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Turkish international footballer Ahmet Calik dies aged 27 in car accident
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], January 11 (ANI): Turkish international footballer Ahmet Calik has died in a car accident at the age of 27 on Tuesday.
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China bans footballers from getting tattoos to set 'good example for socie
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 31 (ANI): With the aim to set a "good example for society," China has banned footballers from getting tattoos and ordered those with existing ones to remove or cover them.
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La Liga: Barcelona suffer COVID outbreak as Dembele, Umtiti, Gavi also tes
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], December 29 (ANI): FC Barcelona footballers Ousmane Dembele, Samuel Umtiti and Gavi has tested positive for COVID-19, the Spanish club confirmed on Wednesday.
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Assam Police recover heritage watch owned by Maradona; 1 held
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 11 (ANI): A heritage Hublot watch owned by legendary footballer Diego Maradona has been recovered by Assam Police in coordination with Dubai, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Saturday.
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Tough competition between players needed for growth of women's football in
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], December 10 (ANI): Former Indian footballer I.M. Vijayan feels players need to be competitive to further help in the growth of women's football in India.
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I-League: RoundGlass Punjab aim to inspire with game, says coach Westwood
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 8 (ANI): RoundGlass Punjab FC head coach Ashley Westwood said he wants to create a team that inspires young footballers to take up the sport.
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Padma Shri awardee Bembem Devi praises Kerala govt for hosting Senior Wome
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Bembem Devi, the first Indian women's footballer to be conferred with the Padma Shri award, praised the Kerala Government for hosting the Senior Women's National Football Championship 2021-22 in the state.
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Research on American footballers finds brain lesions in MRI
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Minneapolis [US], November 28 (ANI): There are certain markers of injury on the brain's white matter, which is called white matter hyperintensities and can be seen on brain scans. New research done on athletes, showed brain scans taken during the lifetimes of athletes in contact sports, comp
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35 female Afghan footballers, who escaped Afghanistan after Taliban takeov
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], November 19 (ANI): The 35 women Afghan footballers who escaped Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, landed in Stansted Airport of London on Thursday.
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People often told me this is a sport for boys, not girls: Footballer Indum
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): Prior to the historic tour to Brazil, Indian women's football team players Sanju Yadav and Indumathi Kathiresan took time out for ten excited fans who were eager to speak to their idols and wish them luck for the upcoming matches.
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My award will motivate younger girls to do better and dream big, says Padm
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Manipur [India], November 12 (ANI): Former Indian woman footballer Oinam Bembem Devi, who was recently conferred with the Padma Shri Award, said that her award will be motivating younger girls to do better and dream big.
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Oinam Bembem Devi becomes first Indian woman footballer to receive Padma S
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): The 'Durga of Indian Football' Oinam Bembem Devi became the first Indian woman footballer, and the seventh overall to receive the prestigious Padma Shri Award on Monday.
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