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Football to have stricter doping rules?
John Fahey, President of World Anti Doping Agency (WADA), recently stated that the there wasnot much efforts done by the football associations to check the use of banned substances. Recently there have been some surprising revelations that have come in news for the use ofperformance enhancing drugs such as EPO and other substances in the…
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Manchester United win 2-0
The current table toppers, Manchester United, won yet another match comfortably over Everton2-0 in the match played at Old Trafford on Sunday February 10, 2013. United now extend theirlead to 65 points which is 12 points ahead of Manchester City at second position. Everton are atsixth position with 42 points. United dominated the game from…
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Nigeria wins Africa Cup of Nations 2013
Nigeria won the Africa Cup of Nations 2013 by defeating Burkina Faso 1-0. The final match wasplayed on Sunday February 10, 2013. The day of Sunday truly belonged to the Nigerian midfielder Sunday Mba, who did the only goal ofthe match in the 40th minute of the match. Nigeria dominated the match right from the…
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The “Invisible Phone” – Giving New Dimensions to Technology
Using screen-developing technology, a Taiwanese company announced the prototype device made of transparent glass. Technology keeps on assuming new dimensions, and smartphones are witnessing most of it. First came a calling mobile phone, then the one with most advanced features like iphone 4s and now an invisible one. Polytron technology company has just released a…
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Match fixing cloud over football matches
An investigation conducted by the Europol revealed that around 680 football matches areunder suspicion for match fixing. The matches played include matches played in World Cup andEuropean Championship qualifiers. They also revealed that there is a suspicion on Singapore based betting group behind the match fixing scandal. However, the exact details such as the names…
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What to expect in Barclays Premier League this week
Barclays Premier League enters 26th week with total nine fixtures this weekend ending February10, 2013. Manchester United continues to dominate the league with 62 points from 25 games followed byManchester City and Chelsea with 53 and 46 points respectively from 25 games played by eachteam. Queens Park Rangers stands last with only 17 points from…
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Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals and finals in this week
The semi-finals of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2013.First match would be between Mali and Nigeria and the second semi-final would be betweenBurkina Faso and Ghana on the same day. Final match of the Cup will be held on Sunday February 10, 2013. The losing teams of…
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West Brom looses to Tottenham by 0-1
West Brom suffered 0-1 defeat from Tottenham in the Barclays Premier League match played onSunday February 3, 2013. Tottenham are now at forth position with 45 points and just a pointaway from third placed Chelsea. West Brom is at ninth position with 34 points. After being 0-0 in Half-time, Tottenham’s Gareth Bale scored the only…
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