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Today the fixtures of the new season got announced .   EPL Season: 2013-2014 Saturday 17 August 2013 15:00 Arsenal v Aston Villa                Emirates Stadium 15:00 Chelsea v Hull         ...

  We  like to call the confederations cup as championship of all champions . Its a FIFA tournament contested by the holders of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (UEFA, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, CAF, AFC, OFC), along with the FIFA ...

Us human beings are suckers when it comes to dealing with death and other such deep, dark places. Denial is usually our favourite companion during such times. It helps us live under an illusion of comfort, not allowing the feeling ...

Matthew Glazier argues that Reading have just made a like-for-like replacement at the Madejski Stadium which will leave the fans confused. Nigel Adkins has been unveiled as the new manager of Reading FC, with the 48-year-old now attempting the almost ...

The month-long footballing extravaganza that was the UEFA Euro 2012 of Poland – Ukraine has come to an end, with Spain emerging victorious once again, attaining glory in Red and Gold, something no other team has ever achieved in the ...

And… There would be no new champions of Europe! When the final whistle sounded in Kyiv which marked the end of a colorful and successful tournament at the end of 90 minutes, Spain entered the record books, history and hearts ...

And we have our first finalists! Reigning European and World Champion Spain have reached the final of Euro 2012 to face the winners of the Germany vs Italy second Semi Final. In a stop-and-go game which irritated both players and ...

The last semifinalists of Euro 2012 is Italy. The Azzuri defeated the English after 120 minutes of scintillating football and 6 kicks from the penalty spot, the first goal-less draw in the tournament and the first game to be decided ...

Despite all the hoopla, the much-hyped third quarterfinal between Spain and France turned out to be a damp squib even as Xabi Alonzo celebrated his 100th cap for his country in style. He struck twice for Spain to overcome France ...

It was literally eleven men against one when Czech Republic met Portugal in the first quarterfinal of Euro 2012. And that one man was Cristiano Ronaldo, who towered over anything and everything else in the Portuguese squad. He also scored ...