hosts India, the International Cricket Council ruled out the historic Eden Gardens as the venue for the key World Cup match between India and England after the stadium failed to meet the deadline for completion of renovation. The 27th February match will now be held at another venue yet to […]

    Eden Gardens not ready for India-England World Cup

    International Cricket Council (ICC) says that its expert’s report has determined that Eden Gardens in Kolkata would not be ready within an acceptable time frame to host the India VERSUS England ICC Cricket World Cup match on 27 February. According to ICC statement issued in Dubai on Thursday, a venue inspection team has said that […]

    Anand maintains top position in Tata Steel chess tournament

    Viswanathan Anand scored a crushing victory over Alexei Shirov of Spain in the 10th round to maintain his top position in the 73rd Tata Steel chess tournament. In another major surprise of the tournament world number one Magnus Carlsen suffered his second defeat with white pieces in the tournament bowing to Russia champion Ian Nepomniachtchi […]

    PIFA announces The Football Carnival – The Greatest Football Event in Mumbai on 26th February

    Premier India Football Academy (PIFA)  is extremely proud and excited to announce The Football Carnival which will take place at Islam Gymkhana, Marine Drive on February 26th. The event promises to be the Greatest Football Event Mumbai has seen with high levels of excitement, fun, learning and participation involved. The rising importance of Indian sport […]

    PIFA Colaba FC Junior teams continue to impress

    PIFA Colaba FC has a strong reputation of developing good young local talent. After forming the PIFA Colaba Senior team, PIFA formed 2 additional teams in 2009, the U-19 and U-15, to elp children from the academy participate in a competitive environment and to be a feeder to the Elite team. Performances have consistently improved […]